In this review article, a stage-convertible RF power amplifier designed with a 0.18-m RF CMOS process is described. A method to implement a low-power matching network is an essential technology for the stage-convertible power amplifier. Various low-power matching networks with distributed active transformers as an output power combiner are compared in terms of the amounts of undesired coupling...

Convertible bonds (CBs) are an important asset class but their analysis in function of the equity and bond components has received insufficient attention in France. This study investigates the relation between announcement effects and equity components for 141 French CB issues. We use the CB sensitivity to its underlying common stock as a proxy for the equity component. Our results indicate tha...

The interaction of bondholder's conversion and issuer's call in a convertible bond leads to a game option model between the two counterparties. Like typical pricing models for corporate debts, the fair value of a convertible bond is highly dependent on issuer's credit risk, tax benefits of coupons and other structural features. The convertible bond pricing models in the literature can be catego...

It is common for firms to issue or purchase options on the firm’s own stock. Examples include convertible bonds, warrants, call options as employee compensation, and the sale of put options as part of share repurchase programs. This paper shows that option positions with implicit borrowing—such as put sales and call purchases—are tax-disadvantaged relative to the equivalent synthetic option wit...

The paper proposes a fast Fourier transform (FFT) pricing algorithm for convertible bonds in a framework which comprises firm value, evolving as an exponential jump diffusion, and correlated stochastic interest rates movements. This is a novel numerical technique for the convertible bonds literature and aims at fixing dimensionality and convergence limitations previously reported for popular gr...

A convertible authenticated encryption scheme allows a specified recipient to recover and verify a message simultaneously. Moreover the recipient can prove the dishonesty of the sender to any third party if the sender repudiates her signature later. Recently, Lv et al. (2005) showed that the Wu et al.’s (1999) and the Huang et al.’s (2003) convertible authenticated encryption schemes cannot pro...

The predominant explanation for arbitrage crashes is a lack of investor capital to exploit mispricing. This paper shows that slow moving capital is only partially responsible for the 2005 and 2008 arbitrage crashes in the convertible bond market. Even when convertible bonds where underpriced, investors were still buying strictly dominated straight bonds from the same issuers. This finding sugge...

An authenticated encryption allows the designated recipient to verify the authenticity while recovering the message. To protect the recipient’s benefit in case of a later dispute, a convertible authenticated encryption scheme allows the recipient to convert the authenticated encryption into an ordinary signature so that it becomes a publicly verifiable. This paper shows a universal forgery atta...

Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) is still in its infancy if we compare it with other arthroplasties such as knee or hip. TEA designs have been evolving with experience; however, long-term outcome data remain limited. The designs of total elbow prostheses can be subdivided into 3 general categories: unlinked, linked, and convertible devices. This article focuses on unlinked and convertible prosthe...