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Design of Variable Gain Low Noise Amplifier Using PTAT Bandgap Reference Circuit (PTAT 밴드갭 온도보상회로를 적용한 가변 이득 저잡음 증폭기 설계)

  • Choi, Hyuk-Jae;Go, Jae-Hyeong;Kim, Koon-Tae;Lee, Je-Kwang;Kim, Hyeong-Seok
    • Journal of The Institute of Information and Telecommunication Facilities Engineering
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.141-146
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, bandgap reference PTAT(Proportional to Absolute Temperature) circuit and flexible gain control of LNA(Low Noise Amplifier) which is usable in Zigbee system of 2.4GHz band are designed by TSMC $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS library. PTAT bandgap reference circuit is proposed to minimize the instability of CMOS circuit which may be unstable in temperature changes. This circuit is designed such that output voltage remains within 1.3V even when the temperature varies from $-40^{\circ}C$ to $-50^{\circ}C$ when applied to the gate bias voltage of LNA. In addition, the LNA is designed to be operated on 2.4GHz which is applicable to Zigbee system and able to select gains by changing output impedance using 4 NMOS operated switches. The simulation result shows that achieved gain is 14.3~17.6dB and NF (Noise Figure) 1.008~1.032dB.

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Electrical Characteristics of InAlAs/InGaAs/InAlAs Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistors under Sub-Bandgap Photonic Excitation

  • Kim, H.T.;Kim, D.M.
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.145-152
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    • 2003
  • Electrical gate and drain characteristics of double heterostructure InAlAs/InGaAs pseudomorphic HEMTs have been investigated under sub-bandgap photonic excitation ($hv). Drain $(V_{DS})-,{\;}gate($V_{DS})-$, and optical power($P_{opt}$)-dependent variation of the abnormal gate leakage current and associated physical mechanisms in the PHEMTs have been characterized. Peak gate voltage ($V_{GS,P}$) and the onset voltage for the impact ionization ($V_{GS.II}$) have been extracted and empirical model for their dependence on the $V_{DS}$ and $P_{opt} have been proposed. Anomalous gate and drain current, both under dark and under sub-bandgap photonic excitation, have been modeled as a parallel connection of high performance PHEMT with a poor satellite FET as a parasitic channel. Sub-bandgap photonic characterization, as a function of the optical power with $h\nu=0.799eV$, has been comparatively combined with those under dark condition for characterizing the bell-shaped negative humps in the gate current and subthreshold drain leakage under a large drain bias.

Bandgap Engineering in CZTSSe Thin Films via Controlling S/(S+Se) Ratio

  • Vijay C. Karade;Jun Sung Jang;Kuldeep Singh, Gour;Yeonwoo Park;Hyeonwook, Park;Jin Hyeok Kim;Jae Ho Yun
    • Current Photovoltaic Research
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.67-74
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    • 2023
  • The earth-abundant element-based Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) thin film solar cells (TFSCs) have attracted greater attention in the photovoltaic (PV) community due to their rapid development in device power conversion efficiency (PCE) >13%. In the present work, we demonstrated the fine-tuning of the bandgap in the CZTSSe TFSCs by altering the sulfur (S) to the selenium (Se) chalcogenide ratio. To achieve this, the CZTSSe absorber layers are fabricated with different S/(S+Se) ratios from 0.02 to 0.08 of their weight percentage. Further compositional, morphological, and optoelectronic properties are studied using various characterization techniques. It is observed that the change in the S/(S+Se) ratios has minimal impact on the overall Cu/(Zn+Sn) composition ratio. In contrast, the S and Se content within the CZTSSe absorber layer gets altered with a change in the S/(S+Se) ratio. It also influences the overall absorber quality and gets worse at higher S/(S+Se). Furthermore, the device performance evaluated for similar CZTSSe TFSCs showed a linear increase and decrease in the open circuit voltage (Voc) and short circuit current density (Jsc) of the device with an increasing S/(S+Se) ratio. The external quantum efficiency (EQE) measured also exhibited a linear blue shift in absorption edge, increasing the bandgap from 1.056 eV to 1.228 eV, respectively.

Contactless Electroreflectance Study of $Zn_{1-x}Mg_xO$

  • Kim, Sung-Soo;Cheong, Hyeonsik;Park, W. I.;Yi, Gyu-Chul
    • Journal of Korean Vacuum Science & Technology
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.139-142
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    • 2002
  • Contactless electroreflectance measurements at room temperature were used to determine the bandgap energies of Zn$_{1-x}$ Mg$_{x}$O thin films grown by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy. It is found that the bandgap energy increases monotonically with the Mg composition x, up to the highest composition measured (x=0.45). The obtained correlation between the bandgap energy and the Mg composition can be used in the analysis of the electronic structure of ZnO/Zn$_{1-x}$ Mg$_{x}$O heterostructures at room temperature.ature.

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Design of Microstrip Line Bandpass Filter using Photonic Bandgap Structures (Photonic Bandgap 구조를 이용한 마이크로스트립 라인 대역통과 여파기 설계)

  • 김태일;김명기;박익모;임한조
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.611-621
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    • 2001
  • This paper presents a design methodology of bandpass filter by using defect modes in photonic bandgap (PBG) structures. PBG structures are realized with alternating section of microstrip line arranged in a periodical manner. A passband is created within the stopband of PBG structures with defect modes, which can be generated by changing the period of certain part of PBG structure. We also extract a simple equivalent circuit of a bandstop filter by using several LC sections.

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Improvement of Performance of Thick and High Dielectric Patch Antennas using Photonic Bandgap Structures (포토닉 밴드갭 구조를 이용한 두껍고 유전상수가 높은 패치 안테나의 성능 향상)

  • 기철실;박익모;임한조;한해욱;이정일
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2002
  • This paper presents that photonic bandgap structures suppressing the propagation of surface waves can improve the performance of the patch antennas on a thick and high dielectric constant substrate. The forbidden propagation of surface wave due to the photonic bandgap enhances the radiation efficiency and reduces the back radiation drastically.

Composite EBG Power Plane Using Magnetic Materials for SSN Suppression in High-Speed Digital Circuits (고속 디지털 회로의 SSN 억제를 위한 자성 재료가 적용된 복합형 EBG 전원면)

  • Eom, Dong-Sik;Kim, Dong-Yeop;Byun, Jin-Do;Lee, Hai-Young
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.19 no.8
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    • pp.933-939
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    • 2008
  • In this paper, a new composite electromagnetic bandgap(EBG) structure using magnetic materials is proposed for simultaneous switching noise(SSN) suppression in the high-speed digital circuits. The proposed EBG structure has periodic unit cells of square-patches connected by spiral-shaped bridges. The magnetic materials are located on the unit cells of spiral-shaped EBG. The real part of the permeability shifts bandgap to the lower frequency region due to the increased effective inductance. The imaginary part of the permeability has magnetic loss that decreases parasitic LC resonance peaks from between the unit cells. As a result, the proposed structure has the lower cut-off frequency compared with conventional EBG structure and -30 dB SSN suppression bandwidth from 175 MHz to 7.7 GHz. The proposed structure is expected to improve the power integrity and reduce the size of the EBG power plane.

Operating Conditions Proposal of Bandgap Circuit at Cryogenic Temperature for Signal Processing of Infrared Detector and a Performance Analysis of a Manufactured Chip (적외선 탐색기 신호처리를 위한 극저온 밴드갭 회로 동작 조건 제안 및 제작된 칩의 성능 분석)

  • Kim Yon Kyu;Kang Sang-Gu;Lee Hee-Chul
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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    • v.41 no.12
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    • pp.59-65
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    • 2004
  • A stable reference voltage generator is necessary to the infrared image signal readout circuit(ROIC) to improve noise characteristics of signal originated from infrared devices, that is, to gain good images. In this paper, bandgap circuit operating at cryogenic temperature of 77K for Infrared image ROIC(readout integrated circuit) was first made. It demonstrates practical use possibility through taking measurements and estimations. Bandgap circuit is a representative voltage reference circuit. Most of bandgap reference circuits which are presented so far operate at room temperature, and their characteristic are not suitable for infrared image ROIC operating at liquid nitrogen temperature, 77K. To design bandgap circuit operating at cryogenic temperature, suitable circuit is selected and the parameter characteristics of used devices as temperature change are seen by a theoretical study and fitted at liquid temperature with considering such characteristics. This circuit has been fabricated in the Hynix 0.6um standard CMOS process, and the output voltage measured shows that the stability is 1.042±0.0015V over the temperature range of 60K to 110K and is better than bandgap circuits operated at room temperature.

Design and Implementation of an Optimal Hardware for a Stable Operating of Wide Bandgap Devices (Wide Bandgap 소자의 안정적 구동을 위한 하드웨어 최적 설계 및 구현)

  • Kim, Dong-Sik;Joo, Dong-Myoung;Lee, Byoung-Kuk;Kim, Jong-Soo
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.65 no.1
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    • pp.88-96
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, the GaN FET based phase-shift full-bridge dc-dc converter design is implemented. Switch characteristics of GaN FET were analyzed in detail by comparing state-of-the-art Si MOSFET. Owing to the low conduction resistance and parasitic capacitance, it is expected to GaN FET based power conversion system has improved performance. However, GaN FET is vulnerable to electric interference due to the relatively low threshold voltage and fast switching transient. Therefore, it is necessary to consider PCB layout to design GaN FET based power system because PCB layout is the main reason of stray inductance. To reduce the electric noise, gate voltage of GaN FET is analyzed according to operation mode of phase-shift full-bridge dc-dc converter. Two 600W phase-shifted full-bridge dc-dc converter are designed based on the result to evaluate effects of stray inductance.