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17 Technical Citations On Our Journal Article Predicting The Challenges Of Ultra Deep Submicron CMOS Technologies

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This piece was written in 2006 and was well received in the technical community. It has been been published in IEEE Potentials. In it, we predicted the challenges of the ultra deep submicron CMOS technologies. Then we offered roadmaps to solving them. We just checked today; 17 people have cited it. Notice that due to how Google Scholar works, there are usually more citations than recorded. A single mistake in the title or the way the name is written will throw Google algorithms into limbo. But even the 17 is not bad. To get cited in a technical journal is not a piece of cake or ice cream. This is the original paper in case you want to read. In it, we modeled the transistor down to the 64nm CMOS when it was just coming. In short, this work was one of the earliest to have done it.

Power dissipation sources and possible control techniques in ultra deep submicron CMOS technologies

[PDF] from afrit.org N Ekekwe… – Microelectronics journal, 2006 – Elsevier
As technology scales down into the ultra deep-submicron (UDSM) region, the static power dissipations
grow exponentially and become an increasingly dominant component of the total power dissipation
in CMOS circuits. With increase in gate leakage current resulting from thinner gate oxides
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Power-aware real-time scheduling upon identical multiprocessor platforms

[PDF] from psu.eduV Nélis, J Goossens, R Devillers… – … Conference on Sensor …, 2008 – computer.org
In this paper, we address the power-aware scheduling of sporadic constrained-deadline hard
real-time tasks us- ing dynamic voltage scaling upon multiprocessor platforms. We propose two
distinct algorithms. Our first algorithm is an off-line speed determination mechanism which

A 5-bits precision CMOS bandgap reference with on-chip bi-directional resistance trimming

N Ekekwe… – Circuits and Systems, 2008 …, 2008 – ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ndubuisi Ekekwe, Ralph Etienne-Cummings Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD, USA {nekekwe1, retienne} @jhu.edu Abstract—This
paper presents the design and implementation of a high precision CMOS bandgap

Power-Aware Real-Time Scheduling upon Dual CPU Type Multiprocessor Platforms

[PDF] from ulb.ac.beJ Goossens, D Milojevic… – Principles of Distributed Systems, 2008 – Springer
Abstract. Nowadays, most of the energy-aware real-time scheduling al- gorithms belong to the
DVFS (Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling) framework. These DVFS algorithms are usually
efficient but, in addition to often consider unrealistic assumptions: they do not take into

Power Dissipation Associated to Internal Effect Transitions in Static CMOS Gates

[PDF] from us.esA Millan, J Juan, M Bellido, D Guerrero… – Integrated Circuit and …, 2009 – Springer
Power consumption has become a key issue in UDSM technologies (0.25 ?m and lower
[1][2]) due to an increasing demand for portable battery-powered appli- ances and the durability
and reliability problems associated with the high power densities, which need to be

Integrated silicon waveguide for intra-chip communication: A practical experience

N Ekekwe – … , 2007 International Students and Young Scientists …, 2007 – ieeexplore.ieee.org
I. INTRODUCTION Advances in technology applications have brought a need for faster computing
performance. Through continuous transistor scaling, this speed has consistently increased in
the last four decades. With increase in interconnect delay, power dissipation and

[HTML] Novel Circuit Technique for Reduction of Leakage Current in Series/Parallel PMOS/NMOS Transistor Stack

V Neema, SS Chouhan… – IETE Journal of Research, 2010 – jr.ietejournals.org
Stacking of MOS transistors is used for minimization of leakage current in nano-scale Complementary
Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) circuits. Stack arrangement of P-Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor
(PMOS) is preferred over N-Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor (NMOS) because value
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Power Dissipation Associated to Internal Effect Transitions in Static CMOS Gates

A Millan, J Juan, MJ Bellido… – Integrated circuit and …, 2009 – books.google.com
Power Dissipation Associated to Internal Effect Transitions in Static CMOS Gates Alejandro
Millan, Jorge Juan, Manuel J. Bellido, David Guerrero, Paulino Ruiz-de-Clavijo, and Julian Viejo
Grupo ID2 (Investigation y Desarrollo Digital) ETSI Informatica (Tec. Electronica)
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Analytical model of short-channel gate enclosed transistors using Green functions

P López, J Hauer, B Blanco-Filgueira… – Solid-State Electronics, 2009 – Elsevier
The impact of the layout style on the performance of CMOS circuits and devices is a well-known
fact with maximum relevance on the design of radiation-tolerant devices. Using conventional
transistors, positive charge trapping that accumulates in the oxide bordering the transistor
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Novel circuit technique for reduction of active drain current in low leakage digital VLSI circuits

V Neema, S Chouhan… – Proceedings of the International …, 2010 – portal.acm.org
INTRODUCTION Active drain current is the current that flows from VDD when the transistor is
in ‘ON’ state[2]. This current is contributing for the output logic levels as well as main cause of
power dissipation [1]. When the circuit is in active mode due to drain current two types of
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Design of CMOS Energy Efficient Single Bit Full Adders

M Kumar, S Pandey… – High Performance Architecture and Grid …, 2011 – Springer
A. Mantri et al. (Eds.): HPAGC 2011, CCIS 169, pp. 159–168, 2011. © Springer-Verlag Berlin
Heidelberg 2011 Design of CMOS Energy Efficient Single Bit Full Adders Manoj
Kumar1, Sujata Pandey2, and Sandeep K. Arya1 1 Department of Electronics &
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Advancement in Nanoscale CMOS Device Design En Route to Ultra-Low-Power Applications

D Subhra, P Manisha… – VLSI Design, 2011 – hindawi.com
In recent years, the demand for power sensitive designs has grown significantly due to the fast
growth of battery-operated portable applications. As the technology scaling continues
unabated, subthreshold device design has gained a lot of attention due to the low-power
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An algorithm for reducing leakage power dissipation in combinational digital designs using dual threshold voltages

N Chabini… – Multimedia Computing and Systems (ICMCS … – ieeexplore.ieee.org
Abstract — For CMOS-based nanometer technology, leakage power dissipation became an
important issue in low power design. An approach to deal with this problem for timing constrained
digital designs is to use dual threshold voltages. A low threshold voltage is used for

[PDF] Advancement in Nanoscale CMOS Device Design En Route to Ultra-Low-Power Applications

S Dhar, M Pattanaik… – 2011 – downloads.hindawi.com
Hindawi Publishing Corporation VLSI Design Volume 2011, Article ID 178516, 19 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/178516 Advancement in Nanoscale CMOS Device Design En Route to
Subhra Dhar,1 Manisha Pattanaik,1 and Poolla Rajaram2
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[PDF] Asynchronous Digital Design in Nanometer CMOS Microelectronics Education

[PDF] from eda-publishing.orgN Ekekwe… – eda-publishing.org
ABSTRACT The invention of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology
has revolutionized the modern industry. But as it scales into the nanometer regime; it faces numerous
challenges on performance and reliability owing to increased interconnect noise, power
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[PDF] Level shifter for low power applications with body bias technique

M Kumar, SK Arya… – International Journal of Engineering, Science – ajol.info
Page 1. MultiCraft International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology Vol. 2, No. 6,
2010, pp. 297-305 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY www.ijest-ng.com © 2010 MultiCraft Limited. All rights reserved
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Novel circuit technique for reduction of active drain current in series/parallel PMOS transistors stack

V Neema, SS Chouhan… – Electronic Devices, Systems and … – ieeexplore.ieee.org
Abstract— Stacking of MOS transistors [1] is used for minimization of standby current in
Nano-scale CMOS circuits. Stacking of PMOS is preferred over NMOS because value of active
drain current in PMOS is less than NMOS. It results because of mobility of holes in PMOS
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[PDF] EXPLORATION OF NOVEL ARCHITECTURES FOR REDUCTION OF POWER AND ENHANCED PERFORMANCE OF BOOTH MULTIPLIERS

P MISHRA, HN Shankar, RR Shetty… – International Journal of …, 2010 – ijest.info
Abstract: In this paper, we characterize novel architectures for low power and enhanced performance
of multi-bit encoded booth multipliers. The proposed architectures aim at reducing the switching
activity and the critical path delay to improve the performance of the multiplier. We
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AOL Advert Revenue Not Yet Uhuru For The Struggling Giant – Reduces Annual Earning Forecast

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The old giant that once ruled the Internet age is still struggling. AOL was able to increase advertising sales in the second quarter of 2011, first time that has happened in about three years. Unfortunately, that was not enough to stop the slide that has occurred mainly because subscribers are not renewing AOL web-access subscription services which generate more revenue for it. Based on that, investors punished the stock.

 

AOL stock  went down to $10.06 but has since recovered to about $11.78. Of course the general market is downbeat owing to the U.S. credit downgrade and the Euro sovereign debts. After they announced a reduced annual earnings forecast along with this loss dominated by the erosion of paid members in their services, AOL is seeing a new stock price it has never seen since it was spun off from Time Warner in 2009. That $10.06 was a new low for the old giant.

 

The company recently bought Huffington Post, TechCrunch and continues to expand its Patch hyperlocal news sites as it hopes to bring advertisers with better and expanded online continent. They need to do that fast because if they hope to save the job of Tim Armstrong, AOL CEO, that has to happen quickly.

Microscale Unveils TV Set Box – Turn Your TV Into An Android Computer

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Microscale Kaduna has announced that its  TV set Box which has been in development for over 6 months is now ready for the market.

 

The product is meant to be attached to a Flat screen (LCD or LED) TV with HDMI interface. It will turn a TV into an android based computer with lots of media and internet applications.

 

Some of the features include

 

  • Features a high performance Samsung Arm Cortex A8 CPU
  • Support for most Video and Audio formats including flash
  • A very interactive user interface featuring a powerful remote control which can be used for browsing, scrolling and typing on the onscreen keyboard
  • support for android Market and other apps such as email, office, games etc
  • three USB interfaces with support for external storage including harddisks, pendrives etc
  • internet connectivity by wifi or rj45

 

Price is 35000 naira only.

ZTE Racer Review – A Compact, Affordable And Portable Smartphone

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In a word or two

The ZTE Racer is a compact and capable budget Android device, ideal for first-time smartphone users.

 

The Design

The ZTE Racer manages to live up to its name when it comes to design. The simple, all-black case is complemented by a chrome-effect strip beneath the screen for making and ending calls. Light and small, the Racer does have a slightly cheap feel to it – it is not a weighty high-end smartphone like the iPhone 4, for example – and yet it still looks neat. And if you’re a fan of light handsets, you’ll enjoy the 100g status of the Racer.

 

 

With a 2.8 inch touchscreen, you can type and interact directly onscreen on the ZTE Racer. ZTE naturally needed to make cut-backs to keep the price of this phone so affordable, and the screen is one of these areas – the screen uses resistive rather than capacitive technology. This can make confident presses of small links a bit tricky but overall, once you’re used to handling the mobile, you shouldn’t encounter many typing mistakes. The screen automatically flips to landscape mode when you turn the Racer on its side, making the QWERTY keyboard more spacious and the keys easier to press accurately.

 

ZTE Racer Specifications

The design of the ZTE Racer isn’t the only neat aspect of this phone. Combining communication with entertainment, the Racer lets you stay in touch with friends and enjoy simple features too – all for around £100 on Pay As You Go through Three. The phone comes with pre-installed apps for Facebook, Twitter, Swype and Windows Live Messenger so you can chat with friends verbally and online practically for free. When you make Skype-to-Skype calls or 3-to3 calls, these won’t cost you a penny. Similarly, the social networking and instant messaging can be accessed easily using either the Wi-Fi or 3G connectivity.

 

 

Run on the Android 2.1 platform, the ZTE Racer comes with Google features too including Maps for navigating your way. There is also Google Mail onboard so you can email as well as instant message friends and family.

 

 

For a budget device, the 3.2-megapixel camera is decent. The fact the Racer is so small and portable enhances this feature as you will likely have your phone to-hand whenever a photo opportunity presents itself. Although there is no flash so you can only take images when the lighting’s good enough, having a better-than-average camera included is a bonus.

 

 

There is also the option to listen to music on the ZTE Racer, whether you select your own songs transferred from your PC or downloaded onto the phone, or the FM radio. And with a battery that supports up to 200 hours on standby or up to 3.5 hours of talk time, you will be able to take your Racer with you and not worry about the battery draining too quickly.

 

Considerations

It is a shame the screen is resistive and not capacitive.

 

Verdict

For a cheap Android, the ZTE Racer has a stylish design and some advanced features for mobile communication and entertainment. If budget is a factor for you, the Racer is worth considering – you’ll be pleasantly surprised by this handset.

 

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Microscale Embedded Is Training On Matlab In Kaduna

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Microscale Embedded is training on Matlab in Kaduna. Matlab, from Mathworks, is essentially the language of technical computing. It is one of the mostly used tools for engineering data analysis in the world.

It is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables users  to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran.

The program is scheduled as follows:

Date: 15th – 18th August 2011.
Fee – N40,000

Venue: Microscale Embedded Training School in Kaduna

Contact: Call: 07052480034 or email info@microscale-embedded.com

After attending this course you will be able to
1. Use MATLAB technical computing environment
2. Develop applications using MATLAB
3. Perform complex analysis
4. Program using matlab
5. Develop robust user interface within a short time
6. Train others to use matlab

Tutor:  Olakunle Elijah, BEng, PGCert Uk, MSc Uk