Tutorial (I)

"Circuit Design for Automotive"

- Organizer: Franz Dielacher, Infineon

This tutorials day is dedicated to automotive electronics, encompassing the high voltage and high power technologies, complex system developments and robust circuit design required for automotive applications.
In the first presentation Herman Casier a retired engineering fellow from AMI Semiconductor will give a comprehensive overview on automotive- specific requirements and their impact on circuit design. The next two presentations will discuss design aspects for automotive applications. Bernhard Wicht from University Reutlingen will talk about smart-power IC’s in high-voltage BiCMOS technologies and Dirk Hammerschmidt from Infineon will focus on integrated sensor design. The fourth paper will be presented by Jean-Michel Redouté from University Monash and will describe a structured approach to EMI resistant IC design. In the final presentation Georges Gielen from KU-Leuven will talk about modeling and design of analog circuits and how to make sure that they will function robust und reliable under all circumstances over the entire lifetime of the car.

  1. 8.45 - 9.00: opening
  2. 9.00 - 10.00: "Electronic circuits in an automotive environment" - Herman Casier, Consultant details
  3. 10.00 - 11.00: "Automotive Smart Power IC Design" - Bernhard Wicht, Uni Reutlingen details
  4. 11.00 - 11.30: morning coffee break
  5. 11.30 - 12.30: "Integrated Sensors for Automotive Safety Applications" - Dirk Hammerschmidt, Infineon details
  6. 12.30 - 14.00: lunch break
  7. 14.00 - 15.00: "A structured approach to EMI resistant IC design" - Jean-Michel Redouté, Monash University, Australia details
  8. 15.00 - 16.00: "Modeling and design of robust analog circuits" - Georges Gielen, KU Leuven, Belgium details
  9. 16.00 - 16.30: afternoon coffee break
  10. 16.30 - 17.00: wrap-up

Tutorial (II)

"Frequency Synthesis"

- Organizer: R. Bogdan Staszewski, TU Delft

Frequency synthesizers are an integral part of all modern electronic devices, such as wireless/wireline communication and computational systems. This series of six tutorials cover various aspects of frequency synthesis ranging from RF to millimeter-wave frequencies, and for a wide range of applications: from mobile handsets and ultra low power nodes to basestation and microwave infrastructure.

  1. 8.45 - 9.00: opening
  2. 9.00 - 10.00: "Introduction and Landscape of Advanced Frequency Synthesizers" - R. Bogdan Staszewski, TU Delft details
  3. 10.00 - 11.00: "Frequency Synthesis for VSAT/P2P" - Domine Leenaerts, NXP details
  4. 11.00 - 11.30: morning coffee break
  5. 11.30 - 12.30: "Ultra-low power PLL design for energy-efficient wireless applications" - Liu Yao-Hong, IMEC Holst Center details
  6. 12.30 - 14.00: lunch break
  7. 14.00 - 15.00: "Flexible Clock Generation with Low Phase Error at High Power Efficiency" - Eric Klumperink, University Twente details
  8. 15.00 - 16.00: "Low-Voltage Transformer-Based CMOS VCOs and Frequency Dividers" - Howard Luong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology details
  9. 16.00 - 16.30: afternoon coffee break
  10. 16.30 - 17.30: "Integrated RF and mmWave CMOS Voltage Controlled Oscillators" - Andrea Mazzanti, University of Pavia details
  11. 17.30 - 18.00: wrap-up

Tutorial (III)

"Design solutions in nm CMOS"

- Organizer: Andreia Cathelin, STMicroelectronics

This full day tutorials event addresses several of today’s hot topics for the analog and RF designer: RF N-path filter design techniques, zero-energy smart sensor nodes, efficient time-interleaved analog to digital converters, low-power power converter design techniques and finally 3D heterogeneous integration by near field coupling. Distinguished professors from 3 continents will provide comprehensive high-level presentations, permitting to the audience to get good insight and major key points on the chosen topics.

  1. 8.45 - 9.00: opening
  2. 9.00 - 10.00: "RF channel filtering: a revival of N-Path filters in Nanometer CMOS?" - Bram Nauta, Professor & Chair IC Design, University of Twente, The Netherlands details
  3. 10.00 - 11.00: "Zero-Energy Smart Sensor Nodes" - Jan M. Rabaey, Donald O. Pederson Distinguished Professor, University of California at Berkeley details
  4. 11.00 - 11.30: morning coffee break
  5. 11.30 - 12.30: "Efficient Time-Interleaved Analog-to-Digital Converters" - Borivoje Nikolic, Professor, University of California, Berkeley details
  6. 12.30 - 14.00: lunch break
  7. 14.00 - 15.00: "Low-Power Power Converter Design Techniques" - Philip Mok, Professor, Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Tech. (HKUST), Hong Kong details
  8. 15.00 - 16.00: "3D Heterogeneous Integration by Near Field Coupling" - Tadahiro Kuroda, Professor, Electrical Engineering, Keio University, Japan details
  9. 16.00 - 16.30: afternoon coffee break
  10. 16.30 - 17.00: wrap-up