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In this work, we report a novel Indium Arsenide-on-insulator (InAsOI) FinFET platform designed with record high aspect ratio that favors the use of the devices as charge sensors. InAs has very high mobility among III-V semiconductors and an intrinsic surfa ...

2020

Physical Model of Low-Temperature to Cryogenic Threshold Voltage in MOSFETs

Christian Enz, Farzan Jazaeri, Arnout Lodewijk M Beckers

This article presents a physical model of the threshold voltage in MOSFETs valid down to 4.2 K. Interface traps close to the band edge modify the saturating temperature behavior of the threshold voltage observed in cryogenic measurements. Dopant freezeout, ...

2020

Gallium-Based Thin Films for Wearable Sensors and Electronic Skins

Laurent Mirko Dejace

Integrated wearable electronics capable of providing biophysical information on complex and dynamic systems have attracted high interest in diverse fields such as healthcare, gaming and robotics. Wearable sensors can create artificial, electronic skins wit ...

EPFL2020

Synaptic transistors with aluminum oxide dielectrics enabling full audio frequency range signal processing

Danick Briand, Alessio Mancinelli

The rapid evolution of the neuromorphic computing stimulates the search for novel brain-inspired electronic devices. Synaptic transistors are three-terminal devices that can mimic the chemical synapses while consuming low power, whereby an insulating diele ...

2020

Energy- and Cost-Efficient VLSI DSP Systems Design with Approximate Computing

Reza Ghanaatian Jahromi

Technology scaling has progressed to enable integrated circuits with extremely high density enabling systems of tremendous complexity with manageable power consumption. With the continuation of Moore's law for many years, electronic chips have been able to ...

EPFL2020

Que Sera Consensus: Simple Asynchronous Agreement with Private Coins and Threshold Logical Clocks

Bryan Alexander Ford, Philipp Svetolik Jovanovic

It is commonly held that asynchronous consensus is much more complex, difficult, and costly than partially-synchronous algorithms, especially without using common coins. This paper challenges that conventional wisdom with que sera consensus QSC, an approac ...

2020

A Bin Encoding Training Of A Spiking Neural Network Based Voice Activity Detection

Milos Cernak, Giorgia Dellaferrera

Advances of deep learning for Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) have led to significant improvements in the performance of digital signal processing systems implemented on digital chips. Although recent progress in low-power chips is remarkable, neuromorph ...

IEEE2020

Macroscopic Model for Spatial Timber Plate Structures with Integral Mechanical Attachments

Yves Weinand, Aryan Rezaei Rad, Henry V. Burton

The use of integral mechanical attachments (IMAs) in spatial free-form timber plate structures has been revitalized by the production of engineered boards and recent developments in digital fabrication and computer-aided design. Despite the widespread inte ...

2020

A hysteresis-free perovskite transistor with exceptional stability through molecular cross-linking and amine-based surface passivation

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Peng Gao, Hobeom Kim

Organo-metal halide perovskite field-effect transistors present serious challenges in terms of device stability and hysteresis in the current-voltage characteristics. Migration of ions located at grain boundaries and surface defects in the perovskite film ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2020

Joinery Solver for Whole Timber Structures

Yves Weinand, Petras Vestartas

This paper presents a digital joinery generation method for whole-timber structures using wood-wood connections. The research is based on a collaboration with a local timber company located in a mountain area [1]. In this context, there is a need to explor ...

2020

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