Volkan Kursun

 

Nanoelectronic Circuits and

Gigascale Systems Laboratory

 

Publications

 

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Authored BookS

1. V. Kursun and E. G. Friedman, 多电压CMOS电路设计, China Machine Press, June 2008, ISBN 978-7-111-23864-5.

2. V. Kursun and E. G. Friedman, Multi-Voltage CMOS Circuit Design, 242 pp.,  John Wiley & Sons Ltd., August 2006, ISBN 0-470-01023-1.

 

Book CHAPTER

1. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Tri-mode Operation for Noise Reduction and Data Preservation in Low-Leakage Multi-Threshold CMOS Circuits,” VLSI-SoC: Forward-Looking Trends in IC and Systems Design, J. L. Ayala, D. A. Atienza, and R. Reis,  (Eds.), Springer, pp. 258 - 290, 2012, ISBN 978-3-642-28565-3.

 

Journal Papers

1. Y. Sun and V. Kursun, “Carbon Nanotubes Blowing New Life into NP Dynamic CMOS Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, (accepted for publication: April 2013).

2. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Reactivation Noise Suppression with Sleep Signal Slew Rate Modulation in MTCMOS Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 533-545, March 2013.

3. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Threshold Voltage Tuning for Faster Activation with Lower Noise in Tri-Mode MTCMOS Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Volume 20, Number 4, pp. 741-745, April 2012.

4. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, "Ground Bouncing Noise Suppression Techniques for Data Preserving Sequential MTCMOS Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Volume 19, Number 5, pp. 763-773, May 2011.

5. Y. Sun and V. Kursun, “N-Type Carbon-Nanotube MOSFET Device Profile Optimization for Very Large Scale Integration,” Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 43-50, April 2011.

6. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Noise-Aware Data Preserving Sequential MTCMOS Circuits with Dynamic Forward Body Bias,” Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers (Special Issue on Green Integrated Circuits and Systems, INVITED PAPER), Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 125-145, February 2011.

7. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Multi-Threshold Voltage FinFET Sequential Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Volume 19, Number 1, pp. 151-156, January 2011.

8. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, "Ground Bouncing Noise Aware Combinational MTCMOS Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, Vol. 57, No. 8, pp. 2053-2065, August 2010.

9. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Low-Leakage and Compact Registers with Easy-Sleep Mode,” Journal of Low-Power Electronics, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 263–279, August 2010.

10. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Dual Supply Voltages and Dual Clock Frequencies for Lower Clock Power and Suppressed Temperature-Gradient Induced Clock Skew,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Volume 18, Number 3, pp. 347-355, March 2010.

11. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Robust FinFET Memory Circuits with P-Type Data Access Transistors for Higher Integration Density and Reduced Leakage Power,” Journal of Low-Power Electronics, Volume 5, Number 4, pp. 497–508, December 2009.

12. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “FinFET Domino Logic with Independent Gate Keepers,” Microelectronics Journal, Volume 40, Issue 11, pp. 1531-1540, November 2009.

13. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Temperature-Adaptive Voltage Scaling for Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Subthreshold Memory Arrays,” Microelectronics Journal, Volume 40, Issue 6, pp. 1013-1025, June 2009.

14. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Low Power and High Speed Multi Threshold Voltage Interface Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Volume 17, Number 5, pp. 638-645, May 2009.

15. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Temperature-Adaptive Voltage Tuning for Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Ultra-Low-Voltage Circuits,” Microelectronics Journal, Volume 39, Issue 12, pp. 1714-1727, December 2008.

16. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Clock Distribution Networks with Gradual Signal Transition Time Relaxation for Reduced Power Consumption,” Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers, Volume 17, Number 6, pp. 1173 - 1191, December 2008.

17. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Temperature-Adaptive Energy Reduction Techniques for Nano-CMOS Circuits Displaying Reversed Temperature Dependence,” Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers, Volume 17, Number 3, pp. 423-438, July 2008.

18. R. Kumar, Z. Liu, and V. Kursun, “Technique for Accurate Power and Energy Measurement with the Computer-Aided Design Tools,” Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers, Volume 17, Number 3, pp. 399-421, July 2008.

19. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Characterization of a Novel Nine Transistor SRAM Cell,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Volume 16, Number 4, pp. 488-492, April 2008. Ranked 10th in the total number of downloads from IEEE Xplore among all 2008 TVLSI publications.

20. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Low-Power and Compact Sequential Circuits with Independent-Gate FinFETs,” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Volume 55, Number 1, pp. 60-70, January 2008.

21. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “PMOS-Only Sleep Switch Dual-Threshold Voltage Domino Logic in Sub-65-nm CMOS Technologies,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Volume 15, Number 12, pp. 1311-1319, December 2007.

22. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Voltage Optimization for Simultaneous Energy Efficiency and Temperature Variation Resilience in CMOS Circuits,” Microelectronics Journal, Volume 38, Issues 4-5, pp. 583-594, April/May 2007.

23. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Reversed Temperature Dependent Propagation Delay Characteristics in Nanometer CMOS Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, Volume 53, Number 10, pp. 1078 – 1082, October 2006.

24. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Leakage Biased PMOS Sleep Switch Dynamic Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, Volume 53, Number 10, pp. 1093 – 1097, October 2006.

25. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Leakage Power Characteristics of Dynamic Circuits in Nanometer CMOS Technologies,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, Volume 53, Number 8, pp. 692-696, August 2006.

26. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Sleep Switch Dual Threshold Voltage Domino Logic with Reduced Subthreshold and Gate Oxide Leakage Current,” Microelectronics Journal, Volume 37, Issue 8, pp. 812-820, August 2006.

27. V. Kursun, V. K. De, E. G. Friedman, and S. G. Narendra, “Monolithic Voltage Conversion in Low Voltage CMOS Technologies,” Microelectronics Journal, Volume 36, Issue 9, pp. 863-867, September 2005.

28. V. Kursun, S. G. Narendra, V. K. De, and E. G. Friedman, “Cascode Monolithic DC-DC Converter for Reliable Operation at High Input Voltages,” International Journal of Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Volume 42, Number 3, pp. 231-238, March 2005.

29. V. Kursun, S. G. Narendra, V. K. De, and E. G. Friedman, “Low Voltage Swing Monolithic DC-DC Conversion,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, Volume 51, Number 5, pp. 241-248, May 2004. In the top-15 most downloaded TCAS-II papers list from IEEE Xplore for two consecutive years, 2004 and 2005.

30. V. Kursun and E. G. Friedman, “Sleep Switch Dual Threshold Voltage Domino Logic with Reduced Standby Leakage Current,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Volume 12, Number 5, pp. 485-496, May 2004.

31. D. H. Albonesi, R. Balasubramonian, S. G. Dropsho, S. Dwarkadas, E. G. Friedman, M. C. Huang, V. Kursun, G. Magklis, M. L. Scott, G. Semeraro, P. Bose, A. Buyuktosunoglu, P. W. Cook, and S. E. Schuster, “Dynamically Tuning Processor Resources with Adaptive Processing,” IEEE Computer, Volume 36, Number 12, pp. 49-58, December 2003. 

32. V. Kursun and E. G. Friedman, “Domino Logic with Variable Threshold Voltage Keeper,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Volume 11, Number 6, pp. 1080-1093, December 2003.

33. V. Kursun, S. G. Narendra, V. K. De, and E. G. Friedman, “Analysis of Buck Converters for On-Chip Integration with a Dual Supply Voltage Microprocessor,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, Volume 11, Number 3, pp. 514-522, June 2003.

 

Conference Papers

1. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Characterization of Noise-Aware MTCMOS Circuits with Sleep Signal Slew Rate Modulation under Process Parameter Variations,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Electronics, Information and Communication, January 2013.

2. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Multi-Phase Sleep Signal Modulation for Mode Transition Noise Mitigation in MTCMOS Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SoC) Design Conference, November 2012 (ISOCC 2012 IEEK SoC Design Group Award).

3. Y. Sun and V. Kursun, “NP Dynamic CMOS Resurrection with Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SoC) Design Conference, November 2012.

4. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “'Low Power and Robust Ground Gated Memory Banks with Combined Write Assist Techniques,” Proceedings of the IEEE Low Voltage Low Power Conference (Faible Tension Faible Consommation - FTFC), June 2012.

5. H. Zhu and V. Kursun, “Novel Triple-Threshold-Voltage Eight-Transistor SRAM Circuit with Enhanced Overall Electrical Quality,” Proceedings of the IEEE Low Voltage Low Power Conference (Faible Tension Faible Consommation - FTFC), June 2012.

6. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Full-Custom Design of Low Leakage Data Preserving Ground Gated 6T SRAM Cells to Facilitate Single-Ended Write Operations,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2012.

7. H. Zhu and V. Kursun, “Symmetrical Triple-Threshold-Voltage Nine-Transistor SRAM Circuit with Superior Noise Immunity and Overall Electrical Quality,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SoC) Design Conference, November 2011 (INVITED PAPER).

8. Y. Sun and V. Kursun, “Uniform Carbon Nanotube Diameter and Nanoarray Pitch for VLSI of 16nm P-channel MOSFETs,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on VLSI and System-on-Chip (VLSI-SoC), October 2011.

9. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Sleep Signal Slew Rate Modulation for Mode Transition Noise Suppression in Ground Gated Integrated Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SOC) Conference, September 2011.

10. Y. Sun and V. Kursun, “Substrate Bias Considerations for Low Leakage 16nm P-Channel Carbon Nanotube Transistors,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2011.

11. Y. Sun and V. Kursun, “Uniform Diameter and Pitch Co-Design of 16nm N-type Carbon Nanotube Channel Arrays for VLSI,” Proceedings of the IEEE Asia Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, July 2011.

12. H. Zhu and V. Kursun, “Application-Specific Selection of 6T SRAM Cells Offering Superior Performance and Quality with a Triple-Threshold-Voltage CMOS Technology,” Proceedings of the IEEE Asia Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, July 2011.

13. Y. Sun and V. Kursun, “Leakage Current and Bottom Gate Voltage Considerations in Developing Maximum Performance 16nm N-Channel Carbon Nanotube Transistors,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2011.

14. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Asymmetrical Ground Gating for Low Leakage and Data Robust Sleep Mode in Memory Banks,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on VLSI Design, Automation, and Test, April 2011.

15. Y. Sun and V. Kursun, “Physical Parametric Analysis of 16nm N-Channel Carbon-Nanotube Transistors for Manufacturability,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics, December 2010.

16. H. Zhu and V. Kursun, “Data Stability Enhancement Techniques for Nanoscale Memory Circuits: 7T Memory Design Tradeoffs and Options in 80nm UMC CMOS Technology,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SoC) Design Conference, November 2010 (INVITED PAPER).

17. Y. Sun and V. Kursun, “16 nm P-type Carbon Nanotube MOSFET Device Profile Optimization for High-Speed,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SoC) Design Conference, November 2010 (INVITED PAPER).

18. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Power Gated SRAM Circuits with Data Retention Capability and High Immunity to Noise: A Comparison for Reliability in Low Leakage Sleep Mode,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SoC) Design Conference, November 2010 (INVITED PAPER).

19. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “How Forward Body Bias Helps to Reduce Mode Transition Noise and Silicon Area in MTCMOS Circuits: Divulging the Basic Mechanism,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SoC) Design Conference, November 2010 (INVITED PAPER).

20. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Reactivation Noise Suppression with Threshold Voltage Tuning in Sequential MTCMOS Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on VLSI and System-on-Chip (VLSI-SoC), September 2010.

21. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “High-Speed and Low-Leakage MTCMOS Memory Registers,” Proceedings of the IEEE Asia Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, August 2010.

22. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Dynamic Forward Body Bias Enhanced Tri-Mode MTCMOS,” Proceedings of the IEEE Asia Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, August 2010.

23. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Smooth Awakenings: Reactivation Noise Suppressed Low-Leakage and Robust MTCMOS Flip-Flops,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2010.

24. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Ground Bouncing Noise Aware Sequential MTCMOS Circuits with Data Retention Capability,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Circuits, December 2009 (INVITED PAPER).

25. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Low-Power and Robust Six-FinFET Memory Cell Using Selective Gate-Drain/Source Overlap Engineering,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Circuits, December 2009 (INVITED PAPER).

26. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Sleep Transistor Forward Body Bias: an Extra Knob to Lower Ground Bouncing Noise in MTCMOS Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SoC) Design Conference, November 2009 (INVITED PAPER).

27. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Manufacturable Low-Power Latches for  Standard Tied-Double-Gate FinFET Technologies,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2009.

28. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “FinFET Technology Development Guidelines for Higher Performance, Lower Power, and Stronger Resilience to Parameter Variations,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2009.

29. H. Jiao and V. Kursun, “Ground Bouncing Noise Suppression Techniques for MTCMOS Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE Asia Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, July 2009.

30. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Parameter Space Exploration for Robust and  High-Performance n-Channel and p-Channel Symmetric Double-Gate FinFETs,” Proceedings of the IEEE Asia Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, July 2009.

31. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Mutual Exploration of FinFET Technology and Circuit Design Options for Implementing Compact Brute-Force Latches,” Proceedings of the IEEE Asia Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, July 2009.

32. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Multi-V_th FinFET Sequential Circuits with Independent-Gate Bias and Work-Function Engineering for Reduced Power Consumption,” Proceedings of the IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems, December 2008 (INVITED PAPER).

33. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Asymmetric Dual-Gate Multi-Fin Keeper Bias Options and Optimization for Low Power and Robust FinFET Domino Logic,” Proceedings of the IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems, December 2008.

34. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Stability Enhancement Techniques for Nanoscale SRAM Circuits: A Comparison,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip Design Conference, November 2008 (INVITED PAPER).

35. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Portfolio of FinFET Memories: Innovative Techniques for an Emerging Technology,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip Design Conference, November 2008 (INVITED PAPER).

36. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Temperature-Adaptive Dynamic Voltage Scaling for High Temperature Energy Efficiency in Subthreshold Memory Banks,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2008.

37. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Characterization of Wake-Up Delay Versus Sleep Mode Power Consumption and Sleep/Active Mode Transition Energy Overhead Tradeoffs in MTCMOS Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2008.

38. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Work-Function Engineering for Reduced Power and Higher Integration Density: An Alternative to Sizing for Stability in FinFET Memory Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2008 (INVITED PAPER).

39. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Dynamic Wordline Voltage Swing for Low Leakage and Stable Static Memory Banks,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2008.

40. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Low Power and Robust 7T Dual-Vt SRAM Circuit,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2008.

41. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Characterization of New Static Independent-Gate-Biased FinFET Latches and Flip-Flops under Process Variations,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, March 2008.

42. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Compact FinFET Memory Circuits with P-Type Data Access Transistors for Low Leakage and Robust Operation,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, March 2008.

43. Z. Liu, S. A. Tawfik, and V. Kursun, “Statistical Data Stability and Leakage Evaluation of FinFET SRAM Cells with Dynamic Threshold Voltage Tuning under Process Parameter Fluctuations,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, March 2008.

44. S. A. Tawfik, Z. Liu, and V. Kursun, “Independent-Gate and Tied-Gate FinFET SRAM Circuits: Design Guidelines for Reduced Area and Enhanced Stability,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics, December 2007.

45. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “High Speed FinFET Domino Logic Circuits with Independent Gate-Biased Double-Gate Keepers Providing Dynamically Adjusted Immunity to Noise,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics, December 2007.

46. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Low Power and Stable FinFET SRAM with Static Independent Gate Bias for Enhanced Integration Density,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, December 2007. 

47. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “New MTCMOS Flip-Flops with Simple Control Circuitry and Low Leakage Data Retention Capability,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, December 2007.    

48. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Temperature-Adaptive Energy Reduction for Ultra-Low Power-Supply-Voltage Subthreshold Logic Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, December 2007.  

49. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Buffer Insertion and Sizing in Clock Distribution Networks with Gradual Transition Time Relaxation for Reduced Power Consumption,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, December 2007. 

50. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Low-Power High-Performance FinFET Sequential Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SOC) Conference, September 2007.

51. Z. Liu, S. A. Tawfik, and V. Kursun, “An Independent-Gate FinFET SRAM Cell for High Data Stability and Enhanced Integration Density,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SOC) Conference, September 2007.

52. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Dual Signal Frequencies and Voltage Levels for Low Power and Temperature-Gradient Tolerant Clock Distribution,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design, August 2007.

53. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Low Energy MTCMOS with Sleep Transistor Charge Recycling,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2007.

54. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Modeling of Temperature Effects on Nano-CMOS Devices with the Predictive Technologies,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2007.

55. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Temperature-Adaptive Body-Bias and Supply Voltage Scaling for Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Nano-CMOS Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2007.

56. R. Kumar, Z. Liu, and V. Kursun, “Fundamental Concepts of Power and Energy Measurement with the Computer-Aided-Design Tools,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2007.

57. V. Kursun, S. A. Tawfik, and Z. Liu, “Leakage-Aware Design of Nanometer SoC,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2007 (INVITED PAPER).

58. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Charge Recycling MTCMOS for Low Energy Active/Sleep Mode Transitions,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2007.

59. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “High Read Stability and Low Leakage Cache Memory Cell,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2007.

60. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Low-Power Low-Voltage Hot-Spot Tolerant Clocking with Suppressed Skew,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2007.

61. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Multi-Vth Level Conversion Circuits for Multi-VDD Systems,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2007.

62. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Charge Recycling Between Virtual Power and Ground Lines for Low Energy MTCMOS,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, March 2007.

63. S. A. Tawfik and V. Kursun, “Dual-VDD Clock Distribution for Low Power and Minimum Temperature Fluctuations Induced Skew,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, March 2007.

64. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Supply and Threshold Voltage Optimization for Temperature Variation Insensitive Circuit Performance: A Comparison,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems-on-Chip (SOC) Conference, September 2006.

65. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “High Read Stability and Low Leakage SRAM Cell Based on Data/Bitline Decoupling,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems-on-Chip (SOC) Conference, September 2006.

66. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Temperature Variation Insensitive Energy Efficient CMOS Circuits in a 65nm CMOS Technology,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2006.

67. V. Kursun and Z. Liu, “Wide-Temperature Spectrum Low Leakage Dynamic Circuit Technique for Sub-65nm CMOS Technologies,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2006.

68. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Impact of Temperature Fluctuations on Circuit Characteristics in 180nm and 65 nm CMOS Technologies,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2006.

69. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Leakage Current Starved Domino Logic,” Proceedings of the ACM/SIGDA Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI, April 2006.

70. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “A Design Methodology for Temperature Variation Insensitive Low Power Circuits,” Proceedings of the ACM/SIGDA Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI, April 2006.

71. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Robust Dynamic Node Low Voltage Swing Domino Logic with Multiple Threshold Voltages,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, March 2006.

72. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Leakage Biased Sleep Switch Domino Logic,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, March 2006.

73. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “High Speed Low Swing Dynamic Circuits with Multiple Supply and Threshold Voltages,” Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, March 2006.

74. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Shifted Leakage Power Characteristics of Dynamic Circuits Due to Gate Oxide Tunneling,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Systems on Chip (SOC) Conference, pp. 151-154, September 2005.

75. R. Kumar and V. Kursun, “Voltage Optimization for Temperature Variation Insensitive CMOS Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2005.

76. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Temperature Dependent Leakage Power Characteristics of Dynamic Circuits in Sub-65nm CMOS Technologies,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2005.

77. Z. Liu and V. Kursun, “Bidirectional Dynamic Node Low Voltage Swing Domino Logic,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 2005.

78. V. Kursun, G. Schrom, V. K. De, E. G. Friedman, and S. G. Narendra, “Cascode Buffer for Monolithic Voltage Conversion Operating at High Input Supply Voltages,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2005.

79. G. Schrom, P. Hazucha, Jae-Hong Hahn, V. Kursun, D. Gardner, S. G. Narendra, T. Karnik, and V. De, “Feasibility of Monolithic and 3D-stacked DC-DC Converters  for Microprocessors in 90nm Technology Generation,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design, pp. 263-268, August 2004.

80. V. Kursun and E. G. Friedman, “Energy Efficient Dual Threshold Voltage Dynamic Circuits Employing Sleep Switches to Minimize Subthreshold Leakage,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Vol. 2, pp. 417-420, May 2004.

81. V. Kursun and E. G. Friedman, “Forward Body Biased Keeper for Enhanced Noise Immunity in Domino Logic Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Vol. 2, pp. 917-920, May 2004.

82. V. Kursun and E. G. Friedman, “Node Voltage Dependent Subthreshold Leakage Current Characteristics of Dynamic Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, pp. 104-109, March 2004.

83. V. Kursun, S. G. Narendra, V. K. De, and E. G. Friedman, “High Input Voltage Step-Down DC-DC Converters for Integration in a Low Voltage CMOS Process,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, pp. 517-521, March 2004.

84. V. Kursun and E. G. Friedman, “Speed and Noise Immunity Enhanced Low Power Dynamic Circuits,” Technical Digest of the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) TECHCON, August 2003.

85. V. Kursun, S. G. Narendra, V. K. De, and E. G. Friedman, “Monolithic DC-DC Converter Analysis and MOSFET Gate Voltage Optimization,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, pp. 279-284, March 2003.

86. S. Dropsho, V. Kursun, D. H. Albonesi, S. Dwarkadas, and E. G. Friedman, “Managing Static Leakage Energy in Microprocessor Functional Units,” Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture, pp. 321-332, November 2002.

87. V. Kursun and E. G. Friedman, “Variable Threshold Voltage Keeper for Contention Reduction in Dynamic Circuits,” Proceedings of the IEEE International ASIC/SOC Conference, pp. 314-318, September 2002.

88. V. Kursun, S. G. Narendra, V. K. De, and E. G. Friedman, “Efficiency Analysis of a High Frequency Buck Converter for On-Chip Integration with a Dual-V_DD Microprocessor,” Proceedings of the European Solid-State Circuits Conference, pp. 743-746, September 2002.

89. V. Kursun and E. G. Friedman, “Domino Logic with Dynamic Body Biased Keeper,” Proceedings of the European Solid-State Circuits Conference, pp. 675-678, September 2002.

90. V. Kursun, R. M. Secareanu, and E. G. Friedman, “CMOS Voltage Interface Circuit for Low Power Systems,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Vol. 3, pp. 667-670, May 2002.

91. V. Kursun and E. G. Friedman, “Low Swing Dual Threshold Voltage Domino Logic,” Proceedings of the ACM/SIGDA Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI, pp. 47-52, April 2002.

92. V. Kursun, R. M. Secareanu, and E. G. Friedman, “Low Power CMOS Bi-Directional Voltage Converter,” Proceedings of the IEEE EDS/CAS Activities in Western New York Conference, pp. 6-7, November 2001.

 

DISSERTATION

V. Kursun, Supply and Threshold Voltage Scaling Techniques in CMOS Circuits, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, May 2004. Advisor: Professor Eby G. Friedman.