@inproceedings{PashminehKillatHongchengetal., author = {Pashmineh, Sara and Killat, Dirk and Hongcheng, Xu and Ortmanns, M.}, title = {Design of high speed high-voltage drivers based on stacked standard CMOS for various supply voltages}, series = {IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems 2013, (MWSCAS), Columbus, Ohio, August 4 -7}, booktitle = {IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems 2013, (MWSCAS), Columbus, Ohio, August 4 -7}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, pages = {529 -- 532}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{PashminehKillatHongcheng, author = {Pashmineh, Sara and Killat, Dirk and Hongcheng, Xu}, title = {Technique for Reducing On-Resistance of High-Voltage Drivers Based on Stacked Standard CMOS}, series = {9th Conference on Ph. D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME) 2013, Session T1A2, Paper ID 23, Villach, 24 - 27th June 2013}, booktitle = {9th Conference on Ph. D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME) 2013, Session T1A2, Paper ID 23, Villach, 24 - 27th June 2013}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4673-4580-4}, pages = {185 -- 188}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Killat, author = {Killat, Dirk}, title = {A current mode 6-bit self-clocked tracking ADC with adaptive clock frequency for DC-DC converters}, series = {IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS 2013), Session A1L-H, Paper ID 1418, Peking, 19-23 Mai, 2013}, booktitle = {IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS 2013), Session A1L-H, Paper ID 1418, Peking, 19-23 Mai, 2013}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4673-5760-9}, pages = {145 -- 148}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{MezgerKillat, author = {Mezger, Florian and Killat, Dirk}, title = {Digital observer based current loop control for buck converters - Prototype implementation on an FPGA}, series = {23rd International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Istanbul, June 2014}, booktitle = {23rd International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Istanbul, June 2014}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, pages = {1336 -- 1341}, abstract = {Digital observer based current loop control for buck converters - Prototype implementation on an FPGA}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{MezgerKillat, author = {Mezger, Florian and Killat, Dirk}, title = {A digital observer based current loop control for buck converters}, series = {39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Wien, November 2013}, booktitle = {39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Wien, November 2013}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, pages = {181 -- 186}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{PashminehKillatBramburgeretal., author = {Pashmineh, Sara and Killat, Dirk and Bramburger, Stefan and Hongcheng, Xu and Ortmanns, M.}, title = {An LDO using stacked transistors on 65 nm CMOS}, series = {21st European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD), Dresden, September 2013}, booktitle = {21st European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD), Dresden, September 2013}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, pages = {4}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{PashminehKillat, author = {Pashmineh, Sara and Killat, Dirk}, title = {Design of a high-voltage differential amplifier based on stacked low-voltage standard CMOS with different input stages}, series = {38th International Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), Opatija, Croatia, 2015}, booktitle = {38th International Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), Opatija, Croatia, 2015}, publisher = {IEEE}, doi = {10.1109/MIPRO.2015.7160237}, pages = {50 -- 55}, abstract = {This paper presents the design of a high-voltage differential amplifier using six different pre-input stage circuits to reduce high-voltage input levels to low-voltage signals. The proposed circuits are designed using 65 nm CMOS process technology with a nominal voltage of 2.5 V and a supply voltage of 5 V. The designs are based on stacked low-voltage standard CMOS transistors. The different pre-input stage circuits are compared to each other in terms of their circuit description, drawbacks, advantages and simulation results. The principle of the five designed pre-input stage circuits can be applied to higher voltage range input signals as well.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{KonetzkeRutschHoffmannetal., author = {Konetzke, Eric and Rutsch, Matthias and Hoffmann, Maik and Unger, Alexander and Golinske, Ren{\´e} and Killat, Dirk and Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal and Dixon, Steve and Kupnik, Mario}, title = {Phased array transducer for emitting 40-kHz air-coupled ultrasound without grating lobes}, series = {Proceedings, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 21 Oct - 24 Oct 2015}, booktitle = {Proceedings, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 21 Oct - 24 Oct 2015}, publisher = {IEEE}, doi = {10.1109/ULTSYM.2015.0019}, pages = {4}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{PashminehKillat, author = {Pashmineh, Sara and Killat, Dirk}, title = {Self-biasing high-voltage driver based on standard CMOS with an adapted level shifter for a wide range of supply voltages}, series = {IEEE, Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (NORCAS), NORCHIP \& International Symposium on System-on-Chip (SoC), Oslo, Norway 2015}, booktitle = {IEEE, Nordic Circuits and Systems Conference (NORCAS), NORCHIP \& International Symposium on System-on-Chip (SoC), Oslo, Norway 2015}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, doi = {10.1109/NORCHIP.2015.7364405}, pages = {1 -- 4}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{PashminehKillat, author = {Pashmineh, Sara and Killat, Dirk}, title = {Design of High-Voltage Level Shifters Based on Stacked Standard Transistors for a Wide Range of Supply Voltages}, series = {SBCCI'15, Proceedings of the 28th Symposium on Integrated Circuits and Systems Design}, booktitle = {SBCCI'15, Proceedings of the 28th Symposium on Integrated Circuits and Systems Design}, publisher = {ACM}, address = {New York, NY}, isbn = {978-1-4503-3763-2}, doi = {10.1145/2800986.2801003}, pages = {6}, language = {en} } @misc{PashminehKillat, author = {Pashmineh, Sara and Killat, Dirk}, title = {High-voltage circuits for power management on 65 nm CMOS}, series = {Advances in Radio Science}, journal = {Advances in Radio Science}, number = {13}, doi = {10.5194/ars-13-109-2015}, pages = {109 -- 120}, abstract = {This paper presents two high-voltage circuits used in power management, a switching driver for buck converter with optimized on-resistance and a low dropout (LDO) voltage regulator with 2-stacked pMOS pass devices. The circuit design is based on stacked MOSFETs, thus the circuits are technology independent.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{PashminehKillat, author = {Pashmineh, Sara and Killat, Dirk}, title = {Design of a high-voltage driver based on low-voltage CMOS with an adapted level shifter optimized for a wide range of supply voltage}, series = {2015 IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), Cairo, Egypt, 6-9 Dec. 2015}, booktitle = {2015 IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), Cairo, Egypt, 6-9 Dec. 2015}, publisher = {IEEE}, doi = {10.1109/ICECS.2015.7440235}, pages = {5 -- 8}, abstract = {This paper presents the design of a high-voltage driver with an adapted level shifter for switching converters. The proposed HV-driver and level shifter are based on stacked standard CMOS, therefore the design is technology independent. The circuit is designed in 65-nm TSMC technology with a nominal voltage of 2.5 V and optimized for arbitrary supply voltages from 2.6 V to 6.0 V. This range is extended by 41.7\% when compared against common drivers and level shifters with the circuit being suitable for a supply voltage range of 2.4 V between 2.6 V and 5.0 V. The total area of the designed level shifter is about 3.8\% of that required for similar circuit in previous work.}, language = {en} } @misc{KillatHuang, author = {Killat, Dirk and Huang, Yan}, title = {Tracking analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with a self-controlled variable clock}, language = {en} } @misc{Killat, author = {Killat, Dirk}, title = {Multi-Stage Fully Differential Amplifier with Controlled Common Mode Voltage}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HuangSchleiferKillat, author = {Huang, Yan and Schleifer, Horst and Killat, Dirk}, title = {Design and analysis of novel dynamic latched comparator with reduced kickback noise for high-speed ADCs}, series = {21st European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD), Dresden, 2013}, booktitle = {21st European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD), Dresden, 2013}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, doi = {10.1109/ECCTD.2013.6662236}, pages = {4}, language = {en} } @misc{KillatKlugeUmbachetal., author = {Killat, Dirk and Kluge, Johannes von and Umbach, Frank and Langenheinrich, Werner A. and Schmitz, Richard}, title = {Measurement and modelling of sensitivity and noise of MOS magnetic field-effect transistors}, series = {Sensors and Actuators : A, Physical}, volume = {61}, journal = {Sensors and Actuators : A, Physical}, number = {1-3}, issn = {0924-4247}, doi = {10.1016/S0924-4247(97)80286-5}, pages = {346 -- 351}, abstract = {The characteristics of magnetic field-sensitive split-drain MOSFETs (MAGFETs) have been experimentally measured. The sensitivity depends on the geometry and the operating point of the MAGFET. Particular attention is paid to the lateral parasitic conductance between the split drains. The equivalent spectral noise density of the magnetic flux density is measured. Additionally, a macro-model of the MAGFET has been developed for SPICE.}, language = {en} }