Fin Field Effect Transistor with Active 4-Bit Arithmetic Operations in 22 nm Technology

A design of a high-speed multi-core processor with compact size is a trending approach in the Integrated Circuits(ICs)fabrication industries.Because whenever device size comes down into narrow,designers facing many power den-sity issues should be reduced by scaling threshold voltage and supply voltage.Initially,Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor(CMOS)technology sup-ports power saving up to 32 nm gate length,but further scaling causes short severe channel effects such as threshold voltage swing,mobility degradation,and more leakage power(less than 32)at gate length.Hence,it directly affects the arithmetic logic unit(ALU),which suffers a significant power density of the scaled multi-core architecture.Therefore,it losses reliability features to get overheating and increased temperature.This paper presents a novel power mini-mization technique for active 4-bit ALU operations using Fin Field Effect Tran-sistor(FinFET)at 22 nm technology.Based on this,a diode is directly connected to the load transistor,and it is active only at the saturation region as a function.Thereby,the access transistor can cutoff of the leakage current,and sleep transis-tors control theflow of leakage current corresponding to each instant ALU opera-tion.The combination of transistors(access and sleep)reduces the leakage current from micro to nano-ampere.Further,the power minimization is achieved by con-necting the number of transistors(6T and 10T)of the FinFET structure to ALU with 22 nm technology.For simulation concerns,a Tanner(T-Spice)with 22 nm technology implements the proposed design,which reduces threshold vol-tage swing,supply power,leakage current,gate length delay,etc.As a result,it is quite suitable for the ALU architecture of a high-speed multi-core processor.

High Immunization Coverage but Delayed Immunization Reflects Gaps in Health Management Information System (HMIS) in District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India—An Immunization Evaluation

Background: Complete and timely childhood immunization is one of the most cost-effective interventions in improving child survival in developing countries. Computerized HMIS has been recently introduced to collect aggregated data on service beneficiaries in Himachal Pradesh. HMIS provides coverage estimates for immunization while information on timeliness is currently not available. Hence we conducted a study to validate coverage and assess the timeliness of immunization in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh. We surveyed mothers (224) of children aged 12 - 23 months (as on January 2008) and selected 32 clusters in the district between January and March 2008. Design/Methods: We conducted a cross sectional survey and selected 32 clusters by probability proportional to size method whereas seven eligible children per cluster were randomly selected. We interviewed mothers using a structured interview schedule, examined immunization card & looked for Bacillus Calmette Guierre (BCG) Scar. Vaccination after 30 days from national schedule was considered “delayed”. We computed proportions of children completely immunized, immunization delayed, frequency of reasons for delay and 95% Confidence Interval (CI) for significance of associated factors. We conducted a case control analysis of factors associated with timely immunization by taking timely immunized children as cases and delayed immunized ones as controls. Results/Outcome: Reported coverage was universal (100%). Validated full immunization coverage was 94.2% by card/record & 99% by history. Only 29.5% (CI = 20.6% - 37.4%) of children were fully immunized as per schedule (delay less than 30 days). Median delay was 21 days for BCG, 28 days for Diptheria Pertussis Tetanus (DPT 3) and 25 days for measles. Among those with delayed vaccinations, reasons were forgetfulness (36%), lack of correct knowledge (27%) & mother gone to parents’ home (27%) & insufficient children in a camp to open full dose BCG vial (22%). Our case control analysis of timely vaccinated versus delayed vaccination revealed that “precall” (reminder) was significantly [OR = 0.1, CI = 0.2 - 0.5] protective against delayed vaccination. Logistic Regression of delay > 30 days revealed that having returned unimmunized from immunization camp earlier due to insufficient children to open vaccine vial (because of high wastage factor) was significantly associated with delayed immunization (p = 0.0000), while knowledge of date of immunization camp was significantly protective from delayed immunization (p = 0.0026). 68% of the children were having at least one immunization delayed over 30 days from recommended schedule, while the proportion of children whose immunization was delayed by over 90 days was 9.4%. Conclusions: Validated field coverage estimates are lower than reported which can be due to inclusion of children of migrants in numerator & not in the denominator. High proportion of children (>70%) were delayed, suggesting implications for WHO’s strategy of measles control & national Tuberculosis (TB) control programmes, as 4.5% of them had suffered from measles. To avoid delays we recommend (i) use of mono dose vials for BCG;(ii) precall notice to mothers;(iii) modification of HMIS software to track immunization status and timeliness of individual beneficiaries rather than aggregate numbers.

芯片剥层技术在集成电路失效分析中的应用

随着集成电路向多层结构方向的发展,对芯片进行失效分析必须解决多层结构下层的可观察性和可测试性。本文介绍了失效分析中去钝化层、金属化层和层间介质等的各种方法,包括湿法腐蚀、反应离子刻蚀和FIB刻蚀等方法,结合图例进行剥层前后对比分析,并通过实例说明剥层技术在集成电路失效分析中的重要作用。

Cross-Layer Design for EH Systems with Finite Buffer Constraints

Energy harvesting(EH)technology in wireless communication is a promising approach to extend the lifetime of future wireless networks.A cross-layer optimal adaptation policy for a point-to-point energy harvesting(EH)wireless communication system with finite buffer constraints over a Rayleigh fading channel based on a Semi-Markov Decision Process(SMDP)is investigated.Most adaptation strategies in the literature are based on channeldependent adaptation.However,besides considering the channel,the state of the energy capacitor and the data buffer are also involved when proposing a dynamic modulation policy for EH wireless networks.Unlike the channeldependent policy,which is a physical layer-based optimization,the proposed cross-layer dynamic modulation policy is a guarantee to meet the overflow requirements of the upper layer by maximizing the throughput while optimizing the transmission power and minimizing the dropping packets.Based on the states of the channel conditions,data buffer,and energy capacitor,the scheduler selects a particular action corresponding to the selected modulation constellation.Moreover,the packets are modulated into symbols according to the selected modulation type to be ready for transmission over the Rayleigh fading channel.Simulations are used to test the performance of the proposed cross-layer policy scheme,which shows that it significantly outperforms the physical layer channel-dependent policy scheme in terms of throughput only.

A Randomized Longitudinal Double-Blind Clinical Trial on Long-Term Neuropathic Symptomatology Relief &Pain Analgesia

Diabetic neuropathic pain is one of the most difficult to treat with high levels of reoccurrence and a substantial increase with aging. It involves expensive hospitalizations, often resulting in an amputated lower limb. We explored a variety of methods treating neuropathic pain such as low-level laser, monochromatic near-infrared treatment, TENS, acupuncture and pulsed electromagnetic fields that demonstrated inconclusive, limited or temporary pain relief with minor or short-term improvements in mobility. Research conducted by ultra-low energy technologies reports pain relief and reduction of inflammation as a result of anti-oxidant electron donation transforming free radicals into stable molecules. We report the results of a randomized double blind one-year-long longitudinal clinical study on 10 diabetic mellitus (DM) subjects with chronic neuropathy, treated with ultra-low energy nanotechnology who experienced substantial long-term neuropathic pain relief. Importantly, pain analgesia and improvement in neuropathic symptomatology were not age-contingent. This contradicts past research postulating that age-accumulated inflammation and endothelial dysfunction can further exacerbate diabetic neuropathy. Importantly, a method offering age-independent, cost-effective, long-term neuropathic pain relief and increased mobility has major implications in reducing hospitalization time and overall expenses by offering a solution that enhances quality of life.

A novel power-on-reset circuit for passive UHF RFID tag chip

A novel power-on-reset(POR) circuit with simple architecture, small values of capacitances, ultralower power consumption, and self-adjustable delay time of reset pulse for passive UHF RFID tags is presented in this paper. A proposed delay element was adopted for the features of small capacitances and wide power supply rise time range. An inverter was used as a two-inputs logic device to simplify the architecture of the circuit. The technology used for design and simulation is SMIC 0.18 μm RF. Simulation results show that the circuit functions well under different process corners with different power supply rise time, and is able to generate a POR signal after the power supply is briefly powered off. The static power consumption is less than 30 pA. Moreover, the circuit operates properly along with other modules of analog front-end.

An MPC-based manoeuvre stability controller for full drive-by-wire vehicles

Aiming at the actuator time delay caused by the drive-by-wire technology,a novel manoeuvre stability controller based on model predictive control is proposed for full drive-by-wire vehicles.Firstly,the future vehicle dynamics are predicted by a twodegree-of-freedom vehicle model with input delay.Secondly,in order to prevent the vehicle from destabilizing due to excessive side slip angles,the determined ideal yaw rate and side slip angle are tracked simultaneously by optimizing the front wheel angle and additional yaw moment.Moreover,in order to improve the trajectory tracking ability,a side slip angle constraint determined by phase plane stability boundaries is added to the cost function.The results of Matlab and veDYNA co-simulation show that the regulated yaw rate can track the reference value well and the side slip angle decreases.Meanwhile,the trajectory tracking ability is improved obviously by compensating the time delay.