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An Rs-485 Transceiver In A Silicon Carbide Cmos Process, Maria Raquel Benavides Herrera
An Rs-485 Transceiver In A Silicon Carbide Cmos Process, Maria Raquel Benavides Herrera
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This thesis presents the design, simulation and test results of a silicon carbide (SiC) RS-485 transceiver for high temperature applications. This circuit is a building block in the design and fabrication of a digital data processing and control system. Automation processes for extreme environments, remote connection to high temperature locations, deep earth drilling, and high temperature data acquisition are some of the potential applications for such a system. The transceiver was designed and developed in a 1.2 µm SiC-CMOS process by Raytheon Systems, Ltd. (UK). It has been tested with a supply voltage of 12 V and 15 V, temperatures …
Efficacy Of Multi-Threshold Null Convention Logic In Low-Power Applications, Brent Bell
Efficacy Of Multi-Threshold Null Convention Logic In Low-Power Applications, Brent Bell
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
In order for an asynchronous design paradigm such as Multi-Threshold NULL Convention Logic (MTNCL) to be adopted by industry, it is important for circuit designers to be aware of its advantages and drawbacks especially with respect to power usage. The power tradeoff between MTNCL and synchronous designs depends on many different factors including design type, circuit size, process node, and pipeline granularity. Each of these design dimensions influences the active power and the leakage power comparisons. This dissertation analyzes the effects of different design dimensions on power consumption and the associated rational for these effects. Results show that while MTNCL …
Comparison Of Data Transfer Alternatives In Asynchronous Circuits, Mark Howard
Comparison Of Data Transfer Alternatives In Asynchronous Circuits, Mark Howard
Computer Science and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
Digital integrated circuits (ICs) have become progressively complex in their functionality. This has sped up the demand for asynchronous architectures, which operate without any clocking scheme, considering new challenges in the timing of synchronous systems. Asynchronous ICs have less stringent environmental constraints and are capable of maintaining reliable operation in extreme environments, while also enjoying potential benefits such as low power consumption, high modularity, and improved performance. However, when the traditional bus architecture of synchronous systems is applied to asynchronous designs, handshaking protocols required for asynchronous circuit operation result in significantly increased power consumption, offsetting the low power benefit of …
Asynchronous Circuit Stacking For Simplified Power Management, Andrew Lloyd Suchanek
Asynchronous Circuit Stacking For Simplified Power Management, Andrew Lloyd Suchanek
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
As digital integrated circuits (ICs) continue to increase in complexity, new challenges arise for designers. Complex ICs are often designed by incorporating multiple power domains therefore requiring multiple voltage converters to produce the corresponding supply voltages. These converters not only take substantial on-chip layout area and/or off-chip space, but also aggregate the power loss during the voltage conversions that must occur fast enough to maintain the necessary power supplies. This dissertation work presents an asynchronous Multi-Threshold NULL Convention Logic (MTNCL) “stacked” circuit architecture that alleviates this problem by reducing the number of voltage converters needed to supply the voltage the …
Automatic Testing In The United States Air Force, Pearson Wade
Automatic Testing In The United States Air Force, Pearson Wade
Computer Science and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
The need for standardized Automatic Testing Equipment in the United States Department of Defense has brought about new policies and procedures within entities like the United States Air Force. The diversity and lifespan of systems such as jets, missiles, drones, and other electronics have brought on the need for a new system known as the Versatile Depot Automatic Test Station, or VDATS. The VDATS handles the automatic testing of replaceable digital circuits from different systems. I was introduced to this system firsthand during my time as an intern at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. This new standardized approach to testing a diverse …