Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EzequiasME_TESE.pdf: 4077046 bytes, checksum: 10fbafe209b02444fb805640364b456c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-08-22 / This work focuses on the creation and applications of a dynamic simulation software in order to study the hard metal structure (WC-Co). The technological ground used to increase the GPU hardware capacity was Geforce 9600 GT along with the PhysX chip created to make games more realistic. The software simulates the three-dimensional carbide structure to the shape of a cubic box where tungsten carbide (WC) are modeled as triangular prisms and truncated triangular prisms. The program was proven effective regarding checking testes, ranging from calculations of parameter measures such as the capacity to increase the number of particles simulated dynamically. It was possible to make an investigation of both the mean parameters and distributions stereological parameters used to characterize the carbide structure through cutting plans. Grounded on the cutting plans concerning the analyzed structures, we have investigated the linear intercepts, the intercepts to the area, and the perimeter section of the intercepted grains as well as the binder phase to the structure by calculating the mean value and distribution of the free path. As literature shows almost consensually that the distribution of the linear intercepts is lognormal, this suggests that the grain distribution is also lognormal. Thus, a routine was developed regarding the program which made possible a more detailed research on this issue. We have observed that it is possible, under certain values for the parameters which define the shape and size of the Prismatic grain to find out the distribution to the linear intercepts that approach the lognormal shape. Regarding a number of developed simulations, we have observed that the distribution curves of the linear and area intercepts as well as the perimeter section are consistent with studies on static computer simulation to these parameters. / Este trabalho versa sobre a cria??o e as aplica??es de um software de simula??o din?mica para estudo da estrutura do metal duro (WC-Co). A base tecnol?gica utilizada para amplia??o da capacidade de hardware foi a GPU Geforce 9600 GT com o chip Physx criada com o prop?sito de dar mais realismo aos jogos eletr?nicos. O software simula a estrutura tridimensional do metal duro com o formato de uma caixa c?bica onde os carbetos de tungst?nio (WC) s?o modelados como prismas triangulares e prismas triangulares truncados. O programa se mostrou eficiente em testes de verifica??o, desde c?lculos de medidas de par?metros como na capacidade de amplia??o do n?mero de part?culas simuladas dinamicamente. Foi poss?vel fazer uma investiga??o de par?metros m?dios e de distribui??es de par?metros estereol?gicos utilizados para caracterizar a estrutura do metal duro atrav?s de planos de cortes. Nos planos de cortes das estruturas analisadas foram investigados os interceptos lineares, intercepto de ?rea e per?metro de se??o dos gr?os interceptados e a fase ligante da estrutura atrav?s do c?lculo do valor m?dio e da distribui??o do livre caminho. Como a literatura ? quase consensual que a distribui??o dos interceptos lineares ? lognormal e que isso sugere que a distribui??o dos gr?os na estrutura tamb?m seja lognormal, foi desenvolvida uma rotina no programa, que possibilitou uma investiga??o mais detalhada dessa quest?o. Foi observado que ? poss?vel, sob certos valores para os par?metros que definem o formato e tamanho do gr?o prism?tico, encontrar distribui??o de interceptos lineares que se aproximam do formato lognormal. Nas v?rias simula??es desenvolvidas foi verificado que as curvas de distribui??es de interceptos lineares, de ?rea e per?metro de se??o, est?o de acordo com trabalhos na literatura de simula??o computacional est?tica desses par?metros.

Na ficha catalogr?fica e resumos consta o t?tulo: "Vegeta??o colonizadora em uma vo?oroca no munic?pio de Gouveia, MG". / Submitted by Jos? Henrique Henrique (jose.neves@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2018-03-28T19:48:31Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) sandra_titon_custodio.pdf: 2043403 bytes, checksum: 42f78410758b9e7d112c05a2080acb88 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2018-03-29T12:11:49Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) sandra_titon_custodio.pdf: 2043403 bytes, checksum: 42f78410758b9e7d112c05a2080acb88 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-29T12:11:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) sandra_titon_custodio.pdf: 2043403 bytes, checksum: 42f78410758b9e7d112c05a2080acb88 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar o comportamento das comunidades vegetais em ?reas degradadas por processos erosivos do tipo vo?oroca, a fim de auxiliar em programas de recupera??o em ?reas degradadas. O m?todo utilizado para a amostragem foi o da interse??o na linha. A ?rea de estudos foi dividida em tr?s setores, de acordo com o porte da vegeta??o e est?gios dos processos erosivos na parte interna da vo?oroca e os setores divididos em estratos: baixada, encosta oeste e encosta leste. Foram registradas 101 esp?cies, divididas em 74 g?neros e 27 fam?lias bot?nicas. As fam?lias Asteraceae e Melastomataceae e os g?neros Baccharis e Miconia foram os mais representativos e o grupo das Samambaias apresentou maiores ?ndices de Frequ?ncia, Cobertura e Valor de Import?ncia. A ?rea apresentou baixa similaridade flor?stica e alta diversidade de esp?cies. Foram registrados maiores porcentagens de esp?cies com s?ndrome de dispers?o zooc?rica, de h?bito arbustivo e forma de vida faner?fita. A an?lise da vegeta??o permite afimar que a ?rea encontra-se em est?gio de sucess?o secund?ria inicial. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Ci?ncia Florestal, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2017. / The objective of the present work was to evaluate the behavior of the plant communities in areas degraded by erosive processes - gully type, in order to assist in recovery programs in degraded areas. The method used for sampling was that of the line-intercept. The study area was divided into three sectors, according to vegetation size and stages of the erosive processes in the inner part of the gully and the sectors divided into strata: lowland, west slope and east slope. There were 101 species, divided into 74 genera and 27 botanical families.The families Asteraceae and Melastomataceae and the genera Baccharis and Miconia were the most representative ones and the group of Ferns presented higher Frequency, Coverage and Significance Indices. The area presented low floristic similarity and high species diversity. Higher percentages of species with zoocoric dispersion syndrome, shrub habit and phanerophytic life form were recorded. The analysis of the vegetation allows to emphasize that the area is in the initial secondary succession stage.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:28:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-02-18Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:36:51Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 santos_nl_me_jabo.pdf: 517628 bytes, checksum: 70d21dfa53683dfd47034c97d1b70962 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Avaliou-se o efeito do IAF residual sob a estrutura do pasto de capim-Tanzânia e o comportamento ingestivo de cabras Boer X Saanen sob lotação intermitente. O experimento foi conduzido no período de fevereiro/2008 a agosto/2008. A área foi subdividida em 18 piquetes de 243 m2 para o estudo de 3 tratamentos dispostos segundo um delineamento em blocos casualizados com 6 repetições para avaliações referentes à gramínea. As avaliações referentes ao comportamento ingestivo das cabras foram realizadas, na mesma área, em 12 piquetes, alocados em blocos casualizados, com 4 repetições. Os tratamentos consistiram em 3 IAF residuais (0,8 – 1,6 – 2,4). O período de descanso foi adotado segundo o critério de 95% de IL ou quando as leituras permanecerem constantes durante 3 semanas consecutivas. Antes do pastejo foi feito a medição da altura da vegetação em 20 pontos distintos e colheu-se 6 amostras ao nível do solo por piquete. Os animais pastejaram até atingir o IAF pré-determinado para o resíduo. Foi aferido o índice de área foliar (IAF) e da interceptação luminosa (IL) com o aparelho analisador de dossel (AccuPAR LP-80 da Decagon – USA). As amostras colhidas foram pesadas e, por conseguinte, retirada um alíquota de 400 g para a separação dos componentes morfológicos (folha, colmo + bainha e material morto), estes foram secados em estufa (55 ºC) por 72h e pesados, a fim de estimar as características estruturais. Avaliou-se a densidade volumétrica da forragem, com o auxílio do “ponto inclinado” e feita as análises laboratoriais a fim de estimar o que os caprinos consumiram durante o pastejo. As amostras analisadas foram colhidas pelo método do pastejo simulado. Também foram mensuradas variáveis que refletem o comportamento ingestivo em pastejo como a massa, a área, a profundidade e a taxa do bocado. No pré-pastejo, os valores de interceptação... / The effect residual LAI was evaluate under structural characteristics of tanzania grass and the ingestivo behavior by goats Saanen X Boer at rotational stocking. The experiment was conducted in the period on February/2008 to August/2008. The area was divided into 18 paddocks of 243 m2 for the study with 3 treatments arranged in a randomized blocks design with 6 replications for the grasses evaluations. The evaluations relating to the ingestive behavior of the goats were carried out, in the same area, in 12 paddocks, allocated in randomized blocks design with 4 replications. The treatments consisted in 3 levels of residual LAI (0,8 – 1,6 – 2,4). The period of rest was adopted according to the criterion of 95% of LI or when the readability remained constant during 3 consecutive weeks. Before each period of grazing have been done 20 points of height of vegetation were taken, 6 samples at the level of the soil were collected for each paddock . The animals grazed until the the remainder LAI pre-determined. Measurements were made of leaf area index (LAI) and the light interception (LI) with the equipment AccuPAR LP-80 Decagon – USA. Samples were weighed and, 400 g were kept for the separation of morphologic components (leaf, stem lap and dead). These were dried at 55° C for 72h and weighed in order to estimate the herbage mass. Density was evaluated by volume of forage with the inclined point quadrat. Laboratory analyzes were done in order to estimate the goats fed during the grazing and the samples were collected by the handing plucking method. They were measured variables which reflect the ingestive behavior in grazing as the bite mass, area, depth and the rate . Pre-grazing, the values of light interception and leaf area index were not significantly affected by treatments (P>0.05). The values of time of pre grazing of the animals... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

A floresta é construída por manchas de diferentes idades, cujos indivíduos têm estrutura semelhantes e idade aproximada, formando um mosaico florestal, relatando a ideia de padrão e processo. Portanto o conjunto de árvores com mesmo padrão de estrutura que pode ser definida e descritível é chamada de ecounidade ou arvoredo natural. Realizar o levantamento de florestas naturais é um desafio por conta da diversidade e complexidade natural do sistema. O Método de Amostragem por Interceptação por Linhas é um método versátil onde linhas são lançadas na área e todo elemento interceptado é amostrado. As estimativas têm como base a probabilidade que o objeto é interceptado, e qualquer atributo do arvoredo pode ser usado como variável aleatória. Neste estudo são amostrados os arvoredos naturais, e as variáveis de interesse são: diâmetro à altura do peito (DAP), número de indivíduos, área basal e volume. Primeiramente foram determinadas características de identificação dos arvoredos principalmente com base nos elementos: densidade de árvores, densidade de sub-bosque, cipós lenhosos e herbáceos, sendo que estas características eram avaliadas em conjunto. Na E. E. de Caetetus, onde a floresta é mais conservada, a identificação foi fácil, sendo que as características seguiam os padrões, porém, em Mombuca, a identificação foi mais difícil, provavelmente devido ao constante e intenso distúrbio antrópico, que não tem padrão. Por isto em áreas mais degradadas é necessário identificar outras características que possam auxiliar na descrição dos tipos de arvoredos. Foram tomadas 6 medidas das distâncias do centro do arvoredo até o seu limite, com 60o entre elas, a fim obter o formato e dimensões. Todas as árvores contidas neste hexágono tiveram seu DAP medido. Ao nível de arvoredo, as análises sobre DAP médio, e DAP máximo indicam conservação dos processos ecológicos na E. E. de Caetetus, porém em Mombuca o padrão é diferente. Há desordem do DAP médio dos arvoredos, de acordo com o tipo de arvoredo que foi classificado, e portanto, com o estágio sucessional que se encontra, e há descontinuidade da distribuição diamétrica. Estes dados encontrados podem ser um indicativo de degradação ou baixa conservação da floresta estudada. O estimador usado foi o diâmetro médio do arvoredo, o qual foi estimado o número de indivíduos, área basal e volume por hectare. Os valores encontrados foram próximos a de outro trabalho em mesmo tipo de vegetação e os dados da E. E. de Caetetus foram comparados com os valores do censo realizado nas parcelas permanentes, os quais foram próximos. Pelo fato de este trabalho ter sido uma amostragem piloto para testar o método, o número de unidades de amostras foi baixo, comprometendo as análises, portanto para os próximos estudos, é recomendado que a intensidade amostral seja maior. Pela eficácia da coleta de dados em campo, e a utilização da amostragem por interceptação de linha, foi possível obter alguns resultados que sugerem que o método é promissor, sendo adequado para levantamentos de florestas naturais. É necessária uma refinação do método, além do teste em outras fisionomias, para que as estimativas possam ser mais precisas, com amostras maiores. / The forest is built by patches of different ages, whose individuals have similar structure and approximate age , forming a forest mosaic, reporting standard idea and process. Therefore the set of trees with the same pattern structure that can be defined and describable are called natural ecounits or tree clusters. To survey natural forest is a challenge because of the diversity and complexity of the natural system. The Line Interception Sampling Method is a versatile method where lines are thrown in the area and all intercepted element is sampled. The estimates are based on the probability that the object is intercepted, and any trees attribute can be used as a random variable. In this study the natural tree clusters were sampled, and the variables of interest were: diameter at breast height (DBH), number of individuals, basal area and volume. First it was determined the identification characteristics of the tree clusters, that were mainly based on elements, as density of trees, understory density, herbaceous and woody vines. These characteristics were evaluated together. In E. E. Caetetus, where the forest is more conserved, identification was easy, and the characteristics of the standards were followed, but in Mombuca identification was difficult probably due to the constant and intense anthropogenic disturbances that have no standard. So, in the most degraded areas it is necessary to identify other characteristics that may assist in the description of the types of tree clusters. 6 were distance measures were taken from the tree cluster center to its limit, with 60° between them, in order to obtain its shape and dimensions. All trees in this hexagon had their DAP measured. At tree cluster level, the analysis of average DAP, maximum DAP indicate conservation of ecological processes in E. E. Caetetus, but in Mombuca the pattern is different. There is DAP average disorder among the tree clusters, according to the type of trees that were classified, and therefore to the successional stage it is in, and there is discontinuity of the diametric distribution. These data can be found as indication of degradation or low conservation of forest studied. The estimator used was the average diameter of the tree cluster, from which it was estimated the number of individuals, basal area and volume per hectare. The values were close to other work in the same type of vegetation and the data of E. E. Caetetus was compared with the values of the census conducted in permanent plots, which were close. Because of this work was a pilot sampling to test the method, the number of sampling units was low, compromising the analysis, so for the next studies it is already recommended that the sampling intensity is greater. The effectiveness of data gathering in the field, and the use of sampling line interception made it possible to get some results suggesting that the method is promising and is suitable for natural forest surveys. It is necessary to refine the method, and calibration in other physiognomies so that the estimates would be more accurate.

The fourth generation cellular mobile broadband, Long-Term Evolution (LTE), provides high speed Internet via Internet Protocol (IP). Today’s wireless infrastructure paves the way to a connected society where high speed Internet is seamlessly available at all times for anyone to use. To achieve this, a mobile service subscriber can no longer be bound to a single network provided by a single operator. Thus, roaming constitutes a key pillar in shaping the connected society Local Breakout (LBO) Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) roaming enables a mobile service subscriber to breakout from its home network, and to use network services in a visited network. LBO requires control signalling and user data to be routed over several Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs), thus making mobile service subscriber’s the subject of Lawful Intercept (LI) across multiple networks. This thesis project investigates the possibility of using Multimedia Internet KEYing (MIKEY) and Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP) to encrypt the payload of VoLTE media packets. More specifically, a Law Enforcement Monitoring Provider (LEMP) is designed, implemented, and evaluated. LEMP is deployed within a cell phone and serves to distribute cryptographic key shares to Trusted Third Parties (TTPs), i.e. multiple escrow agents, entrusted to store these cryptographic key shares. The result preserves the requirements for LI despite the fact that there may be multiple network operators involved. Moreover, the experiments show that the distribution time depends primarily on network latency rather than the time required to split the cryptographic key in chunks; hence the approach is usable in practice. / Den fjärde generationens mobila bredband, Long-Term Evolution (LTE), möjliggör användandet av höghastighetsinternet över Internet Protocol (IP). Dagens trådlösa infrastrukturer banar väg för ett fritt och lättillgängligt digitalt samhälle där alla kan vara uppkopplade samtidigt. För att uppnå global trådlös infrastruktur måste mobilabonnenten ha möjlighet att utnyttja flera andra trådlösa nätverk än det nätverk som teleoperatören binder dem till. Därför utgör fri roaming en viktig del i utvecklingen av framtidens globala trådlösa infrastrukturer. Local Breakout (LBO) Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) är en roamingarkitektur som gör det möjligt för en mobilabonnent att kopplas upp från en teleoperatörs nät till en annans. LBO kräver att kontrollsignaler och användardata skickas mellan flera operatörer innan trafiken når sitt mål, och därmed utsätts mobilabonnenten för laglig avlyssning av elektronisk information på flera platser samtidigt. Det här examensarbetet undersöker möjligheten att använda Multimedia Internet KEYing (MIKEY) och Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP) för att kryptera mediatrafik i VoLTE. Under arbetets gång utvecklas och utvärderas en Law Enforcement Monitoring Provider (LEMP). LEMP är placerad i en mobiltelefon och distribuerar delar av krypteringsnycklar till flera betrodda tredje parter (till flera escrow agents). Detta gör det möjligt att uppfylla kraven för laglig avlyssning av elektronisk information även när flera teleoperatörer avlyssnar användardata och kontrollsignaler. Resultatet visar att distribueringstiden primärt beror på nätverkslatens, och inte på den tid det tar att fördela krypteringsnyckeln i mindre delar. Därför kan den här metoden användas i praktiken.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:07:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EgnilsonMM_TESE.pdf: 6816418 bytes, checksum: d3184a3bc2d81353458b49364682badc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-06-30 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / In this work we developed a computer simulation program for physics porous structures based on programming language C + + using a Geforce 9600 GT with the PhysX chip, originally developed for video games. With this tool, the ability of physical interaction between simulated objects is enlarged, allowing to simulate a porous structure, for example, reservoir rocks and structures with high density. The initial procedure for developing the simulation is the construction of porous cubic structure consisting of spheres with a single size and with varying sizes. In addition, structures can also be simulated with various volume fractions. The results presented are divided into two parts: first, the ball shall be deemed as solid grains, ie the matrix phase represents the porosity, the second, the spheres are considered as pores. In this case the matrix phase represents the solid phase. The simulations in both cases are the same, but the simulated structures are intrinsically different. To validate the results presented by the program, simulations were performed by varying the amount of grain, the grain size distribution and void fraction in the structure. All results showed statistically reliable and consistent with those presented in the literature. The mean values and distributions of stereological parameters measured, such as intercept linear section of perimeter area, sectional area and mean free path are in agreement with the results obtained in the literature for the structures simulated. The results may help the understanding of real structures. / Neste trabalho foi desenvolvido um programa de simula??o computacional f?sica de estruturas porosas com base em linguagem de programa??o C++ utilizando uma placa Geforce 9600 GT com o chip da Physx, originalmente desenvolvida para jogos eletr?nicos. Com essa ferramenta, a capacidade de intera??o f?sica entre os objetos simulados ? ampliada, possibilitando simular uma estrutura porosa, como por exemplos, rochas reservat?rios ou estruturas com alta densidade. O procedimento inicial para desenvolvimento da simula??o porosa ? a constru??o de uma estrutura c?bica constitu?da de esferas com um ?nico tamanho e com tamanhos variados. Al?m disso, podem ser ainda simuladas estruturas com variadas fra??es de volumes. Os resultados apresentados est?o divididos em duas partes: a primeira, as esferas ser?o consideras como gr?os s?lidos, ou seja, a fase matriz representa a porosidade; a segunda, as esferas est?o sendo considerada com poros. Neste caso a fase matriz representa a fase s?lida. As simula??es nos dois casos s?o as mesmas, mas as estruturas simuladas s?o intrinsecamente distintas. Para validar os resultados apresentados pelo programa, foram realizadas simula??es variando a quantidade de gr?os, a distribui??o de tamanhos de gr?os e a fra??o de vazio na estrutura. Todos os resultados apresentados mostraram-se estatisticamente confi?veis e em concord?ncia com os apresentados na literatura. Os valores m?dios e as distribui??es dos par?metros estereol?gicos mensurados, como intercepto linear, per?metro de se??o de ?rea, ?rea de se??o e livre caminho m?dio est?o de acordo com os resultados obtidos na literatura para as estruturas simuladas. Os resultados podem auxiliar a compreens?o de estruturas reais.

This thesis is focused on the importance of large herbivore pasture for arthropod communities in temperate steppe. The study site was located in former military training area Milovice, regional biodiversity hotspot, where wild horses and aurochs were introduced as an active measure aimed at biodiversity conservation. Main goals of proposed study were to assess the role of vegetation structure and presence of grazing on beetle species composition in two trap heights, to examine suitability of flight intercept traps for monitoring arthropods of open habitats, to set the continuous arthropod monitoring program on the site and to propose a suitable model groups to assess habitat changes.

abstract: Through a two study simulation design with different design conditions (sample size at level 1 (L1) was set to 3, level 2 (L2) sample size ranged from 10 to 75, level 3 (L3) sample size ranged from 30 to 150, intraclass correlation (ICC) ranging from 0.10 to 0.50, model complexity ranging from one predictor to three predictors), this study intends to provide general guidelines about adequate sample sizes at three levels under varying ICC conditions for a viable three level HLM analysis (e.g., reasonably unbiased and accurate parameter estimates). In this study, the data generating parameters for the were obtained using a large-scale longitudinal data set from North Carolina, provided by the National Center on Assessment and Accountability for Special Education (NCAASE). I discuss ranges of sample sizes that are inadequate or adequate for convergence, absolute bias, relative bias, root mean squared error (RMSE), and coverage of individual parameter estimates. The current study, with the help of a detailed two-part simulation design for various sample sizes, model complexity and ICCs, provides various options of adequate sample sizes under different conditions. This study emphasizes that adequate sample sizes at either L1, L2, and L3 can be adjusted according to different interests in parameter estimates, different ranges of acceptable absolute bias, relative bias, root mean squared error, and coverage. Under different model complexity and varying ICC conditions, this study aims to help researchers identify L1, L2, and L3 sample size or both as the source of variation in absolute bias, relative bias, RMSE, or coverage proportions for a certain parameter estimate. This assists researchers in making better decisions for selecting adequate sample sizes in a three-level HLM analysis. A limitation of the study was the use of only a single distribution for the dependent and explanatory variables, different types of distributions and their effects might result in different sample size recommendations. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Educational Psychology 2016

<p>Most work on amplifier linearity has focused on the transconductance (gm) linearity, but there is increasing evidence that the voltage-dependence of the gate-source capacitance (Cgs) plays an important role in the linearity of emerging devices. This work addresses the capacitance contribution by incorporating the nonlinearities attributed to the voltage dependency of Cgs of a general FET on a circuit-level Cg amplifier model.</p> <p>An amplifier model including a voltage-dependent Cgs, and a voltage-dependent gm is studied using harmonic analysis and Volterra series. A closed form expression for the  third-order intercept point (IP3) of the amplifier, which depends on the nonlinear coefficients of Cgs, is obtained. A simple design rule, and a formula for the reduction of the IP3 due to the voltage-dependent Cgs are also presented. </p> <p>As application examples, the linearity of an amplifier based on a specific device is analyzed for two cases by extracting the nonlinear circuit parameters of the device. First for an analytic model of a bulk mosfet. Second for a one-dimensional, ballistic, coaxially gated Si nanowire. For low frequencies of design, the distortion introduced by gm is predominant, but for high frequencies it is obscured by the distortion coming from Cgs.</p> <p>We conclude that taking into account the voltage-dependence of Cgs is crucial when predicting the linearity behavior of a Cg amplifier, either designed for high-frequency operation, or based on a device operating near the quantum capacitance limit. </p>

The growth in the number of wireless devices and applications underscores the need for characterizing and mitigating interference induced problems such as distortion and blocking. A typical interference scenario involves the detection of a small amplitude signal of interest (SOI) in the presence of a large amplitude interfering signal; it is desirable to attenuate the interfering signal while preserving the integrity of SOI and an appropriate dynamic range. If the frequency of the interfering signal varies or is unknown, an adaptive notch function must be applied in order to maintain adequate attenuation. This work explores the performance space of a phase cancellation technique used in implementing the desired notch function for communication systems in the 1-3 GHz frequency range. A system level model constructed with MATLAB and related simulation results assist in building the theoretical foundation for setting performance bounds on the implemented solution and deriving hardware specifications for the RF notch subsystem devices. Simulations and measurements are presented for a Low Noise Amplifer (LNA), voltage variable attenuators, bandpass filters and phase shifters. Ultimately, full system tests provide a measure of merit for this work as well as invaluable lessons learned. The emphasis of this project is the on-wafer LNA measurements, dependence of IC system performance on mismatches and overall system performance tests. Where possible, predictions are plotted alongside measured data. The reasonable match between the two validates system and component models and more than compensates for the painstaking modeling efforts. Most importantly, using the signal to interferer ratio (SIR) as a figure of merit, experimental results demonstrate up to 58 dB of SIR improvement. This number represents a remarkable advancement in interference rejection at RF or microwave frequencies.