[HTML][HTML] Differential temperature sensors: Review of applications in the test and characterization of circuits, usage and design methodology
Differential temperature sensors can be placed in integrated circuits to extract a signature of
the power dissipated by the adjacent circuit blocks built in the same silicon die. This review …
the power dissipated by the adjacent circuit blocks built in the same silicon die. This review …
Electrothermal design procedure to observe RF circuit power and linearity characteristics with a homodyne differential temperature sensor
The focus in this paper is on the extraction of RF circuit performance characteristics from the
dc output of an on-chip temperature sensor. Any RF input signal can be applied to excite the …
dc output of an on-chip temperature sensor. Any RF input signal can be applied to excite the …
Strategies for built-in characterization testing and performance monitoring of analog RF circuits with temperature measurements
This paper presents two approaches to characterize RF circuits with built-in differential
temperature measurements, namely the homodyne and heterodyne methods. Both non …
temperature measurements, namely the homodyne and heterodyne methods. Both non …
Spatially and frequency-resolved monitoring of intradie capacitive coupling by heterodyne excitation infrared lock-in thermography
This paper combines the infrared lock-in thermography (IR-LIT) and heterodyne excitation
techniques to detect high-frequency capacitive currents due to intradie electrical coupling …
techniques to detect high-frequency capacitive currents due to intradie electrical coupling …
Temperature sensors to measure the central frequency and 3 dB bandwidth in mmW power amplifiers
This letter introduces a novel on-chip measurement technique for the determination of the
central frequency and 3 dB bandwidth of a 60 GHz power amplifier (PA) by performing low …
central frequency and 3 dB bandwidth of a 60 GHz power amplifier (PA) by performing low …
Thermal issues in microelectronics
Electronic systems are present in our everyday lives. In many applications, they have
complemented or replaced functions performed by other systems based on mechanic …
complemented or replaced functions performed by other systems based on mechanic …
Wireless pad-free integrated circuit debugging by powering modulation and lock-in infrared sensing
In this work, non-functional radio frequency identification pad-free chips are analyzed by
modulating its powering scheme and noninvasively sensing their surface infrared (IR) …
modulating its powering scheme and noninvasively sensing their surface infrared (IR) …
Lock-in Infrared Thermography: A tool to locate and analyse failures in power devices
M Vellvehi, X Perpiñà, J León… - … on Electron Devices …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, Lock-in Infrared Thermography (LIT) is presented as a powerful tool for failure
analysis in power devices. These devices are electrically characterized in the frequency …
analysis in power devices. These devices are electrically characterized in the frequency …
[HTML][HTML] BPF-based thermal sensor circuit for on-chip testing of RF circuits
A new sensor topology meant to extract figures of merit of radio-frequency analog integrated
circuits (RF-ICs) was experimentally validated. Implemented in a standard 0.35 μm …
circuits (RF-ICs) was experimentally validated. Implemented in a standard 0.35 μm …
Physically based analysis of electrical frequency response of passive microelectronic circuits by heterodyne lock-in thermal means
This paper combines the heterodyne modulation technique with lock-in detection
approaches to characterize the electrical behaviour of electronic systems in the frequency …
approaches to characterize the electrical behaviour of electronic systems in the frequency …