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Novel Method For Broadband On-Chip Noise Characterization, Mohammad Ghadiri Sadrabadi
Novel Method For Broadband On-Chip Noise Characterization, Mohammad Ghadiri Sadrabadi
Masters Theses
A novel method for on-chip noise characterization of mm-wave circuits is presented. Different available methods for noise measurements and requirements for on-chip noise mea-surements are studied. The Y-factor method is chosen to be the more suitable method for in-situ applications since it does not require absolute measurements. A state of the art CMOS noise source is implemented in 32nm SOI CMOS technology to enable the in-situ noise measurements of a 20-35 GHz reconfigurable low noise amplifier. Measurement results show that the ENR of the noise source is repeatable enough so that the calibration of the noise source is only required …
Introducing The Newton-Poisson-Brillouin Model In The Quest For Plasmons In Metallic Carbon Nanotubes, Richard P. Zannoni
Introducing The Newton-Poisson-Brillouin Model In The Quest For Plasmons In Metallic Carbon Nanotubes, Richard P. Zannoni
Doctoral Dissertations
A new method is presented to model carbon nanotubes (CNT) of micron length. The Newton-Poisson-Brillouin (NPB) model uses Newtonian physics to model the interaction of a population of thermally excited quasi-particles. The NPB model is self-consistent with Poisson’s equation, and the quasi-particles are confined to the CNT’s band structure. In this work, we explore the parameter space of the model.
Signal Processing In Wireless Communications: Device Fingerprinting And Wide-Band Interference Rejection, Adam C. Polak
Signal Processing In Wireless Communications: Device Fingerprinting And Wide-Band Interference Rejection, Adam C. Polak
Doctoral Dissertations
The rapid progress of wireless communication technologies that has taken place in recent years has significantly improved the quality of everyday life. However with this expansion of wireless communication systems come significant security threats and significant technological challenges, both of which are due to the fact that the communication medium is shared. The ubiquity of open wireless Internet access networks creates a new avenue for cyber-criminals to impersonate and act in an unauthorized way. The increasing number of deployed wide-band wireless communication systems entails technological challenges for effective utilization of the shared medium, which implies the need for advanced interference …
Receiver Design And Security For Low Power Wireless Communications Systems, Kyle A. Morrison
Receiver Design And Security For Low Power Wireless Communications Systems, Kyle A. Morrison
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation focuses on two important areas in wireless communications: receiver design and security. In the first part of this dissertation we consider low data rate receiver design for ultra-wideband (UWB), a wideband radio technology that promises to help solve the frequency allocation problem that often inhibits narrowband systems. Reference-based receivers are promising candidates in the UWB regime, because the conventional rake receiver designs suffers from complexity limitations and inaccuracies in channel estimation. Many reference-based systems have arisen as viable solutions for receivers. We unify these systems as well as other systems into the general framework for performance analysis to …
Asymptotic Analysis Of Random Wireless Networks: Broadcasting, Secrecy, And Hybrid Networks, Cagatay Capar
Asymptotic Analysis Of Random Wireless Networks: Broadcasting, Secrecy, And Hybrid Networks, Cagatay Capar
Doctoral Dissertations
This thesis work is concerned with communication in large random wireless ad hoc networks. We mathematically model the wireless network as a collection of randomly located nodes, and explore how its performance scales as the network size increases. In particular, we study three important properties: broadcasting ability, rate of information exchange, and secret communication capability. In addition, we study connectivity properties of large random graphs in a more general context, where the graph does not necessarily represent a wireless communication network. Broadcasting, i.e., delivering a message from a single node to the entire network in a wireless ad hoc network …
Propagation Prediction Over Random Rough Surface By Zeroth Order Induced Current Density, Narayana Srinivasan Balu
Propagation Prediction Over Random Rough Surface By Zeroth Order Induced Current Density, Narayana Srinivasan Balu
Masters Theses
Electromagnetic wave propagation over random sea surfaces is a classical problem of interest for the Navy, and significant research has been done over the years. Here we make use of numerical and analytical methods to predict the propagation of microwaves over random rough surface. The numerical approach involves utilization of the direct solution (using Volterra integral equation of the second kind) to currents induced on a rough surface due to forward propagating waves to compute the scattered field. The mean scattered field is computed using the Monte-Carlo method. Since the exact solution (consisting of an infinite series) to induced current …
Impedance Measurement Of Small Antennas Over A Ground Plane Without Direct Cable Attachment, Yutong Yang
Impedance Measurement Of Small Antennas Over A Ground Plane Without Direct Cable Attachment, Yutong Yang
Masters Theses
An indirect impedance measurement approach that does not require direct cable attachment or large space using a two-port network is presented. Using a straight wire monopole as an interrogating antenna and measured impedances of three calibration standards, the input impedance of a small spherical helix dipole over a ground plane is retrieved. It is found that accurate result is obtained around the dipole resonance frequency. The accuracy and sources of error are discussed.
Design And Implementation Of A Network Service Marketplace, Yunsheng Qi
Design And Implementation Of A Network Service Marketplace, Yunsheng Qi
Masters Theses
The Internet has successfully served the world for more than three decades, while limitations and drawbacks still exist. A lot of researches have been done on innovation of Internet to address those inadequacies. One approach to improve Internet performance is to make choice as a principle in network architecture. We believe that a service-based network architecture with choice, or we call it ChoiceNet, is the most suitable option for future Internet. In this thesis, we design and implement a network service marketplace. Due to the flexibility and functionality of web application, the marketplace is implemented by a web application to …
Effect Of Clock And Power Gating On Power Distribution Network Noise In 2d And 3d Integrated Circuits, Vinay C. Patil
Effect Of Clock And Power Gating On Power Distribution Network Noise In 2d And 3d Integrated Circuits, Vinay C. Patil
Masters Theses
In this work, power supply noise contribution, at a particular node on the power grid, from clock/power gated blocks is maximized at particular time and the synthetic gating patterns of the blocks that result in the maximum noise is obtained for the interval 0 to target time. We utilize wavelet based analysis as wavelets are a natural way of characterizing the time-frequency behavior of the power grid. The gating patterns for the blocks and the maximum supply noise at the Point of Interest at the specified target time obtained via a Linear Programming (LP) formulation (clock gating) and Genetic Algorithm …
Ubot-7: The Design Of A Compliant Dexterous Mobile Manipulator, Jonathan Cummings
Ubot-7: The Design Of A Compliant Dexterous Mobile Manipulator, Jonathan Cummings
Masters Theses
This thesis presents the design of uBot-7, the latest version of a dexterous mobile manipulator. This platform has been iteratively developed to realize a high performance-to-cost dexterous whole body manipulator with respect to mobile manipulation. The semi-anthropomorphic design of the uBot is a demonstrated and functional research platform for developing advanced autonomous perception, manipulation, and mobility tasks. The goal of this work is to improve the uBot’s ability to sense and interact with its environment in order to increase the platforms capability to operate dexterously, through the incorporation of joint torque feedback, and safely, through the implementation of passive and …
Design Of Non-Uniform Linear Array Via Linear Programming And Particle Swarm Optimization And Studies On Phased Array Calibration, Hua Bai
Masters Theses
For a linear array, the excitation coefficients of each element and its geometry play an important role, because they will determine the radiation pattern of the given array. Side Lobe Level (SLL) is one of the key parameters to evaluate the radiation pattern of the array. Generally speaking, we desire SLL to be as low as possible. For the linear array with uniform spacing, there are some classic methods to calculate the excitation coefficients to make the radiation pattern satisfy the given requirements. For the linear array with non-uniform spacing, linear programming and particle swarm optimization are proposed to calculate …
Millimeter Wave Indium Phosphide Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors: Noise Performance And Circuit Applications, Metin Ayata
Millimeter Wave Indium Phosphide Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors: Noise Performance And Circuit Applications, Metin Ayata
Masters Theses
The performance of III-V heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) has improved significantly over the past two decades. Today’s state of the art Indium Phosphide (InP) HBTs have a maximum frequency of oscillation greater than 800 GHz and have been used to realize an amplifier operating above 600 GHz . In comparison to silicon (Si) based devices, III-V HBTs have superior transport properties that enables a higher gain, higher speed, and noise performance, and much higher Johnson figure- of-merit . From this perspective, the InP HBT is one of the most promising candidates for high performance mixed signal electronic systems.
Beam Steering Control System For Low-Cost Phased Array Weather Radars: Design And Calibration Techniques, Rafael H. Medina-Sanchez
Beam Steering Control System For Low-Cost Phased Array Weather Radars: Design And Calibration Techniques, Rafael H. Medina-Sanchez
Doctoral Dissertations
Phase array antennas are a promising technology for weather surveillance radars. Their fast beam steering capability offer the potential of improving weather observations and extending warning lead times. However, one major problem associated with this technology is their high acquisition cost to be use in networked radar systems. One promising technology that could have a significant impact in the deployment of future dense networks of short-range X-band weather radars is the ``Phase-Tilt Radar'', a system that uses a one-dimensional phase scanned antenna array mounted over a tilting mechanism. This dissertation addresses some of specific challenges that arise in designing and …
Interpreting, Stephanie Jo Kent
Interpreting, Stephanie Jo Kent
Doctoral Dissertations
What do community interpreting for the Deaf in western societies, conference interpreting for the European Parliament, and language brokering in international management have in common? Academic research and professional training have historically emphasized the linguistic and cognitive challenges of interpreting, neglecting or ignoring the social aspects that structure communication. All forms of interpreting are inherently social; they involve relationships among at least three people and two languages. The contexts explored here, American Sign Language/English interpreting and spoken language interpreting within the European Parliament, show that simultaneous interpreting involves attitudes, norms and values about intercultural communication that overemphasize information and discount …
Parallel Multi-Core Verilog Hdl Simulation, Tariq B. Ahmad
Parallel Multi-Core Verilog Hdl Simulation, Tariq B. Ahmad
Doctoral Dissertations
In the era of multi-core computing, the push for creating true parallel applications that can run on individual CPUs is on the rise. Application of parallel discrete event simulation (PDES) to hardware design verification looks promising, given the complexity of today’s hardware designs. Unfortunately, the challenges imposed by lack of inherent parallelism, suboptimal design partitioning, synchronization and communication overhead, and load balancing, render this approach largely ineffective. This thesis presents three techniques for accelerating simulation at three levels of abstraction namely, RTL, functional gate-level (zero-delay) and gate-level timing. We review contemporary solutions and then propose new ways of speeding up …
Design And Evaluation Of An L-Band Current-Mode Class-D Power Amplifier Integrated Circuit, Michael J. Shusta
Design And Evaluation Of An L-Band Current-Mode Class-D Power Amplifier Integrated Circuit, Michael J. Shusta
Masters Theses
Power amplifiers (PAs) convert energy from DC to high frequencies in all radio and microwave transmitter systems be they wireless base stations, handsets, radars, heaters, and so on. PAs are the dominant consumers of energy in these systems and, therefore, the dominant sources of system cost and inefficiency. Research has focused on efficient solid-state PA circuit topologies and their optimization since the 1960s. The 2000s saw the current-mode class-D (CMCD) topology, potentially suitable for today's wireless communications systems, show promise in the UHF frequency band. This thesis describes the design and testing of a high-efficiency CMCD amplifier with an integrated …
Exploiting Energy Harvesting For Passive Embedded Computing Systems, Jeremy Joel Gummeson
Exploiting Energy Harvesting For Passive Embedded Computing Systems, Jeremy Joel Gummeson
Doctoral Dissertations
The key limitation in mobile computing systems is energy - without a stable power supply, these systems cannot process, store, or communicate data. This problem is of particular interest since the storage density of battery technologies do not follow scaling trends similar to Moore's law. This means that depending on application performance requirements and lifetime objectives, a battery may dominate the overall system weight and form factor; this could result in an overall size that is either inconvenient or unacceptable for a particular application. As device features have scaled down in size, entire embedded systems have been implemented on a …
Heat Dissipation Bounds For Nanocomputing: Methodology And Applications, Ilke Ercan
Heat Dissipation Bounds For Nanocomputing: Methodology And Applications, Ilke Ercan
Doctoral Dissertations
Heat dissipation is a critical challenge facing the realization of emerging nanocomputing technologies. There are different components of this dissipation, and a part of it comes from the unavoidable cost of implementing logically irreversible operations. This stems from the fact that information is physical and manipulating it irreversibly requires energy. The unavoidable dissipative cost of losing information irreversibly fixes the fundamental limit on the minimum energy cost for computational strategies that utilize ubiquitous irreversible information processing. A relation between the amount of irreversible information loss in a circuit and the associated energy dissipation was formulated by Landauer's Principle in a …
Intentional And Unintentional Side-Channels In Embedded Systems, Georg Tobias Becker
Intentional And Unintentional Side-Channels In Embedded Systems, Georg Tobias Becker
Doctoral Dissertations
Side-channel attacks have become a very important and well-studied area in computer security. Traditionally, side-channels are unwanted byproducts of implementations that can be exploited by an attacker to reveal secret information. In this thesis, we take a different approach towards side-channels. Instead of exploiting already existing side-channels, they are inserted intentionally into designs. These intentional side-channels have the nice property of being hidden in the noise. Only their implementer can make use of them. This makes them a very interesting building block for different applications, especially since they can also be implemented very efficiently. In this thesis, techniques to build …