• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 나노미티 기술에서 HCI와 BTI와 같은 노화 현상에 의해 야기되는 MOSFET 디지털 회로의 실패를 정확히 예측을 위한 플립플롭 기반의 온-칩 노화 센싱 회로를 제안한다. 제안된 센싱 회로는 순차회로의 가드밴드 (guardband) 위반에 대한 경고를 나타내는 타이밍 윈도우를 이용해서 노화에 의한 회로의 동작 실패 전에 경고 비트를 발생한다. 발생된 비트는 고신뢰의 시스템 설계를 위한 적응형 셀프-튜닝 방법에서 제어 신호로 사용될 것이다. 노화 센싱 회로는 0.11um CMOS 기술을 사용해서 구현되었고, 파워-게이팅 구조를 가지는 $4{\times}4$ 곱셈기에 의해서 평가되었다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.292-296
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• 2017

It has become ever harder to design reliable circuits with each nanometer technology node under normal operation conditions, a transistor device can be affected by various aging effects resulting in performance degradation and eventually design failure. The reliability (aging) effect has traditionally been the area of process engineers. However, in the future, even the smallest of variations can slow down a transistor's switching speed, and an aging device may not perform adequately at a very low voltage. Because of such dilemmas, the transistor aging is emerging as a circuit designer's problem. Therefore, in this paper, the impact of aging effects on the delay and power dissipation of digital circuits by using nanomneter MOSFET power gating structure has been analyzed.. Based on this analyzed aging models, a reliable digital circuits can be designed.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.476-482
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• 2009

This paper describes the development of capacitive sensor for the diagnosis of liquid dielectrics, which is widely used as the electrical insulating oil of transformer, circuit breaker, cable and etc. To survey the dielectric properties of the virgin and aged electrical insulating oils, we utilized the highly precise measuring system, using the principle of cross capacitance. The measured properties were used to determine the design factors of the sensor. Then the factors were optimized with the help of computational analysis. To evaluate diagnosis by the sensor, we performed accelerated thermal aging test about electrical insulating oils. The condition of aged specimens were investigated by measurements of relative permittivity i.e. capacitance change by capacitive sensor. And to evaluate the hysteresis characteristics with the change of temperature, we constructed a testing system, which was composed with vacuum drying oven, oil chamber and measuring instruments, such as LCR meter, MUX and so forth. Through the results of this investigation, we confirmed the superior characteristics of the newly developed sensor.

• 센서학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2019

As CMOS technology scales down, reliability is becoming an important concern for VLSI designers. This paper analyzes gate-oxide breakdowns (i.e., the time-dependent dielectric-breakdown (TDDB) aging effect) as a reliability issue for combinational circuits with 45-nm technology. This paper shows simulation results for the noise margin, delay, and power using a single inverter-chain circuit, as well as the International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)'85 benchmark circuits. The delay and power variations in the presence of TDDB are also discussed in the paper. Finally, we propose a novel method to compensate for the logic failure due to dielectric breakdowns: We used a higher supply voltage and a negative ground voltage for the circuit. The proposed method was verified using the ISCAS'85 benchmark circuits.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 2011

The insufflators in endoscopic surgery supply carbon dioxide to make the air-filled cavity in the abdomen. It contains many kinds of pneumatic and electronic parts and they are connected with the air tubes and electrical wires. The printed circuit boards (PCB) perform wiring, holding and cooling tasks in electronic systems. In this study, the PCB is used as the air channel for insufflators to decrease the cost, volume, and the malfunction according to aging of the device. Three layers of PCB made of FR4 are combined with prepreg as adhesive which has the internal airway channel according to the design. By mounting the pressure sensors and valves, the PCB based fluidic system is implemented. After calibration of flow sensor, the flow rate of the gas also can be measured. The climate test, temperature test, and biocompatibility test showed this idea can be used in insufflators for laparoscopic surgery.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2014

센서 시스템과 같은 저전력 설계를 요구하는 시스템에서 기존의 동기방식의 회로는 낮은 전압에서 지연(delay)이 급격히 증가하여 시스템의 전체 성능을 유지할 수 없을 뿐만 아니라, 공정, 전압, 온도 변이 (PVT variation), 노화 등에 크게 영향을 받아서 올바른 동작을 기대할 수 없다. 따라서, 신뢰할 수 있는 초저전력 설계에서 비동기 회로가 스케일링 이슈를 해결할 수 있는 방법으로 최근 다시 고려되고 있다. 그러나, 디지털 시스템에서 동기회로를 NCL 회로로 모두 대체하는 것은 쉽지가 않기때문에 동기회로와 비동기 회로 사이의 연결이 꼭 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 동기회로와 비동기 회로를 연결할 수 있는 새로운 설계방법을 보이고, 0.18um 공정기술을 사용한 $4{\times}4$ 곱셈기를 사용해서 검증을 하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2022

매년 날씨가 추워지는 동절기에는 전기 사용량이 급증하는 특징을 보인다. 많은 전기를 사용하면서 인구 밀도가 높은 시장, 목욕탕, 아파트 등의 건물들의 전기 시설의 누전으로 인해 화재 발생이 늘어나고 있다. 이러한 누전화재의 원인은 대부분 전선의 노후화로 인해 사용량이 증가되어 과도하게 걸리는 부하를 견디지 못하고 전선피복이 녹아내려 주변의 발화물질로 인하여 발생하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 과부하센서, VoC센서, 과열센서로 구성된 복합 센서를 통해 전선에 발생하는 부하 및 과열을 측정하며, 이 때 발생된 유독가스를 검출하고 게이트웨이를 활용하여 서버에 로깅하는 시스템을 구현한다. 이를 바탕으로 빅데이터 분석을 진행하여 실시간으로 전기화재를 예측, 경보 및 차단이 가능한 플랫폼과 모의 화재발생 실험이 가능한 시뮬레이터를 개발한다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제64권3호
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• pp.485-491
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• 2015

This paper shows the design improvement and test model of FAU (Frequency Analysis Unit) in PDD (Partial Discharge Diagnosis system) for 800kV GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear). We found some problems during operation of previous FAU, such as the aging of fiber-optic converter that can cause communication error, the malfunction of signal analysis circuit etc. And then we solved those problems by design improvement and verified the performance through type test. To monitor partial discharge, the performance of UHF sensor is important but the performance of frequency analysis unit is also very important. So we solved communication error, the malfunction of signal analysis circuit and then increased the operation reliability of FAU by improving fiber-optic converter and signal analysis circuit. Accredited testing laboratory carried out the performance verification test according to performance test criteria and procedure of reliability test standards, IEC-60225, 61000 and 60068 etc. We confirmed the test results which correspond with the performance test criteria.

• 센서학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.115-122
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• 1997

집적된 수동소자의 변동에 의한 RC 시상수 변동을 보정하는 on-chip 자동 보정(tuning)회로를 제안된 적분레벨 근사화 기법을 이용하여 설계하였다. 이 방법은 기존의 이중경사 보정회로가 갖는 결점인 미발생 코드 존재와 오류코드 발생을 해결할 수 있으며, 보정코드가 정상적인 동작을 할 때는 고정되기 때문에 집적회로에서 처리되는 신호의 변조를 유발하지 않는다. 이 보정회로는 적분기와 간단한 A/D 변환기 및 디지탈 제어 회로로 구성되며, 집적회로내의 모든 커패시터는 커패시터 열로 대체된 후 설정된 RC 시상수를 유지하도록 보정회로에 의해서 프로그램 된다. 설계된 자동 보정회로에 의하여 ${\pm}50%$의 시상수 변동율을 갖는 집적 시스템의 RC 시상수 오차범위는 4비트 보정로드의 경우 $-9.74{\sim}+9.69%$로 측정되었다.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2022

Currently, Korea is an aging society and is expected to become a super-aged society in about four years. X-ray devices are widely used for early diagnosis in hospitals, and many X-ray technologies are being developed. The development of X-ray device technology is important, but it is also important to increase the reliability of the device through accurate data management. Sensor nodes such as temperature, voltage, and current of the diagnosis device may malfunction or transmit inaccurate data due to various causes such as failure or power outage. Therefore, in this study, the temperature, tube voltage, and tube current data related to each sensor and detection circuit of the diagnostic X-ray imaging device were measured and analyzed. Based on QC data, device failure prediction and diagnosis algorithms were designed and performed. The fault diagnosis algorithm can configure a simulator capable of setting user parameter values, displaying sensor output graphs, and displaying signs of sensor abnormalities, and can check the detection results when each sensor is operating normally and when the sensor is abnormal. It is judged that efficient device management and diagnosis is possible because it monitors abnormal data values (temperature, voltage, current) in real time and automatically diagnoses failures by feeding back the abnormal values detected at each stage. Although this algorithm cannot predict all failures related to temperature, voltage, and current of diagnostic X-ray imaging devices, it can detect temperature rise, bouncing values, device physical limits, input/output values, and radiation-related anomalies. exposure. If a value exceeding the maximum variation value of each data occurs, it is judged that it will be possible to check and respond in preparation for device failure. If a device's sensor fails, unexpected accidents may occur, increasing costs and risks, and regular maintenance cannot cope with all errors or failures. Therefore, since real-time maintenance through continuous data monitoring is possible, reliability improvement, maintenance cost reduction, and efficient management of equipment are expected to be possible.