Browsing Electrical and Computer Engineering by Title
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Test Chip Design for Process Variation Characterization in 3D Integrated Circuits
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-23)A test chip design is presented for the characterization of process variations and Through Silicon Via (TSV) induced mechanical stress in 3D integrated circuits. The chip was de- signed, layed-out, and taped-out for ... -
Test Clone Detection via Assertion Fingerprints
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-19)Large software systems require large test suites to achieve high coverage. Test suites often employ closed unit tests that are self-contained and have no input parameters. To achieve acceptable coverage with self-contained ... -
Text Preprocessing in Programmable Logic
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-24)There is a tremendous amount of information being generated and stored every year, and its growth rate is exponential. From 2008 to 2009, the growth rate was estimated to be 62%. In 2010, the amount of generated information ... -
Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Resistor Network for Use in Superconducting Analog-to-Digital Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-23)Superconducting micro-electronics (SME) technology is capable of realizing extremely high speed digital receivers performing direct digitization of microwave signals with very low power consumption. SME technology uses ... -
Theoretical and experimental study of magnetic proximity effect
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-11)Magnetic proximity effect in a heterostructure, which consists of a semiconductor thin film or a 2D material sheet and a ferromagnetic insulator film, has a great potential in spintronics applications. However, a complete ... -
Theoretical and Experimental Study to Improve Antenna Performance Using a Resonant Choke Structure
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-11)Every antenna requires a feed network to supply its RF energy. In the case of a simple dipole antenna, this could be a coaxial cable with a tuning element and matching balun. For mostly omnidirectional antennas, currents ... -
Theoretical Investigation of Contact Effects on the Performance of 2D-Material Nanotransistors
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-28)Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted significant attention for electronic device applications since the first graphene transistor was demonstrated in 2004. Various 2D materials not only exhibit excellent carrier ... -
Theoretical Investigation of Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) Field-Effect Transistors for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-19)After the first demonstration of graphene, 2D materials have attracted tremendous attentions in the electronic devices community. Graphene was regarded as a promising material for electronics due to its extremely high ... -
Theoretical Studies on Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers for Device Design Guideline
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-27)Terahertz (THz) quantum cascade laser (QCL) is the most promising THz light source for the next-generation THz technologies of imaging, spectroscopy, and wireless communication. However, room-temperature operation of THz ... -
Theory, Design and Development of Artificial Magnetic Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-24)Artificial Magnetic Materials (AMMs) are a subgroup of metamaterials which are engineered to provide desirable magnetic properties not seen in natural materials. These artificial structures are designed to provide either ... -
Theory, Design and Development of Resonance Based Biosensors in Terahertz and Millimeter-wave
(University of Waterloo, 2009-11-30)Recent advances in molecular biology and nanotechnology have enabled scientists to study biological systems at molecular and atomic scales. This level of sophistication demands for new technologies to emerge for providing ... -
Thermal Aging Time-temperature Effects on Low Voltage EPR/XLPE Insulated Cables
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-21)Low-voltage (LV) insulated cables are widely used in nuclear power plant environments in critical applications such as power transmission, control of equipment and instrumentation, and signal and data communication. Since ... -
Thermal Dynamic Imaging and Thermal Management for Quantum Cascade Lasers
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-31)Recent advances in quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) development are pushing lasing performance towards higher output power, higher operating temperature, and higher wall-plug efficiency (WPE). However, joule heating and ... -
Thermostatically Controllable Loads for Primary Frequency Control in Isolated Microgrids
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-07)In the last few decades, governments, private investors, and non-governmental organizations have gradually incentivized the integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) and efficient Energy Storage System (ESS) technologies ... -
Thin Film Solar Cells on Transparent Plastic Foils
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)The focus of this thesis is on the optimization and fabrication of p-i-n amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cells both on glass and transparent plastic substrates. These solar cells are specifically fabricated on transparent ... -
Thin-Film Transistor Integration for Biomedical Imaging and AMOLED Displays
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-14)Thin film transistor (TFT) backplanes are being continuously researched for new applications such as active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) displays, sensors, and x-ray imagers. However, the circuits implemented ... -
Third-Party TCP Rate Control
(University of Waterloo, 2005)The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is the dominant transport protocol in today?s Internet. The original design of TCP left congestion control open to future designers. Short of implementing changes to the TCP stack ... -
A Three-Port DC/DC Converter (TPC) for Small-Scale Standalone PV-Battery Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-18)While conventional electricity generation relies on fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, renewable energy relies on abundant sources like sunlight, wind, water, and geothermal heat, offering eco-friendly alternatives with ... -
Threshold Voltage Instability and Relaxation in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Transistors
(University of Waterloo, 2005)This thesis presents a study of the bias-induced threshold voltage metastability phenomenon of the hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin film transistors (TFTs). An application of gate bias stress shifts the ... -
Throughput and Expected-Rate in Wireless Block Fading Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)This thesis deals with wireless channels in uncorrelated block fading environment with Rayleigh distribution. All nodes are assumed to be oblivious to their forward channel gains; however, they have perfect information ...