Due to the rapid growth of the communication market, a large amount of research is in process toward a high speed and high resolution sigma-delta A/D converter. This dissertation focuses on the design of a single-stage sigma-delta A/D converter with very low oversampling ratio for the wireless application. An architecture for a multibit single-stage delta-sigma A/D converter with two-step quantization is proposed. Both the MSB and LSB signals produced by the two-step quantization are fed back simultaneously to all integrator stages, making it suitable for low oversampling ratios. The two-step ADC avoids the problem that the complexity of an internal flash ADC increases exponentially with each added bit. A segmented architecture with coarse/fine DEM and DAC is proposed to reduce the complexity of DEM and DAC due to the large internal quantizer. The consequence of the segmentation, mismatch between coarse and fine DACs can be noise-shaped by using a digital requantization (REQ) algorithm. A second-order single-stage sigma-delta A/D converter with 8-bit two-step inner quantization is proposed in this dissertation, which employs the feed-forward branches to reduce the integrator output swing. The proposed modulator is implemented with TSMC 0.25 μm mixed-signal process, using the switched-capacitor circuit. The measured system achieves the dynamic range of 70 dB under an oversampling ratio of 16 with the REQ algorithm reducing the noise floor in the signal bandwidth by 20 dB.

Abstract The static linearity testing of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters (ADCs and DACs) has traditionally required test instruments with higher linearity and resolution than that of the device under test. In this thesis ways to test converters without expensive precision instruments are studied. A novel calculation algorithm for the ADC differential non-linearity (DNL) and integral non-linearity (INL) estimation is proposed. The algorithm assumes that two stimuli with constant offset between them are applied to the ADC under test and that the code density histograms for both stimuli are recorded. The probability density function (PDF) of the stimulus is then solved using simple calculations so that DNL and INL of the ADC can be estimated without a priori known stimuli. If a DAC is used to generate the stimulus to ADC, all inputs and outputs are digital and the new algorithm can be used to obtain the PDF of the DAC output. Moreover, the PDF of DAC actually characterizes its INL and DNL so that this all-digital test configuration enables a simultaneous testing of both converters thanks to the new algorithm. The proposed algorithm is analyzed thoroughly both mathematically and by carrying out several simulations and experimental tests. On the basis of the analysis it is possible to approximate the impending estimation error and select the optimal value for the offset between the stimuli. In theory, the accuracy of the algorithm proposed equals that of the standard histogram method with ideal stimulus, but in practice, the accuracy is limited by that of the offset between the stimuli. Therefore, special attention is paid to development of an accurate and small offset generator which enables ratiometric test setup and solves the problems in the case of reference voltage drift. The proposed on-chip offset generator is built using only four resistors and switches. It occupies 122·22 μm2 in a 130 nm CMOS process and accuracy is appropriate for the INL testing of 12-bit converters from rail-to-rail. Based on the analysis of the influence of resistor non-linearity on the accuracy of offset, it is possible to improve the offset generator further. With discrete resistors, the INL of 16-bit ADCs was tested using a 12-bit signal generator. The proposed simple algorithm and tiny offset generator are considered to be important steps towards built-in DNL and INL testing of ADCs and DACs.

Orientador: Frab Norberto Bóscolo / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T13:39:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Frazao_MarcoAntonioGomes_D.pdf: 4262109 bytes, checksum: 0e3256f8a0dd02738990d526d5a2329b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Com este estudo, teve-se a proposta de avaliar a modificação da densidade de 4 cores (branco, cinza claro, cinza escuro e preto) em filmes radiográficos impressos por duas tecnologias dry seca: termográfica (AGFA) e fototermográfica (KODAK). Para isso, foi utilizada uma amostra formada por 18 grupos com 6 corpos de prova para cada uma das tecnologias de impressão totalizando um experimento com 216 corpos de prova submetidos às temperaturas de 40ºC, 60ºC e 80ºC, pelos tempos de 30, 60 e 120 minutos com e sem a exposição solar. Nestes foram realizadas analises densitométricas antes e depois da exposição aos fatores estudados e os dados obtidos submetidos aos testes estatísticos de: Kruskal Wallis, Mann-Whitney e Wilcoxon para dados pareados com nível de significância de 5%. Pôde-se observar que as cores avaliadas impressas no filme pela tecnologia termográfica (AGFA) modificam sua densidade a partir de combinações de exposição a 60ºC e 120 minutos e a 80ºC e 30 minutos sem a exposição ao sol e a partir de 40ºC e 30 minutos com exposição solar, e no filme impresso pela tecnologia fototermográfica (KODAK) modifica sua densidade a 40ºC a partir de 30 minutos com e sem a exposição solar. Concluiu-se que o aumento da temperatura de armazenamento bem com a exposição à luz solar modificam a densidade dos filmes radiográficos impressos pelas tecnologias dry seca avaliadas / Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the density modification of 4 colors (white, light gray, dark gray and black) in films printed by two dry technologies: thermographic (AGFA) and photothermographic (KODAK). A sample consisting of 18 groups with six specimens per printing technologies was used, totaling an experiment of 216 evaluated specimens when subjected to temperatures of 40°C, 60°C and 80°C, for periods of 30, 60 and 120 minutes with and without sunlight exposure. These specimens were submitted to densitometric analysis before and after exposure to the studied factors and data were subjected to the following statistical tests: Kruskal Wallis, Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon for paired data. It was observed that the evaluated colors printed on the film by thermographic technology (AGFA) modify their density at exposures to 60°C and 120 minutes, and without sunlight exposure at the temperature of 80°C after 30 minutes, and with sunlight exposure from 40°C and 30 minutes, and the film printed by photothermographic technology (KODAK) modifies its density at 40°C from 30 minutes with and without sunlight exposure. It was concluded that the increase of storage temperature and sunlight exposure modify the density of radiographic films printed by dry technologies / Doutorado / Radiologia Odontologica / Doutor em Radiologia Odontológica

A high-precision mixed-signal mismatch measurement technique for metal-oxide metal (MoM) capacitors as well as the design of a 13-GHz 5-bit 360-degree phase shifter are presented. This thesis presents a high-precision, mixed-signal mismatch measurement technique for metal-oxide–metal capacitors. The proposed technique incorporates a switched-capacitor op amp within the measurement circuit to significantly improve the measurement precision while relaxing the resolution requirement on the backend analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The proposed technique is also robust against multiple types of errors. A detailed analysis is presented to quantify the sensitivity improvement of the proposed technique over the conventional one. In addition, this thesis proposes a multiplexing technique to measure a large number of capacitors in a single chip and a new layout to improve matching. A prototype fabricated in 180 nm CMOS technology demonstrates the ability to sense capacitor mismatch standard deviation as low as 0.045% with excellent repeatability, all without the need of a high-resolution ADC. The 13-GHz 5-bit 360-degree phase shifter consists of 2 stages. The first stage utilizes a delay line for 4-bit 180-degree phase shift. A second stage provides 1-bit 180-degree phase shift. The phase shifter includes gain tuning so as to allow a gain variation of less than 1 dB. The design has been fabricated in 180 nm CMOS technology and measurement results show a complete 360◦ phase shift with an average step size of 10.7◦ at 13-GHz. After calibration the phase shifter presented an output gain S21 of 0.5 dB with a gain variation of less than 1 dB across all codes at 13-GHz. The remaining s-parameter testing showed a S22 and S11 below -11 dB and a S12 below -49 dB at 13 GHz.

Les futures applications de radio cognitive requièrent des systèmes de numérisation capables de convertir alternativement ou simultanément soit une bande très large avec une faible résolution soit une bande plus étroite avec une meilleure résolution, ceci de manière versatile (i.e. par contrôle logiciel). Pour cela, les systèmes de numérisation basés sur les Bancs de Filtres Hybrides (BFH) sont une solution attractive. Ils se composent d'un banc de filtres analogiques, un banc de convertisseurs analogique-numérique et un banc de filtres numériques. Cependant, ils sont très sensibles aux imperfections analogiques. L'objectif de cette thèse était de proposer et d’étudier une méthode de calibration qui permette de corriger les erreurs analogiques dans la partie numérique. De plus, la méthode devait être implémentable dans un système embarqué. Ce travail a abouti à une nouvelle méthode de calibration de BFH utilisant une technique d'Égalisation Adaptative Multi-Voies (EAMV) qui ajuste les coefficients des filtres numériques par rapport aux filtres analogiques réels. Cette méthode requiert d'injecter un signal de test connu à l'entrée du BFH et d'adapter la partie numérique afin de reconstruire le signal de référence correspondant. Selon le type de reconstruction souhaité (d’une large-bande, d’une sous-bande ou d’une bande étroite particulière), nous avons proposé plusieurs signaux de test et de référence. Ces signaux ont été validés en calculant les filtres numériques optimaux par la méthode de Wiener-Hopf et en évaluant leurs performances de ces derniers dans le domaine fréquentiel. Afin d’approcher les filtres numériques optimaux avec une complexité calculatoire minimum, nous avons implémenté un algorithme du gradient stochastique. La robustesse de la méthode a été évaluée en présence de bruit dans la partie analogique et de en tenant compte de la quantification dans la partie numérique. Un signal de test plus robuste au bruit analogique a été proposé. Les nombres de bits nécessaires pour coder les différentes données dans la partie numérique ont été dimensionnés pour atteindre les performances visées (à savoir 14 bits de résolution). Ce travail de thèse a permis d'avancer vers la réalisation des futurs systèmes de numérisation basés sur les BFH. / The future applications of cognitive radio require digitization systems being capable to perform a flexible conversion in terms of bandwidth and Resolution. The digitization systems based on Hybrid Filter Bancs (HFB) provide an attractive solution for achieving this purpose. The HFBs consist of a bank of analog filters, a bank of analog/digital converters and a bank of digital filters. However, they are so sensitive that the presence of analog errors renders them impossible to carry out. Therefore, the goal of the thesis was to propose and study a calibration method for the analog errors to be corrected in the digital part. Furthermore, the proposed method had to be implementable in an embedded system. Based on Multichannel Adaptive Equalization (MCAE), we proposed a new calibration method. The digital filter coefficients are adjusted according to the real analog filters. To perform this calibration process, a known test signal is injected into the HFB which output is compared to a linked desired signal, their difference is used to adjust the digital part iteratively until the goal is achieved. For different reconstruction goals (wideband, subband or a particular narrow band), we proposed two ways to generate the test and desired signals. With the filters achieved by using method Wiener-Hopf, these signals have been validated by the evaluation of the reconstruction performances. In order to approach the optimal coefficients with a minimal computational complexity, we have implemented an algorithm of stochastic gradient. The robustness of the MCAE method has been studied both in presence of the thermal noise in the analog part and in presence of quantization errors in the digital part. A more robust test signal against the analog noise has been proposed. According to our analytical expressions, for the reconstruction goal (i.e. resolution of 14 bits), the numbers of bits needed for coding the different data of the digital part can be indicated. This thesis is a step forward for realizing future digitization systems based on HFBs.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:22:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Parte 1.pdf: 1874528 bytes, checksum: 7e46501ade5b782c1d4f3f9926c18a43 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-11-30 / Control of the process of repair or progression of periapical lesions after endodontic treatment is monitored by conventional or digital radiography. In this research digital subtraction radiography (DSR) was used that uses the subtraction of images longitudinally, in which the change in the alveolar bone is visualized against a uniform gray background. The objectives of this study were: (1) to evaluate the repair process of periapical lesions after endodontic treatment by using DSR; (2) to quantify by means of point/pixel (picture element), area (histogram) and linear measures (profile line), the gain or loss of mineral density in the area of the lesion, using the average of the pixel values; (3) to compare the diagnostic information, suggestive of the repair process, obtained through a subjective evaluation of DSR with a conventional radiographic evaluation and digitalized image and (4) to evaluate the contribution of DSR to an early identification of the repair of periapical lesions after endodontic treatment. The sample consisted of twelve patients with a total of seventeen periapical lesions. The x-rays were digitalized and submitted to DSR using DSR software. The pixel values of the subtracted images were determined by using Image Tool software. Both the conventional x-rays as well as the digitalized and subtracted images were qualitatively evaluated. The results showed a gain in mineral density with a meandp of 133.495.17, 130.275.77 and 129.414.46 for the points/pixel, histogram and profile line tools, respectively. In the evaluation of numerical gain Pearson s Coefficient of Correlation (r) presented these values: mean of points/histogram = 0.746; mean of points/profile line = 0.724 and histogram/profile line = 0.860. When the numerical values were transformed into percentile gain meandp of 0.674.01, 1.214.33 and 1.163.36 were obtained for the points/pixels, histogram and profile line tools, respectively. In the evaluation of the percentile gain Spearman s Coefficient of Correlation (rs) showed the following values: mean of points/histogram = 0.697; mean of the points/profile line = 0.646 and histogram/profile line = 0.844. In the qualitative analysis, the frequency of success in the ordering of the correct sequence of the repair process using conventional radiography, digitalized image and DSR was 37.3%, 31.4% and 31.4%, respectively. One concluded, therefore, that: (1) the process of repair of periapical lesions after endodontic treatment can be evaluated quantitatively by means of longitudinal analysis using DSR; (2) any one of the three tools can be used to quantify the repair, considering that correlation exists between the time of repair and the increase of the value of pixel; (3) the comparative evaluation between the subjective methods using conventional radiography, digitalized image and SDR, it showed that all had been capable to evidence the process of repair of periapical lesions from the first radiography (15 days), not having difference between them and (4) the quantitative evaluation by SDR obtained to after evidence the beginning of the repair with 15 days the beginning of the endodontic treatment, even so this repair was really effective from 105 days after the beginning of the endodontic treatment. / O controle do processo de reparo ou progressão de lesões periapicais pós-tratamento endodôntico é monitorado pelo exame radiográfico convencional ou digital. Nesta pesquisa foi utilizada a subtração digital radiográfica (SDR), que utiliza a subtração de imagens longitudinalmente, na qual a mudança no osso alveolar é visualizada contra um plano de fundo (background) cinza homogêneo. Os objetivos desse estudo foram: (1) avaliar o processo de reparo de lesões periapicais pós-tratamento endodôntico por meio de SDR; (2) quantificar por meio de ponto/pixel (picture element), área (histograma) e medida linear (perfil linha) na área da lesão, o ganho ou perda de densidade mineral por meio da média dos valores dos pixels; (3) comparar as informações diagnósticas, sugestivas do processo de reparo, obtidas por meio da avaliação subjetiva da SDR com a avaliação radiográfica convencional e imagem digitalizada; e (4) avaliar a contribuição da SDR na identificação precoce do reparo de lesões periapicais pós-tratamento endodôntico. A amostra constituiu-se de doze indivíduos totalizando dezessete lesões periapicais. As radiografias foram digitalizadas e submetidas à SDR utilizando o programa DSR. As imagens subtraídas tiveram os valores de pixel determinados utilizando o programa Image Tool. Tanto as radiografias convencionais quanto as imagens digitalizadas e subtraídas foram avaliadas qualitativamente. Os resultados evidenciaram ganho de densidade mineral com médiadp de 133,495,17; 130,275,77; 129,414,46 para as ferramentas ponto/pixel; histograma e perfil linha respectivamente. Na avaliação do ganho numérico o Coeficiente de Correlação de Pearson (r) mostrou valores de: média dos pontos/ histograma = 0,746; média dos pontos/ perfil linha = 0,724 e histograma/ perfil linha = 0,860. Quando os valores numéricos foram transformados em ganho percentual foram obtidas médiadp de 0,674,01; 1,214,33; 1,163,36 para as ferramentas ponto/pixel; histograma e perfil linha respectivamente. Na avaliação do ganho percentual o Coeficiente de Correlação de Spearman (rs) mostrou valores de: média dos pontos/ histograma = 0,697; média dos pontos/ perfil linha = 0,646 e histograma/ perfil linha = 0,844. Na análise qualitativa, a freqüência de acertos na ordenação da seqüência correta do processo de reparo usando radiografia convencional, imagem digitalizada e SDR foi de 37,3%; 31,4% e 31,4% respectivamente. Concluiu-se, portanto, que: (1) o processo de reparo de lesões periapicais pós-tratamento endodôntico pode ser avaliado quantitativamente por meio de análise longitudinal com SDR (2) qualquer uma das três ferramentas pode ser utilizada para quantificar o reparo, considerando que existe correlação entre o tempo de reparo e o aumento do valor de pixel; (3) a avaliação comparativa entre os métodos subjetivos, usando radiografia convencional, imagem digitalizada e a SDR, mostrou que todos foram capazes de evidenciar o processo de reparo de lesões periapicais desde a primeira radiografia (15 dias), não havendo diferença entre eles e (4) a avaliação quantitativa por meio de SDR conseguiu evidenciar o início do reparo com 15 dias após o início do tratamento endodôntico, embora esse reparo fosse realmente efetivo a partir de 105 dias após o início do tratamento endodôntico.

The thesis deals with the application of laser beams for examination of material properties. The properties being examined are quality of surface finish and transmissivity of materials in the optical portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. A measuring device containing laser diodes as a source of laser beam and photodiodes for evaluation of examined phenomena serves for examination of both properties. Conversion of the signal to digital quantity and its further processing take place in a microcontroller. The data is then sent via a serial bus and a converter to a computer, where it may be saved in a user program and where the user can work with them later. The thesis contains results of reflectivity measurement of a set of metal samples with different surface finish. Transmissivity measurement was applied on a set of optical filters.