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Compact Modeling of Performance and Reliability of Mixed-signal Circuits

Reliability and guaranteeing reliable operation during the entire
lifetime of a product is a major factor in determining the success of an
electronics system. Unfortunately, nano-scale technologies bring about
time-varying degradation mechanisms and increasing variations. On the
other hand there is an explosion of wireless applications which is
accompanied by tightening EMC specifications. The research concentrates
on the development of the proper modeling and circuit/architectural
design techniques to guarantee reliability. The development of a
reliable and EM-inclusive simulation framework is a major challenge in
this field. Because of the enormous simulation costs for high frequency
EMC simulations, simulation driven design could be compromised. The
substitution of systems and subsystems by EMC-aware behavioural models
becomes a necessity for accelerating these expensive simulations. One of
the main challenges of this research topic is the automated generation
of these models and their verification.
Date:27 Oct 2008 →  15 Nov 2013
Keywords:Analog circuits
Disciplines:Modelling, Multimedia processing
Project type:PhD project