Electrothermal Frequency References in Standard CMOS [Paperback]

This book describes an alternative method of realizing accurate on-chip frequency references? in standard CMOS processes. This method exploits the thermal-diffusivity of silicon, i.e. the rate at which heat diffuses through a silicon substrate.? This is the first book describing the design of such electrothermal frequency references. It includes the necessary theory, supported by practical realizations that achieve inaccuracies as low as 0.1% and thus demonstrate the feasibility of this approach.? The book also includes several circuit and system-level solutions to the precision circuit design challenges encountered during the design of such frequency references.This book describes an alternative method of accurate on-chip frequency generation in standard CMOS IC processes. It examines the use of the well-defined thermal properties of silicon in generating accurate on-chip frequencies.Introduction.- Silicon-based Frequency References.- Frequency References? Based on the Thermal Properties of Silicon.-A Digitally-Assisted Electrothermal Frequency-Locked Loop in Standard CMOS.- An Electrothermal Frequency Reference in Standard 0.7?m CMOS.- A Scaled Electrothermal Frequency Reference in Standard 0.16?m CMOS.- Conclusions and Outlook.- Appendix.

Mahdi Kashmiri was born on March 21st, 1980 in Tehran, Iran. He received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, in 2001, and his M.Sc. degree in microelectronics (cum laude) from Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands in 2006. In April 2012, he received his PhD degree from the same university for his work on electrothermal frequency references in standard CMOS. From June 2001 to August 2004, he was a system design engineer at Parman Co. Tehran, Iran, where he worked on the development of a SDH fiber optics telecommunication system. From September 2005 to October 2006, he was an intern at the mixed-signal circuit and systems group of Philips Research Laboratories (lC(