Search Results - "Mak, Pui‐In"
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Low-Phase-Noise Wideband Mode-Switching Quad-Core-Coupled mm-wave VCO Using a Single-Center-Tapped Switched Inductor
Published in IEEE journal of solid-state circuits (01-11-2018)“…This paper describes a mode-switching quad-core-coupled millimeter-wave (mm-wave) voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), using a single-center-tapped (SCT)…”
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A 1.7-3.6 GHz 20 MHz-Bandwidth Channel-Selection N-Path Passive-LNA Using a Switched-Capacitor-Transformer Network Achieving 23.5 dBm OB-IIP₃ and 3.4-4.8 dB NF
Published in IEEE journal of solid-state circuits (01-02-2022)“…This article reports a channel-selection N-path passive low-noise amplifier (pLNA) featuring only switches, capacitors, and a step-up transformer (i.e. a SCT…”
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A 0.016-mm ^ 144- \mu W Three-Stage Amplifier Capable of Driving 1-to-15 nF Capacitive Load With > 0.95-MHz GBW
Published in IEEE journal of solid-state circuits (01-02-2013)“…A 0.016-mm 2 144-μ W three-stage amplifier capable of driving 1-to-15-nF capacitive load ( C L ) is described. It is optimized via combining current-buffer…”
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A 73.9%-Efficiency CMOS Rectifier Using a Lower DC Feeding (LDCF) Self-Body-Biasing Technique for Far-Field RF Energy-Harvesting Systems
Published in IEEE transactions on circuits and systems. I, Regular papers (01-04-2017)“…A self-body-biasing technique is proposed for differential-drive cross-coupled (DDCC) rectifier, with its profound application in far-field RF…”
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Fully Integrated Inductor-Less Flipping-Capacitor Rectifier for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
Published in IEEE journal of solid-state circuits (01-12-2017)“…This paper presents a fully integrated piezoelectric energy harvesting interface without external components. Instead of relying on bulky external inductors…”
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An RF-to-BB-Current-Reuse Wideband Receiver With Parallel N-Path Active/Passive Mixers and a Single-MOS Pole-Zero LPF
Published in IEEE journal of solid-state circuits (01-11-2014)“…N-path passive-mixer-first receivers suffer from a tight tradeoff between noise figure (NF), linearity and power due to no RF gain. This paper describes an…”
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A Wide-PCE-Dynamic-Range CMOS Cross-Coupled Differential-Drive Rectifier for Ambient RF Energy Harvesting
Published in IEEE transactions on circuits and systems. II, Express briefs (01-06-2021)“…This Brief reports a cross-coupled differential-drive (CCDD) rectifier with a wide dynamic range (DR) in its power conversion efficiency (PCE). Specifically,…”
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A Handheld High-Sensitivity Micro-NMR CMOS Platform With B-Field Stabilization for Multi-Type Biological/Chemical Assays
Published in IEEE journal of solid-state circuits (01-01-2017)“…We report a micro-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) system compatible with multi-type biological/chemical lab-on-a-chip assays. Unified in a handheld scale…”
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Nested-Current-Mirror Rail-to-Rail-Output Single-Stage Amplifier With Enhancements of DC Gain, GBW and Slew Rate
Published in IEEE journal of solid-state circuits (01-10-2015)“…For better area and power efficiencies, rail-to-rail-output single-stage amplifiers are a potential replacement of their multi-stage counterparts, especially…”
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A 0.012‐mm2 0.244‐pJ/bit successive approximation register analog‐to‐digital converter‐based true random number generator for Internet of Things applications in a 65‐nm complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor
Published in International journal of circuit theory and applications (01-12-2024)“…Summary This paper proposes a true random number generator (TRNG) based on a successive approximation register (SAR) analog‐to‐digital converter (ADC). A…”
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A 36-Gb/s 1.3-mW/Gb/s Duobinary-Signal Transmitter Exploiting Power-Efficient Cross-Quadrature Clocking Multiplexers With Maximized Timing Margin
Published in IEEE transactions on circuits and systems. I, Regular papers (01-09-2018)“…For wireline transmitters delivering a high-speed multi-level signal, such as pulse-amplitude-modulation-4 or duobinary, a high-performance multiplexer (MUX)…”
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A Single-Chip Solar Energy Harvesting IC Using Integrated Photodiodes for Biomedical Implant Applications
Published in IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems (01-02-2017)“…In this paper, an ultra-compact single-chip solar energy harvesting IC using on-chip solar cell for biomedical implant applications is presented. By employing…”
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Line‐transient enhancement techniques for multi‐path hybrid DC–DC converter with <1% output overshoot/undershoot
Published in Electronics letters (01-12-2022)“…This letter presents two transient enhancement techniques for multi‐path switched‐capacitor‐inductor (MP‐SCI) hybrid DC–DC converters to eliminate the…”
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Algorithmic Voltage-Feed-In Topology for Fully Integrated Fine-Grained Rational Buck-Boost Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converters
Published in IEEE journal of solid-state circuits (01-12-2018)“…We propose an algorithmic voltage-feed-in (AVFI) topology capable of systematic generation of any arbitrary buck-boost rational ratio with optimal conduction…”
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A Single-Pin Antenna Interface RF Front End Using a Single-MOS DCO-PA and a Push-Pull LNA
Published in IEEE journal of solid-state circuits (01-08-2020)“…We propose a simple power-efficient sub-1-V fully integrated RF front end (RFE) for 2.4-GHz transceivers. It introduces the following innovations. First, a…”
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Automatic power‐stage partitioning method for reconfigurable SC DC‐DC converters with reduced power‐cell redundancy
Published in Electronics letters (01-12-2022)“…This letter presents an automatic power‐stage implementation and optimization methodology for fully‐integrated reconfigurable switched‐capacitor (SC) DC‐DC…”
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A 6‐to‐38Gb/s capture‐range bang‐bang clock and data recovery circuit with deliberate‐current‐mismatch frequency detection and interpolation‐based multiphase clock generation
Published in International journal of circuit theory and applications (01-05-2023)“…Summary This paper reports a bang‐bang clock and data recovery circuit (BBCDR) with an ultra‐wide capture range. The circuit exhibits automatic frequency…”
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Startup Time and Energy-Reduction Techniques for Crystal Oscillators in the IoT Era
Published in IEEE transactions on circuits and systems. II, Express briefs (01-01-2021)“…The Internet-of-Things (IoT) radios are aggressively duty-cycled to reduce the average power consumption, but the startup time and energy of the crystal…”
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An Area-Efficient and Tunable Bandwidth- Extension Technique for a Wideband CMOS Amplifier Handling 50+ Gb/s Signaling
Published in IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques (01-12-2017)“…This paper reports an area-efficient and tunable bandwidth (BW)-extension technique for a wideband CMOS amplifier to handle very high rate (50+ Gb/s) signaling…”
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Drug screening on digital microfluidics for cancer precision medicine
Published in Nature communications (22-05-2024)“…Drug screening based on in-vitro primary tumor cell culture has demonstrated potential in personalized cancer diagnosis. However, the limited number of tumor…”
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