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E-beam Lithography using Dry Powder HSQ Resist Having Long Shelf Life and Nanogap Electrode Fabrication
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-28)As the industry of nanofabrication developing, high-resolution e-beam lithography (EBL) becomes more and more important. In this thesis, it is discussed that the effective factors behind the resolution of EBL and how it ... -
EA-PHT-HPR: Designing Scalable Data Structures for Persistent Memory
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-28)Volatile memory has dominated the realm of main memory on servers and computers for a long time. In 2019, Intel released to the public the Optane data center persistent memory modules (DCPMM). These devices offer the ... -
ECG Noise Filtering Using Online Model-Based Bayesian Filtering Techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-26)The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a time-varying electrical signal that interprets the electrical activity of the heart. It is obtained by a non-invasive technique known as surface electromyography (EMG), used widely in ... -
Economic Operation and Planning of Distribution System Sources
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-29)This thesis presents the findings of some research carried out pertaining to economic operation and planning distribution systems. An optimal capacitor switching algorithm is developed for distribution system based on ... -
Economical and Environmentally Friendly Geocast Routing in Vehicular Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)The volatile world economy has greatly affected fuel prices, while pollution and gas emissions are increasing to negatively impact global warming. Rising fuel costs have made drivers more concerned about how much of their ... -
EDA Solutions for Double Patterning Lithography
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-30)Expanding the optical lithography to 32-nm node and beyond is impossible using existing single exposure systems. As such, double patterning lithography (DPL) is the most promising option to generate the required lithography ... -
Effect of Layer Transfer and Plasma Etching on The Behavior of Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Field-Effect Transistor Arrays
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-30)The application of two-dimensional (2D) layered transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) for high-performance large-area memory applications requires establishing long-term electrical stability through an understanding of ... -
Effective Privacy-Preserving Mechanisms for Vehicle-to-Everything Services
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-28)Owing to the advancement of wireless communication technologies, drivers can rely on smart connected vehicles to communicate with each other, roadside units, pedestrians, and remote service providers to enjoy a large amount ... -
Effects of Corona Discharges on Silicone Rubber Samples under Severe Environmental Conditions
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-13)Silicone rubber (SiR) material has been utilized as a replacement to ceramic insulators. The impetus for increasing SiR applications in outdoor insulators is its unique hydrophobicity. However, SiR insulators are subjected ... -
Effects of Distorted Voltages on the Performance of Renewable Energy Plant Transformers
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-12)The significant global growth in renewable energy production has led to increasing concerns about the problems associated with electrical equipment in power plants connected with this type of energy. The crucial electrical ... -
Effects of Power System Harmonics on Distribution Transformer Insulation Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-28)Floating feeder resonances are one of the new challenges being put forward by the renewable energy based distributed generation (DG) installations. Generally, the harmonic injection from DGs are within IEEE standard ... -
Effects of Using Examples on Structural Model Comprehension: A Controlled Experiment
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-03)We present a controlled experiment for the empirical evaluation of Example-Driven Modeling (EDM), an approach that systematically uses examples for model comprehension and domain knowledge transfer. We conducted the ... -
The Efficacy of Source Rate Control in Achieving Fairness in Wireless Mesh Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-18)The use of 802.11-based wireless mesh networks (WMNs) as an alternative network backbone technology is growing rapidly. The primary advantages of this approach are ease of deployment and lower cost. However, such networks ... -
Efficiency and Linearity Improvement of Sub-6GHz Digital Beam-forming Transmitters
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-16)The fifth generation (5G) cellular network promises to bring higher data capacity, faster transmission speed, and lower latency. 5G employs massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) architecture which enables many ... -
Efficiency Improvement for III-V Nitride Micro Light-Emitting Diodes
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-10)As a solid-state lighting source with high luminance and long life-time, the gallium nitride/ indium gallium nitride (GaN/InGaN) light-emitting diode (LED) is considered as a promising technology for many applications, ... -
Efficient Analysis for Nonlinear Effects and Power Handling Capability in High Power HTSC Thin Film Microwave Circuits
(University of Waterloo, 2000)In this study two nonlinear analysis methods are proposed for investigation of nonlinear effects of high temperature superconductive(HTSC) thin film planar microwave circuits. The MoM-HB combination method is based on ... -
Efficient Authentication, Node Clone Detection, and Secure Data Aggregation for Sensor Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-20)Sensor networks are innovative wireless networks consisting of a large number of low-cost, resource-constrained sensor nodes that collect, process, and transmit data in a distributed and collaborative way. There are numerous ... -
An Efficient Computation of Convex Closure on Abstract Events
(University of Waterloo, 2005)The behaviour of distributed applications can be modeled as the occurrence of events and how these events relate to each other. Event data collected according to this event model can be visualized using process-time ... -
Efficient Cryptographic Algorithms and Protocols for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-14)As the next evolutionary step in digital communication systems, mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and their specialization like wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been attracting much interest in both research and industry ... -
Efficient Lattice Decoders for the Linear Gaussian Vector Channel: Performance & Complexity Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-26)The theory of lattices --- a mathematical approach for representing infinite discrete points in Euclidean space, has become a powerful tool to analyze many point-to-point digital and wireless communication systems, ...