This paper proposes a circuit configuration for the realization of a four-terminal floating nullor (FTFN) with electronically tunable current gain. It mainly consists of an op amp in input together with two complementary current mirrors with controlled gain and two standard improved Wilson current mirrors. The validity of the performance of the scheme is verified through PSPICE simulation resul...

This paper presents an analytical model for on-chip heat dissipation in VLSI design. A chip and its test configuration also are developed to verify modeling results. The model and chip are representative of general IC packages. Our research shows that circuit location on a chip determines its default offset temperature and heat transport properties, which must be considered for accurate predict...

A JBits implementation of the Serpent block cipher in a Xilinx FPGA is described. JBits provides a Java-based Application Programming Interface (API) for the run-time modification of the configuration bitstream. This allows dynamic circuit specialization based on a specific key and mode (encrypt or decrypt). Subkeys are computed in software and treated as constants in the Serpent datapath. The ...

In this paper, a fast transient testing methodology for predicting the performance parameters of analog circuits is presented. A transient test signal is applied to the circuit under (cut) test and the transient response of the circuit is sampled and analyzed to predict the circuit’s performance parameters. An algorithm for generating the optimum transient test signal is presented. The methodol...

In this paper, an application of voltage differencing voltage transconductance amplifier (VDVTA) in the realization of voltage-mode (VM) multi-input single output (MISO) type biquad is presented. The proposed topology uses one VDVTA as an active element, two capacitors and a grounded resistor. The configuration realizes low pass (LP), high pass (HP), band pass (BP) and notch (BR) filters withou...

The electronically tunable quadrature oscillator using a single multiple-output current controlled current differencing transconductance amplifier (MO-CCCDTA) and grounded passive components is presented. The proposed configuration uses a single MO-CCCDTA, two grounded capacitors and one grounded resistor. Two high-output impedance quadrature current signals and two quadrature voltage signals w...

This paper presents an interface circuit with power control features for electrostatic vibration energy harvesting. A DC-DC convertor is used to control the output voltage of a diode-based charge pump circuit. Therefore, the maximum and minimum voltage across the variable capacitor of the energy harvester may be adjusted to track the maximum power point of the system. The power conversion funct...

We present an electronical analogue circuit modelling a FitzHugh-Nagumo neuron with a modified excitability. To characterize this basic cell, the bifurcation curves between stability with excitation threshold, bistability and oscillations are investigated. An electrical circuit is then proposed to realize an unidirectional coupling between two cells, mimicking an inter-neuron synpatic coupling....

In this paper circuits with impasse points, i.e. with jumps in their configuration space will be analyzed. These non-regularized circuits exhibit a fold in their configuration space, which can lead to difficulties during the simulation with standard circuit simulators like SPICE. The former developed geometric approach to simulate these circuits without regularization will be extended by a deta...

In this paper, an optimization technique is presented for the design of piezoelectric buzzers. This design technique aims at finding the optimal configuration of the coupled cavity and diaphragm structure to maximize the sound pressure output. Instead of measuring the material constants of the piezoelectric ceramic and the metal diaphragm, an "added-mass method" is developed to estimate the equ...