Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 1Basaligheh, Ali
- 1Behnam Dehkordi, Mohammad
- 1Caverhill-Godkewitsch, Saul A.
- 1Gao, Shengkai
- 1Hussain, Syed
- 1Karami, Mohammadamin
- 3Moez, Kambiz (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 1Backhouse, Chris (Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo)
- 1Backhouse, Christopher (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 1Elliott, Duncan (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 1Elliott, Duncan (Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta)
- 1Filanovsky, Igor (Electrical and computer engineering)
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Spring 2020
Compared to human vision, dynamic range (DR) is a limiting factor for modern cameras. While conventional complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors are limited in their ability to capture DR, nonlinear CMOS image sensors, e.g., with logarithmic (log) or linear-logarithmic...
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Design and Investigation of Wide Frequency Tuning Range Millimeter-Wave Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCO) in 65nm CMOS Technology
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The available unlicensed spectrum in millimeter-wave (mm-wave) frequencies has been a very attractive candidate for high data rate wireless communications, high-resolution radars, and imaging applications. Voltage-controlled oscillators (VCO), which are essential building block of tunable...
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Spring 2011
Inductors are extensively used in the design of radio-frequency circuits. In the last decade, the integration of passive components, especially inductors on silicon chips, has led to the widespread development and implementation of Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs) in CMOS technologies....
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Fall 2020
The semiconductor industry strives to develop ultra-low power circuits and systems because of the ever-increasing consumer demand for more functionality and longer battery life for portable electronic devices. Subthreshold operation brings both reduced power consumption through lower voltage...
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Spring 2021
RF energy harvesting, the process of scavenging energy from ambient electromagnetic waves, is becoming a feasible option for powering low-power electronic devices such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, biomedical implants, and harsh environment sensors in which traditional wiring solutions or...
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Spring 2021
Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology has attracted the attention of the industry and research community since the 3.1-10.6 GHz band spectral regulation was declassified for commercial use by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2002. UWB technology has positioned itself as a promising...
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Miniaturized genetic analysis systems based on microelectronic and microfluidic technologies
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Genetic analysis is not widely used for disease diagnostics as it is costly and very labour/infrastructure intensive. We believe that by employing both microelectronic and microfabrication technologies, we are able to integrate multiple functionalities into a single, manufacturable, inexpensive...
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Fall 2015
Caverhill-Godkewitsch, Saul A.
The infrastructure necessary to support diagnostic and pathogen-detection processes does not exist in some regions of the world that need it most. Access to fast, inexpensive and portable diagnostic infrastructure could be a solution to this problem. Next generation lab-on-chip (LOC) systems that...
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Spring 2012
This thesis proposes a real-time DSP design for logarithmic CMOS image sensors. The design contains novel FPN correction and tone mapping methods suitable for fixed-point operation. Logarithmic CMOS image sensors offer high DR at video rate but suffer from nonlinear FPN. FPN, due to parameter...