I. Time-to-digital converter: resolution up to 1ps; input range: unlimited; power consumption < 10mW; chip area < 1mm2; FPGA realizable; suitable for high accuracy, low cost and low power systems, such as: laser range finder, high energy particle detection, jitter measurement, missile/defense system.
II. Smart temperature sensor:resolution < 0.1°C; measurement range > 100°C; error < 0.5°C; power consumption < 1uW; die size << 1mm2; FPGA realizable; suitable for high accuracy, low cost and low power applications, such as: embedded thermal sensor for VLSI chips, FPD thermal compensation, backlight thermal monitoring, environment temperature control.
III. Digital-to-time converter: resolution up to 1-2ps; unlimited output range; FPGA realizable; suitable for low cost IC testing & timing systems, such as: digital pulse generator, data/pattern generator and so on.
IV. Digital pulse width modulator (DPWM): 12-bit high resolution; 97 kHz – 2 MHz wide operation frequency range; 1.249 mW low power consumption at 1 MHz; 0.751 mm2 chip size; small INL of -0.32 – +0.21 LSB at 2MHz; FPGA realizable; suitable for low cost, low power and high accuracy DPWM applications, such as: power management IC, class-D amplifier.
V. On-chip solar cell: conversion efficiency up to 31.47%; high sidewall junction density design; suitable for AIoT self-powered sensors.
VI. Power management IC for solar energy harvesting: conversion efficiency up to 90%; maximum power point tracking; automatic mode switching; startup circuit; suitable for powering AIoT nodes.
VII. Low temperature sensitivity resistor less and capacitor less CMOS Relaxation Oscillator: temperature coefficient as low as 5ppm; all-MOSFET oscillator; chip area (2 circuits) < 1mm2; suitable for low cost high performance on-chip oscillator.
VIII. Ultra-low power voltage reference: power consumption < 100nW, temperature coefficient < 30ppm/ °C; suitable for low cost ultra-low power on-chip voltage reference.
IX. BIST for TDC and DTC: resolution < 10ps; power-on/factory calibration; FPGA realizable; suitable for low cost & high speed TDC/DTC auto-calibration.
X. High accuracy digital-to-analog converter: up to 14-bit resolution with INL< 0.5LSB; current splitting; current steering; SFDR enhancement; suitable for instrumentation.
XI. Ultra-low power wide temperature range analog-to-digital converter: power consumption < 1uW; operation temperature range > 120°C; suitable for AIoT sensing.
XII. Analog IC Circuit Computer-Aided Optimization: Automated, fire-and-forget analog circuit fine-tuning with FoM improvements up to 10-20 dB, realizable in Air-gapped Linux servers.
XIII. Others: high matching layout research, duty cycle correlator.
面積(包含兩個電路) : 0.525 mm2
功耗 : 108 uW
最大振盪頻率(可調) : 1.056 MHz
溫度係數 : 3.5 ppm/°C
面積 : 0.78 mm2
功耗 : 23.9 nW
最大振盪頻率(可調) : -20~100 °C
溫度係數 : 29.1 ppm/°C
面積 : 0.29 mm2
功耗 : 22 mW
取樣頻率 : 1 GHz
INL : +0.48/-0.55 LSB DNL : +0.36/-0.45 LSB
SFDR : 59.09 dB(1.22 MHz@1 GS/s)
面積 : 1.17 mm2
靜態功耗 : 1.2 uW
最高轉換效率 : 90 %@1mW
開路電壓 : 0.54 V
短路電流 : 38.18 uA
填充因子 : 0.815
轉換效率 : 31.47 %
1. 時間至數位轉換器:解析度高達1ps、測量範圍無限、功耗低於10mW、晶片面積小於1mm2,可以FPGA實現,適用於諸如雷射測距儀、高能粒子量測、時脈抖動量測、飛彈/防禦系統…等高精度、低成本、低功耗之系統上。
2. 超低功耗溫度感測器:解析度0.1°C以下、測量範圍超過100°C、誤差低於0.5°C,功耗低於1uW、晶片面積小於1mm2,可以FPGA實現,適用於諸如VLSI晶片之嵌入式感溫器、顯示器溫度補償、背光溫度監控、環境溫度監控…等高精度、低成本、低功耗之應用上。
3. 數位至時間轉換器:解析度高達1-2 ps、輸出範圍無限、低功耗、可以FPGA實現,適用於數位脈衝產生器、資料/模式產生器…等IC測試/時序系統。
4. 數位脈波寬度調變器:12位元高解析度、97 kHz至2 MHz的寬操作頻率、1.294mW低功率消耗(@1MHz)、晶片面積約為0.751mm2、具-0.32 ~ +0.21LSB之高線性度(@2MHz),可以FPGA實現,適用於低成本、低功耗、高精度DPWM之應用,如電源管理晶片、class-D放大器。
5. 高效率前照式晶片上太陽能電池:最高轉換效率31.47%;高側牆接面密度設計; 適用於AIoT自我供電感測器。
6. 應用於光獵能的電源管理晶片:最高轉換效率90%、MPPT、自動模式切換、啟動電路,適用於AIoT節電之供電。
7. 具低溫敏無電阻與電容之弛張振盪器:低溫度係數、全MOSFET振盪器、晶片面積(包含兩組電路)小於1mm2,適用於晶片內建之廉價高效振盪器。
8. 超低功耗參考電壓源:功耗低於100nW、溫度係數低於30ppm/℃,適用於晶片內建之廉價超低功耗參考電壓源。
9. 時間至數位/數位至時間轉換器內建自我測試電路:解析度高達 10ps以內、開機/出廠校正,可以FPGA實現,適用於廉價高速自我校正應用。
10. 高精度數位至類比轉換器:高達14位元解析度、非線性誤差<0.5LSB、分電流架構、電流導向式、提升無雜散動態範圍,適用於儀測應用。
11. 超低功耗寬溫度範圍類比至數位轉換器:功耗低於1uW、溫度操作範圍高於> 120°C,適用於 AIoT 感測應用。
12. 類比IC自動優化輔助計算機 : 自動化、即發即棄的IC電路模擬微調,FoM可改進高達 10-20 dB,可在Air-gapped Linux 服務器中實現。
13. 其他:高匹配佈局功率、週期校正IC。