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ARCES-lab_microCharacterization of electronics systems and devices based on innovative VLSI circuits and nanoscale technologies.
Viale Risorgimento, 2 Bologna, Italy

 

 

 

 

Workplace description

Workplace
Featuring tool
Workplace description
ASIC 
- Logic State Analyzer, Agilent Technologies 16702B
Digital Systems Debug, Verification & Characterization
Board development system 
- Board development system, T-Tech Quick circuit system

DSP/FPGA 
  ALTERA development system and general purpose strumentation
General Purpose 1 
  Oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, function generators, data acquisition, power supplies
General Purpose 2 
  Oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, function generators, data acquisition, power supplies
LF-DC 
- LCR Meter, HP 4284A
- Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer, Agilent Technologies 4156C
- Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer, Agilent Technologies 41501B (4156C Expander )
Semiconductor devices characterization
Probe Station 
- Probe Station, Cascade Summit 11751
On wafer measurements
RF 
- Network Analyzer, HP 8719D
- VCO/PLL Test System , Agilent Technologies 4352B
- Downconverter unit, Agilent Technologies 43521A
- Noise Figure Analyzer, Agilent Technologies N8975A
- Noise Source, Agilent Technologies N4000A
- RF Signal Generators, HP E4422B
- RF Signal Generator, Agilent Technologies E4437B ESG-DP
- Spectrum Analyzer, HP 8563E
- Calibration Kit, Agilent Technologies 85052C
- High frequency probe, HP 85024A
- Network Analyzer, Agilent Technologies E5071B
Devices and circuits characterization in the RF range
     

  Featuring tools description and list

Instrument Specifications Summary Recommended Configuration Data sheet serial number
Board development system, T-Tech Quick circuit system        
Calibration Kit, Agilent Technologies 85052C
3.5 mm connector  Network Analyzer, HP 8719D
 
   
Downconverter unit, Agilent Technologies 43521A 3 GHz-12.6 GHz (for use with 43521A)  VCO/PLL Test System , Agilent Technologies 4352B
 
   JP1KG00283
High frequency probe, HP 85024A 300 kHz-3 GHz       
LCR Meter, HP 4284A opt. 001, 20 Hz-1 MHz   
 
 2940J10469
Logic State Analyzer, Agilent Technologies 16702B 3 16720 48 CH pattern generator cards with 8 MV memory depth (144 CH total), 2 16717A 333 MHz 68 CH Logic Analyzer cards (136 CH)  Oscilloscope, Agilent Technologies Infinium 54825A
 
   
16720 16 CH pattern generator card  with 8 MV memory depth      US39380642
 16720 16 CH pattern generator card with 8 MV memory depth     US39380643
 16720 16 CH pattern generator card with 8 MV memory depth      US39380644
 16717A 333 MHz 68 CH Logic Analyzer cards (136 CH)      US39333740
 16717A 333 MHz 68 CH Logic Analyzer cards (136 CH)      US39333739
Network Analyzer, HP 8719D
3.5 mm test port conector, opt. 1D5 (high stability frequency reference), opt. 400, 50 MHz-13.5 GHz  Calibration Kit, Agilent Technologies 85052C
 
   
Network Analyzer, Agilent Technologies E5071B
opt 214 (extended power range -50dBm to 10 dBm), opt 1E5 (High stability time base), 300 KHz - 8.5 GHz       
Noise Figure Analyzer, Agilent Technologies N8975A
opt. 1D5 (high stability frequency reference), 10 MHz-26.5 GHz  Noise Source, Agilent Technologies N4000A
 
   GB40390139
Noise Source, Agilent Technologies N4000A 3.5 mm connector, 10 MHz-18 GHz  Noise Figure Analyzer, Agilent Technologies N8975A
 
   
Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer, Agilent Technologies 41501B(4156C Expander) opt. 412, 1 GNDU, 1 HPSMU (high power SMU) 1 A / 20 V, 50 mA / 200 V, 2 PGU (pulse generator unit)   Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer, Agilent Technologies 4156C
 
   JP10E00285
Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer, Agilent Technologies 4156C 4 HRSMU (high resolution SMU) 1 fA / 2 uV, 2 VSMU, 2VMU  Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer, Agilent Technologies 41501B (4156C Expander )
 
   JP10J00109
Probe Station, Cascade Summit 11751 8in. manual, fem-to-guarded microchamber with controlled athmosphere (Nitrogen), 7 DC and 2 RF probe (up to 40 GHz), thermal control 0-200C       
RF Signal Generator, Agilent Technologies  E4437BF ESG-DP digital and analog signal generator opt. UN8, UND, phase noise -130 dBc/Hz @ 20kHz offset 1GHz carrier), , 250 kHz - 4 GHz       US39260824
RF Signal Generators, HP E4422B
260 kHz-4 GHz       
Spectrum Analyzer, HP 8563E opt. 026 (3.5 mm connector), HP85671A (phase noise meas.), HP85672A (spurius response meas.), 9 kHz-26.5 GHz       3846A10564
VCO/PLL Test System, Agilent Technologies 4352B 10 MHz-12.6 GHz (with 43521A)  Downconverter unit, Agilent Technologies 43521A
RF Signal Generator, Agilent Technologies E4437B ESG-DP
 
   JP2KE00884

  Non-featuring tools list

Instrument
Specifications Summary
Recommended Configuration
Data sheet
Dynamic Signal Analyzer, HP 35670A 2 channel FFT-base spectrum / network analyzer, opt. 1D2 (swept sine and tracking receiver), DC to 100 kHz    pdf_button 
Function Generator, Agilent Technologies 33250A
sine, square and ramp wave outputs with pulse capabilities, frequency range 80 MHz    pdf_button 
Function Generator, Agilent Technologies 33250A sine, square and ramp wave outputs with pulse capabilities, frequency range 80 MHz     
Function Generator, HP 8116A frequency range 50 MHz     
Function Generator and Waveform Synthesizer, HP 8904A Sine waveform from 0.1 Hz to 600 kHz, square, triangle, ramp, pulse waveforms from 0.1 Hz to 50 kHz,opt. 001    pdf_button 
Oscilloscope, LeCroy LT344 4 channels, 500 MSa/s sample rate, opt. LTXXX-EMM (Math functions), bandwidth 500 MHz     
Oscilloscope, LeCroy LC534AL 4 channels, 2GSa/s max sample rate, 8MB memory depth, bandwidth 1 GHz     

Oscilloscope, Agilent Technologies Infinium 54825A

4 channels, 2 GSa/s sample rate, bandwidth 500 MHz Logic State Analyzer, Agilent Technologies 16702B
 
 
 Oscilloscope, Tektronix TDS3054 4 channels, 5 GSa/s sample rate, bandwidth 500 MHz    pdf_button 
Oscilloscope, Agilent Technologies 54616B 2 channels, 2 GSa/s sample rate, bandwidth 500 MHz    pdf_button 
Power supply, Agilent Technologies E3630A triple output     
Power supply, Agilent Technologies E3631A triple output     
Power supply, Agilent Technologies E3630A triple output     
Power supply, HP 6626A      
Power supply, Agilent Technologies E3631A triple output     
  Power supply, Agilent Technologies E3631A
triple output     
  Power supply, Agilent Technologies E3620A 2 outputs, 0 to 25 V, 0 to 1 A, 50 W    pdf_button 
   Spectrum Analyzer, Agilent Technologies E4402B
opt. 1DR and 1DS, 9 kHz -3 GHz     pdf_button 
 

The Applied & Computational Algebraic Topology (ACAT) Avanced School
will be held in Bologna on May 25-26, 2012.
The school will be followed by the 4th International Workshop on Computational Topology in Image Context (CTIC 2012), that will be held in Bertinoro on May 28-30, under the patronage of ARCES.

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ARCES Research Projects started in 2012:

1 - Novel device and circuit concepts for energy-efficient electronics (FIRB)

2 - GRC Research 2257 “Modeling of Package Influences on High-voltage semiconductor FETs”  (SRC)

3 - E2SG - Energy to Smart Grid (ENIAC-JTI)

 

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ARCES invited Prof. Willy Sansen, emeritus of K.U. Leuven (Belgium), for a talk about "Power Optimization in Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits" (Faculty of Engineering in Bologna, 2nd May 2012)

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ARCES researcher Elena Gnani delivered an invited talks at the MOS-AK/GSA Workshop “Over Two Decades of Enabling Compact Modeling R&D Exchange” (Dresden, Germany, 26-27 April 2012)

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ARCES research group coordinated by Prof. Tullio Salmon Cinotti was invited to present a poster at the Inauguration Day of the Italian node of EIT-ICT Labs (Trento, 18th April 2012)

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