With a view to reduce the number of components in a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell, the feasibility of use of Lambda Bipolar Transistor (LBT)in the bistable element of the cell has been explored under the present study. The LBT under consideration here comprises of an enhancement mode MOSFET integrated with a parasitic bipolar transistor so as to perform as a negative resistance device. LBTs for the study have been fabricated and analysed. The devices have been shown to function at much lower voltage and current levels than those reported earlier/ and thus have been shown to be suitable for lower power applications. The issues of agreements and discrepancies of the experimental results with the original DC model of the device have been highlighted and discussed. The factors contributing to the drain current of the MOSFET in the LBT have been identified. It has also been shown that in the real case of an LBT in operation, the MOSFET in it does not function as a discrete device for the same conditions of voltages and current levels as in an LBT. As per the present study, it is assessed to be influenced by the presence of the BJT in operation and this effect is felt more at the lower current levels of operation. With a separate and tailored p-well implantation the possibility of fabrication of LBTs with a CMOS technology is established. Along with a couple of polysilicon resistors, the LBTs have been successfully made to perform in the common-collector configuration as the bistable storage element of SRAM cell (as proposed in the literature). The bistable element with the LBT in common-emitter mode also has been visualised and practically achieved with the fabricated devices. The WRITE transients for either case have been simulated for various levels of WRITE voltages and their time of hold.The speed of Writing achieved are found comparable with that of the standard SRAMs. The advantages and disadvantages of using the LBT in either mode have been highlighted and discussed. The power consumption of the bistable element with the LBT in either mode is however shown to be the same. A different approach of READING has been proposed to overcome the factors known to increase the cycle time. On the whole, under the present study, the proposal of using LBTs in the bistable storage element of the SRAM cell has been shown to be feasible. Such SRAM circuits can find possible applications in the fields where smaller circuit area is the major concern.

Orientador: Ariovaldo Verandio Garcia, Ruben Augusto Romero Lazaro / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T06:56:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RiderFlores_MarcosJulio_D.pdf: 1021887 bytes, checksum: 6000961c2f5457b410ac691912476270 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Neste trabalho são propostos modelos matemáticos e técnicas de solução para resolver o problema de planejamento da expansão de sistemas de transmissão através de três enfoques. a) Usando o modelo de corrente alternada do sistema de transmissão e um algoritmo heurístico construtivo especializado para resolver o problema de planejamento, e, ainda, realiza-se uma primeira tentativa de alocação de fontes de potência reativas; b) Usando o modelo de corrente contínua e técnicas de programação não-linear especializadas. Nesse caso emprega-se uma versão relaxada do problema de planejamento da expansão de sistemas de transmissão usando o modelo de corrente contínua, onde a integralidade das variáveis de investimento é desprezada. Resolve-se o problema de programação não-linear, modelado de forma matricial com um algoritmo de otimização especializado e, além disso, um algoritmo heurístico construtivo especializado é utilizado para resolver o problema de planejamento. c) Usando o modelo de corrente contínua e um algoritmo Branch and Bound (B&B) sem empregar técnicas de decomposição. Para isso foram redefinidos os chamados testes de sondagem no algoritmo B&B e em cada nó da árvore de B&B tem-se um problema de programação não-linear que são resolvidos usando a metodologia desenvolvida no item (b). Os ítens (a), (b) e (c) requerem a solução de problemas de programação não-linear diferenciados. Uma revisão das características principais da resolução iterativa dos métodos de pontos interiores é apresentada. Foi desenvolvida uma técnica baseada em uma combinação de métodos de pontos interiores de alta ordem (MPI-AO) para resolver os problemas de programação não-linear de forma rápida, eficiente e robusta. Essa combinação dos MPI-AO tem como objetivo colocar num único método as características particulares de cada um dos MPI-AO e melhorar o desempenho computacional comparado com os MPI-AO de forma individual / Abstract: In this work mathematical models and solution techniques are proposed to solve the power system transmission expansion planning problem through three approaches: a) Using the nonlinear model ofthe transmission system (AC model) and a specialized constructive heuristic algorithm to solve the problem and, yet, a first attempt to allocate reactive power sources is also considered; b) Using the direct-current (DC) model and specialized techniques of nonlinear programming. In this case a version of the power system transmission expansion planning problem using the DC model where the integrality of the investment variables is relaxed is used. The nonlinear programming problem is solved with a specialized optimization algorithm and, moreover, a constructive heuristic algorithm is employed to solve the planning problem. c) Using the DC model and Branch and Bound (B&B) algorithm without the use of decomposition techniques. The so called fathoming tests of the B&B were redefined and at each node of the tree a nonlinear programming problem is solved using the method developed in b). Items a), b) and c) require the solution of distinct problems of nonlinear programming. A revision of the main characteristics of the iterative solution of the interior points methods is presented. An optimization technique based on a combination of the higher order interior point methods (HO-IPM) had been developed to solve the nonlinear programming problems in a fast, efficient and robust way. This combination of the HO-IPM has as objective to explore the particular characteristics of each method in a single one and to improve the comparative computational performance with the HO-IPM of individual form / Doutorado / Energia Eletrica / Doutor em Engenharia Elétrica