• Nuclear industry
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• v.14 no.12 s.142
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• pp.20-25
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• 1994

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.52 no.12
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• pp.2975-2981
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• 2020

Radiation damage is one of the aging important causes in nuclear reactors. Radiation damage causes changes in material properties. In this study, this effect has been evaluated and analyzed on the clad of the Tehran research reactor (TRR). A grade 6061 aluminum is used as a clad in the TRR. The MCNPX code is used to designate the most sensitive location of the reactor and calculate neutron flux distribution. Then, a software using FORTRAN language programming is developed to process the particle track (PTRAC) output file of the MCNPX code. The SRIM code is used here to calculate the rate of displacement per atom. Moreover, the SPECOMP and SPECTER codes are also applied to estimate the displacement rate and compared with the results attained using the SRIM code. The rate of displacement per atom by the SPECTER and SRIM codes have been obtained 2.54 × 10^-7 dpa/s and 2.44 × 10^-7 dpa/s (QD method), respectively. Also, the mechanical properties have been evaluated using the RCC-MRx code and have been compared with experimental results. Finally, the change in the matter specification has been analyzed as a function of time.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.497-505
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• 2003

This paper describes a computational approach to the quantification of primary damage under irradiation and demonstrates the effect of neutron energy spectra on the formation of the displacement cascade. The development of displacement cascades in ${\alpha}-Iron$ has been simulated using the MOLDY code - a molecular dynamics code for simulating radiation damage. The primary knock-on atom energy, key input to the MOLDY code, was determined from the SPECTER code calculation on two neutron spectra. The two neutron spectra include; (i) neutron spectrum in the instrumented irradiation capsule of the high-flux advanced neutron application reactor (HANARO), and (ii) neutron spectrum at the inner surface of the reactor pressure vessel steel for the Younggwang nuclear power plant No.5 (YG 5). Minor differences in the normalized neutron spectra between the two spectra produce similar values of PKA energy, which are 4.7 keV for HANARO and 5.3 keV for YG 5. This similarity implies that primary damage to the components of the commercial nuclear reactors should be well simulated by irradiation in the HANARO. Moreover, the application of the MD calculations corroborates this statement by comparing cascades simulation results.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.264-267
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• 2017

In this paper, A low dropout (LDO) regulator that improves the power supply rejection ratio by using a noise canceling circuit is proposed. The noise rejection circuit between the error amplifier and the pass transistor is designed to reduce the influence of the pass transistor on the noise coming from the voltage source. The LDO regulator has the same regulation characteristics as the conventional LDO regulator. The proposed circuit uses 0.18um process and Cadence's Virtuoso and Specter simulator.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.915-921
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• 2019

Radiation damage due to neutrons has been calculated in Ni-based alloys in Wolsong CANDU reactor environments. Two damage parameters are considered: displacement damage, and transmutation gas production. We used the SPECTER and SRIM computer codes in quantifying radiation damage. In addition, damage caused by Ni two-step reactions was considered. Estimations were made for the annulus spacers in a CANDU reactor that are located axially along a fuel channel and made of Inconel X-750. The calculation results indicate that the transmutation gas production from the Ni two-step reactions is predominant as the effective full power year increases. The displacement damage due to recoil atoms produced from Ni two-step reactions accounts for over 30% out of the total displacement damage.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.714-717
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• 2011

무선 송수신의 보급이 급속도로 확대됨에 따라 모바일 사용자는 새로운 기기를 구입해야 하는 불편을 따른다. 이에 대안으로 같은 기기로 다양한 기준주파수 보다, 낮은 주파수를 수용할 수 있는 주파수대역의 튜닝이 가능한 DCR(Direct conversion receiver) 의 필요성이 대두 되고 있다. 이에 DCR에 들어가는 저역통과필터는 다양한 기준주파수를 만족하기 위한 대역폭, 이득을 튜닝 하는데 중요한 부분을 차지하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 3차 Elliptic Gm-C Low Pass filter를 자이레이터 방식을 통해 DCR내의 Low Pass filter를 구현 하였다. 공급전압은 3.3V이고 외부에서 인가되는 튜닝전압에 의해 차단 주파수가 변화됨을 알 수 있었다. 그 결과를 통해서 레이아웃 하였으며, 설계된 회로는 COMS $0.18{\mu}m$ 설계 파라미터를 활용하여 Cadence 사의 Specter로 시뮬레이션 하였으며, Virtuso2로 레이아웃 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.675-677
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• 2009

통신기기에서 중요한 기술 중 하나인 PLL(Phase Locked Loop) 회로는 주기적인 신호를 원하는 대로, 정확한 고정점으로 잡아주는데 그 목적을 둔다. 일반적인 구조로 위상주파수검출기(Phase Frequency detector), 루프필터(Loop filter), 전압제어발진기(Voltage Controlled Oscillator), 디바이더(Divider)로 구성되어진다. 그러나 일반적인 PLL 구조로는 지터(jitter)가 증가하고 트랙(tracking) 속도가 느리다는 단점이 있다. 이를 보완하기 위해 루프필터 전단에 차지펌프(Charge pump) 회로를 추가하여 사용하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 CMOS를 이용한 PLL용 차지펌프를 설계하였다. 설계된 회로는 $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정 기술을 사용하여 CADENCE사의 Specter로 시뮬레이션 하였으며, Virtuso2로 레이아웃 하였다.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.722-726
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• 2019

In this paper, we propose a low drop-out (LDO) regulator with improved power-supply rejection (PSR) characteristics in the high frequency region. In particular, an NMOS transistor with a high output resistance is added as a compensation circuit to offset the high frequency noise passing through the finite output resistance of the PMOS power switch. The elimination of power supply noise by the compensating transistor was explained analytically and presented as the direction for further improvement. The circuit was fabricated in a $0.35-{\mu}m$ standard CMOS process and Specter simulations were carried out to confirm the PSR improvement of 26 dB compared to the conventional LDO regulator at 10 MHz.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.690-692
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• 2009

PLL은 위상주파수검출기(PFD), 차지펌프(Charge Pump), 루프필터(Loop Filter), 전압제어발진기(VCO), Divider로 구성하고 있는데 본 논문에서는 설계된 차지펌프 PLL을 시뮬레이션을 해보고 그 결과를 정리하고 레이아웃(layout)까지 하였다. 차지펌프 설계에 있어서 전류 부정합, 전하 공유, 전하주입, 누설 전류등을 고려할 필요가 있다. 설계된 차지펌프는 전류 부정합을 감소시키기 위해 전류뺄셈회로를 이용하여 전류 부정합을 감소시켰으며, spurs를 억제할 수 있도록 설계되였다. 설계된 회로는 $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정 기술을 사용하여 CADENCE사의 specter로 시뮬레이션 하였으며, virtuso2로 레이아웃 하였다.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.201-205
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• 2021

In this paper present Low Drop-Out (LDO) regulator that improved load transient characteristics due to the push-pull detection structure. The response characteristic of the voltage delta value is improved due to the proposed push-pull sensing circuit structure between the input terminal of the LDO regulator pass transistor and the output terminal of the internal error amplifier. Voltage value has improved load transient characteristics than conventional LDO regulator. Compared to the conventional LDO regulator, it has an improved response speed of approximately 244 ns at rising time and approximately 90 ns at falling time. The proposed circuit was simulated by the samsung 0.13um process using Cadence's Specter and Virtuoso simulator.