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For many years it has been known that having a piecewise linear fitting of a function, one can obtain a good approximation of its Hilbert transform. There are few ways to determine the slopes of a broken line approximation, but the most popular approaches need to specify the breakpoints. In this paper we determine the breakpoints using a divide-and-conquer approach, then the Hilbert transform can...
The paper presents new results of pitch estimation for speech signals obtained using a pipeline algorithm. The algorithm uses instantaneous complex frequency to perform voiced/unvoiced classification and estimate the fundamental frequency for each sample of the speech signal. Its performance is evaluated using two databases containing utterances spoken by male and female English speakers.
This paper reports on a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) implementation as well as prototyping for real-time testing of a low complexity high efficiency decimation filter processor which is deployed in conjunction with a custom built low-power jitter insensitive Continuous Time (CT) Sigma-Delta (Σ−Δ) Modulator to measure and assess its performance. The CT Σ−Δ modulator/decimation filter cascade...
This paper presents a new architecture for a overcurrent detection system, dedicated to fully integrated class-D audio amplifiers, that uses half the comparators than conventional architectures. A detailed implementation for a 1-W bridge-tied load (BTL) class-D amplifier, on a 0.18 µm CMOS technology is presented, showing a reduction of 28.8% in current consumption and 23.5% in silicon area, when...
In this paper, the use of the SB-ZePoC Coding-Scheme for a high precision AC Power-Standard (TET-Watt) is proposed. The use of SB-ZePoC allows a novel approach to binary switched precision-sources, as the switching-rate is low compared to sigma-delta modulation. The structure of the system allows to reference the output amplitude directly to a DC-voltage-reference or switching a binary source directly...
This paper presents a design and measurements of multichannel integrated circuits in 90 nm CMOS dedicated to readout of hybrid pixels detectors in imaging applications. The chip contains a matrix of 40 × 32 pixels with the size of 100µm × 100µm. Each pixel contains a charge sensitive amplifier, a main amplifier stage, two discriminators with trim DACs and two 16-bit ripple counters. The nominal power...
This article describes a pulsed thermal Time-of-Flight (TTOF) flow sensor system as two subsystems i.e., a pulsed-wire system and a heat flow system. The entire flow sensor is regarded system-theoretically as a linear time-invariant (LTI) system and is described by its transfer function or impulse response. The characterization of the thermo-fluid dynamic signals obtained by a pulsed-wire and by a...
Scannerless 3D-Time-of-Flight image sensors serve to acquire three-dimensional (3D) information of objects in a scene. This contribution is devoted to modeling and calibration of scannerless 3D-Time-of-Flight image sensors based on pulse modulation. After a short description we introduce a 3D image sensor model that includes system nonlinearities due to nonideal photodetectors and signal processing...
This paper presents a novel architecture and its implementation for a versatile, miniaturised mote which can communicate concurrently using a variety of combinations of ISM bands, has increased processing capability, and interoperability with mainstream GSM technology. All these features are integrated in a small form factor platform. The platform can have many configurations which could satisfy a...
This paper presents a single supply analog lock-in amplifier for processing sensor noisy signals in low-voltage low-power embedded applications. The proposed system is based on a dual channel architecture to eliminate the phase dependence and enable its use for both resistive and capacitive sensors. In addition, looking for a compact solution, instead of a sinusoidal input a square wave input which...
One of the most important developments in the wireless industry within the last decade was the digitization of RF circuitry. This was in response to the incredible advancements of the mainstream CMOS technology in both processing speed and circuit density, as well as the relentless push to reduce total solution costs through integration of RF, analog and digital circuitry. Since the digital baseband...
The paper presents the direct application of the signal flow graphs (SFG) in calculation of higher order derivatives (sensitivities) of the linear network functions. It is based on the adjoint networks, represented by SFG. Thanks to the application of SFG we can calculate the exact value of any order derivative of the output variables without knowing their solutions in explicit form. Moreover the...
The paper introduces a novel sinusoidal quadrature oscillator (QO) with low harmonic distortion. The oscillator utilizes the non-linear non-inertial principle for amplitude stabilization and thus a fast transition to 0 steady state oscillations should be accomplished. This feature makes the QO suitable for operation at very low frequencies. The oscillator operates in the current-mode and is is intended...
Recently, much attention have been paid to the methods for circuit analysis using wavelet transform. In particular, we have proposed the method which can choose the resolution of the wavelet adaptively. This method can fully bring out the orthogonal and the multiresolution properties of the wavelet, and the efficiency of the calculation can be improved. In this paper, we precisely evaluate the accuracy...
In this paper the equations of basic bandgap reference (BGR) voltage circuits are reconstructed considering dependency of bandgap energy (Eg) to absolute temperature. Notice that previous works all consider Eg as a constant, independent of temperature variations. Dependence of bandgap energy to absolute temperature is firstly approximated by a second-degree polynomial using Lagrangian interpolating...
In this paper, symbolic matrices and a simple algebraic method to list spanning trees and find Hamiltonian circuits in a simple un-oriented graph are used. A concrete, fully-parallel algorithm that achieves both goals, with examples is shown. A necessary and sufficient condition for Hamiltonicity is presented, too.
In this paper, we derive linearized discrete-time models of higher order Charge-Pump Phase-Locked Loops (CPPLLs). The behaviour of CP-PLLs in the steady state is analysed and an important feature is developed. The nonlinear state equations of CP-PLLs are linearized around the equilibrium point. The linearized discrete-time model is finally verified using behavioral simulations in Matlab and PSpice.
A special class of nonlinear electronic circuits exhibits jump effects which occurs e.g. when the state space of an electronic system contains a fold. This can lead to difficulties during the simulation of these systems with standard circuit simulators. A common treatment to overcome these problems is to regularise these systems by adding suitably located parasitic inductors L's and capacitors C's...
Low phase noise oscillators are ubiquitous building blocks for radio frequency applications and pulse energy restore oscillator can represent the paradigm for a circuit class characterized by improved noise figures. Design of these oscillators requires numerical simulation tools capable of finding both a steady state solution and an accurate variational representation of the circuit model, even if...
We report an experimental technique for estimating the dispersion coefficient α of a constant phase element (CPE). The method employs using a setup to excite the impedance under consideration via a periodic triangle-wave current I(t). Measuring the 50% rise time of the developed voltage V (t) then enables finding α using a pre-calculated Table. Experimental results are shown.
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