Contribution to the RF Breakdown in Microwave Devices and its Prediction

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We present a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) developed in 55 nm bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) technology, which achieves high photon detection probability (PDP) while its breakdown voltage is lower than 20 V. To enhance the PDP performance, the SPAD junctio ...

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Contribution to the RF Breakdown in Microwave Devices and its Prediction

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SPAD Developed in 55 nm Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS Technology Achieving Near 90% Peak PDP

Partial discharge localization in power transformer tanks using machine learning methods

Polarization-enhanced GaN Schottky barrier diodes: Ultra-thin InGaN for high breakdown voltage and low Ron

Characterization of low-temperature plasmas generated by dielectric barrier discharges for bacterial inactivation

Impact of beam-coupling impedance on the Schottky spectrum of bunched beam

Advanced Silicon and SWIR Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes: Design, Simulation, and Characterization

Modeling and optimization of PCB coils for inductive power transfer systems

Tailor-made Piezoelectric Elastomer Materials

Beam homogeneity of caesium seeded SPIDER using a direct beamlet current measurement

Investigations on Caesium Dispersion and Molybdenum Coating on SPIDER Components

First characterization of the SPIDER beam AC component with the Beamlet Current Monitor

Biomaterial devices on Arecanut palm leaf for microwave applications

Positive Streamer Initiation in SF6/CO2 Based on Zener's Field Ionization

Ageing-aware battery discharge prediction with deep learning

Millimeter-wave to near-terahertz sensors based on reversible insulator-to-metal transition in VO2

Real-time implementation of the high-fidelity NBI code RABBIT into the discharge control system of ASDEX Upgrade

Stretchable High Response Piezoelectric Elastomers Based on Polable Polynorbornene Fillers in a Polydimethylsiloxane Matrix

Preliminary Design of a High Current R&W TF Coil Conductor for the EU DEMO

Partial discharge localization in power transformers using acoustic time reversal

Hard and Soft Switching Losses in Power Converters: Role of Transistor Output Capacitance