MSc thesis project proposal

Low-power clock generation circuits design for IoT

Project outside the university

Holst Center
Low-power clock generation circuits is crucial to reduce the system average power consumption in a duty-cycled radio in IoT applications. However, it is not trivial to improve the performance without introducing overhead in power consumption or off-chip components (extra-cost). The project will start with a short literature survey and problem analysis, then focus on system design and circuit implementation.

This project will be carried out at Holst Center in Eindhoven.
Tasks

  • Study and survey on state-of-the-art low-power clock generation.
  • Analyze problems and propose solutions.
  • Design and implement of the proposed solution in a test chip.
  • Tape-out of the test chip and measurements for verification.
  • Writing final report and presentation of the results.

Contact

dr. Fabio Sebastiano

Electronic Instrumentation Group

Department of Microelectronics

Last modified: 2018-02-26