2010 – Page 2 – Energy-Efficient Circuits and Systems Group

Loop Flattening & Spherical Sampling: Highly Efficient Model Reduction Techniques for SRAM Yield Analysis

Qazi, M., M. Tikekar, L. Dolecek, D. Shah, A. Chandrakasan, "Loop Flattening & Spherical Sampling: Highly Efficient Model Reduction Techniques for SRAM Yield Analysis," Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE), pp. 801-806, March 2010. [Slides]

All-Digital Circuits for Measurement of Spatial Variation in Digital Circuits

Drego, N., A. Chandrakasan, D. Bonning, "All-Digital Circuits for Measurement of Spatial Variation in Digital Circuits," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 45, no. 3, pp 640-651, March 2010.

A Batteryless Thermoelectric Energy-Harvesting Interface Circuit with 35mV Startup Voltage

Ramadass, Y., A. Chandrakasan, "A Batteryless Thermoelectric Energy-Harvesting Interface Circuit with 35mV Startup Voltage," IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), pp. 486-487, February 2010. [Slides]

A 0.16mm2 Completely On-Chip Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter Using Digital Capacitance Modulation for LDO Replacement in 45nm CMOS

Ramadass, Y., A. Fayed, B. Haroun, A. Chandrakasan, "A 0.16mm2 Completely On-Chip Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter Using Digital Capacitance Modulation for LDO Replacement in 45nm CMOS," IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), pp. 208-209, February 2010. [Slides]

A 110μW 10Mb/s eTextiles Transceiver for Body Area Networks with Remote Batter Power

Mercier, P., A. Chandrakasan, "A 110μW 10Mb/s eTextiles Transceiver for Body Area Networks with Remote Batter Power," IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), pp. 496-497, February 2010. [Slides]

A 512kb 8T SRAM Macro Operating Down to 0.57V with An AC-Coupled Sense Amplifier and Embedded Data-Retention-Voltage Sensor in 45nm SOI CMOS

Qazi, M., K. Stawiasz, L. Chang, A. Chandrakasan, "A 512kb 8T SRAM Macro Operating Down to 0.57V with An AC-Coupled Sense Amplifier and Embedded Data-Retention-Voltage Sensor in 45nm SOI CMOS," IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), pp. 350-351, February 2010. [Slides]

Non-Linear Operating Point Statistical Analysis for Local Variations in Logic Timing at Low Voltage

Rithe, R., J. Gu, A. Wang, S. Datla, G. Gammie, D. Buss, A. Chandrakasan, "Non-Linear Operating Point Statistical Analysis for Local Variations in Logic Timing at Low Voltage," Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE), pp. 965-968, February 2010. [Slides]

Technologies for Ultradynamic Voltage Scaling

Chandrakasan, A. P., D. C. Daly, D. F. Finchelstein, J. Kwong, Y. K. Ramadass, M. E. Sinangil, V. Sze, N. Verma, "Technologies for Ultradynamic Voltage Scaling," Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 98, no. 2, pp 191-214, February 2010.

An Efficient Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Interface Circuit Using a Bias-Flip Rectifier and Shared Inductor

Ramadass, Y. K., A. P. Chandrakasan, "An Efficient Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Interface Circuit Using a Bias-Flip Rectifier and Shared Inductor," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 45, no. 1, pp 189-204, January 2010.

A Pulsed UWB Receiver SoC for Insect Motion Control

Daly, D. C., P. P. Mercier, M. Bhardwaj, A. L. Stone, Z. N. Aldworth, T. L. Daniel, J. Voldman, J. G. Hildebrand, A. P. Chandrakasan, "A Pulsed UWB Receiver SoC for Insect Motion Control," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 45, no. 1, pp 153-166, January 2010.