Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................................................ xvii
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Acknowledgment ..............................................................................................................................xxiii
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Section 1
Circuit Synthesis
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Chapter 1
Synthesis of LC-Oscillators Using Rival Multi-Objective Multi-Constraint Optimization Kernels.......1
Ricardo Póvoa, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa,
Portugal
Ricardo Lourenço, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Nuno Lourenço, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa,
Portugal
António Canelas, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa,
Portugal
Ricardo Martins, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa,
Portugal
Nuno Horta, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Chapter 2
Reliability Aware AMS/RF Performance Optimization........................................................................28
Pietro M. Ferreira, Université de Lille 1, France
Hao Cai, TELECOM ParisTech, France
Lirida Naviner, TELECOM ParisTech, France
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Chapter 3
A Unified Analog Synthesis Approach Considering Parasitic Effects and Process Variations.............55
Yen-Lung Chen, National Central University, China
Chien-Nan Jimmy Liu, National Central University, China
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Stability of Optimization Trajectories for Designing Analog Circuits..................................................71
Alexander Zemliak, Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico & National Technical
University of Ukraine, Ukraine
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Chapter 5
Enhancing an Automatic Analog IC Design Flow by Using a Technology-Independent Module
Generator..............................................................................................................................................102
António Canelas, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa,
Portugal
Ricardo Martins, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa,
Portugal
Ricardo Póvoa, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa,
Portugal
Nuno Lourenço, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa,
Portugal
Jorge Guilherme, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Instituto Politécnico de Tomar,
Portugal
Nuno Horta, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal & Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Optimization-Based Design of RF-VCOs with Tapered Inductors......................................................134
Pedro Pereira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Fábio Passos, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
M. Helena Fino, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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Backtracking ACO for RF-Circuit Design Optimization.....................................................................158
Bachir Benhala, University of Moulay Ismaïl, Morocco
Mouna Kotti, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Ali Ahaitouf, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Morocco
Mourad Fakhfakh, University of Sfax, Tunisia
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Chapter 8
Distributed Selection of the Optimal Sizes of Analog Unity Gain Cells by Fuzzy Set .
Intersection...........................................................................................................................................180
Said Polanco-Martagón, CENIDET, Mexico
Gerardo Reyes Salgado, CENIDET, Mexico
Georgina Flores Becerra, Instituto Tecnologico de Puebla, Mexico
Esteban Tlelo Cuautle, INAOE, Mexico
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Combination of Metaheuristics to the Optimal Design of Analog and RF Circuits............................210
Amin Sallem, ISSAT-University of Gafsa,Tunisia
Mouna Kotti, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Mourad Fakhfakh, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Esteban Tlelo-Cuautle, INAOE, Mexico
Patrick Siarry, University of Paris 12, France
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Section 2
Performance Analysis and Applications
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Chapter 10
Digitally Assisted Performance Tuning of Analog/RF Circuits with an On-Chip FFT Engine..........236
Marvin Onabajo, Northeastern University, USA
Yong-Bin Kim, Northeastern University, USA
Yongsuk Choi, Northeastern University, USA
Hari Chauhan, Northeastern University, USA
Chun-hsiang Chang, Northeastern University, USA
In-Seok Jung, Northeastern University, USA
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Performance Analysis of Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Based on Carbon Nanomaterials
Used in AMS/RF IC Design................................................................................................................268
Rafael Vargas-Bernal, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Irapuato, Mexico
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Design Guidelines for Improving the Power‐Added-Efficiency of CMOS RF Multipath‐Polyphase
Power Amplifiers.................................................................................................................................295
Luis Abraham Sánchez-Gaspariano, Universidad Politécnica de Puebla, Mexico
Carlos Muñiz-Montero, Universidad Politécnica de Puebla, Mexico
Alejandro Díaz-Sánchez, Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Mexico
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Thermometer to Gray Encoders...........................................................................................................323
Yogendra Gupta, The LNM Institute of Information Technology, India
Sandeep Saini, The LNM Institute of Information Technology, India
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Performance Analysis of Interconnects Based on Carbon Nanotubes for AMS/RF IC Design..........336
Rafael Vargas-Bernal, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Irapuato, Mexico
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Radio Frequency Chaotic Circuit Design: From Theory to Practice...................................................364
Christos Volos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Ioannis Kyprianidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Ioannis Stouboulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Viet-Thanh Pham, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
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Chapter 16
HEMT for RF Circuits.........................................................................................................................399
Balwant Raj, Panjab University SSG Regional Centre Hoshiarpur, India
Sukhleen Bindra Narang, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
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Compilation of References . .............................................................................................................. 419
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About the Contributors .................................................................................................................... 453
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Index ................................................................................................................................................... 462
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