Daniel P. Foty

Amplification, feedback, and sub-biasing: Applying analog techniques to high-speed, low-power digital CMOS circuits

Daniel P. Foty

Analog and digital circuit design architectures are usually regarded as being separate spheres - with very different objectives, and thus consequently with very different methods of approaching the design challenges. Some twenty-five years ago, several remarkable United States patents were issued to …

Expanding wireless bandwidth in a power-efficient way: developing a viable mm-wave radio technology

Daniel P. Foty, Bruce C. Smith, Saurabh Sinha, M. Schröter

In recent years, demand for wireless bandwidth has been growing rapidly; a recent study has predicted that by 2015, demand will increase to twenty-six times that of today. However, the ability of wireless networks to handle even contemporary traffic is becoming problematic, …

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The future of “Moore's Law” — Does it have one?

Daniel P. Foty

“Moore's Law” long ago entered the popular lexicon - but remains poorly understood, even among scientists and engineers. This paper will evaluate the real roots of “Moore's Law,” and then consider its future prospects. Of particular note, “Moore's Law” is both a …

Optical propagation and refraction in silicon complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor structures at 750 nm: toward on-chip optical links and microphotonic systems

Kingsley A. Ogudo, Diethelm Schmieder, Daniel P. Foty, Lukas Willem Snyman

This paper analyzes the optical propagation and refraction phenomena in various complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) structures at 750 nm wavelength. Operation at these wavelengths offers the potential realizations of small microphotonic systems and micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems (MOEMS) in CMOS integrated circuitry, since Si-based optical …

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The future of “Moore's Law” - Does it have one?

Daniel P. Foty

“Moore's Law” long ago entered the popular lexicon - but remains poorly understood, even among scientists and engineers. This paper will evaluate the real roots of “Moore's Law,” and then consider its future prospects. Of particular note, “Moore's Law” is both a …

The wireless bandwidth crisis and the need for power-efficient bandwidth

Daniel P. Foty, Bruce C. Smith, Saurabh Sinha, M. Schröter

This paper reviews the current state of mm-wave radio technology as a vehicle for addressing the rapidly-deepening wireless bandwidth crisis. The main promise of mm-wave radio is that it offers a route to power-efficient bandwidth - that is, the ability to greatly …

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Development of a 0.75 micron wavelength, all-silicon, CMOS-based optical communication system

Lukas Willem Snyman, Kingsley A. Ogudo, Daniel P. Foty

The utilization of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) and Si Avalanche LEDs emitting at 0.45 - 0.75 micron enable the development of high speed all -Silicon CMOS based optical communication systems without the incorporation of materials such as Ge or III-V components. …

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Breaking the entropy addiction: Understanding power consumption and overcoming it

Daniel P. Foty

The present situation in computational and communications electronics is examined, with regard to the misunderstanding of power consumption. Alternative ways of ameliorating this situation are considered, with a recommend focus on understanding the basic roll of entropy in technology.

Nanoscale electron devices: The untold technology story

Daniel P. Foty

Some critical (but little-recognized) aspects of nanoscale electron device technology are considered. It is noted that, according to history, nanoscale electron devices will have to address some convergence of an abundance and a scarcity. A major impediment to progress is the emergence …

Prospects for nanoscale electron devices: Some little-recognized problems

Daniel P. Foty

Some critical (but little-recognized) aspects of nanoscale electron device technology are considered. According to history, nanoscale electron devices will have to address some convergence of an abundance and a scarcity. A major impediment to progress is the emergence of a variety of …

Next-generation wireless networks: A new world, from bottom to top

Daniel P. Foty

As data content mushrooms and becomes increasingly dispersed, the demand for (and need for) bandwidth - both wired and wireless - continues to increase; however, technology has demonstrably not been up to this task. A major intellectual gap has been the attempt …

A Novel Approach to High-Speed Wireless Networking - A Modest Proposal

Daniel P. Foty

While there is growing demand for wireless bandwidth, the most pressing problem affecting this situation today is the attempt to increase bandwidth by extending the same technologies with tricks - rather than by using innovation. Opportunities for innovation are quite good with …