Low-Power, Event-Driven System on a Chip for Charge Pulse Processing Applications

Authors

Joseph Schmitz, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

First Advisor

Sina Balkır

Second Advisor

Michael Hoffman

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Department

Electrical Engineering

Date of this Version

11-1-2023

Document Type

Dissertation

Citation

A dissertation presented to the faculty of the Graduate College at the University of Nebraska in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Major: Electrical Engineering

Under the supervision of Professor Sina Balkır

Lincoln, Nebraska, 2023

Comments

Copyright 2023, Joseph Schmitz. Used by permission

Abstract

This dissertation presents an electronic architecture and methodology capable of processing charge pulses generated by a range of sensors, including radiation detectors and tactile synthetic skin. These sensors output a charge signal proportional to the input stimulus, which is processed electronically in both the analog and digital domains. The presented work implements this functionality using an event-driven methodology, which greatly reduces power consumption compared to standard implementations. This enables new application areas that require a long operating time or compact physical dimensions, which would not otherwise be possible. The architecture is designed, fabricated, and tested in the aforementioned applications to demonstrate its highly flexible and low-power operation.

Advisors: Sina Balkır and Michael Hoffman

Recommended Citation

Schmitz, Joseph, "Low-Power, Event-Driven System on a Chip for Charge Pulse Processing Applications" (2023). Dissertations and Doctoral Documents from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–. 13.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissunl/13