Abstract; Network on Chip (NoC) is a new communication medium used for systems-on-chip (SoCs). In an SoC, the placement of the communicating elements across the network has an impact on system performance. Such a placing is called the MAPPING phase in networks on chip design process. Many approaches dealing with the mapping phase have been […]
October 15, 2019 Rachid SIKADOUR 2017, Microelectronic & Nanotechnologie Division, Tools, Digital Circuits and Systems Design Team Network on chip, placing, topology
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Abstract; The Maximum Power Point Tracking controller (MPPT) is a key element in Photovoltaic systems (PV). It is used to maintain the PV operating point at its maximum under different temperatures and sunlight irradiations. The goal of a MPPT controller is to satisfy the following performances criteria: accuracy, precision, speed, robustness and handling the partial […]
October 15, 2019 Rachid SIKADOUR 2017, Microelectronic & Nanotechnologie Division, Tools, Digital Circuits and Systems Design Team Bio Inspired Optimization, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), Photovoltaic systems
Abstract; Porous silicon substrate is very promising for next generation wireless communication requiring the avoidance of high-frequency losses originating from the bulk silicon. In this work, new variants of porous silicon (PSi) substrates have been introduced. Through an experimental RF performance, the proposed PSi substrates have been compared with different silicon-based substrates, namely, standard silicon […]
October 15, 2019 Rachid SIKADOUR 2017, Analog / Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Team, Microelectronic & Nanotechnologie Division Bandpass filter (BPF), High temperature, Millimeter-wave
Abstract; This work provides a new co-design methodology of ultrawide band (UWB) low-noise amplifier (LNA) with high out of band interference cancellation. The solution consists to cascade a selective microstrip UWB bandpass filter (BPF) with the proposed 0.18 μm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor-based LNA. Indeed, the usefulness of this co-design technique is to address the interference mitigation […]
October 15, 2019 Rachid SIKADOUR 2017, Analog / Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Team, Microelectronic & Nanotechnologie Division band-pass filters, interference suppression, low noise amplifiers
Abstract; In this paper, we report an experimental evidence of the impact of applied a low magnetic field (B <; 10 mT) during negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) stress and recovery, on commercial power double diffused MOS transistor. We show that both interface (ANit) and oxide trap (ANot) induced by NBTI stress are reduced by […]
October 15, 2019 Rachid SIKADOUR 2017, Microelectronic & Nanotechnologie Division, Reliability of Semiconductor Components Team Magnetic fields, Negative bias temperature instability, Stress
Abstract; Forward and reverse current-voltage (I-V) of Ti/Au/n-Al0.33Ga0.67As/n-GaAs/n-Al0.33Ga0.67As multi-quantum well (MQW) Schottky diodes were measured over a range of temperatures from 20 to 400 K by a step of 20 K. The Schottky diodes parameters were then extracted from these characteristics. The Cheung method is used for this purpose, assuming a thermionic conduction mechanism. The extracted ideality factor decrease with increasing […]
October 15, 2019 Rachid SIKADOUR 2017, Microfabrication technology platform GaAs/AlGaAs Schottky diodes, Inhomogeneous barrier height, MQW
Abstract; Fast, reliable and selective detection of microorganisms is of uttermost importance in clinical analysis, but also in food and water quality monitoring. In this study, we report on the construction of an immunosensor for sensitive and selective electrochemical detection of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) UTI89 bacteria in aqueous and serum samples. We took benefit of […]
October 15, 2019 Rachid SIKADOUR 2017, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems and Sensors Team, Microelectronic & Nanotechnologie Division Electrophoretic deposition, Polyethyleneimine, Reduced graphene oxide
Abstract; Self-assembly through phase separation in block copolymers (BCPs) thin films represents an attractive route to create spontaneously ordered patterns at the sublithographic range. The cost effectiveness, the fast parallel processing time as well as the compatibility with the standard microelectronics technologies make it among the most promising techniques to meet the ever challenging feature […]
October 15, 2019 Rachid SIKADOUR 2017, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems and Sensors Team, Microelectronic & Nanotechnologie Division Block copolymer, Microphase separation, Self-assembly
Abstract; An electrical response of a microflow sensor would open a wide horizon of uses and should intensify the integration of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System) microfluidic-based LOC (Lab-On-Chip). This paper presents an original microflow sensor which will be able to measure a low fluid flow rate. The sensor is designed and optimized using a multiphysics modelling and […]
October 15, 2019 Rachid SIKADOUR 2017, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems and Sensors Team, Microelectronic & Nanotechnologie Division Method Simulation Electrical, Microfluidic Device Finite Element, PDMS
Abstract; Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films were deposited by pulsed laser deposition technique for making ZnO/Al/SiO2/Si Bulk and Surface Acoustic Wave (BAW and SAW) transducers. The aim is to improve the piezoelectric properties of the ZnO films, which are strongly linked to their texture and microstructure. ZnO films with a wurtzite structure were deposited on […]
October 15, 2019 Rachid SIKADOUR 2017, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems and Sensors Team, Microelectronic & Nanotechnologie Division BAW and SAW, Pulsed laser deposition, ZnO