Proceedings of SIE 2022: 53rd Annual Meeting of the Italian Electronics Society

Preface
Organization
Contents
Integrated Circuits and Systems
High-Resolution, Long-Range Time-to-Digital Converter for SPAD-Based Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting Applications
	1 Introduction
	2 TDC Design
	3 PLL Design
	4 Conclusions and References
	References
A Reconfigurable Multiplier/Dot-Product Unit for Precision-Scalable Deep Learning Applications
	1 Introduction
	2 Hardware Design
	3 Experimental Results
	4 Conclusion
	References
300-mV Bulk-Driven Three-Stage OTA in 65-nm CMOS
	1 Introduction
	2 The Proposed Amplifier
	3 Experimental Results
	4 Conclusions
	References
A 0.3V Three-Stage Body-Driven OTA
	1 Introduction
	2 Circuit Description
	3 Measured Results
	4 Conclusion
	References
The 32 Analog Channels Readout for the Long-Flight GAPS Balloon Experiment Tracking System
	1 Introduction
	2 SLIDER32 Performance
	3 Conclusions
	References
Micro- and Nano-electronic Devices
In-Memory Computing with Crosspoint Resistive Memory Arrays for Machine Learning
	1 Introduction
	2 Electrical Characterization of the RRAMs
	3 Power Iteration and Principal Component Analysis
	4 Conclusion
	References
Microwave Electronics
Multi-bias Thermal X-Parameter Model for Efficient Physics-Based FinFET Simulation in RF CAD Tools
	1 Introduction
	2 TCAD Approach and Xpar Model
	3 Results
	4 Conclusions
	References
Parameterized Surrogate Models of Microstrip Structures for Electromagnetic-Based Power Amplifier Design and Statistical Analysis
	1 Introduction
	2 Modeling Approach and Case Study
	3 Results
	References
Zero-Power Harmonic Tag Sensors Based on Orthogonally Polarized Waves
	1 Introduction
	2 System Overview
	3 Materials and Methods
	4 Results
	5 Conclusions
	References
Analysis of a Single-Ended GaN-Based Drain-Pumped Mixer for Radar Applications
	1 Introduction
	2 Analysis
		2.1 Method 1: Time-Varying Power Series Analysis
		2.2 Method 2: Harmonic-Balance Analysis
	3 Results
	4 Conclusions
	References
A Broadband Doherty Power Amplifier for Sub-6 5G Applications
	1 Introduction
	2 Design Procedure
		2.1 Auxiliary Amplifier
		2.2 Main Amplifier
	3 Realization and Measurement Results
	References
Microwave Radars for Automotive In-Cabin Detection
	1 Introduction
	2 Touch-Free Infotainment System Control
	3 Conclusions
	References
Low-Noise Amplifiers in Gallium Nitride for Robust and Highly Linear Ka-Band SATCOM
	1 Introduction
	2 Circuit Design
		2.1 Technology Selection
		2.2 Topology Selection
		2.3 Circuit Synthesis
	3 Circuit Characterization and Benchmarking
		3.1 Linear and Noise Characterization
		3.2 Nonlinear Characterization
		3.3 Benchmarking
	4 Conclusions
	References
Sensors, Microsystems and Instrumentation
Accelerometric System Based on a Fully FDM 3D Printed Sensor
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Transducer Design
		2.2 Fabrication Process
		2.3 Electronic Readout Interface
	3 Measurement Results
	4 Conclusions
	References
An Electrochemical Biosensor for the Detection of Bacteriophage of Lactococcus Lactis
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Chemicals and Biological Elements
		2.2 Devices and Test Conditions
	3 Experimental Results and Discussion
		3.1 Electrodes Stability and Device-to-Device Variability
		3.2 Detection of Bacterial Growth
		3.3 Phage Detection in Ideal Solution
	4 Conclusions
	References
Modular IoT Unit to Monitor Water Distribution with an Impedance Leak Sensor
	1 Introduction
	2 Circuit Design and Realization
		2.1 Central Unit
		2.2 Sensing Unit
	3 Experimental Results
		3.1 Central Unit
		3.2 Sensing Unit
	4 Conclusions
	References
AuNP-Coated Cotton as VOC Sensor for Disease Detection from Breath
	1 Introduction
	2 AuNP-Coated Cotton as VOC Detector
		2.1 Target: VOCs
		2.2 Materials and Methods
		2.3 Results and Discussion
	3 Conclusions
	References
Modelling and Design of an ISFET-Based NaCl Sensor for Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis and Management
	1 Introduction
	2 Clinical Case
	3 ISFET Operating Principle and Modelling
	4 Numerical Results
	5 Conclusions
	References
Flexural Plate Wave Piezoelectric MEMS Transducer for Cell Alignment in Aqueous Solution
	1 Introduction
	2 Flexural Plate Wave Piezoelectric MEMS Transducer
	3 Experimental Results
	4 Conclusions
	References
Development of VOCs Sensor Based on Synthetic Zeolite Layers
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
Toward Single-Pulse Monitoring for FLASH Radiotherapy
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Results and Discussion
		2.1 Front-End
		2.2 In-Lab Characterizations
		2.3 Preliminary Field-Tests
	References
Wireless Harmonic Transponder Based on Piezo-Varactor Direct Phase Modulation
	1 Introduction
	2 System Overview and Circuit Design
	3 Experimental Results
	4 Conclusion
	References
A 0.8 mW TinyML-Based PDM-to-PCM Conversion for In-Sensor KWS Applications
	1 Introduction
	2 Proposed Model
	3 Proposed HW Architecture
	4 Results
	5 Conclusions
	References
Optoelectronics and Photonics
Optical Power Screening Effects in Ge-on-Si Vertical Pin Photodetectors
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
	3 Results
	4 Conclusions
	References
Silicone Embedded FBGs for Force Sensing
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
A New Way of Using Plasmonic Phenomena in Optical Fibers to Realize Highly Sensitive Sensors: What Prospects?
	1 Introduction
	2 Principle of Sensing and Experimental Setup
	3 The Developed Sensor Systems
		3.1 Magnetic Field Sensor
		3.2 Temperature Sensor
		3.3 Force Sensor
	4 Conclusion
	References
Spaceborne LiDAR for Debris Detection and Tracking
	1 Introduction
	2 Spaceborne LiDAR System
		2.1 System-Level Analysis
		2.2 Hardware Performance Analysis
	References
All-Optical Biophotonic and Microfluidic Circuits for Photo-Thermal Applications
	1 Introduction
	2 Proposed Design
		2.1 PDMS Bulk Substrate
		2.2 Microchip Structure
	3 Experimental Results
	4 Numerical Results
	5 Conclusions
	References
Protein A Denaturation Sensing Through Surface Enhanced InfraRed Absorption (SEIRA) Spectroscopy
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Device Design
		2.2 Device Fabrication
		2.3 Device Functionalization
	3 Experimental Results
	4 Conclusions
	References
Multiscale and Multiphysics Solvers for AlGaAs TJ-VCSEL
	1 Introduction
	2 Adopted Methodology
	3 Investigated Structure
	4 Results
	5 Conclusions
	References
Dynamic and High-Resolution Strain Measurements Using the Brillouin Optical Frequency-Domain Analysis
	1 Introduction
	2 Principle of Operation
	3 Numerical Modeling
	4 Experimental Results
	References
Power Electronics
2MHz GaN-Based Isolated Resonant Converters: A Comparative Study
	1 Introduction
	2 Resonant DCM Operation of the Converters
	3 Voltage Gain Analysis
	4 Experimental Results
	5 Conclusions
	References
Designing Power Systems to Charge Electrical Vehicle Fleets in the Industrial Environment
	1 Introduction
	2 Description of the Model
		2.1 Vehicles, Charging Stations and Job Scheduler
		2.2 Power Supply System and Costs Estimation
	3 Reduced-Scale Prototype
	4 Simulation Results
	5 Conclusions
	References
FPGA HardWare Architecture for SVPWM Based on a Taylor Series Decomposition
	1 Introduction
	2 Theory of the Proposed SVPWM
	3 HW Architecture
	4 Experimental Results
	5 Conclusions
	References
Average Modeling of DC-DC Converters Using Artificial Neural Networks
	1 Introduction
	2 CCM/DCM Buck Converter Non-linearity
	3 Basics of NARX-ANN
	4 Case Study
		4.1 Simulation Model
		4.2 Dataset Definition
	5 Simulation Results
	6 Conclusion
	References
Electronic Systems and Applications
Improving SET Fault Resilience by Exploiting Buffered DMR Microarchitecture
	1 Introduction
	2 Technology Background of Single Event Transients
	3 Proposed Methodology
		3.1 Fault Injection Simulations
		3.2 Results Improvement and Comparisons
	4 Conclusions
	References
Designing an Interpretability Analysis Framework for Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) Agents in Highway Automated Driving Simulation
	1 Introduction
	2 Proposed Framework
		2.1 Episode View
		2.2 Frame View
		2.3 Aggregated View
	3 Conclusions and Future Work
	References
Fast Learning Digital Twin with Reduced Dimensionality for Non-linear Dynamical Systems
	1 Introduction
	2 System Setup
	3 Results
	4 Conclusion
	References
Food Waste Prevention System to Improve Smart Homes Sustainability
	1 Introduction
	2 The Proposed Architecture
		2.1 The Sensor Node
		2.2 The Robotic Platform
		2.3 The Shelf-Life Estimation Model
		2.4 The Displacement Computation Model
		2.5 Calling for Actuation System
	3 Experimental Results
	4 Conclusions
	References
An Embeddable Object Manipulation Framework for Assistive Robotics
	1 Introduction
	2 The Object Manipulation Framework
		2.1 The Hardware Platform
		2.2 Working Principle: Preparation Steps
		2.3 Working Principle: Manipulation Routine
	3 Experimental Results
		3.1 Object Manipulation Routine Success Rate
		3.2 Bounding Boxes Overlap
	4 Conclusions
	References
Automatic Monitoring IoT System for Phytosanitary Products in Agricultural Machinery
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
	References
Scalable Design Space Exploration for the Synthesis of Redundant Architectures
	1 Introduction
	2 Proposed Method
		2.1 Modeling the System Architecture
		2.2 Reliability Assessment
		2.3 Optimization
	3 Experimental Evaluation
	4 Conclusion
	References
Batteryless Soil EIS Sensor Powered by Microbial Fuel Cell
	1 Introduction
	2 System Implementation
		2.1 System Design
		2.2 EIS Measurement
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 PMFC Analysis
		3.2 EIS Sweep Energy Consumption
	4 Conclusion
	References
Author Index