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A 95.3% Efficiency APT/AET/SPT Multimode Multiband CMOS/GaN Envelope Tracking for 6G-Oriented Systems

A 95.3% Efficiency APT/AET/SPT Multimode Multiband CMOS/GaN Envelope Tracking for 6G-Oriented Systems 150 150
Author(s): Chun-Yuan Chen, Yi-Chun Huang, Ke-Horng Chen, Ying-Hsi Lin, Shian-Ru Lin, Tsung-Yen Tsai

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This article proposes an envelope-tracking (ET) supply modulator (SM) that is scalable for sixth-generation (6G) communication systems. The design leverages a cost-efficient CMOS process for the power converters and a high-performance GaN process for the high-frequency power amplifier (PA) and the depletion-mode-only GaN-based amplifier. The proposed ET supply modulator (ETSM) …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 12
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3681319
Publisher: IEEE

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An 800MS/s 13b 2x TI Pipelined-SAR ADC with Rapid Digital Amplification

An 800MS/s 13b 2x TI Pipelined-SAR ADC with Rapid Digital Amplification 150 150
Author(s): Peizhe Li, Danfeng Zhai, Qi Liu, Chixiao Chen

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This work proposes a rapid digital amplification (RDA) with residue-aware reference, offering an equivalent open-loop (OL) gain enhancement of 25 dB and reducing the inter-stage gain error (ISGE)-induced SNR degradation by 20 dB, with an extra amplification latency of only 200 ps. It is implemented in an 800MS/s 13b two-way time-interleaved (…

Published in: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters
Page(s): 1 – 1
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 2573-9603
DOI: 10.1109/LSSC.2026.3684735
Publisher: IEEE

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Self-Enabled Write Assist Cells for High-Density SRAM in Resistance-Dominated Technology Node

Self-Enabled Write Assist Cells for High-Density SRAM in Resistance-Dominated Technology Node 150 150
Author(s): Minjune Yeo, Seungjae Yei, Keonhee Cho, Giseok Kim, Mingu Kang, Seong-Ook Jung

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As technology scaling increases interconnect resistance, writeability degradation in static random access memory (SRAM) becomes critical. This article presents a self-enabled write assist cell (SEWAC) that mitigates writeability degradation caused by increased bitline resistance (R ${}_{\mathrm {BL}}$ ) without requiring timing control. The SEWAC has a cell-compatible layout with the standard 6…

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 11
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3681916
Publisher: IEEE

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A 0.4-V 988-nW Tiny Footprint Time-Domain Audio Feature Extraction ASIC for Keyword Spotting Using Injection-Locked Oscillators

A 0.4-V 988-nW Tiny Footprint Time-Domain Audio Feature Extraction ASIC for Keyword Spotting Using Injection-Locked Oscillators 150 150
Author(s): Ali Mostafa, Emmanuel Hardy, Franck Badets

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This work presents an injection-locked oscillator (ILO)-based feature extraction (FEx) system. It combines voltage- and time-domain signal processing to implement a power-efficient programmable gain amplifier (PGA) and a small-footprint, high-selectivity ILO-based voltage-to-time converter bandpass filter (VTC-BPF) bank and rectifier. The VTC-BPF enables direct analog-to-time conversion, eliminating the need for …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 13
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3681481
Publisher: IEEE

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A Low-Jitter Fractional-N Sampling PLL With Voltage-Domain Quantization-Error Cancellation Using a Nonlinearity-Replication Technique

A Low-Jitter Fractional-N Sampling PLL With Voltage-Domain Quantization-Error Cancellation Using a Nonlinearity-Replication Technique 150 150
Author(s): Yuhwan Shin, Juyeop Kim, Junseok Lee, Yongwoo Jo, Jaehyouk Choi

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This work presents a low-jitter, low-fractional-spur fractional- $N$ digital sampling phase-locked loop (SPLL) that generates output frequencies from 10.4to 11.8GHz. Conventional fractional- $N$ PLLs employ a digital-to-time converter (DTC) to cancel the quantization error (Q-error) of the delta-sigma modulator ( $Delta Sigma $ M). To address the nonlinearity (NL) of the DTC, …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 12
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3681940
Publisher: IEEE

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High-Precision Close-to-Analog Programming of PCM Cells as Devices for AiMC Edge-AI

High-Precision Close-to-Analog Programming of PCM Cells as Devices for AiMC Edge-AI 150 150
Author(s): Alessio Antolini, Andrea Lico, Francesco Zavalloni, Lorenzo Greco, Riccardo Zurla, Jacopo Bertolini, Riccardo Vignali, Luca Iannelli, Emanuela Calvetti, Marco Pasotti, Alessandro Cabrini, Eleonora Franchi Scarselli

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This article presents a high-precision close-to-analog programming methodology for phase-change memory (PCM) cells, targeting analog in-memory computing (AiMC) architectures for edge-artificial intelligence (AI) applications. By leveraging an iterative accumulation approach during the verify phase, the proposed technique enhances the effective number of bits (ENOBs) achievable in PCM cells. Experimental validation …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 14
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3680266
Publisher: IEEE

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An Ultralow Cross-Regulation Single-Inductor Multiple-Output (SIMO) Buck Converter Using Reordered Power-Distributive Control

An Ultralow Cross-Regulation Single-Inductor Multiple-Output (SIMO) Buck Converter Using Reordered Power-Distributive Control 150 150
Author(s): Baochuang Wang, Xiaonan Wu, Minghao Shang, Lin Cheng

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A single-inductor multiple-output (SIMO) buck converter employing reordered power-distributive control (RPDC) is presented to achieve ultralow cross regulation. Adedicated power-distribution controller implements RPDC by adaptively adjusting the switching sequence: when the inductor current is insufficient, the switching period is extended, and when excessive, an end phase in the form of …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 12
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3680424
Publisher: IEEE

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A 28-nm Digital Transpose SRAM Compute-in-Memory Macro With Accurate/Approximate Dual Mode for Floating-Point Edge Training and Inference

A 28-nm Digital Transpose SRAM Compute-in-Memory Macro With Accurate/Approximate Dual Mode for Floating-Point Edge Training and Inference 150 150
Author(s): Yiyang Yuan, Bingxin Zhang, Yiming Yang, Yishan Luo, Qirui Chen, Haitao Wang, Qihao Liu, Zhiming Chen, Hao Wu, Jinshan Yue, Shidong Lv, Xinghua Wang, Pui-In Mak, Xiaoran Li, Feng Zhang

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Static random-access memory (SRAM)-based computing-in-memory (CIM) macros have been widely studied to improve the energy efficiency of edge artificial intelligence (AI) inference tasks. However, less attention has been given to AI training, which requires CIM macros to not only perform matrix multiply-accumulate (MAC) operations but also support matrix transposition. …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 13
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3679560
Publisher: IEEE

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A Wide-Dynamic-Range Photovoltaic Energy Harvester With Adaptive Power-Scalable MPPT Control and Direct Power-to-Digital Converter

A Wide-Dynamic-Range Photovoltaic Energy Harvester With Adaptive Power-Scalable MPPT Control and Direct Power-to-Digital Converter 150 150
Author(s): Yuyan Liu, Huajun Zhang, Mustafa Becermis, Jieyu Liao, Mohit Dandekar, Kofi A. A. Makinwa, Qinwen Fan

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This article presents a photovoltaic energy harvester (PVEH) that achieves high maximum power point tracking (MPPT) efficiency and power conversion efficiency across a $100~000{\times }$ input power dynamic range (DR) (from $10~{\mu }$ W to 1W). Wide-dynamic-range operation is challenging due to the inherent tradeoff between MPPT accuracy and controller power consumption. …

Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Page(s): 1 – 12
Year of Publication: 2026
Electronic ISSN: 1558-173X
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3675521
Publisher: IEEE

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