The increasing use of color terminals for personal computers has raised a demand for video graphic adapter(VGA)-format panel displays. Since only monochrome(ZnS∶Mn) electroluminescence(EL) displays of suitable size a...The increasing use of color terminals for personal computers has raised a demand for video graphic adapter(VGA)-format panel displays. Since only monochrome(ZnS∶Mn) electroluminescence(EL) displays of suitable size and speed are available, lack of colors has to be replaced by grayscale in the first place. There are two basic driving methods to achieve grayscale in thin-film EL displays: pulse amplitude modulation(PAM) method and pulse width modulation(PWM) method. But there are serious disadvantages of the two traditional methods. For the former method, the high voltage PAM ICs are too expensive to produce the grayscale EL display in bulks and the driver integrated circuit(IC) is complex. Though the PWM method has good grayscale display quality, the hardware implementation is too complex. A new driving method with which the width and the amplitude of the pulse can be modulated and simultaneously the challenge can be solved efficaciously is presented.展开更多
Generalized short circuit ratio(g SCR)for grid strength assessment of multi-infeed high-voltage direct current(MIDC)systems is a rigorous theoretical extension of the traditional SCR,which enables SCR to be extended t...Generalized short circuit ratio(g SCR)for grid strength assessment of multi-infeed high-voltage direct current(MIDC)systems is a rigorous theoretical extension of the traditional SCR,which enables SCR to be extended to MIDC systems.However,g SCR is originally based on the assumption of homogeneous MIDC systems,in which all high-voltage direct current(HVDC)converters have an identical control configuration,thus presenting challenges to applications of g SCR to inhomogeneous MIDC systems.To weaken this assumption,this paper applies matrix perturbation theory to explore the possibility of utilization of g SCR into inhomogeneous MIDC systems.Results of numerical experiments show that in inhomogeneous MIDC systems,the previously proposed g SCR can still be used without modification.However,critical g SCR(Cg SCR)must be redefined by considering the characteristics of control configurations of HVDC converter.Accordingly,the difference between g SCR and redefined Cg SCR can effectively quantify the pertinent AC grid strength in terms of the static-voltage stability margin.The performance of the proposed method is demonstrated in a triple-infeed inhomogeneous line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)system.展开更多
A spike response model(SRM)based on the spikes generator circuit(SGC)of adaptive fuzzy spiking neurons(AFSNs)is developed.The SRM is simulated in MatlabTM environment.The proposed model is applied to a configuration o...A spike response model(SRM)based on the spikes generator circuit(SGC)of adaptive fuzzy spiking neurons(AFSNs)is developed.The SRM is simulated in MatlabTM environment.The proposed model is applied to a configuration of a fuzzy exclusive or(fuzzy XOR)operator,as an illustrative example.A description of the comparison of AFSNs with other similar methods is given.The novel method of the AFSNs is used to determine the value of the weights or parameters of the fuzzy XOR,first with dynamic weights or self-tuning parameters that adapt continuously,then with fixed weights obtained after training,finally with fixed weights and a dynamic gain or self-tuning gain for a fine adjustment of amplitude.展开更多
This paper presents a low power and high efficiency high voltage generator circuit embedded in electrically erasable programmable read-only memory（EEPROM）.The low power is minimized by a capacitance divider circuit ...This paper presents a low power and high efficiency high voltage generator circuit embedded in electrically erasable programmable read-only memory（EEPROM）.The low power is minimized by a capacitance divider circuit and a regulator circuit using the controlling clock switch technique.The high efficiency is dependent on the zero threshold voltage（V_（th）） MOSFET and the charge transfer switch（CTS） charge pump.The proposed high voltage generator circuit has been implemented in a 0.35μm EEPROM CMOS process.Measured results show that the proposed high voltage generator circuit has a low power consumption of about 150.48μW and a higher pumping efficiency（83.3%） than previously reported circuits.This high voltage generator circuit can also be widely used in low-power flash devices due to its high efficiency and low power dissipation.展开更多
This paper describes an efficient fully programmatic and automated post-layout simulationbased optimization method for analog designs.The proposed methodology is developed to achieve the targeted performance objective...This paper describes an efficient fully programmatic and automated post-layout simulationbased optimization method for analog designs.The proposed methodology is developed to achieve the targeted performance objectives efficiently,that is,with reduced number of iterations and less simulation time,compared to currently predominantly manual design procedures.The efficiency of method is achieved through utilization of expert knowledge at every step of the proposed design process.The expert knowledge is supplied by formalizing the expression of design problems as nested functions,partitioning the design problem in both electrical and physical domains and by selection of starting point for the optimization.The circuit dependencies captured by the nested functions are augmented with backpropagation,similarly as in machinelearning.The proposed methodology provides a fully automated procedure for analog designs that incorporates extracted layout parasitic effects in all phases of the design process without human-in-the-loop.The effectiveness of the methodology is demonstrated with four example circuits:an inverter,a true single-phase clock flip-flop,a source follower,and a bootstrapped sampling switch.The variety of examples represent increasingly complex systems with increasing number of parameters,demonstrating capability of providing analog building blocks from specification to physical implementation without designer intervention.展开更多
文摘The increasing use of color terminals for personal computers has raised a demand for video graphic adapter(VGA)-format panel displays. Since only monochrome(ZnS∶Mn) electroluminescence(EL) displays of suitable size and speed are available, lack of colors has to be replaced by grayscale in the first place. There are two basic driving methods to achieve grayscale in thin-film EL displays: pulse amplitude modulation(PAM) method and pulse width modulation(PWM) method. But there are serious disadvantages of the two traditional methods. For the former method, the high voltage PAM ICs are too expensive to produce the grayscale EL display in bulks and the driver integrated circuit(IC) is complex. Though the PWM method has good grayscale display quality, the hardware implementation is too complex. A new driving method with which the width and the amplitude of the pulse can be modulated and simultaneously the challenge can be solved efficaciously is presented.
基金jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52007163)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2020M671718)。
文摘Generalized short circuit ratio(g SCR)for grid strength assessment of multi-infeed high-voltage direct current(MIDC)systems is a rigorous theoretical extension of the traditional SCR,which enables SCR to be extended to MIDC systems.However,g SCR is originally based on the assumption of homogeneous MIDC systems,in which all high-voltage direct current(HVDC)converters have an identical control configuration,thus presenting challenges to applications of g SCR to inhomogeneous MIDC systems.To weaken this assumption,this paper applies matrix perturbation theory to explore the possibility of utilization of g SCR into inhomogeneous MIDC systems.Results of numerical experiments show that in inhomogeneous MIDC systems,the previously proposed g SCR can still be used without modification.However,critical g SCR(Cg SCR)must be redefined by considering the characteristics of control configurations of HVDC converter.Accordingly,the difference between g SCR and redefined Cg SCR can effectively quantify the pertinent AC grid strength in terms of the static-voltage stability margin.The performance of the proposed method is demonstrated in a triple-infeed inhomogeneous line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)system.
文摘A spike response model(SRM)based on the spikes generator circuit(SGC)of adaptive fuzzy spiking neurons(AFSNs)is developed.The SRM is simulated in MatlabTM environment.The proposed model is applied to a configuration of a fuzzy exclusive or(fuzzy XOR)operator,as an illustrative example.A description of the comparison of AFSNs with other similar methods is given.The novel method of the AFSNs is used to determine the value of the weights or parameters of the fuzzy XOR,first with dynamic weights or self-tuning parameters that adapt continuously,then with fixed weights obtained after training,finally with fixed weights and a dynamic gain or self-tuning gain for a fine adjustment of amplitude.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61072010)
文摘This paper presents a low power and high efficiency high voltage generator circuit embedded in electrically erasable programmable read-only memory（EEPROM）.The low power is minimized by a capacitance divider circuit and a regulator circuit using the controlling clock switch technique.The high efficiency is dependent on the zero threshold voltage（V_（th）） MOSFET and the charge transfer switch（CTS） charge pump.The proposed high voltage generator circuit has been implemented in a 0.35μm EEPROM CMOS process.Measured results show that the proposed high voltage generator circuit has a low power consumption of about 150.48μW and a higher pumping efficiency（83.3%） than previously reported circuits.This high voltage generator circuit can also be widely used in low-power flash devices due to its high efficiency and low power dissipation.
基金supported by the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering.
文摘This paper describes an efficient fully programmatic and automated post-layout simulationbased optimization method for analog designs.The proposed methodology is developed to achieve the targeted performance objectives efficiently,that is,with reduced number of iterations and less simulation time,compared to currently predominantly manual design procedures.The efficiency of method is achieved through utilization of expert knowledge at every step of the proposed design process.The expert knowledge is supplied by formalizing the expression of design problems as nested functions,partitioning the design problem in both electrical and physical domains and by selection of starting point for the optimization.The circuit dependencies captured by the nested functions are augmented with backpropagation,similarly as in machinelearning.The proposed methodology provides a fully automated procedure for analog designs that incorporates extracted layout parasitic effects in all phases of the design process without human-in-the-loop.The effectiveness of the methodology is demonstrated with four example circuits:an inverter,a true single-phase clock flip-flop,a source follower,and a bootstrapped sampling switch.The variety of examples represent increasingly complex systems with increasing number of parameters,demonstrating capability of providing analog building blocks from specification to physical implementation without designer intervention.
