Abstract We present the new distributed-memory run-time system (RTS) of C++-based open-source structured parallel programming library FastFlow . The RTS enables execution shared-memory applications written using its Building Blocks () on distributed systems with minimal changes to original program. required are all high-level and deal introducing groups ( dgroup ), i.e., logical partitions BBs ...

Millimeter waves are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths of 1 to 10 mm in vacuum, and they were discovered experimentally in the 19th century (Wiltse, 1984). In 1946, the most unique feature of millimeter waves, oxygen absorption at 60 GHz, was reported, which results in the rapid attenuation of electromagnetic waves in the air (Beringer, 1946). Although the oxygen absorption makes long-dist...

The mixed-signal circuits with both analog and digital blocks on a single chip have wide applications in communication and RF circuits. Integrating these two blocks can cause serious problems especially in applications requiring fast digital circuits and high performance analog blocks. Fast switching in digital blocks generates a noise which can be introduced to analog circuits by the common su...

This paper presents a mixed-signal neuro-fuzzy controller chip which, in terms of power consumption, input-output delay, and precision, performs as a fully analog implementation. However, it has much larger complexity than its purely analog counterparts. This combination of performance and complexity is achieved through the use of a mixed-signal architecture consisting of a programmable analog ...

This paper presents a toolbox for the time-domain simulation and optimization-based high-level synthesis of pipeline analog-to-digital converters in MATLAB®. Behavioral models of building blocks, including their critical error mechanisms, are described and incorporated into SIMULINK® as C-compiled S-functions. This approach significantly speeds up system-level simulations while keeping high acc...

Testing PLLs (phase-locked loops) is becoming an important issue that affects both time-to-market and production cost of electronic systems. Though a PLL is the most common mixed-signal building block, it is very difficult to test due to internal analog blocks and signals. In this paper, we propose a new PLL BIST (built-in self test) using the distorted frequency detector that uses only interna...

This paper presents a 0.6-V MOSFET-only subthreshold-leakage suppressed CMOS fully differential switched-capacitor amplifier with an analog T-switch scheme. The circuit uses substrate-biased MOSFETs in its depletion region as capacitors linearized by a compensation technique. The circuit design of major building blocks is described herein. The experimental results demonstrate the performance of...