Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Supervisor "Sachdev, Manoj"
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Analysis of Microcontroller Embedded SRAMs for Applications in Physical Unclonable Functions
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-30)The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) market has motivated widespread proliferation of microcontroller- (MCU) based embedded systems. Suitable due to their abundance, low cost, low power consumption and small ... -
Backplane Circuit Design with Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Transistors for Flexible Displays
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-20)In recent years, rapid advancement in LED fabrication has enabled the possibility of using GaN micro-LEDs to be the light media in a display panel. It has superior performance in many aspects when compared with OLED ... -
Circuit Design of SRAM Physically Unclonable Functions
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-06)A Physically Unclonable Function (PUF) is an entity that reliably provides a unique response to a given challenge and cannot be easily duplicated physically. PUFs are an alternative to using non-volatile memory (NVM) for ... -
A Comparative Analysis for Low-voltage, Low-power, and Low-energy Flip-flops
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-01)Recently, several flip-flops have been proposed to increase their speed while reducing their power and energy consumption. Flip-flop power is dependent on data activity and in many applications data activity is between ... -
A Comparative Analysis of 6T and 10T SRAM Cells for Sub-threshold Operation in 65 nm CMOS Technology
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-27)The aggressive approach of the integrated electronics industry towards scaling and the growing trend of low-power applications have led to major research interest in ultra-low power integrated circuits. One of the integrated ... -
Design and Development of Microneedle Pads for Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-19)With the prominent and life-threatening issue of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), the demands for increased accessibility and effectiveness of AEDs continue to rise. Timely access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) ... -
Design of SRAM Based Dosimetry Used for Neutron and Proton Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-27)Radiation causes soft errors in memory devices, and a variety of research has been focused on techniques to reduce these soft errors. In this thesis, instead of mitigating soft errors, we present an SRAM based dosimeter ... -
An Energy-Efficient System with Timing-Reliable Error-Detection Sequentials
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-26)A new type of energy-efficient digital system that integrate EDS and DVS circuits has been developed. In these systems, EDS-monitored paths convert the PVT variations into timing variations. Nevertheless, the conversion ... -
Investigating Input Offset Reduction with Timing Manipulation in Low Voltage Sense Amplifiers
(University of Waterloo, 2021-02-18)Static Random Access Memories (SRAMs) are ubiquitous in modern computer systems. They provide a fast and relatively compact method of data storage. SRAM cells are read from and written to using analog differential bitline ... -
Low-Leakage ESD Power Supply Clamps in General Purpose 65 nm CMOS Technology
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-20)Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a well-known contributor that reduces the reliability and yield of the integrated circuits (ICs). As ICs become more complex, they are increasingly susceptible to such failures due to the ... -
Low-Power and High-Performance Drivers for OLEDoS Microdisplays
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-19)The rapid growth of the microdisplay market, driven by the demand for smartwatches, head-mounted displays in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), and other portable devices, has presented a need to enhance their ... -
Modified Differential Cascode Voltage Switch Logic Optimized for Sub-threshold Voltage Operation
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-20)Ultra-low sub-threshold voltage research has become increasingly important with the recent shift in consumer electronics towards low power designs for mobile, wearable, and implantable technologies. These applications are ... -
Realization of Non-Volatile Memory in Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Transistors
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)The integration of memory circuits in thin-film transistors (TFTs) is essential to extend the functionalities of large-area applications such as flat-panel displays, imagers etc. Intensive research is being conducted with ... -
Secure and Unclonable Integrated Circuits
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)Semiconductor manufacturing is increasingly reliant in offshore foundries, which has raised concerns with counterfeiting, piracy, and unauthorized overproduction by the contract foundry. The recent shortage of semiconductors ... -
A simulation study of nanoparticle -based SERS biosensing platforms with application towards glioma detection
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-21)Gliomas are the most commonly occurring primary brain tumour with poor prognosis and high mortality rate. Currently, the diagnostic and monitoring options for glioma mainly revolve around imaging techniques, which often ... -
STT-MRAM characterization and its test implications
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-24)Spin torque transfer (STT)-magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) has come a long way in research to meet the speed and power consumption requirements for future memory applications. The state-of-the-art STT-MRAM ... -
Subthreshold SRAM Design for Energy Efficient Applications in Nanometric CMOS Technologies
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-23)Embedded SRAM circuits are vital components in a modern system on chip (SOC) that can occupy up to 90% of the total area. Therefore, SRAM circuits heavily affect SOC performance, reliability, and yield. In addition, most ...