一种带有精准调谐结构的有源RC低通滤波器的设计

提出了一种带有精准调谐结构的有源RC低通滤波器的设计方案,其截止频率为5MHz,并在0.18μm标准CMOS工艺线上流片得到验证.调谐精度达到(-1.24%,+2.16%),测试中得到验证.调谐系统所占芯片面积仅为主滤波器面积的1/4.调谐系统完成调谐功能后会自动关闭,降低了功耗以及对主滤波器的串扰.以50Ω作为源阻抗,滤波器带内3阶交调量(IIP3)好于16.1dBm.滤波器输入参考噪声为36μVrms.滤波器群延迟时间波动测试结果为24ns.滤波器功耗为3.6mW.带有这种调谐结构的滤波器容易被实现,可以用于很多无线低中频应用中,例如全球定位系统、全球通和码分多址等芯片系统中.

A Novel Power Supply Solution of a Passive RFID Transponder

This paper presents a power supply solution for fully integrated passive radio-frequency identification(RFID) transponder IC,which has been implemented in 0.35μm CMOS technology with embedded EEPROM from Chartered Semiconductor.The proposed AC/DC and DC/DC charge pumps can generate stable output for RFID applications with quite low power dissipation and extremely high pumping efficiency.An analytical model of the voltage multiplier,comparison with other charge pumps,simulation results,and chip testing results are presented.

A 1.1GHz LC VCO with Automatic Amplitude Control for Tuner Applications

This paper presents an LC VCO with auto-amplitude control （AAC）, in which pMOS FETs are used,and the varactors are directly connected to ground to widen the linear range of Kvco. The AAC circuitry adds little noise to the VCO but provides it with robust performance over a wide temperature and carrier frequency range.The VCO is fabricated in a chartered 50GHz 0.35μm SiGe BiCMOS process. The measurements show that it has - 127. 27dBc/Hz phase noise at 1MHz offset and a linear gain of 32.4MHz/V between 990MHz and 1.14GHz.The whole circuit draws 6. 6mA current from 5V supply.

一种新型的5GHz自适应偏置及可变增益低噪声放大器

该文提出了一种新型的自适应偏置及可变增益低噪声放大器（LNA），利用电荷泵（亦称电压倍增器）将LNA输出信号转换成与LNA射频输入信号功率成比例变化的直流信号，以此信号同时反馈控制LNA的偏置和增益，来实现自适应偏置以及可变增益低噪声放大器。从而极大地改善了LNA的输入线性范围。鉴于5GHz频率下，Bipolar相对于CMOS更好的频率特性和低噪声特性，该项研究采用了BiCMOS工艺，实现了低于3．0dB的噪声系数（高增益状态下）和大约13dBm的输入三阶交调点ⅡP3的控制范围以及大于15dB的增益控制范围。

La incidencia de los valores culturales en el voluntariado: el caso de Europa

La realidad del voluntariado es sumamente compleja hasta el punto de que resulta complicado definir y caracterizar el trabajo voluntario, dada la gran variedad de interpretaciones, motivaciones, variables sociodemográficas y aspectos culturales que configuran el perfil de los voluntarios. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la influencia conjunta de algunas variables sociodemográficas, así como de los valores culturales de índole secular o tradicional, sobre el perfil de los voluntarios en Europa. Además, se investiga qué variables orientan a los voluntarios hacia un determinado tipo de voluntariado u otro. Para ello se ha aplicado principalmente una metodología de regresión logística a partir de la información disponible en la European Value Study. Los resultados obtenidos ayudan a establecer una caracterización del voluntariado en Europa, y confirman la influencia de los valores culturales, en primer lugar, en la realización o no de trabajos de voluntariado, y en segundo lugar, en la elección que hacen estas personas del tipo de actividad con la que están comprometidos. Al analizar dos tipos de voluntariado de motivación supuestamente muy diferente, se concluye que existe un grupo de valores que influyen en ambos, aunque el sentido y la intensidad en la que lo hacen sea diferente; por otra parte, algunos valores tienen influencia o no en la realización de trabajos de voluntariado, dependiendo del tipo específico al que nos refiramos.

Citizenship Attributes as the Basis for Intergroup Differentiation:Implicit and Explicit Intergroup Evaluations

Recent research (e.g. Barnes, Auburn & Lee, 2004) suggests that citizenship opportunities and resources may be afforded or denied to individuals according to their group memberships. We consider how the generic processes of intergroup differentiation by which groups are socially devalued and excluded can reflect divergent conceptualizations of citizenship among different groups. As part of a wider investigation of social exclusion, a combination of methods was used to investigate the relative intergroup perceptions of residents from more and less affluent areas in Limerick city, Ireland. Participants (n=214) completed the implicit association test and rated a fictional character on a series of citizenship-relevant dimensions. All participants displayed negative
implicit associations with designated disadvantaged areas in Limerick. The results of the explicit prejudice assessment illustrated that these negative associations are matched by a lower overall attribution of positive characteristics to residents from these areas relative to residents from a more affluent area. On examination of each group’s relative rating of traits, residents from less affluent
areas appear doubly disadvantaged as they are devalued in terms of both outgroup and ingroup understandings of citizenship attributes.

An R-matrix approach for plasma modelling and the interpretation of astrophysical observation

Over the last decade an Auburn-Rollins-Strathclyde consortium has developed several suites of parallel R-matrix codes [1, 2, 3] that can meet the fundamental data needs required for the interpretation of astrophysical observation and/or plasma experiments. Traditionally our collisional work on light fusion-related atoms has been focused towards spectroscopy and impurity transport for magnetically confined fusion devices. Our approach has been to provide a comprehensive data set for the excitation/ionization for every ion stage of a particular element. As we progress towards a burning fusion plasma, there is a demand for the collisional processes involving tungsten, which has required a revitalization of the relativistic R-matrix approach. The implementation of these codes on massively parallel supercomputers has facilitated the progression to models involving thousands of levels in the close-coupling expansion required by the open d and f sub-shell systems of mid Z tungsten. This work also complements the electron-impact excitation of Fe-Peak elements required by astrophysics, in particular the near neutral species, which offer similar atomic structure challenges. Although electron-impact excitation work is our primary focus in terms of fusion application, the single photon photoionisation codes are also being developed in tandem, and benefit greatly from this ongoing work.

Collisional-radiative calculations of He line emission in low-temperature plasmas

We present spectral modeling results for neutral helium. Our underlying atomic data contains radiative transition rates that are generated from atomic structure calculations and electron-impact excitation rates, that are determined from both the standard R-matrix method and the R-matrix with pseudostates RMPS method. In this paper, we focus on transitions of particular importance to diagnostic line ratios. For example, our calculated rate coefficient for the electron-impact transition 1s3s 1S→1s3p 1P, which has a pronounced effect on the 728.1 nm diagnostic spectral line, is found to be in good agreement with previous experimental mea- surements. We also consider transitions from the 1s2 1S ground and 1s2s 3S terms to terms of the n=4 shell. They are found to be affected significantly by coupling of the bound states to the target continuum continuum coupling, which is included in our RMPS calculation, but not in our standard R-matrix calculation. We perform collisional-radiative calculations to determine spectral line intensity ratios for three ratios of particular interest, namely the 504.8 nm/471.3 nm, 492.2 nm/471.3 nm, and 492.2 nm/504.8 nm line ratios. Comparing our results determined from the RMPS excitation rates with those from the standard R-matrix excitation rates, we find that continuum coupling affects the rate coefficients significantly, leading to different values for all three line ratios. We also compare our modeling results with spectral measurements taken recently on the Auburn Helicon plasma device, finding that the ground and metastable populations are not in equilibrium, and that the experimental measurements are more consistent with the 1s2s 3S metastable term populations being short lived in the plasma.

Visiones penales y regímenes carcelarios en el Estado Liberal de 1912 a 1925

El estudio analiza las políticas carcelarias y el sistema penitenciario aplicado en el Ecuador en el contexto del Estado liberal. En esta perspectiva, se realiza una revisión crítica de los discursos penales y de los informes de las autoridades carcelarias con el objeto de identificar la visión y funciones de las cárceles desde la óptica de gobiernos liberales, en particular, de la etapa comprendida entre 1912 y 1925 dada la prolífica producción de ensayos y reflexiones acerca del régimen penitenciario en el país y de algunos políticas de reforma modernizantes. En este sentido, se exponen los intentos de cambio del sistema penitenciario Panóptico aplicado en la Penitenciaría Nacional hacia el Sistema de Auburn, en circunstancias sociales y políticas que emergieron en la segunda década del siglo XX. En estos contextos se exploran los avances y los límites de las reformas en la administración de las cárceles y su impacto en los reclusos de la Penitenciaría Nacional, medido a través de su acceso a la escuela y talleres de oficios. Se identifica la estadística de la población carcelaria por el tipo de delitos cometidos, en especial se han seleccionado los más recurrentes, clasificados según el Código Penal de 1906. Esta parte incluye la estadística de la población presidiaria por los delitos que atentaban al sistema de hacienda y aquellos sancionados por el Código de Procedimiento Civil referentes al apremio por deudas y falta de cumplimiento de obra. Un resultado de la investigación constituye el reconocimiento de la ausencia de un régimen carcelario para el sistema de cárceles públicas del Ecuador, manifiesto en las condiciones deplorables de estos sitios destinados únicamente al encierro de individuos para su aislamiento social. En el caso de las mujeres se demuestra la inexistencia de un régimen penitenciario puesto que los gobiernos liberales prolongaron las condiciones de aislamiento y control femenino con criterios de antiguo régimen en sitios con una disciplina basada en la realización de servicio doméstico. Al final del estudio se exponen los criterios para la propuesta de la Colonia Agrícola Penal como nuevo modelo penitenciario.

Evidence Suggesting that Ivory-billed Woodpeckers (Campephilus principalis) Exist in Florida

The Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) disappeared from the forests of southeastern North America in the early 20th Century and for more than 50 years has been widely considered extinct. On 21 May 2005, we detected a bird that we identified as an Ivory-billed Woodpecker in the mature swamp forest along the Choctawhatchee River in the panhandle of Florida. During a subsequent year of research, members of our small search team observed birds that we identified as Ivory-billed Woodpeckers on 14 occasions. We heard sounds that matched descriptions of Ivory-billed Woodpecker acoustic signals on 41 occasions. We recorded 99 putative double knocks and 210 putative kent calls. We located cavities in the size range reported for Ivory-billed Woodpeckers and larger than those of Pileated Woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus) that have been reported in the literature or that we measured in Alabama. We documented unique foraging signs consistent with the feeding behavior of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers. Our evidence suggests that Ivory-billed Woodpeckers may be present in the forests along the Choctawhatchee River and warrants an expanded search of this bottomland forest habitat.