Program Schedule

Monday, November 12

Mon, Nov 12 | Tue, Nov 13 | Wed, Nov 14

Tutorial

9:30-12:25 Tutorial I: SoC Power Reduction and Management Techniques
Stefan Rusu, Intel
9:30-12:25 Tutorial II: Designing CMOS Wireless LAN System-on-a-Chip
Srenik Mehta, Qualcomm Atheros
13:25-16:20 Tutorial III: High Performance Non-Volatile Memory Design in Nano-Scale Era
Dr. Sungdae Choi, SK hynix
13:25-16:20 Tutorial IV: Smart Sensor Design in Standard CMOS
Kofi Makinwa, Delft University of Technology

16:00-18:30 Student Design Contest Exhibition (Reception Hall)
17:30-19:30 A-SSCC 2012 Reception (Reception Hall)
Reception (Nov. 12) and Banquet (Nov. 13) are supported by industry supporters. We sincerely thank our industry supporters for A-SSCC 2012.

Tuesday, Nov 13

Mon, Nov 12 | Tue, Nov 13 | Wed, Nov 14

9:00-9:10 Opening Ceremony
9:10-9:20 Welcome Remarks

Plenary Session 1

09:20-10:05 Plenary Talk 1: Expectations for the Semiconductor Technologies in EVs and HVs
Dr. Shoichi Sasaki, Professor, Keio University, Japan
10:05-10:50 Plenary Talk 2: Semiconductor Memory Scaling and Beyond
Dr. Sungjoo Hong, Senior VP, Head of R&D Division, SK hynix Inc., Korea, South

Industry Session 1: Leading Edge SoCs and Memory

Co-Chairs :
Stefan Rusu, Intel Corporation
Shao-Jun Wei, Tsinghua University

11:05-11:30 The First 22 nm IA System-on-Chip Using tri-Gate Transistors
Sanjib Sarkar,Scott Siers, Satish Damaraju, Varghese George, Sanjeev Jahagirdar, Tanveer Khondker, Robert Milstrey, Israel Stolero, Arun Subbiah
Intel, United States
11:30-11:55 A 1.94mm2, 38.17mW Dual VP8/H.264 Full-HD Encoder/Decoder LSI for Social Network Services (SNS) Over Smart-Phones
Chi-Cheng Ju, Tsu-Ming Liu, Yi-Hau Chen, Kun-Bin Lee, Chia-Yun Cheng, Hsueh-Te Chao, Chih-Ming Wang, Tung-Hsing Wu, Tin-An Lin, Han-Liang Chou, Yu-Kun Lin, Cheng-Hung Liu
Mediatek, Taiwan
11:55-12:20 A High Performance 64Gb MLC NAND Flash Memory in 20nm CMOS Technology
Jinsu Park, Sangdon Lee, Kwangho Baek, Chunwoo Jeon, Taikyu Kang, Minsu Kim, Daeil Choi, Jeawon Choi, Hyun Chung, Jongwoo Kim, Eunseong Jang, Changhyuk Lee
SK hynix semiconductor, Korea, South
12:20-12:45 The Next Generation 64b S3 Core in a SPARC T4 Processor
Jinuk Luke Shin, Robert Golla, Hongping Li, Sudesna Dash, Mary Jo Doherty, Greg Grohoski, Curtis McAllister
Oracle, United States

Industry Session 2: Energy Efficient Circuits for Emerging Applications

Co-Chairs :
Ron Ho, Oracle
Koji Kai, Panasonic

11:05-11:30 0.5V Start-Up 0.77mm2 Dual Drive Mode on-Chip Single-Inductor Dual-Output (SIDO) DC-DC Boost Converter for Battery and Solar Cell Operation Portable Equipments
Yasunobu Nakase, Shinichi Hirose, Hiroshi Onoda, Yasuhiro Ido, Yoshiaki Shimizu, Tsukasa Oishi, Toshio Kumamoto, Toru Shimizu
Renesas Electronics, Japan
11:30-11:55 Circuit Design Challenges and Solutions for Optical Ring Modulators
Philip Amberg, Eric Chang, Frankie Liu, Jon Lexau, Xuezhe Zheng, Guoliang Li, Ivan Shubin, John Cunningham, Ashok Krishnamoorthy, Ron Ho
Oracle Labs, United States
11:55-12:20 A 0.5V 10MHz-to-100MHz 0.47ƒÊW/MHz Power Scalable Ad-PLL in 40nm CMOS
Yasuyuki Hiraku{2}, Isamu Hayashi{2}, Hayun Chung{1}, Tadahiro Kuroda{1}, Hiroki Ishikuro{1}
{1}Keio University, Japan; {2}Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center, Japan
12:20-12:45 A Low-Power 6.6-Gb/S Wireline Transceiver for Low-Cost FPGAs in 28nm CMOS
Jafar Savoj, Kenny Hsieh, Fu-Tai An, Michael Buckley, Jay Im, Xuewen Jiang, Anup Jose, Vassili Kireev, Kang Wei Lai, Hiep Pham, Didem Turker, Daniel Wu, Ken Chang
Xilinx, Inc., United States

Session 1: Analog Interfaces and Amplifiers

Co-Chairs :
Tetsuya Hirose, Kobe University
Seng-Pan U, University of Macau

13:45-14:10 An Energy-Efficient BBPLL-Based Force-Balanced Wheatstone Bridge Sensor-to-Digital Interface in 130nm CMOS
Jelle Van Rethy, Hans Danneels, Valentijn De Smedt, Wim Dehaene, Georges Gielen
KU Leuven, Belgium
14:10-14:35 An Integrated 12-V Electret Earphone Driver with Symmetric Cockcroft-Walton Pumping Topology for in-Ear Hearing Aids
Jen-Huan Tsai{2}, Chun-Yen Tseng{2}, Wei-Kai Tseng{2}, Tim K. Shia{1}, Po-Chiun Huang{2}
{1}Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan; {2}National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan
14:35-15:00 A Chopper Stabilized Instrumentation Amplifier with Dual DC Cancellation Servo Loops for Biomedical Applications
Dong Han, Yuanjin Zheng
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
15:00-15:25 A 0.02mV/C Digital Offset Compensation Technique for Comparators and Differential Amplifiers
Koon Lun Jackie Wong, Michael Le, Kwang Young Kim
Broadcom, United States

Session 2 : Advanced Memory

Co-Chairs :
Ken Takeuchi, Chuo University
Meng-Fan Marvin Chang, National Tsing Hua University

13:45-14:10 Adaptive Program Verify Scheme for Improving NAND Flash Memory Performance and Lifespan
Sang In Park{1}, Dongkun Shin{2}
{1}Samsung Electronics, Korea, South; {2}Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, South
14:10-14:35 An Efficient BCH Decoder with 124-Bit Correctability for Multi-Channel SSD Applications
Hung-Yuan Tsai, Chi-Heng Yang, Hsie-Chia Chang
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
14:35-15:00 A 250-MHz 18-Mb Full Ternary Cam with Low Voltage Match Line Sense Amplifier in 65nm CMOS
Isamu Hayashi, Teruhiko Amano, Naoya Watanabe, Yuji Yano, Yasuto Kuroda, Masaya Shirata, Shizuo Morizane, Katsumi Dosaka, Koji Nii, Hideyuki Noda, Hiroyuki Kawai
Renesas Electronics, Japan
15:00-15:25 An Embedded Energy Monitoring Circuit for a 128kbit SRAM with Body-Biased Sense-Amplifiers
Yildiz Sinangil, Anantha P. Chandrakasan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
15:25-15:50 A 0.2V 16Kb 9T SRAM with Bitline Leakage Equalization and Cam-Assisted Write Performance Boosting for Improving Energy Efficiency
Bo Wang{2}, Truc Quynh Nguyen{2}, Jun Zhou{1}, Minkyu Je{1}, Tony T. Kim{2}, Anh Tuan Do{2}
{1}Institute of Microelectronics, Singapore; {2}Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Session 3 : TX RX Architecture and Building Blocks

Co-Chairs :
Shuya Kishimoto, NEC
Chun-Huat Heng, National University of Singapore

13:45-14:10 A Low-power Reconfigurable Multi-Band Sliding-IF Transceiver for WBAN Hubs in 0.18um CMOS
Lingwei Zhang, Hanjun Jiang, Jianjun Wei, Jingjing Dong, Weitao Li, Jia Gao, Jianwei Cui, Fule Li, Baoyong Chi, Chun Zhang, Zhihua Wang
Tsinghua University, China
14:10-14:35 A 65nm CMOS, 1.5-mm2 Bluetooth Transceiver with Integrated Antenna Filter for Co-Existence with a WCDMA Transmitter
Mitsuyuki Ashida, Hideaki Majima, Yoshiaki Yoshihara, Mai Nozawa, Shoko Oda, Yoshinori Suzuki, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Jun Deguchi, Shouhei Kousai, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Shinichiro Ishizuka, Shunji Kawaguchi, Yasuo Unekawa, Mototsugu Hamada, Tadashi Terada
Toshiba, Japan
14:35-15:00 A Power-Efficient All-Digital IR-UWB Transmitter with Configurable Pulse Shaping by Utilizing a Digital Amplitude Modulation Technique
Shuli Geng{2}, Xican Chen{2}, Woogeun Rhee{2}, Jongjin Kim{1}, Dongwook Kim{1}, Zhihua Wang{2}
{1}Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Korea, South; {2}Tsinghua University, China
15:00-15:25 A 1.55mW Mixed-Signal Integrating Mixer for Direct Spectrum Estimation in 0.13um CMOS
Kevin Banovic, Anthony Chan Carusone
University of Toronto, Canada
15:25-15:37 A 2.4 GHz CMOS Doherty Power Amplifier with Dynamic Biasing Scheme
Kohei Onizuka, Katsuyuki Ikeuchi, Shigehito Saigusa, Shoji Otaka
Toshiba, Japan
15:37-15:49 A 3.0-W Wireless Power Receiver Circuit with 75-% Overall Efficiency
Young-Jin Moon{1}, Yong-Seong Roh{1}, Changsik Yoo{1}, Dong-Zo Kim{2}
{1}Hanyang University, Korea, South; {2}Samsung Electronics, Korea, South

Session 4 : Energy Efficient Circuits and Techniques

Co-Chairs :
Utpal Desai, Intel Corpration
Keiichi Kushida, Toshiba

13:45-14:10 A Built-in Self-Adjustment Scheme with Adaptive Body Bias Using P/N-Sensitive Digital Monitor Circuits
A.K.M Mahfuzul Islam, Kamae Norihiro, Ishihara Tohru, Onodera Hidetoshi
Kyoto University, Japan
14:10-14:35 Green Semiconductor Technology with Ultra-Low Power on-Chip Charge-Recycling Power Circuit and System
Kazuhiro Ueda{2}, Syunsuke Okura{2}, Fukashi Morishita{2}, Kazutami Arimoto{1}, Leona Okamura{3}, Tsutomu Yoshihara{3}
{1}Okayama Prefectural University, Japan; {2}Renesas Electronics, Japan; {3}Waseda University, Japan
14:35-15:00 On-Chip Dual-Ring-Oscillator-Based Random-Fluctuation-Measurement Method for Detecting Lowest Voltage in Adaptive Voltage Scaling Systems
Goichi Ono, Misa Owa, Michiaki Nakayama, Yusuke Kanno
Hitachi, Japan
15:00-15:25 Monitoring Effective Supply Voltage Within Power Rails of Integrated Circuits
Takeshi Okumoto, Kumpei Yoshikawa, Makoto Nagata
Kobe University, Japan
15:25-15:50 A 0.3-V All Digital Crystal-Less Clock Generator for Energy Harvester Applications
Jen-Chieh Liu{1}, Wei-Chun Lee{1}, Hong-Yi Huang{3}, Kuo-Hsing Cheng{2}, Chao-Jen Huang{1}, Yu-Wei Liang{1}, Jia-Hung Peng{1}, Yuan-Hua Chu{1}
{1}Industrial Technology Research Institute, {2}National Central University, Taiwan; {3}National Taipei University, Taiwan

16:05-17:45 Panel Discussion 1: Disruptive Design for Emerging Technology after 3D Devices/FinFET and Beyond; How Can We Make It?

Organizer:
   Yung-Chow Peng, TSMC, Taiwan
Co-organizer:
   Youngmin Shin, Samsung, Korea,South
Moderator:
   Toshiro Hiramoto, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Panelist:
   Vinod Kariat, Cadence, United States
   Seiichiro Yamaguchi , Fujitsu, Japan
   Aaron Thean, IMEC, Belgium
   Jae Cheol Son, Samsung, Korea, South
   Jong-Ho Lee, Seoul National University, Korea, South
   Philippe Magarshack, STMicroelectronics, France
   Sally Liu, TSMC, Taiwan

16:05-17:45 Panel Discussion 2: Challenge for Zero Stand-by Power Management - Road-map to the "Normally-Off Computing"

Organizer:
   Kazutami Arimoto, Okayama Prefecture University, Japan
Co-organizer:
   Toru Shimizu, Renesas Electronics, Japan
Moderator:
   Hiroshi Nakamura, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Panelist:
   S. Fujita, Toshiba, Japan:
   H. J. Yoo, KAIST, Korea, South
   M. Hayashikoshi, Renesas Electronics, Japan
   H. Takada, Nagoya University, Japan
   Steven Bartling, Texas Instruments, United States
   TBD, IMEC, Belgium
   Shey-shi, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

18:00 Shuttle bus to banquet (Meet at the conference registration)
19:00-21:20 A-SSCC 2012 Banquet (Kobe Dinner Cruising)
We sincerely thank our industry supporters for A-SSCC 2012 Reception (Nov. 12) and Banquet (Nov. 13).

Wednesday, November 14

Mon, Nov 12 | Tue, Nov 13 | Wed, Nov 14

Plenary Session 2

09:00-09:45 Plenary Talk 3: Integrated Circuits and Systems toward Smart Ubiquitous Patient-Centered Medical Environment
Dr. Ming-Fong Chen, Superintendent, NTU Hospital, Taiwan
09:45-10:30 Plenary Talk 4: Technology Challenges and Opportunities for Ubiquitous Computing
Dr. Shekhar Borkar, Intel Fellow, Intel, United States

Session 5 : High Speed Transceivers and Building Block

Co-Chairs :
Jun Terada, NTT
Byungsub Kim, Postech

10:45-11:10 A 20Gb/S Adaptive Duobinary Transceiver
Shen-Iuan Liu, I-Ting Lee, Yu-Ming Ying
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
11:10-11:35 A 2.3-mW, 5-Gb/S Decision-Feedback Equalizing Receiver Front-End with Static-Power-Free Signal Summation and CDR-Based Precursor ISI Reduction
Seuk Son, Hanseok Kim, Myeong-Jae Park, Kyunghoon Kim, Jaeha Kim
Seoul National University, Korea, South
11:35-12:00 A 24-Gb/S Source-Series Terminated Driver with Inductor Peaking in 28-nm CMOS
Kosuke Suzuki, Yasumoto Tomita, Hisakatsu Yamaguchi, Tszshing Cheung, Takuji Yamamoto, Hirotaka Tamura
Fujitsu Laboratories, Japan
12:00-12:25 A 5 Gb/S 1/4-Rate Clock and Data Recovery Circuit Using Dynamic Stepwise Bang-Bang Phase Detector
Yen-Long Lee{2}, Soon-Jyh Chang{2}, Rong-Sing Chu{2}, Ying-Zu Lin{2}, Yen-Chi Chen{2}, Jih Ren Goh{2}, Chung-Ming Huang{1}
{1}Himax Technologies, Inc., Taiwan; {2}National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan
12:25-12:50 A 0.1-1.5 GHz 8-Bit Inverter-Based Digital-to-Phase Converter Using Harmonic Rejection
Ming-Shuan Chen, Amr Amin Hafez, Chih-Kong Ken Yang
UCLA, United States

Session 6: Nyquist-Rate ADCs

Co-Chairs :
Tai-Cheng Lee, National Taiwan University
Soon-Jyh Chang, National Cheng-Kung University

10:45-11:10 A 1-GHz, 17.5-mW, 8-Bit Subranging ADC Using Offset-Cancelling Charge-Steering Amplifier
Kenichi Ohhata, Hiroyuki Takase, Minehiko Tateno, Mai Arita, Naohiro Imakake, Yuutou Yonemitsu
Kagoshima University, Japan
11:10-11:35 Inter-Stage Gain Error Self-Calibration of a 31.5fJ 10b 470MS/S Pipelined-SAR ADC
Zhong Jianyu, Zhu Yan, Sin Sai Weng, U Seng Pan, Martins Rui Paulo
Univ. of Macau, China
11:35-12:00 A 12-Bit 8.47-fJ/Conversion-Step 1-Ms/S SAR ADC Using Capacitor-Swapping Technique
Meng-Hsuan Wu, Yung-Hui Chung, Hung-Sung Li
MediaTek, Taiwan
12:00-12:25 A 40nm CMOS Full Asynchronous Nano-Watt SAR ADC with 98% Leakage Power Reduction by Boosted Self Power Gating
Ryota Sekimoto, Akira Shikata, Kentaro Yoshioka, Tadahiro Kuroda, Hiroki Ishikuro
Keio University, Japan
12:25-12:37 A 0.05mm^2 0.6V 500kS/S 14.3fJ/Conversion-Step 11-Bit Two-Step Switching SAR ADC for 3-Dimensional Stacking CMOS Imager
Jin-Yi Lin{2}, Hsin-Yuan Huang{2}, Chih-Cheng Hsieh{2}, Hung-I Chen{1}
{1}Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan; {2}National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
12:37-12:49 A 9b 1GS/S 27mW Two-Stage Pipeline ADC in 45nm SOI-CMOS
Jorge Pernillo{1}, Michael Flynn{2}
{1}Univeristy of Michigan, United States; {2}University of Michigan, United States

Session 7 : Emerging Biomedical Circuits and Systems

Co-Chairs :
Reiji Hattori, Kyusyu University
Koji Kotani, Tohoku University

10:45-11:10 Ultrasonic Imaging Front-End Design for CMUT: a 3-Level 30Vpp Pulse-Shaping Pulser with Improved Efficiency and a Noise-Optimized Receiver
Kailiang Chen, Anantha Chandrakasan, Charles Sodini
MIT, United States
11:10-11:35 A Wirelessly Powered and Interrogated Blood Flow Monitoring Microsystem Fully Integrated with a Prosthetic Vascular Graft for Early Failure Detection
Jia Hao Cheong{1}, Chee Keong Ho{1}, Simon Sheung Yan Ng{1}, Rui-Feng Xue{1}, Hyouk-Kyu Cha{2}, Pradeep Basappa Khannur{1}, Xin Liu{1}, Andreas Astuti Lee{1}, Woo-Tae Park{2}, Li Shiah Lim{1}, Cairan He{1}, Minkyu Je{1}
{1}Institute of Microelectronics, A-STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore; {2}Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea, South
11:35-12:00 An Inductively Powered CMOS Multichannel Bionic Neural Link for Peripheral Nerve Function Restoration
Kian Ann Ng{3}, Xu Liu{3}, Jianming Zhao{3}, Shih-Cheng Yen{3}, Yong Ping Xu{3}, Ter Chyan Tan{2}, Minkyu Je{1}
{1}Institute of Microelectronic, Singapore; {2}National University Hospital, Singapore; {3}National University of Singapore, Singapore
12:00-12:25 100-Channel Wireless Neural Recording System with 54-Mb/S Data Link and 40%-Efficiency Power Link
Minkyu Je{1}, Kuang-Wei Cheng{1}, Xiaodan Zou{1}, Jia Hao Cheong{1}, Rui-Feng Xue{1}, Zhiming Chen{1}, Lei Yao{1}, Hyouk-Kyu Cha{1}, San Jeow Cheng{1}, Peng Li{1}, Lei Liu{2}, Luis Andia{1}
{1}Institute of Microelectronics, A-STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore; {2}Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
12:25-12:37 A Dynamic Impedance Matched Acupuncture-Type Diagnosis System with Concurrent Feedback of Physiological Signals
Kiseok Song, Sunjoo Hong, Taehwan Roh, Unsoo Ha, Hoi-Jun Yoo
KAIST, Korea, South
12:37-12:49 A Single-Chip Time-Interleaved 32-Channel Analog Beamformer for Ultrasound Medical Imaging
Ji-Yong Um, Jae-Hwan Kim, Eun-Woo Song, Yoon-Jee Kim, Jae-Yoon Sim, Hong-June Park
POSTECH, Korea, South

Session 8 : Low-Power Digital Communication and Multimedia SoCs

Co-Chairs :
Hirofumi Sumi, Sony
Donghyun Kim, Samsung Techwin

10:45-11:10 A 40 nm 535 Mbps Multiple Code-Rate Turbo Decoder Chip Using Reciprocal Dual Trellis
Chen Yang Lin, Cheng Chi Wong, Hsie Chia Chang
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
11:10-11:35 First (50,2,4) Nonbinary LDPC Convolutional Code Decoder Chip Over GF(256) in 90nm CMOS
Chia-Lung Lin, Chih-Lung Chen, Hsie-Chia Chang, Chen-Yi Lee
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
11:35-12:00 A Successive Cancellation Decoder ASIC for a 1024-Bit Polar Code in 180nm CMOS
Anadi Mishra{3}, Alexandre Raymond{1}, Luca Amaru{3}, Gabi Sarkis{1}, Camille Leroux{2}, Pascal Meinerzhagen{3}, Andreas Burg{3}, Warren Gross{1}
{1}McGill University, Montreal, Canada; {2}Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; {3}EPFL, Switzerland
12:00-12:25 Crisp-II: Coarse-Grained Reconfigurable Image Stream Processor for Image-Processing and Intelligent Operations in QFHD Video Cameras
Teng-Yuan Cheng, Liang-Gee Chen, Shao-Yi Chien
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
12:25-12:37 A Dynamic Resource Controller with Network-on-Chip for a 10.5nJ/Pixel Object Recognition Processor
Jinwook Oh, Injoon Hong, Gyeonghoon Kim, Junyoung Park, Hoi-Jun Yoo
KAIST, Korea, South
12:37-12:49 An 800Mhz Cryptographic Pairing Processor in 65nm CMOS
Yang Li, Jun Han, Shuai Wang, Dabing Fang, Xiaoyang Zeng
Fudan University, China

Session 9 : Power Management ICs

Co-Chairs :
Seung-Tak Ryu, KAIST
Po-Chiun Huang, National Tsing Hua University

13:50-14:15 A Package Bondwire Based 80% Efficiency 80MHz Fully-Integrated Buck Converter with Precise DCM Operation and Enhanced Light-Load Efficiency
Cheng Huang, Philip Mok
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
14:15-14:40 A Single-Inductor Dual-Output (SIDO) Converter with Switchable Digital-or-Analog Low-Dropout Regulator for Ripple Supression and High Efficiency Operation
Yu-Huei Lee{1}, Wei-Chung Chen{1}, Chao-Chang Chiu{1}, Kuan-Yu Chu{1}, Ke-Horng Chen{1}, Ying-Hsi Lin{2}, Chen-Chih Huang{2}, Chao-Cheng Lee{2}
{1}National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan; {2}Realtek Semiconductor,Taiwan
14:40-15:05 Automatic Loading Dectection (ALD) Technique for 92% High Efficiency Interleaving Power Factor Correction (PFC) Over a Wide Ouptut Power of 180W
Jen-Chieh Tsai
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, Taiwan
15:05-15:30 A Chip-Area-Efficient CMOS Low-Dropout Regulator Using Wide-Swing Voltage Buffer with Parabolic Adaptive Biasing for Portable Applications
Yonggen Liu, Chenchang Zhan, Lin Cheng, Wing-Hung Ki
HKUST, Hong Kong
15:30-15:55 A Low-Power and Low-Cost Digitally-Controlled Boost Led Driver IC for Backlights
Tak-Jun Oh, Ara Cho, Seok-Lip Ki, In-Chul Hwang
Kangwon National University, Korea, South

Session 10: Oversampling ADCs

Co-Chairs :
Takeshi Yoshida, Hiroshima University
Zhongyuan Chang, Shanghai Belling Co.

13:50-14:15 A 1.2V 64fJ/Conversion-Step Continuous-Time ΣΔ Modulator Using Asynchronous SAR Quantizer and Digital ΔΣ Truncator
Hung-Chieh Tsai, Chi-Lun Lo, Chen-Yen Ho, Yu-Hsin Lin
MediaTek Inc., Taiwan
14:15-14:40 A 7.5 mW 9 MHz CT ΔΣ Modulator in 65 nm CMOS with 69 dB SNDR and Reduced Sensitivity to Loop Delay Variations
Mattias Andersson{2}, Martin Anderson{1}, Lars Sundström{1}, Pietro Andreani{2}
{1}Ericsson AB, Sweden; {2}Lund University, Sweden
14:40-15:05 A 101 dB DR 1.1 mW Audio ΔΣ Modulator with Direct-Charge-Transfer Adder and Noise Shaping Enhancement
Tao Wang{1}, Wei Li{1}, Hirokazu Yoshizawa{2}, Mehmet Aslan{3}, Gabor C. Temes{1}
{1}Oregon State University, United States; {2}Saitama Institute of Technology, Japan; {3}Texas Instruments, United States
15:05-15:30 A 0.8 V 80.3 dB SNDR Stage-Shared ΔΣ Modulator with Chopper-Embedded Switched-Opamp for Biomedical Application
Chuan-Hung Hsiao, Wei-Lin Chen, Chih-Cheng Hsieh
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
15:30-15:55 A 22.4uW 80dB SNDR ΣΔ Modulator with Passive Analog Adder and SAR Quantizer for EMG Application
Zhijie Chen{2}, Yang Jiang{2}, Chenyan Cai{2}, He-Gong Wei{2}, Sai-Wen Sin{2}, Seng-Peng U{2}, Zhihua Wang{1}, Rui Paulo Martins{2}
{1}Tsinghua University, China; {2}University of Macau, Macau

Session 11: Milimeter Wave Circuits and Systems

Co-Chairs :
Minoru Fujishima, Hiroshima University
Huei Wang, National Taiwan University

13:50-14:15 A 245 GHz, 2.6mW/Pixel Antenna-Less CMOS Imager with 0.7fW/Hz05 Nep and 3.5m Backscattered Range
Adrian Tang, Hao Wu, Frank Chang
UCLA, United States
14:15-14:40 A 34.8%-PAE CMOS Transmitter Frontend for 24-GHz FMCW Radar Applications
Huan-Sheng Chen, Liang-Hung Lu
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
14:40-15:05 A 0.7V-to-1.0V 10.1 dBm-to-13.2 dBm 60-GHz Power Amplifier Using Digitally-Assisted LDO Considering HCI Issue
Rui Wu, Yuuki Tsukui, Ryo Minami, Kenichi Okada, Akira Matsuzawa
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
15:05-15:30 A 60 GHz Wideband Active Balun Using Magnitude and Phase Concurrent Correction Technique in 65nm CMOS
Shuo-Chun Chou, Fu-Chien Huang, Chorng-Kuang Wang
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
15:30-15:42 A 60GHz VCO with 25.8% Tuning Range by Switching Return-Path in 65nm CMOS
Wei Fei, Hao Yu, Kiat Seng Yeo, Wei Meng Lim
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
15:42-15:54 A 60GHz CMOS Rectifier with -27.5dBm Sensitivity for mm-Wave Power Detection
Shusuke Kawai, Toshiya Mitomo, Shigehito Saigusa
Toshiba, Japan

Session 12 : Clock Generation and Timing Circuits

Co-Chairs :
Johngsun Kim, Hongik University
Kibune Masaya, Fujitsu Laboratries

13:50-14:15 A Spread Spectrum Clock Generator Using Phase/Frequency Boosting with a Peak Power Reduction 14.6dB, RMS Jitter 1.45ps and Power 4.8mW/GHz for USB 3.0
Young-Ho Choi, Seong-Hwan Jeon, Byung-Sub Ki, Jae-Yoon Sim, Hong-June Park
POSTECH, Korea, South
14:15-14:40 A Multi-Phase Multi-Frequency Clock Generator Using Superharmonic Injection Locked Multipath Ring Oscillators As Frequency Dividers
Amr Hafez, Ming-Shuan Chen, Ken Yang
UCLA, United States
14:40-15:05 A High-Resolution Wide-Range Dual-Loop Digital Delay-Locked Loop Using a Hybrid Search Algorithm
Jongsun Kim, Sangwoo Han
Hongik University, Korea, South
15:05-15:30 An All-Digital Phase-Locked Loop with Dynamic Phase Control for Fast Locking
Yun-Chen Chuang, Sung-Lin Tsai, Cheng-En Liu, Tsung-Hsien Lin
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
15:30-15:42 A Cint-Less Type-II PLL with ΔΣ DAC Based Frequency Acquisition and Reduced Quantization Noise
Zhuo Zhang, Xican Chen, Woogeun Rhee, Zhihua Wang
Tsinghua University, China
15:42-15:54 Delay-Line Based Fast-Locking All-Digital Pulsewidth- Control Circuit with Programmable Duty Cycle
Jun-Ren Su, Te-Wen Liao, Chung-Chih Hung
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Session 13: SSD Memory and High Frequency Analog

Co-Chairs :
Yasuhiro Sugimoto, Cyuo University
Atsushi Kawasumi, Toshiba

16:10-16:35 Vset/Reset and Vpgm Generator Without Boosting Dead Time for 3D-ReRAM and NAND Flash Hybrid Solid-State Drives
Teruyoshi Hatanaka{2}, Ken Takeuchi{1}
{1}Chuo University, Japan; {2}Chuo University, The University of Tokyo, Japan
16:35-17:00 An Integrated Variable Positive/Negative Temperature Coefficient Read Reference Generator for MLC PCM/NAND Hybrid 3D SSD
Kousuke Miyaji{1}, Koh Johguchi{1}, Kazuhide Higuchi{2}, Ken Takeuchi{1}
{1}Chuo University, Japan; {2}University of Tokyo, Japan
17:00-17:25 A 5.8GHz Digital Arbitrary Phase-Setting Type II PLL in 65nm CMOS with 2.25deg Resolution
Li Li{2}, Mark Ferriss{1}, Michael Flynn{2}
{1}IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, United States; {2}University of Michigan, United States
17:25-17:50 A 0.5V GFSK 200uW Limiter/Demodulator with Bulk-Driven Technique for Low-IF Bluetooth
Chang Ming Lai, Meng Hung Shen, Yi Shuan Wu, Po-Chiun Huang
National Tsing Hua university, Taiwan
17:50-18:02 Wireless Wafer Probing for on-Chip Analog Voltage Measurement
Dae Young Lee, David Wentzloff, John Hayes
University of Michigan, United States

Session 14: Ultra Low-Power Circuits for Emerging Communication System

Co-Chairs :
Jerald Yoo, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
Seungjun Lee, Ewha Womans University

16:10-16:35 Photovoltaic-Assisted CMOS Rectifier Circuit for Synergistic Energy Harvesting from Ambient Radio Wave
Koji Kotani, Takumi Bando, Yuki Sasaki
Tohoku University, Japan
16:35-17:00 A 45uW Injection-Locked FSK Wake-Up Receiver for Crystal-Less Wireless Body-Area-Network
Joonsung Bae, Hoi-Jun Yoo
KAIST, Korea, South
17:00-17:25 A 2.4/5.8 GHz 10 µW Wake-Up Receiver with -65/-50 dBm Sensitivity Using Direct Active RF Detection
Kuang-Wei Cheng{2}, Xin Liu{1}, Minkyu Je{1}
{1}Institute of Microelectronics, Singapore; {2}National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
17:25-17:50 An Asymmetrical QPSK/OOK Transceiver SoC and 15:1 JPEG Encoder IC for Multifunction Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
Yuan Gao{2}, San Jeow Cheng{2}, Wei Da Toh{2}, Yuen Sam Kwok{1}, Xi Chen{1}, Wai-Meng Mok{1}, Htun Htun Win{1}, Bin Zhao{2}, Yuanjin Zheng{2}, Sumei Sun{1}, Minkyu Je{2}, Chun-Huat Heng{3}
{1}Institute for Infocomm Research, ASTAR, Singapore; {2}Institute of Microelectronics, ASTAR, Singapore; {3}National University of Singapore, Singapore
17:50-18:02 A QPSK/16-QAM OFDM-Based 29.1Mbps LINC Transmitter for Body Channel Communication
Ping-Yuan Tsai{2}, Jen-Shin Chang{2}, Tsan-Wen Chen{1}, Chen-Yi Lee{2}
{1}MediaTek, Taiwan; {2}National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan
18:02-18:14 Continuous-Time High-Precision IR-UWB Ranging-System in 90 nm CMOS
Shanthi Sudalaiyandi, Håkon André Hjortland, Tuan-Anh Vu, Øivind Næss, Tor Sverre Lande
University of Oslo, Norway

Session 15 : VCO and PLL

Co-Chairs :
Julien Ryckaert, IMEC
Baoyong Chi, Tsihghhua University

16:10-16:35 A 0.38 mm2, 10MHz-6.6 GHz Quadrature Frequency Synthesizer Using Fractional-N- Injection-Locked Technique
Wei Deng, Ahmed Musa, Kenichi Okada, Akira Matsuzawa
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
16:35-17:00 A 0.5-V 5.5-GHz Class-C-VCO-Based PLL with Ultra-Low-Power ILFD in 65 nm CMOS
Sho Ikeda, Tatsuya Kamimura, Sangyeop Lee, Norifumi Kanemaru, Hiroyuki Ito, Noboru Ishihara, Kazuya Masu
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
17:00-17:25 An Energy-Efficient 2.4-GHz PSK/16-QAM Transmitter
Chun-Yu Lin{1}, Yao-Hong Liu{2}, Chang-Tsung Fu{3}, Hasnain Lakdawala{3}, Tsung-Hsien Lin{1}
{1}National Taiwan University, Taiwan, Taiwan; {2}imec iV Holst Centre, Eindhoven, Netherlands; {3}Intel, United States
17:25-17:50 Heterogeneous Coupled Ring Oscillator Arrays for Reduced Phase Noise at Lower Power Consumption
Prashant Dubey{2}, Didier Belot{2}, Shouri Chatterjee{1}
{1}IIT Delhi, India; {2}STMicroelectronics, France
17:50-18:02 A Low Voltage Sub 300uW 2.5GHz Current Reuse VCO
Mazhareddin Taghivand{1}, Mohammad Mahdi Ghahramani{2}, Michael Flynn{2}
{1}Stanford University, Qualcomm Atheros, United States; {2}University of Michigan, United States
18:02-18:14 4 GHz Locking Range and 0.19 pJ Low-Enegy Differential Dual-Modulus 10/11 Prescaler
Takeshi Mitsunaka{2}, Masafumi Yamanoue{2}, Kunihiko Iizuka{2}, Minoru Fujishima{1}
{1}Hiroshima University, Japan; {2}SHARP, Japan

Session 16 : Low-Power SoCs and Circuits

Co-Chairs :
Zhiyi Yu, Fudan University
Chenyi Lee, National Chiaotung University

16:10-16:35 Real-Time Instruction-Cycle-Based Dynamic Voltage Scaling (iDVS) Power Management for Low-Power Digital Signal Processor (DSP) with 53% Energy Savings
Shen-Yu Peng
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
16:35-17:00 Ultra-Low-Energy Near-Threshold Biomedical Signal Processor for Versatile Wireless Health Monitoring
Xin Liu, Jun Zhou, Xiongfei Liao, Chao Wang, Jianwen Luo, Mohammad Madihian, Minkyu Je
Institute of Microelectronics, Singapore
17:00-17:25 Performance and Side-Channel Attack Analysis of a Self Synchronous Montgomery Multiplier Processing Element for RSA in 40nm CMOS
Benjamin Devlin{2}, Hiroshi Ueki{1}, Shintaro Mori{1}, Shigenori Miyauchi{1}, Makoto Ikeda{2}, Kunihiro Asada{2}
{1}Renesas Electronics, Japan; {2}The University of Tokyo, Japan
17:25-17:50 A Body Bias Generator Compatible with Cell-Based Design Flow for Within-Die Variability Compensation
Norihiro Kamae, Akira Tsuchiya, Hidetoshi Onodera
Kyoto University, Japan
17:50-18:15 Self-Test Methodology and Structures for Pre-Bond TSV Testing in 3D-IC System
Chao Wang, Jun Zhou, Bin Zhao, Xin Liu, Minkyu Je
Institute of Microeletronics, Singapore