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On a commercial digital still camera (DSC) controller chip we practice a novel SOC test integration platform, solving real problems in test scheduling, test IO reduction, timing of functional test, scan IO sharing, embedded memory built-in…

We have implemented a control system for experiments in atomic, molecular and optical physics based on a commercial low-cost board, featuring a field-programmable gate array as part of a system-on-a-chip on which a Linux operating system is…

We present the design and implementation of a measurement system that enables parallel drive and detection of small currents and voltages at numerous electrical contacts to a multi-terminal electrical device. This system, which we term a…

We propose a simple and new unified method to achieve lag, complete and anticipatory synchronizations in coupled nonlinear systems. It can be considered as an alternative to the subsystem and intentional parameter mismatch methods. This…

With phenomenal growth of high speed and complex computing applications, the design of low power and high speed logic circuits have created tremendous interest. Conventional computing devices are based on irreversible logic and further…

This paper presents a framework for target detection and downlink data transmission in a repeater-assisted bi-static integrated sensing and communication system. A repeater is an active scatterer that retransmits incoming signals with a…

The exciting field of stretchable electronics (SE) promises numerous novel applications, particularly in-body and medical diagnostics devices. However, future advanced SE miniature devices will require high-density, extremely stretchable…

Micromechanical devices like accelerometers or rotation sensors form an increasing segment beneath the devices supplying the consumer market. A hybrid integration approach to build smart sensor clusters for the precise detection of…

Wireless power transfer has been proposed as a key technology for the foreseen machine type networks. A main challenge in the research community lies in acquiring a simple yet accurate model to capture the energy harvesting performance. In…

This paper presents a new feedback shift register-based method for embedding deterministic test patterns on-chip suitable for complementing conventional BIST techniques for in-field testing. Our experimental results on 8 real designs show…

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Ensuring string stability is critical for the safety and efficiency of large-scale interconnected systems. Although learning-based controllers (e.g., those based on reinforcement learning) have demonstrated strong performance in complex…

This paper describes the realization of a two terminal-pair digital impedance bridge and the test measurements performed with it. The bridge, with a very simple architecture, is based on a commercial two-channel digital signal synthesizer…

Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPS) in advanced CMOS imaging technologies are key to next-generation tracking systems for high-energy physics, where radiation hardness and precise vertex reconstruction are essential. As part of the ALICE…

One of the many limitations with the mixed-signal design is physically testing circuit ideas. While it is easier to test digital circuits with FPGAs, this can not be done usually with mixed-signal circuits. Although some FPGAs have built-in…

Relaxation oscillator-based circuits are widely used for interfacing various resistive and capacitive sensors. The electrical equivalent of most resistive and capacitive sensors is represented using a parallel combination of resistor and…

Synchronisation of parallel grid-forming inverters is crucial for stable operation of future power systems. This includes accurate and robust reactive power sharing under realistic operating conditions such as impedance mismatch and…

On-chip learning is key to scalable and adaptive neuromorphic systems, yet existing training methods are either difficult to implement in hardware or overly restrictive. However, recent studies show that feedback-control optimizers can…

The past few decades have seen exponential growth in capabilities of digital electronics primarily due to the ability to scale Integrated Circuits (ICs) to smaller dimensions while attaining power and performance benefits. That scalability…

We study the phenomenon of synchronization in pairs of doubly clamped, mechanically coupled silicon micro-oscillators. A continuous-wave laser beam is used to drive the micro-beams into limit cycle oscillations and to detect the…