An On-chip SiGe HBT Characterization Circuit for Use in Self-Healing RF Systems
An on-chip device characterization circuit that extracts the current gain of a SiGe HBT test transistor, and which can be useful in the context of various “self-healing” RF circuits and systems, is presented. The characterization circuit includes built-in temperature compensation that enables accurate measurement of the current gain of the test device over a wide temperature range. The device characterization circuit can also be used to measure variations in the current gain of the test device due to process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) variations, as well as other phenomena that can potentially degrade performance.
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- Date: 13 Oct 2016
- Time: 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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- 649 E Lawrence Dr
- Newbury Park, California
- United States 91320
- Building: Skyworks Solutions
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- Starts 30 September 2016 12:00 AM
- Ends 13 October 2016 06:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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Dr. Duane Howard of Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Biography:
Dr. Duane Howard is an RF/Microwave Design and Research Engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) having joined the organization in 2014. He is the lead designer for a number of RF and radar hardware subsystems for air- and space-borne missions under development at JPL including the NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), the Multi-Mission Subsurface Imaging Radar (MMSIR), and the Europa mission.
In 2014, Dr. Howard received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) having specialized in microwave Power Amplifier (PA), Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), and analog and mixed signal circuit design in Silicon Germanium (SiGe) technology, as well as the effect of extreme temperature and radiation environments on RF/microwave circuits. He has numerous publications in the field in high-impact journals such as IEEE Transactions on Microwave Technology and Techniques (TMTT) and IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (TNS).
Dr. Howard was the recipient of 2010-2011 Senator Sam Nunn Security Program Fellowship funded by the MacArthur Foundation’s Science, Technology and Security Initiative. The program seeks to expose pre-doctoral students in science and engineering to policy issues related to the intersection of science and technology with national security such as, cybersecurity and nuclear nonproliferation. While he was a fellow, Dr. Howard conducted research in the area of biofuels as well as in the area of information and communications technology (ICT) policy in developing countries
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6:30pm - 7:00pm Gather for Pizza and Refreshments
7:00pm - 8:00pm Technical Talk