Publications by Fabrizio Lo Conte

Distributed Intelligent Modules System Using Power-line Communication for Electrical Appliance Automation

Maher Kayal, Fabrizio Lo Conte, Laurent Fabre, Thierry Barras

In a first aspect the invention provides a system that comprising a plurality of electronic modules, each one of the electronic modules configured for enabling automation of an electrical appliance to be connected to the electronic module. Each electronic ...

2016

Substrate Current Modeling for high Temperature Smart Power BCD Technology

Fabrizio Lo Conte

The electronics industry is present nowadays in the most various applications. A new type of technology for integrated circuits named BCD has started to be developed and appeared from the mid 1980’s. This new technology allows integrating bipolar transisto ...

EPFL2012

An ultra high-speed, mixed-signal emulator for solving power system dynamic equations

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Maher Kayal, Fabrizio Lo Conte, Laurent Fabre, Ira Nagel, Guillaume Olivier Lanz

This paper focuses on a new pipelined processing unit architecture dedicated to mixed-signal power system emulation. Prior research in this field has proven that analog emulation overcomes the speed limits of numerical simulators with reliable accuracy. Th ...

IEEE2011

Meshing strategy of equivalent substrate schematic in SMART power IC

Maher Kayal, Jean-Michel Sallese, Fabrizio Lo Conte

In this paper, a modeling methodology able to create an equivalent schematic of an High-Voltage integrated circuit is developed. The equivalent schematic is based on enhanced model of diodes and resistances, accounting for minority and majority carrier pro ...

IEEE2011

Circuit Level Modeling Methodology of Parasitic Substrate Current Injection from a High-Voltage H-bridge at High Temperature

Maher Kayal, Jean-Michel Sallese, Fabrizio Lo Conte

In this paper, a modeling methodology is validated based on an enhanced model of the diode, that we have developed to simulate substrate current coupling mechanisms on a typical H -bridge structure. An equivalent schematic based on an enhanced model of the ...

2011

A circuit-level substrate current model for smart-power ICs

Maher Kayal, François Krummenacher, Jean-Michel Sallese, Marc Pastre, Fabrizio Lo Conte

This paper presents a new modeling methodology accounting for generation and propagation of minority carriers that can be used directly in circuit-level simulators in order to estimate coupled parasitic currents. The method is based on a new compact model ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2010

Modeling methodology of high-voltage substrate minority and majority carrier injections

Maher Kayal, Jean-Michel Sallese, Fabrizio Lo Conte

This paper presents a modeling methodology for substrate current coupling mechanisms. An enhanced model of the diode ensuring continuity of minority carriers is used to build an equivalent schematic, accounting for minority and majority carrier propagation ...

2010

6. MEMS based color-VGA micro-projector system

Maher Kayal, Fabrizio Lo Conte, Laurent Fabre, Didier Raboud, Thierry Barras, Nicolas Abelé

This paper presents a complete portable laser-based projection system using twofold of one dimensional magnetic actuated MEMS linear scanning micro-mirrors. Dedicated high speed electronics was developed to drive the MEMS, detect the mirror scanning positi ...

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Global modeling strategy of parasitic coupled currents induced by minority-carrier propagation in semiconductor substrates

Maher Kayal, François Krummenacher, Jean-Michel Sallese, Marc Pastre, Fabrizio Lo Conte

This paper presents a modeling strategy to simulate the propagation of electrical perturbations induced by direct biasing of substrate junctions. Usually, this is done by identifying parasitic substrate devices such as bipolar transistors. However, mapping ...

2010

Micro-beamer based on MEMS micro-mirrors and laser light source

Maher Kayal, Fabrizio Lo Conte, Laurent Fabre, Nicolas Abelé, Christophe Winter

This paper presents a complete portable laser-based projection system using two one-dimensional magnetic actuated MEMS linear scanning micro-mirrors. Dedicated high speed electronics was developed to drive the MEMS, detect the mirror scanning position at a ...

Elsevier Science, Reg Sales Off, Customer Support Dept, 655 Ave Of The Americas, New York, Ny 10010 Usa2009

A circuit-level substrate current model for smart-power ICs

Maher Kayal, François Krummenacher, Jean-Michel Sallese, Marc Pastre, Fabrizio Lo Conte

This paper presents a new modeling methodology accounting for generation and propagation of minority carriers that can be used directly in circuit-level simulators in order to estimate coupled parasitic currents. The model is based on a new compact model o ...

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9 MHz vibrating body FET tuning fork oscillator

Maher Kayal, Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Daniel Grogg, Fabrizio Lo Conte

A 9.4MHz micro-electromechanical oscillator based on a Vibrating Body Field Effect Transistor (VB-FET) is presented in this work. The tuning fork VB-FET used in this work provides a high quality factor of 9400 in the open-loop configuration and a low equiv ...

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Global 2D modeling of minority and majority substrate coupled currents

Maher Kayal, François Krummenacher, Jean-Michel Sallese, Marc Pastre, Fabrizio Lo Conte

This paper presents a modeling strategy to simulate 2D propagation of electrical perturbations induced by direct biasing of substrate junctions. Identifying parasitic substrate devices such as bipolar transistors reaches rapidly its limit when multiple cur ...

2009

High-quality factor MEMS based oscillator: Silicon 9 MHz oscillator with low phase noise and high quality factor

Maher Kayal, Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Daniel Grogg, Fabrizio Lo Conte

In this paper, an oscillator based on a Vibrating Body Field Effect Transistor (VB-FET) working at 9.4MHz is presented. The electrical characteristics of this active MEM resonator are detailed for static and dynamic operation. The benefit of the intrinsic ...

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Substrate current modeling for high-voltage smart power BCD technology

Maher Kayal, François Krummenacher, Marc Pastre, Fabrizio Lo Conte

This paper presents a compact- and a macro-model for estimating and simulating the perturbations induced in the substrate by high-voltage transistors switching inductive loads. On one hand, it allows the designer to predict the amount of switching noise ge ...

2008