Thesis (Ph. D.)--Worcester Polytechnic Institute. / Keywords: Optoelectronic holography; Microwelding; Microelectronic packaging; Microdrilling; Laser micromachining; Computational modeling. Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-212).

Thesis (M.S.)--Worcester Polytechnic Institute. / Keywords: finite difference methods; OEH methodology; packaging; plastic encapsulation; Fick's second law of diffusion; MEMS. Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-161).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 2002. / Includes bibliographica references and vita.

Thesis (Ph.D)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Dr. Suresh K. Sitaraman; Committee Member: Dr. F. Levent Degertekin; Committee Member: Dr. Ioannis Papapolymerou; Committee Member: Dr. Madhavan Swaminathan; Committee Member: Dr. Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

Thesis (M. S.)--Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Tummala, Rao; Committee Member: Pucha, Raghuram V.; Committee Member: Wong, C.P. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

Thesis (Ph.D)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Ume, I. Charles; Committee Member: Danyluk, Steven; Committee Member: Goyal, Deepak; Committee Member: Lu, Jye-Chyi(JC); Committee Member: Michaels, Thomas; Committee Member: Sitaraman, Suresh. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

Thesis (M. S.)--Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Tummala, Rao; Committee Member: Iyer, Mahadevan; Committee Member: Saxena, Ashok; Committee Member: Swaminathan, Madhavan; Committee Member: Wong, Chingping.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, Systems Science Dept., 2004 / Only abstract available. "At the request of the author, this graduate work is not available for purchase." Includes bibliographical references.

Το αντικείμενο της παρούσας διπλωματικής εργασίας αφορά την μελέτη φαινομένων θορύβου σε ηλεκτρονικές διατάξεις ανίχνευσης οι οποίες αποτελούν προγενέστερο στάδιο της αποστολής του ψηφιακού σήματος σε βιοαισθητήρες. Στόχος είναι η μοντελοποίηση και βελτιστοποίηση κυκλωματικών τοπολογιών ως προς την απόκριση συνεχούς και την θορυβική τους απόκριση. / The purpose of this thesis concerns the study of noise phenomena into electronics detection systems which are an earlier step of the forwarding of the digital signal in biosensors. Our aim is the modeling and the optimization of those circuit topologies from the side of transient response-analysis and noise response.

. / The development of high-resolution image sensors with smaller pixel sizes is facing critical issues, such as optical and electrical crosstalk, dark current and dynamic range. As part of this thesis, we addressed this issue by proposing the integration of MOS capacitor deep trench isolation (CDTI). Our studies focus on the validation of the proposal with the aim of improving performances compared to the state of the art. First, we modeled interface states Si/SiO2 and the charge in the oxide. By TCAD simulations, using our model, we were able to evaluate the main characteristics of a pixel. We have validated this approach by comparison between simulations and measurements on a 1.4μm DTI pixel. Then, we developed manufacturing processes for integrating CDTI and defined the associated key parameters. With TCAD simulations of process type, we could achieve the desired performances while keeping a short development cycle and cost. Finally, we have designed, manufactured and tested a 1.4μm CDTI pixel ; we got a very low dark current: ~ 1 aA/pixel at 60°C, which is 6 times less than the DTI pixel, and doubled saturation charge up to 12000e-. Other performances are comparable between the two types of pixels. We have demonstrated the validity of the proposed CDTI solution CDTI