PUBLICATIONS

This page provides a list of publications developed by various Research Units and supported by FIRB project.


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  • S. Braga, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "Transient effects in partial-RESET programming of Phase Change Memory cells"; Solid-State Electronics, Elsevier, to be published in 2011.
  • F. Brandonisio, M.P. Kennedy and F. Maloberti: "Observations on the Resolution and Tones in First Order Noise Shaping Time-to-Digital Converters"; 7th IEEE Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2011, Madonna di Campiglio, 3-7 July 2011, pp. 17-20. (pdf)
  • Y.B. Nithin Kumar, A. Patra and F. Maloberti: "Reconfigurable Multi-Band Quadrature ΣΔ Modulators"; 7th IEEE Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2011, Madonna di Campiglio, 3-7 July 2011, pp. 237-240. (pdf)
  • O. Belotti, A. Pena Perez and F. Maloberti: "Oversampling Enhancement in Sigma Delta Modulators"; 7th IEEE Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2011, Madonna di Campiglio, 3-7 July 2011, pp. 241-244.(pdf)
  • O. Belotti, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "Mono-Rate and Multi-Rate Hybrid Continuous-Time ΣΔ Modulators with SC Feedback DAC"; IEEE International Symposium on Signals, Circuits and Systems, ISSCS 2011, Iasi, June 30-July 1, 2011. (pdf)
  • M. Geddo, M. Patrini, G. Guizzetti, M. Galli, R. Trotta, A. Polimeni, M. Capizzi, F. Martelli and S. Rubini: "Optical study of hydrogen-irradiated GaAsN/GaAs heterostructures"; Journal of Applied Physics, AIP, Vol. 109, No. 12, 123511, June 2011, pp. 1-8. (pdf)
  • L. Ratti, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, V. Re and G. Traversi: "TID-Induced Degradation in Static and Noise Behavior of Sub-100 nm Multifinger Bulk NMOSFETs"; IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 58, No. 3, June 2011, pp. 776-784. (pdf)
  • L. Ratti, M. Caccia, L. Gaioni, A. Manazza, M. Manghisoni, V. Re, G. Traversi and S. Zucca: "CMOS Monolithic Sensors in a Homogeneous 3D Process for Low Energy Particle Imaging"; IEEE 2010 Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2010, Knoxville, October 30-November 6, 2010, in press. (pdf)
  • S. Braga, N. Pashkov, L. Perniola, A. Fantini, A. Cabrini, G. Torelli, V. Sousa, B. De Salvo and G. Reimbold: "Effects of Alloy Composition on Multilevel Operation in Self-Heating Phase Change Memories"; 3rd IEEE Interational Memory Workshop, IMW 2011, Monterey, 22-25 May 2011, pp. 1-4. (pdf)
  • A. Pena Perez, E. Bonizzoni, F. Maloberti: "A Low-Power Third-Order ΣΔ Modulator Using a Single Operational Amplifier"; IEEE International Symposium on Circuits, ISCAS 2011, Rio de Janeiro, 15-18 May 2011, pp. 1371-1374. (pdf)
  • B. Fitzgibbon, M.P. Kennedy, F. Maloberti: "A Novel Implementation of Dithered Digital Delta-Sigma Modulators via Bus-Splitting"; IEEE International Symposium on Circuits, ISCAS 2011, Rio de Janeiro, 15-18 May 2011, pp. 1363-1366. (pdf)
  • V.R. Gonzalez-Diaz, A. Pena Perez, F. Maloberti: "Use of Time Variant Digital Sigma-Delta for Fractional Frequency Synthesizers"; IEEE International Symposium on Circuits, ISCAS 2011, Rio de Janeiro, 15-18 May 2011, pp. 169-172. (pdf)
  • P. Cardile, G. Franzò, R. Lo Savio, M- Galli, T.F. Krauss, F. Priolo and L. O'Faolain: "Electrical conduction and optical properties of doped silicon-on-insulator photonic crystals"; Applied Physics Letters, AIP, Vol. 98, No. 20, 203506, May 2011, pp. 3. (pdf)
  • R. Lo Savio, S.L. Portalupi, D. Gerace, A. Shakoor, T.F. Krauss, L. O'Faolain, L.C. Andreani and M. Galli: "Room-temperature emission at telecom wavelengths from silicon photonic crystal nanocavities"; Applied Physics Letters, AIP, Vol. 98, No. 20, 201106, May 2011, pp. 3. (pdf)
  • M. Belloni, E. Bonizzoni, P. Malcovati, F. Maloberti: "A high efficiency 4-output single inductor DC-DC buck converter with self boosted snubber"; Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Springer, Vol. 67, No. 2, May 2011, pp. 169-177. (pdf)
  • E. Dallago, A. Danioni, M. Marchesi, V. Nucita and G. Venchi: "A Self-Powered Electronic Interface for Electromagnetic Energy Harvester"; IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, to be published (published on-line April 2011)
  • E. Giulotto, M. Geddo, M.S. Grandi, G. Guizzetti, G. Trevisi, L. Seravalli, P. Frigeri and S. Franchi: "Raman scattering in InAs/AlGaAs quantum dot nanostructures"; Applied Physics Letters, AIP, Vol. 98, No. 11, 111903, March 2011, pp. 3. (pdf)
  • 4. F. Vecchi, S. Bozzola, E. Temporiti, D. Guermandi, M. Pozzoni, M. Repossi, M. Cusmai, U. Decanis, A. Mazzanti and F. Svelto: "A Wideband Receiver for Multi-Gbit/s Communications in 65 nm CMOS"; IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 46, No. 3, March 2011, pp. 551-561. (pdf)
  • E. Bonizzoni, A. Pena Perez, F. Maloberti and M.A. Garcia-Andrade: "Two Op-Amps Third-Order Sigma-Delta Modulator with 61-dB SNDR, 6-MHz Bandwidth and 6-mW Power Consumption"; Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Kluwer, Vol. 66, No. 3, March 2011, pp. 381-388. (pdf)
  • A. Ghilioni, U. Decanis, E. Monaco, A. Mazzanti, F. Svelto: "A 6.5mW inductorless CMOS frequency divider-by-4 operating up to 70GHz"; IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC 2011, San Francisco, 20-24 February 2011, pp. 282-284. (pdf)
  • U. Decanis, A. Ghilioni, E. Monaco, A. Mazzanti and F. Svelto: "A mm-Wave quadrature VCO based on magnetically coupled resonators"; IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC 2011, San Francisco, 20-24 February 2011, pp. 280-282. (pdf)
  • A. Pena Perez, E. Bonizzoni, F. Maloberti: "A 84dB SNDR 100kHz Bandwidth Low-Power Single Op-Amp Third-Order ΔΣ Modulator Consuming 140µW"; IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC 2011, San Francisco, 20-24 February 2011, pp. 477-478. (pdf)
  • G. Traversi, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, L. Ratti and V. Re: "2D and 3D CMOS MAPS with high performance pixel-level signal processing"; Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 628, No. 1, February 2011, pp. 212-215. (pdf)
  • S. Braga, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "Experimental Analysis of Partial-SET State Stability in Phase-Change Memories"; IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 58, No.2, February 2011, pp. 517-522. (pdf)
  • A. Mazzanti, M. Sosio, M. Repossi and F. Svelto: "A 24 GHz Subharmonic Direct Conversion Receiver in 65 nm CMOS"; IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems—I: Regular Papers, Vol. 58, No. 1, January 2011, pp. 88-97. (pdf)
  • F. Brandonisio, M.P. Kennedy, F. Maloberti: "First Order Shaping Local-Oscillator Based Time-to-Digital Converter"; 17th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, ICECS 2010, Athens, 12-15 December 2010, pp. 41-44. (pdf)
  • V.R. Gonzalez-Diaz, E. Bonizzoni, F. Maloberti: "Pseudorandom Sequence Generation for Mismatch Analog Compensation of ADCS"; 17th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, ICECS 2010, Athens, 12-15 December 2010, pp. 118-121. (pdf)
  • O. Belotti, F. Maloberti: "Time-Domain Equivalent Design of Continuous-Time ΣΔ Modulators"; 17th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, ICECS 2010, Athens, 12-15 December 2010, pp. 548-551. (pdf)
  • A. Pena Perez, O. Belotti, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "A Two Op-Amps Third-Order ΣΔ Modulator with Complex Conjugate NTF Zeros"; 17th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, ICECS 2010, Athens, 12-15 December 2010, pp. 689-692. (pdf)
  • M. Belloni, E. Bonizzoni, A. Fornasari and F. Maloberti: "A Micropower Chopper-CDS Operational Amplifier"; IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 45, No. 12, December 2010, pp. 2521-2529. (pdf)
  • A. Fantini, V. Sousa, L. Perniola, S. Maitrejean, J.C. Bastian, E. Gourvest, S. Braga, N. Pashkov, A. Bastard, B. Hyot, A. Roule, A. Persico, H. Feldis, C. Jahan, J.F. Nodin, B. De Salvo, R. Annunziata, D. Benshael, P. Mazoyer and F. Boulanger: "N-doped GeTe as performance booster for embedded Phase-Change memories"; IEEE International Electron Device Meeting, IEDM 2010, San Francisco, 5-9 December 2010, pp 644-647. (pdf)
  • L. Ratti, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, V. Re and G. Traversi: "Vertically integrated deep N-well CMOS MAPS with sparsification and time stamping capabilities for thin charged particle trackers"; Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Elsevier, Vol. 624, No. 2, December 2010, pp. 379-386. (pdf)
  • V. Re, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, L. Ratti and G. Traversi: "Mechanisms of Noise Degradation in Low Power 65 nm CMOS Transistors Exposed to Ionizing Radiation"; IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 57, No. 6, December 2010, pp. 3071-3077. (pdf)
  • M. Ferri, D. Pinna, E. Dallago and P. Malcovati: "Photovoltaic Energy Harvester with Power Management System"; Journal of Sensors, vol. 2010, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, December 2010, pp. 1-6. (pdf)


III YEAR


  • M. Galli, D. Gerace, K. Welna, T.F. Krauss, L. O'Faolain, G. Guizzetti and L.C. Andreani: "Low-power continuous-wave generation of visible harmonics in silicon photonic crystal nanocavities"; Optics Express, Vol. 18, No. 25, December 2010, pp. 26613-26624. (pdf)
  • D. Cartasegna, A. Cito, F. Conso, A. Donida, M. Grassi, L. Malvasi, G. Rescio and P. Malcovati: "Smart RFID-Label for Monitoring the Preservation Conditions of Food"; in P. Malcovati, A. Baschirotto, A. D'Amico and C. Di Natale, ed., Sensors and Microsystems, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 381-385, 2010. (pdf)
  • L. Fanori, A. Liscidini and R. Castello: "Capacitive Degeneration in LC-Tank Oscillator for DCO Fine-Frequency Tuning"; IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 45, No. 12, December 2010, pp. 1-9. (pdf)
  • M. Ferri, D. Pinna, M. Grassi, E. Dallago and P. Malcovati: "Model of Integrated Micro Photovoltaic Cell Structures for Harvesting Supplied Microsystems in 0.35-µm CMOS Technology", IEEE International Conference on Sensors, Sensors 2010, Waikoloa, 1-4 November 2010, pp. 232-235. (pdf)
  • A. Mazzanti, M.B. Vahidfar, M. Sosio and F. Svelto: "A Low Phase-Noise Multi-Phase LO Generator for WideBand Demodulators Based on Reconfigurable Sub-Harmonic Mixers"; IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 45, No. 10, October 2010, pp. 2104-2115. (pdf)
  • V.R. Gonzalez-Diaz, M.A. Garcia-Andrade, G.E. Flores-Verdad and F. Maloberti: "Efficient Dithering in MASH Sigma-Delta Modulators for Fractional Frequency Synthesizers"; IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, Vol. 57, No. 9, September 2010, pp. 2394-2403. (pdf)
  • G. Traversi, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, L. Ratti and V. Re: "A 3D Vertically Integrated Deep N-Well CMOS MAPS for the SuperB Layer0"; presented at the Topical Workshop on Electronics for Particle Physics, TWEPP 2010, Aachen, 20-24 September 2010.
  • S. Braga, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "Low-Field Resistance Drift in Partial-SET States in Phase Change Memories"; 39th European Solid-State Device Research Conference, ESSDERC 2010, FRINGE poster session, Seville, 13-17 September 2010. (pdf)
  • S. Braga, A. Sanasi, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "Modeling of partial-RESET dynamics in Phase Change Memories"; 39th European Solid-State Device Research Conference, ESSDERC 2010, Seville, 13-17 September 2010, pp. 456-459. (pdf)
  • M. Ferri, D. Pinna, E. Dallago, P. Malcovati and G. Ricotti: "Autonomous Temperature Sensor Based on a Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting System"; 13th IEEJ International Analog VLSI Workshop, AVLSIWS 2010, Pavia, 8-10 September 2010, pp. 232-235. (pdf)
  • V. Gonzalez-Diaz, G. Espinosa Flores-Verdad, M. Garcia Andrade and F. Maloberti: "A Robust Programable Frequency Divider for Fractional Synthesizers"; 13th IEEJ International Analog VLSI Workshop, AVLSIWS 2010, Pavia, 8-10 September 2010, pp. 205-210. (pdf)
  • M. Ferri, D. Pinna, E. Dallago and P. Malcovati: "A Stabilized Photovoltaic Energy Harvester for Discrete-Time-Regime Applications"; 13th IEEJ International Analog VLSI Workshop, AVLSIWS 2010, Pavia, 8-10 September 2010, pp. 173-176. (pdf)
  • A. Agnes, E. Bonizzoni, A. D'Amato, I. Galdi and F. Maloberti: "High-Resolution Multi-Bit Incremental Converter with 1.5-µV Residual Offset and 94-dB SFDR"; 13th IEEJ International Analog VLSI Workshop, AVLSIWS 2010, Pavia, 8-10 September 2010, pp. 103-106. (pdf)
  • M. Tedeschi, A. Liscidini and R. Castello: "Low-Power Quadrature Receivers for ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) Applications"; IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 45, No. 9, September 2010, pp.1710-1719. (pdf)
  • A. Pirola, A. Liscidini, R. Castello,: "Current-Mode, WCDMA Channel Filter With In-Band Noise Shaping"; IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 45, No. 9, September 2010, pp. 1770-1780. (pdf)
  • A. Agnes, E. Bonizzoni, P. Malcovati and F. Maloberti: "An ultra-low power successive approximation A/D converter with time–domain comparator"; Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Springer, Vol. 64, No. 2, August 2010, pp. 183-190. (pdf)
  • E. Monaco, M. Pozzoni, F. Svelto and A. Mazzanti: "Injection-Locked CMOS Frequency Doublers for m-Wave and mm-Wave Applications"; IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 45, No. 8, August 2010, pp. 1565-1574. (pdf)
  • E. Dallago, M. Marchesi and G. Venchi: "Analytical Model of a Vibrating Electromagnetic Harvester Considering Nonlinear Effects"; IEEE TRansactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 25, No. 8, August 2010, pp. 1989-1997. (pdf)
  • L. Ratti, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, V. Re, G. Traversi, S. Zucca, S. Bettarini, F. Morsani and G. Rizzo: "Front-End Performance and Charge Collection Properties of Heavily Irradiated DNW MAPS"; IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 57, No. 4, August 2010. (pdf)
  • P. Merhej, E. Dallago and D. Finarelli: "Effect of Capacitance on the Output Characteristics of Solar Cells"; 6th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics & Electronics, PRIME 2010, Berlin, 18-21 July 2010, pp. 1-4. (pdf)
  • O. Belotti and F. Maloberti: "Design of Continuous-Time ΣΔ Modulators with Real Analog Blocks"; 6th Conf. on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics & Electronics, PRIME 2010, Berlin, 18-21 July 2010. (pdf)
  • S. Braga, A. Sanasi, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "Feasibility study of partial-RESET multilevel programming in Phase Change Memories"; 6th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics & Electronics, PRIME 2010, Berlin, 18-21 July 2010, pp. 1-4. (pdf)
  • E. Dallago, D. Finarelli and P. Merhej: "Method based on single variable to evaluate all parameters of solar cells"; Electronics Letters, Vol. 46, No. 14, July 2010, pp. 1022-1024. (pdf)
  • S.L. Portalupi, M. Galli, C. Reardon, T.F. Krauss, L. O'Faolain, L.C. Andreani and D. Gerace: "Planar photonic crystal cavities with far-field optimization for high coupling efficiency and quality factor"; Optics Express, Vol. 18, No. 15, July 2010, pp. 16064-16073. (pdf)
  • M. Ferri, D. Pinna, E. Dallago and P. Malcovati: "Photovoltaic Energy Harvester with Power Management System"; Proceedings of MEMS in Italy Workshop, MEMSIT 2010, Otranto, June 2010, pp. S10_7. (pdf)
  • F. Vecchi, S. Bozzola, M. Pozzoni, G. Guermandi, E. Temporiti, M. Repossi, U. Decanis, A. Mazzanti and F. Svelto: "A 60GHz receiver with 13GHz bandwidth for Gbit/s wireless links in 65nm CMOS"; IEEE Int. Conf. on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2010, Grenoble, 2-4 June 2010, pp. 228-231. (pdf)
  • E. Monaco, M. Pozzoni, F. Svelto and A. Mazzanti: "A 6mW, 115GHz CMOS injection-locked frequency doubler with differential output"; IEEE Int. Conf. on IC Design and Technology, ICICDT 2010, Grenoble, 2-4 June 2010, pp. 236-239. (pdf)
  • F. Brandonisio and F. Maloberti: "An All-Digital PLL with a First Order Noise Shaping Time-to-Digital Converter"; IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2010, Paris, May 30-June 2 2010, pp. 241-244. (pdf)
  • M. Belloni, E. Bonizzoni, F. Maloberti and A. Fornasari: "Low-Power Ripple-Free Chopper Amplifier with Correlated Double Sampling De-Chopping"; IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2010, Paris, May 30-June 2 2010, pp. 765-768. (pdf)
  • H. Caracciolo, E. Bonizzoni, P. Malcovati and F. Maloberti: "Design of a 70-MHz IF 10-MHz Bandwidth Bandpass ΣΔ Modulator for WCDMA Applications"; IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2010, Paris, May 30-June 2 2010, pp. 2406-2409. (pdf)
  • A. Pena Perez, V.R. Gonzalez-Diaz and F. Maloberti: "Double-Sampling Analog-Look-Ahead Second Order ΣΔ Modulator with Reduced Dynamics"; IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2010, Paris, May 30-June 2 2010, pp. 2422-2425. (pdf)
  • H. Caracciolo, E. Bonizzoni, F. Maloberti and G.S. La Rue: "Digitally Assisted Multi-Bit ΣΔ Modulator"; IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2010, Paris, May 30-June 2 2010, pp. 3993-3996. (pdf)
  • V. Re, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, L. Ratti and G. Traversi: "Forecasting noise and radiation hardness of CMOS front-end electronics beyond the 100 nm frontier"; Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Springer, Vol. 617, No. 1-3, May 2010, pp. 358-361. (pdf)
  • L. Ratti, L. Gaioni, A. Manazza, M. Manghisoni, E. Quartieri, V. Re, G. Traversi and S. Zucca: "3D deep N-well MAPS"; presented at the 2010 Workshop on Vertically Integrated Pixel Sensors, VIPS 2010, Pavia, 22-24 April 2010.
  • S. Braga, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "Impact of technology scaling on Phase-Change Memory performance"; in Advances in Solid State Circuits Technologies, P.K. Chu ed., Intech, April 2010, pp. 179-192. (pdf)
  • E. Dallago, M. Ferri, P. Malcovati and D. Pinna: "Active Area Density Optimization Technique for Harvester Photodiodes Efficiency Maximization"; in P. Malcovati, A. Baschirotto, A. D'Amico and C. Di Natale, ed., Sensors and Microsystems, Springer, March 2010, pp. 117-120. (pdf)
  • S. Zanotto, M. Liscidini and L.C. Andreani: "Light trapping regimes in thin-film silicon solar cells with a photonic pattern"; Optics Express, Vol. 18, No. 5, March 2010, pp. 4260-4274. (pdf)
  • A. Surano and F. Maloberti: "Design of a 12.5 GS/s 5-bit Folding A/D Converter"; IEEE Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems, LASCAS 2010, Iguacu Falls, 24-26 February 2010. (pdf)
  • L. Fanori, A. Liscidini and R. Castello: "3.3GHz DCO with a frequency resolution of 150Hz for All-digital PLL"; IEEE Int. Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC 2010, San Francisco, 7-11 February 2010, pp. 48-49. (pdf)
  • M. Belloni, E. Bonizzoni, A. Fornasari and F. Maloberti: "A Micropower Chopper-Correlated Double-Sampling Amplifier with 2µV Standard Deviation Offset and 37nV/√Hz Input Noise Density"; IEEE Int. Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC 2010, San Francisco, 7-11 February 2010, pp. 76-77. (pdf)
  • F. Vecchi, S. Bozzola, M. Pozzoni, D. Guermandi, E. Temporiti, M. Repossi, U. Decanis, A. Mazzanti and F. Svelto: "A Wideband mm-Wave CMOS Receiver for Gb/s Communications Employing Interstage Coupled Resonators"; IEEE Int. Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC 2010, San Francisco, 7-11 February 2010, pp. 220-221. (pdf)
  • A. Mazzanti, E. Monaco, M. Pozzoni and F. Svelto: "A 13.1% Tuning Range 115GHz Frequency Generator Based on an Injection-Locked Frequency Doubler in 65nm CMOS"; IEEE Int. Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC 2010, San Francisco, 7-11 February 2010, pp. 422-423. (pdf)
  • A. Fornasari, F. Borghetti, P. Malcovati and F. Maloberti: "A second-order multi-bit ΣΔ modulator with on-line calibration and digital correction of the digital-to-analog converter mismatches"; Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Vol. 62, No. 2, February 2010, Springer Netherlands, pp. 193-204. (pdf)
  • E. Bonizzoni, F. Borghetti, P. Malcovati and F. Maloberti: "A 200-mA, 93% peak power efficiency, single-inductor, dual-output DC–DC buck converter"; Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Vol. 62, No. 2, February 2010, Springer Netherlands, pp. 121-129. (pdf)
  • A. Baschirotto, E. Dallago, M. Ferri, P. Malcovati, A. Rossini and G. Venchi: "A 2D Micro-Fluxgate Earth Magnetic Field Measurement Systems with Fully Automated Acquisition Setup"; Measurement, Vol. 43, No. 1, Elsevier, January 2010, pp. 46-53. (pdf)
  • S. Braga, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "Data retention of partial-set states in phase change memories"; 3rd Int. Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2010, Hong Kong, 3-8 January 2010, pp. 1287-1288. (pdf)
  • F. De Angelis, G. Das, P. Candeloro, M. Patrini, M. Galli, A. Bek, M. Lazzarino, I. Maksymov, C. Liberale, L.C. Andreani and E. Di Fabrizio: "Nanoscale chemical mapping using three-dimensional adiabatic compression of surface plasmon polaritons"; Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 5, January 2010, pp. 67-72. (pdf)
  • M. Belotti, M. Galli, D. Gerace, L.C. Andreani, G. Guizzetti, A.R. Md Zain, N.P. Johnson, M. Sorel and R.M. De La Rue: "All optical switching in silicon on insulator photonic wire nanocavities"; Optic Express, Vol. 18, No. 2, January 2010, pp. 1450-1461. (pdf)
  • M. Ferri, D. Pinna, P. Malcovati, E. Dallago and G. Ricotti: "Integrated Stabilized Photovoltaic Energy Harvester"; 16th IEEE Int. Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2009, Hammamet, 13-16 December 2009, pp. 299-302. (pdf)
  • H. Caracciolo, S. Talay and F. Maloberti: "Optimum Selection of Capacitive Array for Multibit Sigma-Delta Modulators without DEM"; Proc. of the 16th IEEE Int. Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2009, Hammamet, 13-16 December 2009, pp. 759-762. (pdf)
  • F. Maloberti, E. Bonizzoni and A. Surano: "Time variant digital sigma-delta modulator for fractional-N frequency synthesizers"; IEEE Int. Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology, RFIT 2009, Singapore, 9-11 December 2009, pp. 111-114. (pdf)


II YEAR


  • F. De Angelis, G. Das, P. Candeloro, M. Patrini, M. Galli, A. Bek, M. Lazzarino, I. Maksymov, C. Liberale, L.C. Andreani and E. Di Fabrizio: "Nanoscale chemical mapping using three-dimensional adiabatic compression of surface plasmon polaritons"; Nature Nanotechnology, online publication 22 November 2009, DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2009.348. (pdf)
  • M. Ferri, A. Surano, A. Rossini, P. Malcovati, E. Dallago and A. Baschirotto: "Low-Voltage Fluxgate Magnetic Current Sensor Interface Circuit with Digital Output for Portable Applications"; 8th Annual IEEE Conference on Sensors, SENSORS 2009, Christichurch, 25-28 October 2009, pp. 79-82. (pdf)
  • M. Ferri, D. Pinna, E. Dallago and P. Malcovati: "Integrated Micro Solar Cell Structures for Harvesting Supplied Microsystems in 0.35μm CMOS Technology"; 8th Annual IEEE Conference on Sensors, SENSORS 2009, Christichurch, 25-28 October 2009. (pdf)
  • F. Vecchi, M. Repossi, W. Eyssa, P. Arcioni and F. Svelto: "Analysis of loss mechanisms in coplanar waveguides integrated on bulk CMOS substrates"; 39th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2009, Roma, 29 September-1 October 2009, pp. 189-192. (pdf)
  • M. Sosio, A. Mazzanti, M. Repossi and F. Svelto: "A Low-Power Ka-Band Direct Conversion Receiver Employing Half-Frequency Local Oscillator in 65nm CMOS"; 39th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2009, Roma, 29 September-1 October 2009, pp. 256-259. (pdf)
  • S. Braga, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "Theoretical Analysis of the RESET Operation in Phase Change Memories"; Semiconductor Science and Technology, Vol. 24, October 2009, 115008, pp. 6. (pdf)
  • M. Ferri, D. Pinna, E. Dallago and P. Malcovati: "Microsistemi Integrati di Energy Scavenging Fotovoltaico"; XXVI Congresso Nazionale del Gruppo di Misure Elettriche ed Elettroniche, GMEE 2009, Salerno, 16-19 Settembre 2009, pp. 69-70. (pdf)
  • L. Ratti, M. Manghisoni, V. Re, G. Traversi, S. Zucca, S. Bettarini, F. Morsani and G. Rizzo: "Front-end performance and charge collection properties of heavily irradiated DNW MAPS"; 10th European Conference on Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, RADECS 2009, Bruges, 14-18 September 2009.
  • M. Belloni, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "High Efficiency DC-DC Buck Converter with 60/120-MHz Switching Frequency and 1-A Output Current"; 35th European Solid-State Circuits Conference, ESSCIRC 2009, Athens, 15-17 September 2009, pp. 452-455. (pdf)
  • A. Liscidini, L. Vercesi and R. Castello: "Time to Digital Converter based on a 2-dimensions Vernier Architecture"; IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, CICC 2009, San Josè, 13-16 September 2009, pp. 45-48. (pdf)
  • E. Monaco, M. Borgarino, F. Svelto and A. Mazzanti: "A 5.2mW Ku-Band CMOS Injection-Locked Frequency Doubler with Differential Input/Output";IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, CICC 2009, San Josè; 13-16 September 2009, pp. 61-64. (pdf)
  • S. Bozzola, D. Guermandi, F. Vecchi, M. Repossi, M. Pozzoni, A. Mazzanti and F. Svelto: "A Sliding IF Receiver for mm-wave WLANs in 65nm CMOS"; IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, CICC 2009, San Josè, 13-16 September 2009, pp. 669-672. (pdf)
  • F. Vecchi, M. Repossi, W. Eyssa, P. Arcioni and F. Svelto: "Design of Low-Loss Transmission Lines in Scaled CMOS by Accurate Electromagnetic Simulations"; IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, September 2009, Vol. 44, No. 9, pp. 2605-2615. (pdf)
  • A. Baschirotto, E. Dallago, P. Malcovati, M. Marchesi, E. Melissano, M. Morelli, P. Siciliano and G. Venchi: "An Integrated Micro-Fluxgate Magnetic Sensor with Front-End Circuitry"; IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 58, No. 9, September 2009, pp. 3269-3275. (pdf)
  • A. Agnes and F. Maloberti: "Multi-bit High-order Incremental Converters with Digital Calibration"; European Conf. on Circuit Theory and Design, ECCTD 2009, Antalya, 23-27 August 2009, pp. 739-742. (pdf)
  • L. Ratti, C. Andreoli, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, Enrico Pozzati, V. Re and G. Traversi: "TID Effects in Deep N-Well CMOS Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors"; IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, August 2009, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 2124-2131. (pdf)
  • L. Ratti, M. Manghisoni, V. Re and G. Traversi: "Design of time invariant analog front-end circuits for deep n-well CMOS MAPS"; IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, August 2009, Vol. 56, No. 4, pp. 2360-2373. (pdf)
  • S. Noli, A. Pena Perez, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "ΣΔ Time Interleaved Current Steering DAC with Dynamic Elements Matching"; 52nd IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2009, Cancun, 2-5 August 2009, pp. 407-410. (pdf)
  • M. Ferri, D. Pinna, E. Dallago and P. Malcovati: "A 0.35-μm CMOS Solar Energy Scavenger with Power Storage Management System"; Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2009, Cork, 12-17 July 2009, pp. 88-91. (pdf)
  • S. Braga, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "Experimental Analisys of RESET Resistance Distribution in Phase Change Memories"; Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2009, Cork, 12-17 July 2009, pp. 108-111. (pdf)
  • A. Surano, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "On-chip sine wave frequency multiplier for 40-GHz signal generator"; Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2009, Cork, 12-17 July 2009, pp. 284-287. (pdf)
  • M. Belotti, M. Galli, D. Gerace, L.C. Andreani, G. Guizzetti, A.R. Md Zain, N.P. Johnson, M. Sorel, R.M. De La Rue: "All optical switching in silicon on insulator photonic wire nanocavities"; Integrated Photonics and Nanophotonics Research and Applications, IPNRA 2009, Honolulu, 12-17 July 2009, pp. 3. (pdf)
  • A. Baschirotto, E. Dallago, M. Ferri, P. Malcovati, A. Rossini and G. Venchi: "A 2D Micro-Fluxgate Earth Magnetic Field Measurement Systems with Fully Automated Acquisition Setup"; Elsevier, online publication 21 June 2009. (DOI)
  • M. Belotti, M. Galli, D. Gerace, L.C. Andreani, G. Guizzetti, A.R. Md Zain, N.P Johnson, M. Sorel, R.M. De La Rue: "All-optical logical operation in photonic wire nano-cavities"; European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Europe 2009, Munich, 14-19 June 2009, pp. 1-1. (pdf)
  • L. Ratti, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, V. Re and G. Traversi: "Vertically integrated deep N-well CMOS MAPS with sparsification and time stamping capabilities for thin charged particle trackers"; 11th European Symposium on Semiconductor Detectors, ESSD 2009, Wildbad Kreuth, 7-11 June 2009.
  • Y.B. Nithin Kumar, S. Talay and F. Maloberti: "Complex Cascaded Bandpass ΣΔ ADC Design"; IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2009, Taipei, 24-27 May 2009, pp. 3118-3121. (pdf)
  • A. Pena Perez, Y.B. Nithin Kumar, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "Slew-Rate and Gain Enhancement in Two Stage Operational Amplifiers"; IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2009, Taipei, 24-27 May 2009, pp. 2485-2488. (pdf)
  • A.C. Carusone and F. Maloberti: "An Anti-Aliasing Multi-Rate ΣΔ Modulator"; IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2009, Taipei, 24-27 May 2009, pp. 1329-1332. (pdf)
  • V. Re, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, L. Ratti and G. Traversi: "Noise and radiation tolerance of sub-100 nm CMOS technologies"; 7th International Meeting on Front-End Electronics, FEE 2009, Montauk, 18-21 May 2009.
  • L. Ratti, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, V. Re, V. Speziali and G. Traversi: "3D deep N-well MAPS with sparse readout for high resolution, highly efficient particle tracking"; 7th International Meeting on Front-End Electronics, FEE 2009, Montauk, 18-21 May 2009.
  • M. Belloni, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "Single-Inductor Multiple-Output DC-DC Converters"; in M. Stayaert, A.H.M. Van Roermund and H. Casier Ed., "Analog Circuit Design", Springer Science, 2009, pp. 233-253. (pdf)
  • S. Braga, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "Dependence of Resistance Drift on Amorphous Cap Size in Phase Change Memory Arrays"; Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 94, no. 9, March 2009, pp. 92112-1-92112-3. (pdf)
  • E. Dallago, M. Ferri, P. Malcovati and D. Pinna: "Active Area Density Optimization Tecnique for Harvester Photodiodes Efficiency Maximization"; XIV Conferenza Annuale dell'Associazione Italiana Sensori e Microsistemi, AISEM 2009, Pavia, 24-26 February 2009. (pdf)
  • D. Mastantuono and D. Manstretta: "A Low-Noise Active Balun with IM2 Cancellation for Multiband Portable DVB-H Receivers"; IEEE Int. Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC 2009, San Francisco, 8-12 February 2009, pp. 216-217. (pdf)
  • A. Liscidini, A. Pirola, R. Castello: "A 1.25mW 75dB-SFDR CT Filter with In-Band Noise Reduction"; IEEE Int. Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC 2009, San Francisco, 8-12 February 2009, pp. 336-337. (pdf)
  • A. Mazzanti, M.B. Vahidfar, M. Sosio and F. Svelto: "A Reconfigurable Demodulator with 3-to-5GHz Agile Synthesizer for 9-Band WiMedia UWB in 65nm CMOS"; IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conf. - Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC 2009, San Francisco, 8-12 February 2009, pp. 412-413. (pdf)
  • M. Belotti, M. Galli, D. Gerace, L.C. Andreani, A.R. Md Zain, N.P Johnson, M. Sorel and R.M. De La Rue: "All-Optical Switching in Silicon-on-Insulator Photonic Wire Nano-cavities";IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, LEOS 2009, Innsbruck, 12-14 January 2009, pp. 30-31. (pdf)


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  • N. Kumar, S. Talay and F. Maloberti: "On the Design of Band-pass Quadrature ΣΔ Modulators"; IEEE Asia Pacific Conf. on Circuits and Systems, APCCAS 2008, November 30-December 3, pp. 1228-1231. (pdf)
  • S. Braga, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "On the Effect of Cell Geometry on the Amorphization Process in Phase-Change Memories"; Proc. of the 3rd International Microsystems, Packaging, Assembly and Circuits Tecnology Conference, IMPACT 2008, 22-24 October 2008, pp. 81-84. (pdf)
  • F. Avanzo, F.M. De Paola and D. Manstretta: "A Common-base Linear rf Power Amplifier for 3G Cellular Applications"; IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, CICC 2008, 21-24 September 2008, pp. 579-582. (pdf)
  • E. Dallago, D. Miatton, G. Venchi, V. Bottarel, G. Frattini, G. Ricotti, M. Schipani: "Active Autonomous AC-DC Converter for Piezoelectric Energy Scavenging Systems"; IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, CICC 2008, 21-24 September 2008, pp. 555-558. (pdf)
  • S. Braga, A. Cabrini and G. Torelli: "An Integrated Multi-Physics Approach to the Modeling of a Phase Change Memory Device"; Proc. of the 38th European Solid-State Device Research Conference, ESSDERC 2008, 15-19 September 2008, pp. 154-157. (pdf)
  • E. Dallago, D. Miatton, G. Venchi, V. Bottarel, G. Frattini, G. Ricotti and M. Schipani: "Electronic Interface for Piezoelectric Energy Scavenging System"; Proc. of the 34th European Solid-State Circuits Conference, ESSCIRC 2008, 15-19 September 2008, pp. 402-405. (pdf)
  • E. Bonizzoni, A. Pena Perez, F. Maloberti and M. Garcia-Andrade: "Third-Order ΣΔ Modulator with 61-dB SNR and 6-MHz Bandwidth Consuming 6 mW";Proc. of the 34th European Solid-State Circuits Conference, ESSCIRC 2008, 15-19 September 2008, pp. 218-221. (pdf)
  • M. Tedeschi, A. Liscidini and R. Castello: "A 0.23mm² Free Coil ZigBee Receiver Based on a Bonf-wire Self-oscillating Mixer"; Proc. of the 34th European Solid-State Circuits Conference, ESSCIRC 2008, Dig. Tech. Papers, 15-19 September 2008, pp. 430-433. (pdf)
  • L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, L. Ratti, V. Re, V. Speziali and G. Traversi: ""Instrumentation for Gate Current Noise Measurements on sub-100 nm MOS Transistors"; presented at the 2008 Topical Workshop on Electronics for Particle Physics, TWEPP 2008, September 15-19, 2008. To be published in the Workshop Proceedings. (pdf)
  • L. Ratti, C. Andreoli, L. Gaioni, M. Manghisoni, E. Pozzati, V. Re and G. Traversi: "TID Effects in Deep N-well CMOS Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors"; Proc. of the 8th IEEE European Workshop on Radiation Effects on Components and Systems, RADECS 2008, 10-12 September 2008, pp. 332-337. (pdf)
  • M. Casubolo, M. Grassi, A. Lombardi, F. Maloberti and P. Malcovati: "A Two-Bit-per-Cycle Successive-Approximation ADC with Background Offset Calibration"; Proc. of the 15th IEEE Int. Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2008, August 31-September 3, 2008, pp. 650-653. (pdf)
  • M. Belloni, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "On the Design of Single-Inductor Double-Output DC-DC Buck, Boost and Buck-Boost Converters"; Proc. of the 15th IEEE Int. Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2008, August 31-September 3, 2008, pp. 626-629. (pdf)
  • F. Geusa, A. Agnes, F. Maloberti: "Use of Chopper-Notch Modulator in Chopper Amplifiers for Replica Images Cancellation"; Proc. of the 15th IEEE Int. Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2008, August 31-September 3, 2008, pp. 566-569. (pdf)
  • F. De Angelis, G. Das, M. Patrini, P. Candeloro, C. Liberale, G. Cojoc, F. Mecarini and E. Di Fabrizio: "Novel Plasmonic Nanodevices for Few/Single Molecule Detection"; in Plasmonic: Metallic Nanostructures and their Optical Properties VI, M.I. Stockman Ed., Proc. of SPIE, August 2008, Vol. 7032, pp. 70320T-70320T-8. (pdf)
  • E. Bonizzoni, A. Perez and F. Maloberti: "Non-Conventional ΣΔ Architectures for Very Low-Power and Medium Resolution Applications"; Proc. of the 2008 IEEJ International Analog VLSI Workshop, July 30-August 1, 2008, pp. 135-139. (pdf)
  • F. De Angelis, M. Patrini, G. Das, I. Maksymov, M. Galli, L. Businaro, L.C. Andreani and E. Di Fabrizio: "A Hybrid Plasmonic-Photonic Nanodevice for Label-Free Detection of Few Molecules"; Nano Letters, Vol. 8 No. 8, 2008, ACS Publications, pp. 2321-2327. (pdf)
  • I. Galdi, E. Bonizzoni, P. Malcovati, G. Manganaro and F. Maloberti: "40 MHz IF 1 MHz Bandwidth Two-Path Bandpass ΣΔ Modulator with 72 dB DR Consuming 16 mW"; IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 43, No. 7, July 2008, pp. 1648-1656. (pdf)
  • M. Belotti, J.F. Galisteo-Lopez, S. De Angelis, M. Galli, I. Maksymov, L.C. Andreani, D. Peyrade and Y. Chen: "All-Optical Switching in 2D Silicon Photonic Crystals with Low Loss Waveguides and Optical Cavities"; Optic Express, Vol. 16, Issue 15, July 2008, pp. 11624-11636. (pdf)
  • M. Galli, M. Belotti, M. Patrini, D. Gerace, L.C. Andreani and Y. Chen: "k-Space Spectroscopy of Photonic Crystal Slabs"; IEEE 10th Anniversary International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2008, 22-26 June 2008, Vol. 2, pp. 76-79. (pdf)
  • F. Erario, A. Agnes, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "Design of an Ultra-Low Power Time Interleaved SAR Converter"; Proc. of the 4th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2008, 22-25 June 2008, pp. 245-248. (pdf)
  • S. Bozzola, D. Guermandi, A. Mazzanti and F. Svelto: "An 11.5% Frequency Tuning, -184 dBc/Hz Noise FOM 54 GHz VCO"; 2008 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2008, June 15-17, pp. 657-660. (pdf)
  • F. Vecchi, M. Repossi, A. Mazzanti, P. Arcioni and F. Svelto: "A Simple and Complete Circuit Model for the Coupling Between Symmetrical Spiral Inductors in Silicon RF-ICs"; 2008 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2008, June 15-17, pp. 479-482. (pdf)
  • M.B. Vahidfar, O. Shoaei and F. Svelto: "A High Dynamic Range Multi-standard CMOS Mixer for GSM, UMTS and IEEE802.11b-g-a Applications"; 2008 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2008, June 15-17, pp. 193-196. (ppt)
  • F. Svelto, A. Mazzanti, M. Sosio and M. Repossi: "SubHarmonic Direct Down-Conversion for High-Frequency Receivers in CMOS"; International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2008, June 15-20 (Slides). (pdf)
  • M. Belloni, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "A Voltage-to-Pulse Converter for Very High Frequency DC-DC Converters"; Int. Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, SPEEDAM 2008, June, 11-13, pp. 789-791. (pdf)
  • G. Das, F. Mecarini, F. De Angelis, M. Prasciolu, C. Liberale, M. Patrini and E. Di Fabrizio: "Attomole (Amol) Myoglobin Raman Detection from Plasmonic Nanostructures"; Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 85, Issues 5-6, May-June 2008, Elsevier, pp. 1282-1285. (pdf)
  • M. Belloni, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "On the Design of Single-Inductor Multiple-Output DC-DC Buck Converters"; Proc. of the IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS'08, 18-21 May 2008, pp. 3049-3052. (pdf)
  • S. Ruzza, E. Dallago, G. Venchi and S. Morini: "An Offset Compensation Technique for Bandgap Voltage Reference in CMOS Technology"; Proc. of the IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS'08, 18-21 May 2008, pp. 2226-2229. (pdf)
  • A.A. Hamoui, M. Sukhon and F. Maloberti: "Digitally-Enhanced 2nd-Order ΣΔ Modulator with Unity-Gain Signal Transfer Function"; Proc. of the IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS'08, May 2008, pp. 1664-1667. (pdf)
  • H. Caracciolo, I. Galdi, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "Band-Pass ΣΔ Architectures with Single and Two Parallel Paths"; Proc. of the IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS'08, 18-21 May 2008, pp. 1656-1659. (pdf)
  • E. Dallago, D. Miatton, G. Venchi, V. Bottarel, G. Frattini, G. Ricotti and M. Schipani: "Active Self Supplied AC-DC Converter for Piezoelectric Energy Scavenging Systems with Supply Independent Bias"; Proc. of the IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS'08, 18-21 May 2008, pp. 1448-1451. (pdf)
  • E. Bilhan and F. Maloberti: "A Wide-Band 2-Path Cross-Coupled Sigma Delta ADC"; Proc. of the IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS'08, May 2008, pp. 1220-1223. (pdf)
  • A. Agnes, E. Bonizzoni and F. Maloberti: "Design of an Ultra-Low Power SA-ADC with Medium/High Resolution and Speed"; Proc. of the IEEE Int. Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS'08, 18-21 May 2008, pp. 1-4. (pdf)
  • J.M. Brosi, C. Koos, L.C. Andreani, M. Waldow, J. Leuthold and W, Freude: "High-speed Low-voltage Electro-optic Modulator with a Polymer-infiltrated Silicon Photonic Crystal Waveguide"; Optic Express, Vol. 16, Issue 6, March 17, 2008, pp. 4177-4191. (pdf)
  • A. Mazzanti, E. Sacchi, P. Andreani and F. Svelto: "Analysis and Design of a Double-Quadrature CMOS VCO for Subharmonic Mixing at K a-Band"; IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 56, No. 2, February 2008, pp. 355-363. (pdf)
  • M. Belloni, E. Bonizzoni, E. Kiseliovas, P. Malcovati, F. Maloberti, T. Peltola and T. Teppo: "A 4-Output Single-Inductor DC-DC Buck Converter with Self-Boosted Switch Drivers and 1.2A Total Output Current"; IEEE Int. Solid-State Circuits Conf., ISSCC '08, February 2008, pp. 444-445. (pdf)
  • M. Liscidini, M. Tedeschi and R. Castello: "A 2.4GHz 3.6mW 0.35mm² Quadrature Front-End RX for ZigBee and WPAN Applications"; IEEE Int. Solid-State Circuits Conf., ISSCC '08, February 2008, pp. 370-371.(pdf)
  • A. Agnes, E. Bonizzoni, P. Malcovati and F. Maloberti: "A 9.4-ENOB 1V 3.8µW 100kS/s SAR ADC with Time-Domain Comparator"; IEEE Int. Solid-State Circuits Conf., ISSCC '08, February 2008, pp. 246-247.(pdf)
  • F. Vecchi, M. Repossi, A. Mazzanti, P. Arcioni and F. Svelto: "A Lumped-Element Physical Model for Symmetrical Spiral Inductors and their Mutual Cross-Talk in Silicon RF-ICs"; Proc. 11th Int. Symposium on Microwave and Optical Technology, ISMOT 2007, December 2007, pp. 473-476. (pdf)
  • F. Svelto, A. Mazzanti, M. Sosio and M. Repossi: "A CMOS Sub-Harmonic Architecture for Signal Down-Conversion at Ka-Band"; IEEE Int. Workshop on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology (RFIT2007), December 9-11, 2007, pp. 179-182. (pdf)
  • M. Manghisoni, L. Gaioni, L. Ratti, V. Re, V. Speziali and G. Traversi: "Impact of Gate-leakage Current Noise in sub-100 nm CMOS Front-end Electronics"; IEEE 2007 Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 4, Oct. 26 2007-Nov. 3 2007, pp. 2503-2508. (pdf)