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Significant research effort has been devoted to the study and realization of autonomous wireless systems for wireless sensor and personal-area networking, the internet of things, and machine-to-machine communications. Low-power RF integrated circuits, an energy harvester and a power management circuit are fundamental elements of these systems. An FM-UWB Transceiver for Autonomous Wireless Systems presents state-of-the-art developments in low-power FM-UWB transceiver realizations. The design, performance and implementation of prototype transceivers in CMOS technology are presented. A working hardware realization of an autonomous node that includes a prototype power management circuit is also proposed and detailed in this book.Technical topics include: Low-complexity FM-UWB modulation schemesLow-power FM-UWB transceiver prototypes in CMOS technologyCMOS on-chip digital calibration techniquesSolar power harvester and power management in CMOS for low-power RF circuitsAn FM-UWB Transceiver for Autonomous Wireless Systems is an ideal text and reference for engineers working in wireless communication industries, as well as academic staff and graduate students engaged in electrical engineering and communication systems research.

The current cutting-edge VLSI circuit design technologies provide end-users with many applications, increased processing power and improved cost effectiveness. This trend is accelerating, with significant implications on future VLSI and systems design. VLSI design engineers are always in demand for front-end and back-end design applications.The book aims to give future and current VSLI design engineers a robust understanding of the underlying principles of the subject. It not only focuses on circuit design processes obeying VLSI rules but also on technological aspects of fabrication. The Hardware Description Language (HDL) Verilog is explained along with its modelling style. The book also covers CMOS design from the digital systems level to the circuit level. The book clearly explains fundamental principles and is a guide to good design practices.The book is intended as a reference book for senior undergraduate, first-year post graduate students, researchers as well as academicians in VLSI design, electronics & electrical engineering and materials science. The basics and applications of VLSI design from digital system design to IC fabrication and FPGA Prototyping are each covered in a comprehensive manner. At the end of each unit is a section with technical questions including solutions which will serve as an excellent teaching aid to all readers.Technical topics discussed in the book include: * Digital System Design* Design flow for IC fabrication and FPGA based prototyping * Verilog HDL* IC Fabrication Technology* CMOS VLSI Design* Miscellaneous (It covers basics of Electronics, and Reconfigurable computing, PLDs, Latest technology etc.).

The trend in design and manufacturing of very large-scale integrated (VLSI) circuits is towards smaller devices on increasing wafer dimensions. VLSI is the inter-disciplinary science of the process of creating an integrated circuit (IC) by combining thousands of transistors into a single chip. VLSI design can reduce the area of the circuit, making it less expensive and requiring less power.The book gives an understanding of the underlying principles of the subject. It not only focuses on circuit design process obeying VLSI rules but also on technological aspects of prototyping and fabrication. All the clocking processes, interconnects, and circuits of CMOS are explained in this book in an understandable format. The book provides contents on VLSI Physical Design Automation, Design of VLSI Devices and also its Impact on Physical Design.The book is intended as a reference book for senior undergraduate, first-year post graduate students, researchers as well as academicians in VLSI design, electronics & electrical engineering, and materials science. The basics and applications of VLSI design from STA, PDA and VLSI Testing along with FPGA based Prototyping are covered in a comprehensive manner.The latest technology used in VLSI design is discussed along with the available tools for FPGA prototyping as well as ASIC design. Each unit contains technical questions with solutions at the end.Technical topics discussed in the book include: * Static Timing Analysis* CMOS Layout and Design rules* Physical Design Automation* Testing of VLSI Circuits* Software tools for Frontend and Backend design.

Analog-to-digital (A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) converters, or data converters in short, play a critical role as interfaces between the real analog world and digital equipment. They are now indispensable in the field of sensor networks, internet of things (IoT), robots, and automatic driving vehicles, as well as high-precision instrumentation and wideband communication systems. As the world increasingly relies on digital information processing, the importance of data converters continues to increase.The primary purpose of this book is to explain the fundamentals of data converters for students and engineers involved in this fascinating field as a newcomer. The book will also help students who have learned the basics of analog circuit design to understand the state-of-the-art data converters. It is desirable for readers to be familiar with basic analog IC design and digital signal processing using z-transform.

As systems continue to evolve they rely less on human decision-making and more on computational intelligence. This trend in conjunction to the available technologies for providing advanced sensing, measurement, process control, and communication lead towards the new field of Cyber-Physical System (CPS). Cyber-physical systems are expected to play a major role in the design and development of future engineering platforms with new capabilities that far exceed today's levels of autonomy, functionality and usability. Although these systems exhibit remarkable characteristics, their design and implementation is a challenging issue, as numerous (heterogeneous) components and services have to be appropriately modeled and simulated together. The problem of designing efficient CPS becomes far more challenging in case the target system has to meet also real-time constraints.CyberPhysical Systems: Decision Making Mechanisms and Applications describes essential theory, recent research and large-scale usecases that addresses urgent challenges in CPS architectures. In particular, it includes chapters on:* Decision making for large scale CPS* Modeling of CPS with emphasis at the control mechanisms* Hardware/software implementation of the control mechanisms* Fault-tolerant and reliability issues for the control mechanisms* Cyberphysical user-cases that incorporate challenging decision making

A considerable amount of effort has been devoted, both in industry and academia, towards the design, performance, analysis and evaluation of amplification schemes and filters to be used in control systems, audio/video equipment, instrumentation and communication systems.This book is intended to serve as a complementary textbook for courses dealing with Linear Amplification, but also as a professional book, for engineers who need to update their knowledge in the electronics, control, and communications areas.The book is suitable for the undergraduate as well as the initial graduate levels of Electrical Engineering courses and is useful for the professional who wants to review or get acquainted with amplification theory. The book presents essential concepts in plain language and covers the most important applications of amplifier circuits. The book has four appendices, an appendix to detail the operational amplifier model, an appendix with specification data sheets, an appendix on Fourier transform and signal spectrum, including the concepts of convolution, autocorrelation and power spectral density, for deterministic signals, and a final one that presents and explains the usual electronics acronyms.

Ultra Wideband (UWB) communications are poised to enable short-range applications, such as remote health monitoring (e-health) and home or office automation. Sensor networks are also suitable candidates for UWB. This book presents recent research and applications that have taken place in UWB communication.

Over the past decade, tremendous development of wireless communications has changed human life and engineering. Considerable advancement has been made in design and architecture of related RF and microwave circuits. Introduction to Wireless Communication Circuits focuses on special circuits dedicated to the RF level of wireless communications. From oscillators to modulation and demodulation, and from mixers to RF and power amplifier circuits, all are presented in a sequential manner. A wealth of analytical relations is provided in the text alongside various worked out examples. Related problem sets are given at the end of each chapter. Basic concepts of RF Analog Circuit Design are developed in the book. Technical topics discussed include:- Wireless Communication System- RF Oscillators and Phase Locked Loops- Modulator and Demodulator Circuits- RF Mixers- Automatic Gain Control and Limiters- Microwave Circuits, Transmission Lines and S-Parameters- Matching Networks- Linear Amplifier Design and Power Amplifiers- Linearization TechniquesThis textbook is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as RF Engineers and professionals.

Technical topics presented in this book include the high temperature electronics market; high temperature devices, materials and assembly processes; the design, manufacture and testing of multi-sensor data acquisition systems for aero-engine control; and future applications for high temperature electronics.

Provides models, methodologies and tools to support each step of the co-design flow of embedded systems implemented by exploiting heterogeneous multi-processor architectures mapped on distributed systems, as well as fully integrated onto a single chip.

The main goal of this book is to highlight the exciting and innovative RF oscillator structures that demonstrate better phase noise performance, lower cost, and higher power efficiency than currently achievable.

Covers both MEMS sensor and readout circuit, and provides in-depth coverage on the design and modelling of the MEMS SOA with several recently reported prototypes. The book is not only useful to researchers and engineers who are familiar with the topic, but will also appeal to those who have general interests in MEMS inertial sensors.

Presents novel real-time, reconfigurable, multi-chip SNN system architecture based on localized communication, which effectively reduces the communication cost to a linear growth. The system uses double floating-point arithmetic for the most biologically accurate cell behaviour simulation.

Tunnel FET (TFET) devices have been explored mostly in digital circuits, showing promising results for ultra-low power and energy efficient circuit applications. In this book, the TFET is explored as an alternative technology for ultra-low power and voltage conversion and management circuits, suitable for weak energy harvesting (EH) sources.

Provides best-practise manual methods and links them tightly to up-to-date automation algorithms. This book includes tractable examples and explains key techniques. The book will enable readers to select and setup suitable methods for each design task - knowing their prerequisites, advantages and their limitations.

After an overview of major scientific discoveries of the 18th and 19th centuries, this circuits and systems history book provides a record of the many outstanding scientists, mathematicians and engineers who laid the foundations of circuit theory and filter design from the mid-20th Century.