• Journal of Semiconductor Engineering
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2020

An instrumentation amplifier (IA) and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) are essential circuit blocks for accurate and robust sensor readout systems. This paper introduces recent advances in radiation-hardening by design (RHBD) techniques applied for the sensor readout integrated circuits (IC), e.g., the three-op-amp IA and the successive-approximation register (SAR) ADC, operating against total ionizing dose (TID) and singe event effect (SEE) in harsh radiation environments. The radiation-hardened IA utilized TID monitoring and adaptive reference control to compensate for transistor parameter variations due to radiation effects. The radiation-hardened SAR ADC adopts delay-based double-feedback flip-flops to prevent soft errors which flips the data bits. Radiation-hardened IA and ADC were verified through compact model simulation, and fabricated CMOS chips were measured in radiation facilities to confirm their radiation tolerance.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.380-386
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• 2016

This paper presents a compact and low-power on-chip touch sensor and readout circuit using shunt proximity touch sensor and its design scheme. In the proposed touch sensor readout circuit, the touch panel condition depending on the proximity of the finger is directly converted into the corresponding voltage level without additional signal conditioning procedures. Furthermore, the additional circuitry including the comparator and the flip-flop does not consume any static current, which leads to a low-power design scheme. A new prototype touch sensor readout integrated circuit was fabricated using complementally metal oxide silicon (CMOS) $0.18{\mu}m$ technology with core area of $0.032mm^2$ and total current of $125{\mu}A$. Our measurement result shows that an actual 10.4 inches capacitive type touch screen panel (TSP) can detect the finger size from 0 to 1.52 mm, sharply.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.221-224
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• 2012

We propose a Readout Integrated Circuit (ROIC), which applies a fixed current bias sensing method to the input stage in order to simplify the circuit structure and the infrared sensor characteristic control. For the sample-and-hold stage to display and control a signal detected by the infrared sensor using a two-dimensional (2D) focal plane array, a differential delta sampling (DDS) circuit is proposed, which effectively removes the FPN. In addition, the output characteristic is improved to have wider bandwidth and higher gain by applying a two-stage variable gain amplifier (VGA). The output characteristic of the proposed device was 23.91 mV/$^{\circ}C$, and the linearity error rate was less than 0.22%. After checking the performance of the ROIC using HSPICE simulation, the chip was manufactured and measured using the SMIC 0.35 um standard CMOS process to confirm that the simulation results from the actual design are in good agreement with the measurement results.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.251-256
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• 2004

적외선 소자로부터 생성되는 신호와의 비교에 의한 잡음 특성의 향상, 즉 좋은 영상을 얻기 위해서 적외선 영상신호 취득회로(ROIC)에서는 안정적인 기준 전압원이 필요하다. 본 논문은 극저온인 77K에서 동작하는 적외선 영상신호 취득회로(readout integrated circuit)를 위한 밴드갭 기준회로에 대해서 제안하고 있다. 기본에 발표된 대부분의 밴드갭 기준회로는 실온에서 동작하는 것이며, 액체질소 온도 77K에서 동작하는 적외선 영상 ROIC에는 적합하지 않다. 본 논문에서는 극저온에서 동작하는 밴드갭 기준회로 설계를 위하여, 온도변화에 따른 사용되는 소자들의 parameter에 대한 특성을 살펴본 후, 이러한 특성들을 고려하여 밴드갭 기준 회로를 제안하였으며 이것은 그 실용 가능성을 입증하고 있다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제53권11호
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• pp.48-55
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• 2016

노트북, 테블릿 PC 및 스마트폰 등의 휴대 기기를 위한 디스플레이의 전력소모를 낮추기 위해, 주변 밝기에 따라서 디스플레이의 밝기를 조정할 수 있는 광 센서 시스템을 연구하였다. 또한, 휴대 기기의 복잡도와 비용에 크게 영향을 주지 않도록, 광 센서 시스템을 디스플레이 패널에 일체형으로 구현하고자 했으며, 이를 위해서 저온 다결정 실리콘 박막트렌지스터를 이용하여 패널에 광 센서와 신호취득 회로를 집적하고자 했다. 주변 밝기를 감지하는 광 센서의 패널 간 편차를 별도의 공정 설비없이 신뢰성 있게 보정할 수 있도록, 새로운 보정 방식을 제안하였다. 이와 더불어 최종 데이터를 디지털화하기 위한 아날로그-디지털 변환기를 포함한 신호취득 회로를 제안하고 검증하였다. 제안하는 회로는 집적하기에 적합하도록 간단한 구동 신호로 동작되며, 인식 가능한 입력 밝기는 10에서 10,000 lux까지이다. 제안하는 신호취득 회로의 신호취득 주파수는 100Hz이며, 20개의 출력 레벨에 대한 최대 차등 불균일 오차는 0.5 LSB 이하이다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2009

휴대용 기기의 소비 전력을 낮추고 영상의 질을 개선하기 위해, 주변 밝기에 따라서 LCD 모듈의 백라이트를 조정하는 방법을 사용할 수 있다. 이를 효과적으로 구현하기 위해서 LCD 패널에 광 센서와 신호취득 회로를 집적하고자 했으며, LTPS TFT 공정을 이용하여 설계했다. 서로 다른 LCD 패널의 광 센서에 대한 특성 편차를 보정하기 위해 새로운 개념의 start-up 보정 방식을 제안하였다. 이와 더불어 광 전류 정보를 디지털 형태로 전달하기 위해 time-to-digital 방식을 사용하였으며, 이를 start-up 보정 방식과 효과적으로 결합하는 dual slope 보정 방법을 제안하였다. LTPS TFT 공정을 이용하여 최종적인 신호취득 회로를 구현하고자, 간단하고 안정적인 회로 구조와 타이밍을 제안하고 설계 및 검증을 진행했다. 설계한 신호취득 회로는 별도의 검사 설비 없이 광 센서 편차의 보정이 가능하며, 60dB 범위의 입력 광에 대해 10배수 구간 마다 4 단계의 디지털 데이터를 출력한다. 신호취득 속도는 100Hz이며, 디지털 변환의 선형 오차는 18% 미만이다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.475-483
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• 2007

This paper proposes a readout integrated circuit (ROIC) for $32{\times}32$ infrared focal plane array (IRFPA) detector, which consist of reference resistor, detector resistor, reset switch, integrated capacitor and operational amplifier. Proposed ROIC is designed using $0.35{\;}{\mu}m$ 2P-4M (double poly four metal) n-well CMOS process parameters. Low noise folded cascode operational amplifier which is a key element in the ROIC showed 12.8 MHz unity-gain bandwidth and open-gain 89 dB, phase margin $67^{\circ}$, SNR 82 dB. From proposed circuit, we gained output voltage variation ${\Delta}17{\};mV/^{\circ}C$ when the detector resistor varied according to the temperature.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.793-799
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• 2016

A multi-purpose sensor interface that provides dual-mode operation of fingerprint sensing and physiological signal detection is presented. The dual-mode sensing capability is achieved by utilizing inter-pixel shielding patterns as capacitive amplifier's input electrodes. A prototype readout circuit including a fingerprint panel for feasibility verification was fabricated in a $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS process. A single-channel readout circuit was implemented and multiplexed to scan two-dimensional fingerprint pixels, where adaptive calibration capability against pixel-capacitance variations was also implemented. Feasibility of the proposed multi-purpose interface was experimentally verified keeping low-power consumption less than 1.9 mW under a 3.3 V supply.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2003

We designed and constructed integrated 3-channel flux-locked-loop (FLL) electronic system for the control and readout of high-T$_{c}$ SQUIDs. This system consists of low noise preamplifiers, integrators, interface circuits, and software. FLL operation was carried out with biased signals of 19 KHz modulated current and 150 KHz modulated flux, which are reconstructed as detected signals by preamplifier and demodulator. Computer controlled interface circuits regulate FLL circuit and adjust SQUID parameters to the optimum operating condition. The software regulates interface circuits to make an auto-tuning for the control of SQUIDs, and displays readout data from FLL circuit. 3-channel SQUID electronic system was assembled with 3 FLL-interface circuit boards and a power supply board in the aluminum case of 56 mm ${\times}$ 53 mm${\times}$ 150 mm. Overall noise of the system was around 150 fT/(equation omitted)Hz when measured in the shielded room, 200 fT/(equation omitted)Hz in a weakly shielded room, respectively.y.

• 센서학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2019

This paper presents an air flow sensor (AFS) based on a polymer thin film. This AFS primarily consists of a polymer membrane attached to a metal-patterned glass substrate and a temperature-sensing element composed of NiCr. These two components were integrated on a single glass substrate. The AFS measures changes in capacitance caused by deformation of the polymer membrane based on the air flow and simultaneously detects the temperature of the surrounding environment. A readout integrated circuit (ROIC) was also fabricated for signal processing, and an ROIC chip, 1.8 mm by 1.9 mm in size, was packaged with an AFS in the form of a system-in-package module. The total size of the AFS is 1 by 1 cm, and the diameter and thickness of the circular-shaped polymer membrane are 4 mm and $15{\mu}m$, respectively. The rate of change of the capacitance is approximately 11.2% for air flows ranging between 0 and 40 m/s.