On-chip electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection design has become an emerging challenge for radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits (IC) design as IC technologies migrate into the very-deep-sub-micron (VDSM)...On-chip electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection design has become an emerging challenge for radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits (IC) design as IC technologies migrate into the very-deep-sub-micron (VDSM) regime and RF ICs move into multi-GHz operations. The key problem originates from the complex interaction between the ESD protection circuitry and the core RF IC circuit under protection. This paper discusses the recent development in RF ESD protection research and design,outlining emerging challenges, new design methods,and novel RF ESD protection solutions.展开更多
Thirty-six strains of marine actinomycetes were isolated from a sample of marine sediment collected from the Yellow Sea and evaluated in terms of their inhibitory activity on the growth of Aspergillus parasiticus and ...Thirty-six strains of marine actinomycetes were isolated from a sample of marine sediment collected from the Yellow Sea and evaluated in terms of their inhibitory activity on the growth of Aspergillus parasiticus and the production of norsolorinic acid using dual culture plate assay and agar diffusion methods.Among them,three strains showed strong antifungal activity and were subsequently identified as Streptomyces sp.by 16 S rRNA gene sequencing analysis.The supernatant from the fermentation of the MA01 strain was extracted sequentially with chloroform and ethyl acetate,and the activities of the extracts were determined by tip culture assay.The assay results show that both extracts inhibited mycelium growth and toxin production,and the inhibitory activities of the extracts increased as their concentrations increased.The results of this study suggest that marine actinomycetes are biologically important for the control of mycotoxins,and that these bacteria could be used as novel biopesticides against mycotoxins.展开更多
For high-voltage and high-power Gallium Nitride(GaN)power amplifiers,a drain modulation circuit with rapid rise and fall time is proposed in this paper.To decrease the rise and fall time,the high-side bootstrap drive ...For high-voltage and high-power Gallium Nitride(GaN)power amplifiers,a drain modulation circuit with rapid rise and fall time is proposed in this paper.To decrease the rise and fall time,the high-side bootstrap drive circuit with an auxiliary discharge switch is proposed.The effect of the parasitics is analyzed based on calculation and the parallel bonding is proposed.The storage capacitance of power supply is calculated quantitatively to provide large pulse current.To ensure safe operation of the power amplifier,the circuit topology with the dead-time control and sequential control is proposed.Finally,a prototype is built to verify the drain modulation circuit design.The experiments prove that the rise time and fall time of the output pulse signal are both less than 100 ns.展开更多
Ten actinomycete strains isolated from the Yellow Sea off China's coasts were identified as belonging to two genera by 16S rDNA phylogenetic analysis: Streptomyces and Nocardiopsis. Six Streptomyces strains (MA10, ...Ten actinomycete strains isolated from the Yellow Sea off China's coasts were identified as belonging to two genera by 16S rDNA phylogenetic analysis: Streptomyces and Nocardiopsis. Six Streptomyces strains (MA10, 2SHXF01-3, MA35, MA05-2, MA05-2-1 and MA08-1) and one Nocardiopsis strain (MA03) were predicted to have the potential to produce aromatic polyketides based on the analysis of the KSa (ketoacyl-synthase) gene in the type II PKS (polyketides synthase) gene cluster. Four strains (MA03, MA01, MA10 and MA05-2) exhibited significant inhibitory effects on mycelia growth (inhibition rate 〉50%) and subsequent aria- toxin production (inhibition rate 〉75%) of the mutant aflatoxigenic Aspergillus parasiticus NFRI-95. The ethyl acetate extracts of the broth of these four strains displayed significant inhibitory effects on mycelia growth, and the IC50 values were calculated (MA03: 0.275 mg mL-1, MA01:0.106 mg mL-1, MA10:1.345 mg mL-1 and MA05-2:1.362 mg mL-1). Five strains (2SHXF01-3, MA03, MA05-2, MA01 and MA08-1) were selected based on their high cytotoxic activities. The ethyl acetate extract of the Nocardiopsis strain MA03 was particularly noted for its high antitumor activity against human carcinomas of the cervix (HeLa), lung (A549), kidney (Caki-1) and liver (HepG2) (IC50: 2.890, 1.981, 3.032 and 2.603 μgmL-1, respectively). The extract also remarkably inhibited colony formation of HeLa cells at an extremely low concentration (0.5μgmL 1). This study highlights that marine-derived actinomycetes are a huge resource of compounds for the biological control of aflatoxin contamination and the development of novel drugs for human carcinomas.展开更多
文摘On-chip electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection design has become an emerging challenge for radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits (IC) design as IC technologies migrate into the very-deep-sub-micron (VDSM) regime and RF ICs move into multi-GHz operations. The key problem originates from the complex interaction between the ESD protection circuitry and the core RF IC circuit under protection. This paper discusses the recent development in RF ESD protection research and design,outlining emerging challenges, new design methods,and novel RF ESD protection solutions.
基金Supported by the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association Project(No.DY125-15-R-01)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.30870003,31100090)
文摘Thirty-six strains of marine actinomycetes were isolated from a sample of marine sediment collected from the Yellow Sea and evaluated in terms of their inhibitory activity on the growth of Aspergillus parasiticus and the production of norsolorinic acid using dual culture plate assay and agar diffusion methods.Among them,three strains showed strong antifungal activity and were subsequently identified as Streptomyces sp.by 16 S rRNA gene sequencing analysis.The supernatant from the fermentation of the MA01 strain was extracted sequentially with chloroform and ethyl acetate,and the activities of the extracts were determined by tip culture assay.The assay results show that both extracts inhibited mycelium growth and toxin production,and the inhibitory activities of the extracts increased as their concentrations increased.The results of this study suggest that marine actinomycetes are biologically important for the control of mycotoxins,and that these bacteria could be used as novel biopesticides against mycotoxins.
基金supported by the Pri⁃mary Research&Development Plan of Jiangsu Province(Nos.BE2022070,BE2022070-2).
文摘For high-voltage and high-power Gallium Nitride(GaN)power amplifiers,a drain modulation circuit with rapid rise and fall time is proposed in this paper.To decrease the rise and fall time,the high-side bootstrap drive circuit with an auxiliary discharge switch is proposed.The effect of the parasitics is analyzed based on calculation and the parallel bonding is proposed.The storage capacitance of power supply is calculated quantitatively to provide large pulse current.To ensure safe operation of the power amplifier,the circuit topology with the dead-time control and sequential control is proposed.Finally,a prototype is built to verify the drain modulation circuit design.The experiments prove that the rise time and fall time of the output pulse signal are both less than 100 ns.
基金supported by the COMRA project (No. DY125-15-R-01)
文摘Ten actinomycete strains isolated from the Yellow Sea off China's coasts were identified as belonging to two genera by 16S rDNA phylogenetic analysis: Streptomyces and Nocardiopsis. Six Streptomyces strains (MA10, 2SHXF01-3, MA35, MA05-2, MA05-2-1 and MA08-1) and one Nocardiopsis strain (MA03) were predicted to have the potential to produce aromatic polyketides based on the analysis of the KSa (ketoacyl-synthase) gene in the type II PKS (polyketides synthase) gene cluster. Four strains (MA03, MA01, MA10 and MA05-2) exhibited significant inhibitory effects on mycelia growth (inhibition rate 〉50%) and subsequent aria- toxin production (inhibition rate 〉75%) of the mutant aflatoxigenic Aspergillus parasiticus NFRI-95. The ethyl acetate extracts of the broth of these four strains displayed significant inhibitory effects on mycelia growth, and the IC50 values were calculated (MA03: 0.275 mg mL-1, MA01:0.106 mg mL-1, MA10:1.345 mg mL-1 and MA05-2:1.362 mg mL-1). Five strains (2SHXF01-3, MA03, MA05-2, MA01 and MA08-1) were selected based on their high cytotoxic activities. The ethyl acetate extract of the Nocardiopsis strain MA03 was particularly noted for its high antitumor activity against human carcinomas of the cervix (HeLa), lung (A549), kidney (Caki-1) and liver (HepG2) (IC50: 2.890, 1.981, 3.032 and 2.603 μgmL-1, respectively). The extract also remarkably inhibited colony formation of HeLa cells at an extremely low concentration (0.5μgmL 1). This study highlights that marine-derived actinomycetes are a huge resource of compounds for the biological control of aflatoxin contamination and the development of novel drugs for human carcinomas.