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    • Characterization of MOSFET temperature sensors for on-chip dynamic thermal measurements 

      Reverter Cubarsí, Ferran; Perpinyà, Xavier; Leon, Javier; Vellvehi, Miquel; Jordà, Xavier; Altet Sanahujes, Josep (2015)
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    • DC temperature measurements for power gain monitoring in RF power amplifiers 

      Altet Sanahujes, Josep; Mateo Peña, Diego; Gómez Salinas, Dídac; Perpiñà, Xavier; Jordà, Xavier (IEEE, 2012)
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      In this paper we demonstrate that the steady state temperature increase due to the power dissipated by the circuit under test can be used as observable to test the gain of a 2GHz linear class A Power Amplifier. As a proof ...
    • Efficiency determination of RF linear power amplifiers by steady-state temperature monitoring using built-in sensors 

      Altet Sanahujes, Josep; Gómez, Didac; Perpinyà, X.; Mateo Peña, Diego; González, José Luis; Vellvehi, Miquel; Jordà, Xavier (2013-04)
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      This work aims at showing a new approach for determining the efficiency of linear class A RF power amplifiers by means of non-invasive, steady-state thermal monitoring. The theoretical basis of the technique is indicated ...
    • Electro-thermal characterization of a differential temperature sensor and the thermal coupling in a 65nm CMOS IC 

      Altet Sanahujes, Josep; González Jiménez, José Luis; Gómez Salinas, Dídac; Perpiñà, Xavier; Grauby, Stephane; Dufis, Cédric Yvan; Vellvehi, Miquel; Mateo Peña, Diego; Dilhaire, Stefan; Jordà, Xavier (2012)
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      This paper explains the design decisions and the different measurements we have done in order to characterize the thermal coupling and the ch aracteristics of temperature sensors embedded in a integrated circuit ...
    • Electro-thermal characterization of a differential temperature sensor in a 65 nm CMOS IC: Applications to gain monitoring in RF amplifiers 

      Altet Sanahujes, Josep; González, José Luis; Gómez Salinas, Dídac; Perpiñà Gilabet, Xavier; Claeys, Wilfrid; Grauby, Stéphane; Dufis, Cédric Yvan; Vellvehi, Miquel; Mateo Peña, Diego; Reverter Cubarsí, Ferran; Dilhaire, Stefan; Jordà, Xavier (2014-05)
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      This paper reports on the design solutions and the different measurements we have done in order to characterize the thermal coupling and the performance of differential temperature sensors embedded in an integrated circuit ...
    • High-power test device for package thermal assessment and validation of thermal measuremetn tecniques 

      Jordà, Xavier; Perpiñà, Xavier; Vellvehi, Miquel; Madrid, Francesc; Altet Sanahujes, Josep (IEEE Computer Society Publications, 2010)
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      This paper describes the structure and thermal behavior of a high-power thermal test chip (up to 200 W/cm2) designed for power electronics package assessment, which has also been used for the validation of thermal ...
    • Hot spot detection in integrated circuits laterally accessing to the substrate 

      Perpiñà, Xavier; Altet Sanahujes, Josep; Jordà, Xavier; Vellvehi, Miquel (2010)
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      Thermal management of nano estructures requires the use of temperature monitoring strategies. In this work we expose a strategy bases on sensing the heat-flux within the chip substrate with a probe-laser beam. As the beam ...
    • Hot spot detection in integrated circuits laterally accessing to their substrate using a laser beam 

      Perpiñà, Xavier; Altet Sanahujes, Josep; Jordà, Xavier; Vellvehi, Miquel (IEEE Computer Society Publications, 2010)
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      In this paper we present an electro-thermal coupling simulation technique for RF circuits. The proposed methodology takes advantage of well established tools for frequency translating circuits in order to significantly ...
    • Location of hot spots in integrated circuits by monitoring the substrate thermal-phase lag with the mirage effect 

      Perpiñà, Xavier; Altet Sanahujes, Josep; Jordà, Xavier; Vellvehi, Miquel; Mestres, Narcís (2010)
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      This Letter presents a solution for locating hot spots in active integrated circuits (IC) and devices. This method is based on sensing the phase lag between the power periodically dissipated by a device integrated in an ...
    • MOSFET dynamic thermal sensor for IC testing applications 

      Reverter Cubarsí, Ferran; Perpiñà Gilabet, Xavier; Barajas Ojeda, Enrique; León, Javier; Vellvehi, Miquel; Jordà, Xavier; Altet Sanahujes, Josep (2016-05-01)
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      This paper analyses how a single metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) can be employed as a thermal sensor to measure on-chip dynamic thermal signals caused by a power-dissipating circuit under test ...
    • Output Power and Gain Monitoring in RF CMOS Class A Power Amplifiers by Thermal Imaging 

      Perpinyà, Xavier; Reverter Cubarsí, Ferran; León, Javier; Barajas Ojeda, Enrique; Vellvehi, Miquel; Jordà, Xavier; Altet Sanahujes, Josep (2018-01-01)
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      The viability of using off-chip single-shot imaging techniques for local thermal testing in integrated Radio Frequency (RF) power amplifiers (PA’s) is analyzed. With this approach, the frequency response of the output power ...
    • Review of temperature sensors as monitors for RFMMW built-in testing and self-calibration schemes 

      Altet Sanahujes, Josep; Aldrete Vidrio, Héctor; Reverter Cubarsí, Ferran; Gómez Salinas, Dídac; Gonzalez Jimenez, J. L.; Onabajo, Marvin; Silva Martinez, Jose; Martineau, B.; Perpiñà Gilabet, Xavier; Abdallah, Louay; Stratigopoulos, Haralampos-G.; Aragonès Cervera, Xavier; Jordà, Xavier; Vellvehi, Miquel; Dilhaire, Stefan; Mir, Salvador; Mateo Peña, Diego (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014)
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      This paper presents an overview of the work done so far related to the use of temperature sensors as performance monitors for RF and MMW circuits with the goal to implement built-in testing or self-calibration techniques. ...
    • Single-MOSFET DC thermal sensor for RF-amplifier central frequency extraction 

      Reverter Cubarsí, Ferran; Perpiñà Gilabet, Xavier; Barajas Ojeda, Enrique; León, Javier; Vellvehi, Miquel; Jordà, Xavier; Altet Sanahujes, Josep (2017-09-01)
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      © 2017 Elsevier B.V. A DC thermal sensor based on a single metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) is proposed to extract high-frequency electrical features of embedded circuits. The MOSFET sensor is ...
    • Spatially and frequency-resolved monitoring of intradie capacitive coupling by heterodyne excitation infrared lock-in thermography 

      León, J.; Perpiñà, Xavier; Altet Sanahujes, Josep; Vallvehi, Miquel; Jordà, Xavier (2013-02-05)
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      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 between microelectronic devices or more ...
    • Study of heat sources interacting in integrated circuits by laser mirage effect 

      Perpiñà Gilabet, Xavier; Jordà, Xavier; Vellvehi, Miquel; Altet Sanahujes, Josep (2014-08-25)
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      This work exploits the mirage effect to analyze multiple heat sources thermally interacting in an integrated circuit (IC) by means of a probe IR laser beam, which strikes on the die lateral walls and passes through the die ...
    • Temperature sensors and measurements to test analogue circuits: questions and answers 

      Altet Sanahujes, Josep; Rubio Sola, Jose Antonio; Reverter Cubarsí, Ferran; Perpiñà Gilabet, Xavier; Aragonès Cervera, Xavier; Jordà, Xavier; Vellvehi, Miquel; Mateo Peña, Diego (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016)
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      We have been working in the field of temperature sensors and temperature measurements to test analogue circuits during the past 10 years. As we have presented different works in many conferences, we have collected many ...
    • Thermal phase lag heterodyne infrared imaging for current tracking in radio frequency integrated circuits 

      Perpiñà Gilabet, Xavier; León, Javier; Altet Sanahujes, Josep; Vellvehi, Miquel; Reverter Cubarsí, Ferran; Barajas Ojeda, Enrique; Jordà, Xavier (2017-02-27)
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      With thermal phase lag measurements, current paths are tracked in a Class A radio frequency (RF) power amplifier at 2 GHz. The amplifier is heterodynally driven at 440 MHz and 2 GHz, and its resulting thermal field was ...