28/01/2024
Paper "Reliability improvement of SRAM PUFs based on a detailed experimental study into the stochastic effects of aging" , A. Santana-Andreo, P. Saraza-Canflanca, R. Castro-Lopez, E. Roca and F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted for publication in AEU-International Journal of Electronics and Communications.
05/07/2023
A. Santana-Andreo was awarded the runner-up for the best paper at the International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), 2023 for the paper "A detailed, cell-by-cell look into the effects of aging on an SRAM PUF using a specialized test array."
25/07/2022
Paper "Investigation of scaled MOSFETs optimum biasing conditions for RTN-based cryptographic applications" J. Martín-Martínez, R. Castro López, R. Rodríguez , E. Roca , F.V. Fernández and M. Nafría, has been accepted as oral presentation at XXXVII Conference on Design of Circuits and Integradted Systems (DCIS) that will be held in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, in November 16-18, 2022.
29/04/2022
Paper "Machine Learning Approaches for Transformer Modeling" F. Passos, N. Lourenço, R. Martins, E. Roca, R. Castro-Lopez, N. Horta and F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted as oral presentation at the 2022 edition of the International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), that will be held in Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy, in June 12-15, 2022.
29/04/2022
Paper "Characterization and analysis of BTI and HCI effects in CMOS current mirrors" A. Santana-Andreo, P. Martin-Lloret, E. Roca, R. Castro-Lopez and F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted as oral presentation at the 2022 edition of the International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), that will be held in Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy, in June 12-15, 2022.
29/04/2022
Paper "A systematic approach to RTN parameter fitting based on the Maximum Current Fluctuation" P. Saraza-Canflanca, J. Martin-Martinez, E. Roca, R. Castro-Lopez, R. Rodriguez, M. Nafria and F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted as oral presentation at the 2022 edition of the International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), that will be held in Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy, in June 12-15, 2022.
29/04/2022
Paper "High-level design of a novel PUF based on RTN" E. Camacho-Ruiz, R. Castro-Lopez, E. Roca and F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted as oral presentation at the 2022 edition of the International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), that will be held in Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy, in June 12-15, 2022.
29/04/2022
Paper "On the use of an RTN simulator to explore the quality trade-offs of a novel RTN-based PUF" E. Camacho-Ruiz, A. Santana-Andreo, R. Castro-Lopez, E. Roca and F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted as oral presentation at the 2022 edition of the International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), that will be held in Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy, in June 12-15, 2022.
29/04/2022
Paper "Impact of BTI and HCI on the reliability of a majority voter" A. Santana-Andreo, E. Roca, R. Castro-Lopez and F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted as oral presentation at the 2022 edition of the International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), that will be held in Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy, in June 12-15, 2022.
29/04/2022
Paper "A novel Physical Unclonable Function using RTN" E. Camacho-Ruiz, R. Castro-Lopez, E. Roca, P. Brox and F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted as oral presentation at the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), that will be held in Austin, TX, USA in May 28-June 1, 2022.
19/04/2021
Paper "On the impact of the biasing history on the characterization of Random Telegraph Noise" P. Saraza-Canflanca, R. Castro-Lopez, E. Roca, J. Martin-Martinez, R. Rodriguez, M.Nafria and F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.
18/02/2022
Paper "A DRV-based bit selection method for SRAM PUF key generation and its impact on ECCs" A. Santana-Andreo, P. Saraza-Canflanca, H. Carrasco-Lopez, P. Brox, R. Castro-Lopez, E. Roca and F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted for publication in INTEGRATION, The VLSI Journal.
03/02/2022
Paper "Characterizing Aging Degradation of Integrated Circuits with a Versatile Custom Array of Reliability Test Structures" A. Santana-Andreo, P. Martin-Lloret, E. Roca, R. Castro-Lopez, and F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted as oral presentation at the 2022 International Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures (ICMTS), that will be held in Cleveland, OH, USA in March 21-24, 2022.
03/02/2022
Paper "A Smart SRAM-Cell Array for the Experimental Study of Variability Phenomena in CMOS Technologies" P. Saraza-Canflanca, H. Carrasco-Lopez, A. Santana-Andreo, J. Diaz-Fortuny, R. Castro-Lopez, E. Roca, F. V. Fernandez, has been accepted as poster presentation at the 2022 International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS), that will be held in Dallas, Texas, USA in March 27-31, 2022.
21/10/2021
Paper "Flexible Setup for the Measurement of CMOS Time-Dependent Variability With Array-Based Integrated Circuits" J. Diaz-Fortuny, P. Saraza-Canflanca, R. Castro-Lopez, E. Roca, J. Martin-Martinez, R. Rodriguez, F.V. Fernandez, M.Nafria, published in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement in 2020 won the IEEE CEDA Spain Chapter Best Journal Paper Award 2020.
17/06/2021
Paper "Statistical Characterization of Time-Dependent Variability Defects Using the Maximum Current Fluctuation" P. Saraza-Canflanca, J. Martin-Martinez, R. Castro-Lopez, E. Roca, R. Rodriguez, F.V. Fernandez, M.Nafria, has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices.
20/11/2020
Pablo Saraza-Canflanca won the Best Paper Award at the XXXV Conference on Design of Circuits and Integrated Systems for the paper "Improving the reliability of SRAM-based PUFs under varying conditions".
20/11/2020
Fábio Passos won the IEEE CEDA Spain Chapter Best Journal Paper Award 2019 for the paper "A Multilevel Bottom-up Optimization Methodology for the Automated Synthesis of RF Systems".
7/10/2020
Paper "An Efficient Transformer Modeling Approach for mm-Wave Circuit Design" F. Passos, E. Roca, J. Sieiro, R. Castro-Lopez, F.V. Fernandez, has been accepted for publication in AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications.
30/03/2020
Paper "Synthesis of mm-Wave Wideband Receivers in 28nm CMOS Technology for Automotive Radar Applications" F. Passos, M. Chanca, E. Roca, R. Castro-Lopez and F. V. Fernandez, has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems.
09/03/2020
Paper "Ready-to-Fabricate RF Circuit Synthesis using a Layout- and Variability-Aware Optimization-based Methodology" F. Passos, E. Roca, R. Martins, N. Lourenço, S. Ahyoune, J. Sieiro, R. Castro-Lopez, N. Horta and F. V. Fernandez, has been accepted for publication in open access journal IEEE Access.
25/02/2020
Paper "Improving the reliability of SRAM-based PUFs in the presence of aging" has been accepted for oral presentation at the IEEE 15th International Conference on Design & Technology of Integrated Systems in Nanoscale Era, that will be held in Marrakesh (Morocco), April 1-3, 2020.
6/02/2020
Fabio Passos, Ph.D., won the EDAA Outstanding Dissertations Award 2019 for his PhD Thesis: “A Multilevel Approach to the Systematic Design of Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits”, developed in our group (Advisors: Dr. Francisco V. Fernández and Dr. Elisenda Roca). Read more.