Microelectronics and Microsystems : Emergent Design Techniques

The book presents the best contributions, extracted from the theses written by the students who have attended the second edition of the Master in Microelectronics and Systems that has been organized by the Universita degli Studi di Catania and that has been held at the STMicroelectronics Company (Catania Site) from May 2000 to January 2001. In particular, the mentioned Master has been organized among the various ac­ tivities of the "Istituto Superiore di Catania per la Formazione di Eccellenza". The Institute is one of the Italian network of universities selected by MURST (Ministry University Research Scientific Technology). The first aim of tl;te Master in Microelectronics and Systems is to increase the skills of the students with the Laurea Degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering in the more advanced areas as VLSI system design, high-speed low-voltage low-power circuitS and RF systems. The second aim has been to involve in the educational program companies like STMicroelectronics, ACCENT and ITEL, interested in emergent microelectronics topics, to cooperate with the University in developing high-level research projects. Besides the tutorial activity during the teaching hours, provided by national and international researchers, a significant part of the School has been dedicated to the presentation of specific CAD tools and experiments in order to prepare the students to solve specific problems during the stage period and in the thesis work. This book contains selected contributions from the theses produced by the attendees of the second Master in Microelectronics and Systems series of workshops held at the University of Catania from May 2000 to January 2001. The book aims to provide an advanced source of training for graduates in Electrical Engineering and Physics and to give comprehensive instruction in the emerging areas of microelectronics such as: - CAD - microprocessor design - circuits for wireless communications - very-large-scale integrated circuits for intelligent systems - electronics for automotive systems Links from microelectronic theory to the "real world" are provided by the involvement in the project of companies and government research groups connected with the area. Front Matter....Pages i-ix BiPMOS Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizer For Wideband Wireless Systems....Pages 1-33 Analysis and Improvement of a Multi-channel Amplifier Integrated Circuit for Rad-hard Applications....Pages 35-53 Circuit-level Implementation for a DC/DC Fuzzy Controller in BCD3s Technology....Pages 55-74 Realization of a Place and Route Flow Using PKS, a New Cadence Design System Tool....Pages 75-83 Battery Modelling in Embedded Systems....Pages 85-107 New “Learning-based” Models of Sub-threshold Bandgap....Pages 109-137 Modelling The Bipolar Transistor Using Multibias S Parameters Sets....Pages 139-183 Design of an Integrated Optocoupler Based on Silicon Technology....Pages 185-212 Back Matter....Pages 213-213