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What's New
Aurora Alert
- Automatically alerts when auroral activity is high enough
- Current auroral activity based on Kp and history graphs
- Auroral oval map customized for all locations
- NOAA Kp predictions within the next few hours
- 3-day aurora forecast
- Solar wind and IMF data
- Configure when you can be alerted based on sky darkness
- Filter out alerts based on current cloud cover
- Several local K-indices available for the most up-to-date activity
- Moon phase calendar included
When first launching Aurora Alert, it will find your location from GPS or cell networks, and then configure your settings based on the results. Users can then adjust any settings, if they wish. Aurora Alert will then update in the background, as often as you wish, and will alert you to possible aurora sightings when the conditions are favorable. You'll never miss a chance to see the northern lights again!
Aurora Alert is configured to run as efficiently as possible. Automatic updates will download only 5KB of compressed data per update, which spares users of downloading needless data against their limits. It also runs only when it needs to, and no more, which helps save battery life and frees up for RAM for other apps. Note that since Aurora Alert needs to update in the background, certain task killer apps can prevent it from updating. So if you run any task killers, Aurora Alert will need to be on the ignore list in order to keep updating.
For more screenshots, see the website link below. Your feedback would be appreciated.
Aurora Forecast
Recent auroral activity and forecast data is provided by NOAA POES and Geophysical Institute at UAF.
- Recent Auroral Activity from NOAA POES
- Aurora Forecast from Geophysical Institute
- Push Notification Alerts
- Supporting graphs
- Stunning new layout
Aurora Forecast works with Android running version 2.1 or later and all iOS running version 4.0 software or later.
[What people are saying]
"I really like this app. We live in Alaska and love it. We saw the aurora last night and it was beautiful. Thanks for creating duh a great app!!."
—Anna Schi***
"Luckily we saw a tremendous Aurora display last night in Sweden, where we learned of your App."
—Greg Ogon***
" For me it is one of my most useful and handy apps I have."
—Michael Low***
"All I was waiting for is push notification alerts!! Thank you."
"Great app! ★★★★★ I'm glad I've found this app!"
"Tonight's northern lights were incredible, thanks to solar explosions"
"I just love it!!!!!
-Angela ****
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Web : www.tinacinc.com/AuroraForecast
Twitter : @AuroraForecast
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/AuroraFcst
Email : email@example.com
Northern Eye Aurora Forecast
Then this App is your trusted friend!
It simply makes you aware if it could be possible to see the greatest nature show.
The service is still in beta.
Stay warm outside people and bring with you some hot chocolate mug!
Aurora Buddy
This app gives you updates and alerts for the short-term Aurora Borealis (and Aurora Australis) forecast from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. Great for knowing when to get outside to see the northern lights.
You can also view the most recent satellite data for both the North and South poles, as well as the most recent short term predictions on a map for 5 areas:
North America
North Polar
South Polar
(Do a long press on the image to select.)
Ideas and requests for features which you would like to see in the app should be either emailed to me, or left in the comments. Thanks!
Auroral Forecast
It includes local weather, solar illumination and star charts from 7 well known auroral observatories.
AuroraWatch UK
This Android application has been developed with the help and support from the original AuroraWatch UK application on the iPhone, please see https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/aurorawatch-uk/id946141347?mt=8 for more information.
AuroraWatch UK is a free service run by Lancaster University, indicating the likelihood of an auroral sighting from within the UK.
This AuroraWatch UK Android app, developed in association with AuroraWatch UK, allows you to have this data at your fingertips on your phone, alerts as in on the iPhone sent directly to your phone.
Monitor the UK's geomagnetic activity in real-time.
Aurora notifications (Yellow, Amber, and Red)
See how likely an auroral sighting is.
View last 24 hours data and plot's.
The app is available on phones and tablets
A page of useful links
Report any sightings.
Solaris Alpha
- REALTIME solar flare, geomagnetic storm, and aurora alerts!
- 3D ultraviolet sun maps, including REALTIME channel!
- 3D Earth map showing aurora, clouds and sunlight!
Be ready for space weather storms with Solaris Alpha, featuring realtime 3D views of Sun and Earth. Receive automatic solar flare, geomagnetic storm, and aurora alerts on your phone!
Solaris Alpha's 3D Sun view displays the latest xray flares and sunspots on our home star, at four extreme ultraviolet wavelengths. Effortlessly move around the Sun and zoom into interesting regions with a touch of your finger! (NOTE: The STEREO spacecraft antenna is experiencing overheating problems, and only the realtime channel is currently available. NASA expects full data restoration in early 2016)
But there's more - this app also features a realtime 3D view of Earth's aurora, cloud-cover, and sunlight. Watch northern and southern lights, storms, and sunshine move across our planet - all in the palm of your hand!
The application uses data from NASA STEREO, SDO, and ACE spacecraft - downloaded from outer space to your phone. Solaris Alpha alerts you with a ringtone when new solar flares are detected, geomagnetic storm level increases, interplanetary magnetic field turns south, or when the aurora may be visible from your phone's location. If you are interested in solar astronomy and space weather, you need this app!
Please email me with suggested new features - many thanks to all of those who have already helped me improve Solaris Alpha!
The app's storm/aurora/flare detector automatically starts when your phone boots, and you will receive alerts whether or not SolarisAlpha is running (uncheck "Start detector at boot" from Solaris' "Settings" menu to disable auto-start on boot). PLEASE NOTE: Android does NOT support start-on-boot of apps stored on the SD card, so you must install SolarisAlpha on your phone to enable this feature.
Download the free Solaris Widget, which displays key data from www.spaceweather.com. Touching the widget automatically opens Solaris Alpha.
IF YOU EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS - please email me at email@example.com with a problem description rather than leaving a brief complaint in the market. Brief market comments usually do not provide enough detail to fix bugs, and I have no way of contacting you for more information unless I have your email address! Thanks!
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AuroraWatch UK
Get notifications about increases in geomagnetic activity - triggered when the AuroraWatch status level changes; this indicates the relative likelihood of viewing an aurora in the UK.
See the current alert status.
Read last 24 hours recent history.
Report aurora sightings (requires logon).
Forecast model from SWPC.
AuroraWatch UK is in Beta - please email firstname.lastname@example.com with any issues.
The app does not alert historically. If your phone is off or out of range when the status goes up but the level goes back down before the next data update you will receive no notification.
The AuroraWatch UK (Android) app is developed and maintained by Smallbouldering Projects, it is not an 'Official' app.
AuroraWatch UK alerts data is provided by Lancaster University, UK using data from the SAMNET and/or AuroraWatchNet magnetometer networks: Read more about this here:
Aurora Hunters UK
This provides a service offering a short range forecast for the visible Aurora Borealis over the UK. There is also a page which offers data supplied by "www.hamqsl.com" and forecast maps from NOAA.
This App is aimed at photographers and people wishing to view the Northern Lights in the UK on the occasions that conditions are optimal.
Space WX
Space weather is the dynamical way in which the Sun affects the near-Earth space environment and our technological systems. Disturbances are cause by solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and these impact high frequency (HF) radio communications, GPS navigation accuracy, power line transmissions, cell phones, and satellite orbits. Space weather even creates the aurora. For example, say that a flare occurs and you want to know its effects at Earth right now. The App uniquely extracts data from real-time, operational systems linking the four major space environment domains (Sun, solar wind, magnetosphere, thermosphere/ionosphere). With a tap of the finger you see a detailed chain of energy events including SDO Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) solar images, the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) solar wind calculations, and even the real-time ionospheric TEC, i.e., the entire energy transfer from the Sun to the Earth. Solar index forecasts are also provided. You will definitely want this application to see all the action in real-time when violent flares and powerful CMEs affect us during solar maximum (2012-2014).
This application has been developed as a collaborative educational project between the Utah Sate University's Space Weather USTAR initiative (www.innovationutah.com) and Space Environment Technologies, LLC (www.spacewx.com). The App serves as a platform upon which 16 diverse organizations collaborate to integrate 112 real-time products using a distributed, operational network.
Select from 112 near real-time space weather images and data figures of the Sun, the Solar Wind, the Earth's Magnetosphere, and the Earth's ionosphere/thermosphere!
View the near real-time solar images, X-rays, and solar wind conditions as observed for the GOES, SOHO, STEREO, ACE, and SDO satellites.
View maps of the near real-time ionospheres's global and regional TEC and HF radio propagation, which are updated every 15 minutes.
View the forecasted F10.7 and X-ray flare probabilities up to 6 months in the future.
View the geomagnetic NOAA ap index, and Dst Indices from Kyoto, SEC, CCMC, and the USGS.
View the geosynchronous orbit particle fluxes as measured by the GOES satellites, and see the historical and predicted spacecraft charging at geosynchronous orbits.
View the convenient solar wind dials from Rice University for a quick snapshot of solar wind conditions.
View the current and predicted solar wind from the NASA Coordinated Community Modeling Center (CCMC).
View the current Aurora Ovals to see where the aurorae may be visible.
View the Sun's far-side active regions from the NSO/GONG program.
Connect to a wide range of other space weather data via web page links.
Save your favorite images to your gallery folder, or bookmark your favorite near real-time images for quick access as a set of linked images, or email an image to your friends.
NOAA Weather Unofficial
This app provides forecasts, animated radar, hourly forecast, and current conditions, all in an intuitive and easy to use interface. Just the information you need, provided accurately, quickly, and for your exact location.
★ "A no-nonsense approach to show weather data on your phone, but done well and great looking" - Android Central
This app uses NOAA point forecasts from your GPS location to get the most localized weather available. Point forecasts are great for climbing, hiking, skiing, or any outdoor activity where weather from a nearby city isn't accurate enough.
GPS on the phone will provide the most accurate location, but usually isn't needed. Nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi networks can also provide this information, and will be checked first to save time and battery. You can also enter a location manually.
To provided highly localized forecasting, this app uses point forecasts from the National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS), and is therefore only available in the US.
If there is severe weather you will see a red warning icon in the corner of the current conditions icon. You can press this icon for more details. This app currently does NOT support severe weather alerts or notifications. NOAA is providing this service directly through cell carriers. You can read more about the service at http://www.noaa.gov/features/03_protecting/wireless_emergency_alerts.html.
There are also several differently sized widgets available which can be placed on your homescreen to provide some basic weather information, without the need to open the app.
Forecast discussion is available through the menu button.
Permission: Location
This app requires your location to provide you with the most accurate weather. This is fundamental to how the app works. You can still add manual locations as well if you prefer.
Permission: Photos/Media/Files
This permission is required by Google Maps so that it can cache map tiles for faster loading. It sounds like the app is doing something with your photos or media, but it is not. The permission means that the app has permission to access your files (which includes photos and media), but does not mean they are actually being accessed. It is a subtle but important distinction. Contact me if you have further questions about this.
These are the non-simplified permissions as listed in the Android manifest:
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" (location access listed above)
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" (check for network connection)
android.permission.INTERNET" (download weather)
android.permission.VIBRATE" (for zoom feedback on old radar)
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" (this is Photos/Media/Files listed above)
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" (required by google maps)
FAQ (Frequently asked questions):
Please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any further questions or problems.
This is the ad supported free version of NOAA Weather. You are also limited to 3 saved locations. Upgrade to remove ads and this restriction.
NOAA Weather on Facebook
Beta Channel (for newest features)
Weather XL PRO
- Gorgeous and realistic animations of weather conditions
- See at a glance the next weather condition change
- Updated continuously
- Accurate hourly forecasts for the next 10 days
- Fast, beautiful and simple to use
- Detailed forecasts on rain, ice, snow, fog, wind, storm, dew point, UV index, humidity, pressure
- Highest and lowest historical values
- Satellite and radar map animations
- Optimized for both phones and tablets
- Live Wallpaper
- Weather in notification area and temperature in status bar
- Great widget for your home screen
And it's all free.
Try it now !
Cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas, San Jose, Austin and all the others!
Levi Northern Lights
App tells you when you need to go out to see Northern Lights. App uses several data sources to tell you when it is possible to go out and see Northern Lights.
Northern lights is the name used for the Aurora Borealis seen in the Northern Hemisphere. Northern lights are colorful, dancing light phenomenon visible in the northern sky.
Charged particles emmited by the Sun stream towards the earth at 300–1000 km/s, as a solar wind. The solar wind curves around the earth, steered by its magnetic field. When the electrically charged particles strike oxygen and nitrogen molecules in the atmosphere, energy releases become visible as light. The strongest northern lights occur at around 100km above the Earth.
To best way to see northern lights is to find a place without much light pollution, such as street lights. The sky needs to be clear to be able to see the phenomenon. Usually the best time to see auroras is between 11 am and 6 am. You can see northern lights from october to march. The northern lights are visible on 200 days during an average year.
Long ago there was a fox living in the northern fells. During winter months the fox ran across the snowy fells. The fox was a helper of Santa Claus, delivering messages between the elves and Santa Claus. Christmas is a really busy time for Santa and his helpers, so the Fox had to run as fast as she could. She ran so fast that her tail created sparks. When you see lights over the northern sky, you now know that there is a messenger on the way to Santa Claus.
Astro Panel (Astronomy)
- Cloud cover
- Seeing
- Transparency
- Humidity
- Wind
- Temperature
- Lunar Phase
- Lunar Altitude
- ISS Passes (automatically localised)
- Support for GPS-only devices
- Support for devices with no location services (manual long/lat entry)
- NEW overview graphic
Astro Panel is entirely free. If you would like to support me as a developer, please download my game, Finger Shepherd! (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=shibby.fingershepherd)
This lightweight astronomy app detects your location and uses it to instantly give you a forecast that is highly localized and works worldwide.
***Uses 7Timer's Astro Panel to achieve this (see http://7timer.y234.cn). The forecast grid and key are loaded directly from this website***
Please note I am not affiliated with 7Timer in any way.
Please contact me with any bugs/feedback!
About 7Timer
7Timer!, pronounced as "Tri-Timer", means "bell of clear sky" in Chinese. It is a series of meteorological forecast products. Most of the products base on a numeric weather model from NOAA/NCEP, called GFS, and aim on short-term (up to 16 days) weather forecast service for special purpose, for example, astronomical activities, or meteorological condition assessment. 7Timer! was first introduced in mid 2005 and has been revised for better fitting of public service operation in mid 2008. It's first designed as a weather forecast tool for astronomical purpose, as the author himself is a long-term astronomer and is always annoyed by fluky weather conditions.
Additional features include the capability to register and receive location-based notifications, a real-time monitor of space weather activity, the capability to help verify tweets and search for real sightings, the answers to your questions, and more. We are free of charge and advertisements.
Aurorasaurus was built by scientists for the public--join our community and contribute today! Visit our full website at www.aurorasaurus.org for more information and to access our privacy policy. With Aurorasaurus, your privacy is protected and important to us! This project is funded by the National Science Foundation award AGS-1344296.
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The licking habit, is observed at many cash counters at workplaces. Thanks to online ticket reservation, this obnoxious practice is greatly reduced in cinemas. However, when you buy tickets at the counter, you can see the issuer using saliva.
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Issue 10 • Date Oct. 2005
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Table of contentsPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): c1 - c4| | PDF (97 KB)
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems–I: Regular Papers publication informationPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): c2| | PDF (36 KB)
An 11b 70-MHz 1.2-mm2 49-mW 0.18-μm CMOS ADC with on-chip current/voltage referencesPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 1989 - 1995
Cited by: Papers (11)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (1192 KB) | | HTML
This work proposes an 11b 70-MHz CMOS pipelined analog-digital converter (ADC) as one of core circuit blocks for very high speed digital subscriber line system applications. The proposed ADC for the internal use has the strictly limited number of externally connected I/O pins while the ADC employs on-chip CMOS current/voltage references and a merged-capacitor switching technique to improve ADC performances. The ADC implemented in a 0.18-μm 1P4M CMOS technology shows the maximum signal-to-noise distortion ratio (SNDR) of 60 dB at 70 MSample/s. The ADC maintains the SNDR of 58 dB and the spurious-free dynamic resistance of 68 dB for input frequencies up to the Nyquist rate at 60 MSample/s. The measured differential and integral nonlinearities of the ADC are within ±0.63 and ±1.21 LSB, respectively. The active chip area is 1.2 mm2 and the ADC consumes 49 mW at 70 MSample/s at 1.8 V. View full abstract»
1.5-V square-root domain second-order filter with on-chip tuningPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 1996 - 2006
Cited by: Papers (9)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (952 KB) | | HTML
A novel square-root domain (SRD) second order filter with automatic tuning control is described. The tuning system is based on a master-slave configuration, where the master is a SRD current-mode magnitude locked loop. The control circuitry allows tuning of the cut-off frequency as well as the quality factor and gain of the filter. The basic building blocks of the complete system are implemented employing a design strategy based on the inherent nonlinear characteristic of Class-AB linear transconductors. A proper biasing scheme in such transconductors leads to operation with very low supply voltages (as low as VGS+2VDSsat). Simulation and numerical results together with measurements from a fabricated prototype in a 0.8-μm CMOS technology are included in order to validate the design technique proposed. View full abstract»
A micropower low-distortion digital class-D amplifier based on an algorithmic pulsewidth modulatorPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2007 - 2022
Cited by: Papers (35) | Patents (2)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (840 KB) | | HTML
A digital Class-D amplifier comprises a pulsewidth modulator (PWM) and an output stage. In this paper, we simplify the time-domain expression for the algorithmic PWM linear interpolation (LI) sampling process and analytically derive its double Fourier series expression. By means of our derivation, we show that the nonlinearities of the LI process are very low, especially given its modest computation complexity and low sampling frequency. In particular, the total-harmonic distortion (THD) ≈0.02% and foldback distortion is -98.4 dB (averaged from modulation indexes M=0.1 to 0.9) for the 4-kHz voiceband bandwidth @1-kHz input, 48-kHz sampling. We also describe a simple hardware for realizing the LI process. We propose a frequency doubler (with small overheads) for the pulse generator for the PWM, thereby reducing the counter clock rate by 2, leading to a substantial ∼47% power dissipation reduction for the Class-D amplifier. By means of computer simulations and on the basis of experimental measurements, we verify our double Fourier series derivation and show the attractive attributes of a Class-D amplifier embodying our simplified LI sampling expression and reduced clock rate pulse generator. We show that our Class-D amplifier design is micropower (∼60 μW @1.1 V and 48-kHz sampling rate, and THD ≈0.03%) and is suitable for practical power-critical portable audio devices, including digital hearing aids. View full abstract»
Log-domain wavelet basesPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2023 - 2032
Cited by: Papers (27)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (848 KB) | | HTML
A novel procedure to approximate wavelet bases using analog circuitry is presented. First, an approximation is used to calculate the transfer function of the filter, whose impulse response is the required wavelet. Next, for low-power low-voltage applications, we optimize the state-space description of the filter for dynamic range, sensitivity and sparsity requirements. The filter design that follows is based on an orthonormal ladder structure with log-domain integrators as the main building blocks. Simulations demonstrate that it approximates the required wavelet base (i.e., Morlet) in an excellent way. The circuit operates from a 1.2-V supply voltage and a bias current of 1.2 μA. View full abstract»
New low-Voltage fully programmable CMOS triangular/trapezoidal function Generator circuitPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2033 - 2042
Cited by: Papers (7)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (568 KB) | | HTML
A versatile low-voltage CMOS circuit with a triangular/trapezoidal transconductance characteristic and independently programmable slope (keeping constant height or constant width), height (keeping constant slope or constant width), and horizontal position is presented. Simulation results using Cadence DFW-II that verify the functionality of the circuit with ±1.5-V supplies are presented. A chip prototype has been fabricated in a 0.5-μm technology and experimentally verified. The circuit can find application in the implementation of high resolution, high speed folding analog-to-digital converters, in piecewise-linear approximation, and in the implementation of membership functions in analog and mixed-signal neuro-fuzzy systems. View full abstract»
Log-domain filtering by simulating the topology of passive prototypesPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2043 - 2054
Cited by: Papers (11)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (776 KB) | | HTML
A systematic method for designing log-domain filter structures that simulate the topology of the corresponding passive prototypes is introduced in this paper. This has been achieved by transposing the i-υ characteristic equation of each passive element in the linear domain, to the corresponding one in the log domain. The transposition has been done in such a way that, the current that flows through the terminals of the passive element in the linear domain sustains its value in the corresponding log-domain configuration. In this way the linear operation of the whole filter is preserved. With regard to the voltage at each terminal of the passive prototype, this is logarithmically compressed in order to achieve filtering in the log domain. Following the above considerations, the log-domain equivalents of all passive elements of the prototype filter were derived. Having established the equivalents, the procedure for designing high-order log-domain filters is quite facilitated. The validity of the proposed technique is demonstrated through simulation results for a fifth-order elliptic low-pass filter. View full abstract»
Low-Voltage digitally controlled fully differential current conveyorPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2055 - 2064
Cited by: Papers (31)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (1040 KB) | | HTML
Design and simulation of a digitally controlled CMOS fully differential current conveyor (DCFDCC) is presented. A novel current division network (CDN) is used to provide the digital control of the current gain between terminals X and Z of this DCFDCC. The proposed DCFDCC operates under low supply voltage of ±1.5 V. The realization of the DCFDCC using the new CDN is presented by two approaches. First approach has linearly proportional current gain with the digitally controlled parameter of the CDN, while the second approach exhibits current gain between terminals X and Z greater than, or equal to, one. Applications of the DCFDCC in realizing second order universal active filter and variable gain amplifier are given. PSPICE simulation confirms the performance of the proposed blocks and its applications. View full abstract»
A time-multiplexed switched-capacitor CDS equalizer with reduced crosstalk layoutPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2065 - 2074
Cited by: Papers (1)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (968 KB) | | HTML
A new time-multiplexed switched-capacitor (TM-SC) equalizer is designed on the basis of the previously reported correlated double-sampling integrator and the crosstalk reduction layout approach, which aims at improving the performance aspects on crosstalk, gain loss, 1/f noise and offset. The equalizer, which operates at a single 3-V supply and has a filter bank with 4TM channels, has been fabricated to confirm the effectiveness of the structure using a standard 0.8-μm CMOS process. View full abstract»
Low power delta-sigma Modulator for ADSL applications in a low-Voltage CMOS technologyPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2075 - 2089
Cited by: Papers (14)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (1520 KB) | | HTML
This paper examines the design and implementation of a fourth-order low-pass delta-sigma modulator using a systematic top-down design methodology. Special effort has been made to reduce the power consumption of the modulator through careful system-level modeling and synthesis of circuit specifications. Tradeoffs between circuit building block specifications, optimization time and computing resources are derived. This system-level modeling was tested through the successful implementation of a switched-capacitor delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter integrated circuit (IC) with an output rate slightly exceeding 2 MS/s, in a 1.8-V 0.18-μm, single-polysilicon six-metal standard CMOS process. When sampled at 50 MHz, experimental results reveal that the IC achieves 77.6-dB dynamic range. The prototype consumes 18.8 mW of power, making it one of the lowest power dissipations in switched-capacitor implementations, and for applications where output rates exceed 2 MS/s. When compared to other state-of-the-art switched-capacitor modulators using a widely adopted figure of merit, the modulator dissipates less power and offers superior overall performance. View full abstract»
Low-Voltage CMOS subthreshold log-domain filteringPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2090 - 2100
Cited by: Papers (3)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (888 KB) | | HTML
This paper presents both a complete set of very low-voltage basic building blocks and a compact design methodology for log filtering in standard or even digital CMOS technologies. The new proposals are based on an alternative translinear loop principle for the MOSFET operating in its subthreshold region. Three different sets of complete basic building blocks are proposed along with all required auxiliary circuitry and a specific matrix design procedure to obtain stable and compact filter implementations. Also, all-MOS filter implementations following these circuit techniques are studied. Simulated and experimental examples are given at 1-V supply voltage for 1.2and 0.35-μm CMOS technologies. The resulting circuit techniques are suitable to integrate very low-voltage low-power system-on-a-chip audio applications, such as hearing aids, in standard CMOS technologies. View full abstract»
Adaptive methods to preserve power amplifier linearity under antenna mismatch conditionsPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2101 - 2108
Cited by: Papers (17) | Patents (3)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (1440 KB) | | HTML
Under antenna mismatch conditions at high output power, voltage clipping (due to collector voltage saturation) is the main cause of power amplifier linearity degradation. To preserve linearity under mismatch three adaptive methods are presented that make use of the detected minimum collector peak voltage. This detected signal controls either the amplifier output power, load-line, or supply voltage. These concepts are generalized analytically, and calculated results compare well to simulations. Measurements demonstrate am error vector magnitude reduction of 5% and an adjacent channel power ratio improvement of 10 dB at a voltage standing wave ratio of 4 for an EDGE amplifier with adaptively controlled output power. These adaptive methods offer a cost and size effective alternative to the use of an isolator. View full abstract»
Design and analysis of an adaptive transcutaneous power telemetry for biomedical implantsPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2109 - 2117
Cited by: Papers (119) | Patents (2)| | Quick Abstract | PDF (1432 KB) | | HTML
Inductively coupled coil pair is the most common way of wirelessly transferring power to medical implants. However, the coil displacements and/or loading changes may induce large fluctuations in transmitted power into the implant if no adaptive control is used. In such cases, it is required to transmit excessive power to accommodate all the working conditions, which substantially reduces the power efficiency and imposes potential safety concerns. We have implemented a power transfer system with adaptive control technique to eliminate the power variations due to the loading or coupling coefficient changes. A maximum of 250mW power is transmitted through an optimized coil pair driven by Class-E power amplifier. Load shift keying is implemented to wirelessly transfer data back from the secondary to primary side over the same coil pair, with data rate of 3.3 kbps and packet error rate less than 10-5. A pseudo pulsewidth modulation has been designed to facilitate back data transmission along with forward power transmission. Through this back telemetry the system transmits the information on received power, back from implant to primary side. According to the data received, the system adjusts the supply voltage of the Class-E power amplifier through a digitally controlled dc-dc converter, thus varying the power sent to the implant. The key system parameters are optimized to ensure the stability of the closed-loop system. Measurements show that the system can transmit the 'just-needed' power for a wide range of coil separation and/or loading conditions, with power efficiency doubled when compared to the uncompensated link. View full abstract»
A new diagnosis approach for handling tolerance in analog and mixed-signal circuits by using fuzzy mathPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2118 - 2127
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A novel analysis method for analog circuits test and diagnosis is described in this paper. Diagnosis hypotheses are represented and fuzzy math is used to express the diagnosis hypotheses and strategy. Based on it, new equivalent fault model is presented and used for test node selection and design for test. Especially, parametric fault test for linear analog circuits with tolerance analysis is presented using both sensitivity method and fuzzy analysis method. View full abstract»
An analysis of charge-pump phase-locked loopsPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2128 - 2138
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The charge pump phase-locked loops with a digital sequential phase frequency detector are analyzed using linear and nonlinear models. Nonlinear analytical maps are derived. The stability analysis results agree with linear analysis results, with higher order corrections. The effects of the loop delay are also discussed. View full abstract»
Decoupled dynamic ternary content addressable memoriesPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2139 - 2147
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The content addressable memory (CAM) is a memory in which data can be accessed on the basis of contents rather than by specifying physical address. In the paper, five novel dynamic ternary CAM cells with decoupled match lines are presented. A ternary CAM cell is capable of storing and matching three values: zero (0), one (1), and don't care (X). The proposed dynamic CAM (DCAM) cells range in the number of transistors from 6 n-type transistors up to 10.5 n- and p-type transistors (one transistor is shared between two cells). The cells are capable of fast match and read operations enhancing the performance of the memory system. Using a 0.25-μm CMOS technology, simulations of the proposed CAM cells were performed to compare their performance. With this technology, the shortest match delay is 89.7 ps for the 7.5 DCAM cell. A complete characterization of the five cells is provided in this paper. These results show that the novel CAM cells outperform existing cells. The compact size and low power dissipation of these ternary CAM cells make them suitable for many applications such as routers, database, and associative cache memories. View full abstract»
Micropower gradient flow acoustic localizerPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2148 - 2157
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A micropower mixed-signal system-on-chip for three-dimensional localization of a broad-band acoustic source is presented. Direction cosines of the source are obtained by relating spatial and temporal differentials in the acoustic traveling wave field acquired across four coplanar microphones at subwavelength spacing. Correlated double sampling and least-squares adaptive cancellation of common-mode leakthrough in the switched-capacitor analog differentials boost localization accuracy at very low aperture. A second stage of mixed-signal least-squares adaptation directly produces digital estimates of the direction cosines. The 3mm × 3mm chip in 0.5-μm CMOS technology quantizes signal delays with 250-ns resolution at 16-kHz sampling rate, and dissipates 54 μW power from a 3-V supply. Field tests of the processor with acoustic enclosure demonstrated its utility and endurance in tracking ground and airborne vehicles. Applications include acoustic surveillance, interactive multimedia, and intelligent hearing aids. View full abstract»
Open-loop power-stage transfer functions relevant to current-mode control of boost PWM converter operating in CCMPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2158 - 2164
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This paper presents the analysis of open-loop power-stage dynamics relevant to current-mode control for a boost pulsewidth-modulated (PWM) dc-dc converter operating in continuous-conduction mode (CCM). The transfer functions from input voltage to inductor current, from duty cycle to inductor current, and from output current to inductor current are derived. The delay from the MOSFET gate drive to the duty cycle is modeled using a first-order Pade´ approximation. The derivations are performed using an averaged linear small-signal circuit model of the boost converter for CCM. The transfer functions can be used in modeling the complete boost PWM converter when current-mode control is used. The theory was in excellent agreement with the experimental results, enforcing the validity of the transfer functions derived. View full abstract»
An adaptive maximally decimated channelized UWB receiver with cyclic prefixPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2165 - 2172
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The frequency channelized receiver based on hybrid filter bank is a promising receiver structure for ultra-wideband (UWB) radio because of its relaxed circuit requirements and robustness to interference. The uncertainties in the analog analysis filters and the time varying nature of the propagation channels necessitate adaptive methods in practical frequency channelized receivers. Adaptive synthesis filters, however, suffer from slow convergence speed especially when maximally decimated to reduce the analog-digital converter sampling frequency. To improve the convergence speed, the cyclic prefix is applied to the transmitted data. The propagation channel and the channelizer can then be modeled as a circulant matrix and block CM, respectively. Such matrix representation enables the transmitted data to be recovered by two cascaded one-tap equalizers, one of which corresponds to the channelizer and the other to the propagation channel. The cascaded structure is attractive as it allows the estimation of the propagation channel and the channelizer, which vary at vastly different rates, to be updated separately. Adaptive algorithms for both the fractionally spaced equalizer and the symbol spaced equalizer are derived. After initial convergence during startup, the adaptive performance of the channelized receiver to different propagation channels is similar to that of an ideal full band receiver. View full abstract»
Passivity verification in delay-based macromodels of electrical interconnectsPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2173 - 2187
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This paper presents a new theory that addresses the issue of passivity in macromodels of electrical interconnects constructed based on the method of characteristics (MoC). The proposed approach develops a new algebraic test to check for passivity in macromodels generated using MoC. The theory behind the developed test is based on deriving the necessary and sufficient conditions for the loss of positive-realness in the admittance matrix of the developed macromodel. An algorithmic procedure is proposed to verify passivity of general macromodels derived from the MoC. The results presented in this paper can be employed to test for positive-realness in dynamical systems described by algebraic delay-differential equations with discrete commensurate delays. View full abstract»
Convolutive blind source separation by minimizing mutual information between segments of signalsPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2188 - 2196
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A method to perform convolutive blind source separation of super-Gaussian sources by minimizing the mutual information between segments of output signals is presented. The proposed approach is essentially an implementation of an idea previously proposed by Pham. The formulation of mutual information in the proposed criterion makes use of a nonparametric estimator of Renyi's α-entropy, which becomes Shannon's entropy in the limit as α approaches 1. Since α can be any number greater than 0, this produces a family of criteria having an infinite number of members. Interestingly, it appears that Shannon's entropy cannot be used for convolutive source separation with this type of estimator. In fact, only one value of α appears to be appropriate, namely α=2, which corresponds to Renyi's quadratic entropy. Four experiments are included to show the efficacy of the proposed criterion. View full abstract»
Linear-phase FIR interpolation, decimation, and mth-band filters utilizing the farrow structurePublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2197 - 2207
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This paper introduces novel linear-phase finite-impulse response (FIR) interpolation, decimation, and Mth-band filters utilizing the Farrow structure. In these new overall filters, each polyphase component (except for one term) is realized using the Farrow structure with a distinct fractional delay. The corresponding interpolation/decimation structures can therefore be implemented using only one set of linear-phase FIR subfilters and one set of multipliers that correspond to the distinct fractional delays. The main advantage of the proposed structures is that they are flexible as to the conversion factors, and this also for an arbitrary set of integer factors, including prime numbers. In particular, they can simultaneously implement several converters at a low cost. The proposed filters can be used to generate both general filters and Mth-band filters for interpolation and decimation by the integer factor M. (In this paper, a general filter for interpolation and decimation by M means a filter having a bandwidth of approximately π/M without the restriction that π/M be included in the transition band. This is in contrast to an Mth-band filter whose transition band does include π/M.) In both cases, the overall filter design problem can be posed as a convex problem, the solution of which is globally optimum. Design examples are included in the paper illustrating the properties and potentials of the proposed filters. View full abstract»
High-performance Viterbi decoder with circularly connected 2-D CNN unilateral cell arrayPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2208 - 2218
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A very-high-performance Viterbi decoder with a circularly connected two-dimensional analog cellular neural network (CNN) cell array is disclosed. In the proposed Viterbi decoder, the CNN cells with nonlinear unilateral connections are implemented with electronic circuits at nodes on a trellis diagram. The circuits are circularly connected, forming a cylindrical shape so that the cells of the last stage are connected to those of the first stage. Unilateral connections guide the information to flow circularly around the cylindrical surface. Such configuration enables the conceptually infinite length of the trellis diagram to be reduced to a circuit of limited size. The analog circuits does not require any analog-digital converters, which is the major cause of high power consumption and the quantization error. With the parallel analog processing structure, its decoding speed becomes very high. Also, the decoding mechanism using triggering wave of the CNN circuit does not require the path memory. Circuits for the proposed structure have been designed with HSPICE. Features of the proposed Viterbi decoder are compared with those of the conventional digital Viterbi decoder. View full abstract»
A ZVS PWM inverter with active voltage clamping using the reverse recovery energy of the diodesPublication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 2219 - 2226
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This paper presents a zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) pulsewidth modulated inverter with active voltage clamping using only a single auxiliary switch. The structure is particularly simple and robust. It is very attractive for single-phase high-power applications. Switching losses are reduced due to implementation of the simple active snubber circuit that provides ZVS conditions for all switches, including the auxiliary one. Its main features are: simple modulation strategy, robustness, low weight and volume, low harmonic distortion of the output current and high efficiency. The principle of operation for steady-state conditions, mathematical analysis and experimental results from a laboratory prototype are presented. View full abstract»
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Lumen United Reform Church and Community Center
External view of the Church at dusk from Regent Square. The sanctuary space is illuminated by both direct and indirect lighting elements.
The stained glass window and East Community room beyond as seen from the garden. The community rooms use direct linear fluorescent and linear fluorescent cove lighting. The indirect lighting of the cove creates an architectural connection between the community rooms and the garden. The use of indirect lighting continues in the garden under the benches and in the bench alcoves providing subtle lighting to the garden seating. In the summertime, the community rooms can be opened into the garden creating one continuous space.
View from the garden into the West community room. The community rooms use direct linear fluorescent and linear fluorescent cove lighting.
View of the sanctuary from the altar. The sanctuary is illuminated indirectly with perimeter linear fluorescent fixtures mounted on the wall. The simple switching between direct and indirect lighting, and the separation of the switching between the caf?? and worship spaces, gives the congregation three 'scenes' for different activities, such as worship, classes, day care, and concerts. Linear fluorescent is used throughout the project to achieve an efficient lighting solution that is also low maintenance and low energy. The sanctuary's dark ceiling was painted white, as were all the wall surfaces, to maximize the use of daylight and minimize the need for supplementary electric lighting during the day.
View from the caf?? to the entrance. The linear fluorescent direct/indirect lighting system is integrated into the architecture between the structural concrete columns. The fixtures create a datum at the architectural openings between the central sanctuary spaces and the entrance, community rooms, and cafe.
View from the worship space into the East community room and garden beyond. Skylights and glazing in the East and West community rooms maximize the use of daylight for daytime functions.
Lighting plan and sections through the Sanctuary.
Lighting and mounting details of the custom linear fluorescent luminaire.
The Lumen United Reform Church in London is not your typical place of worship. Serving a diverse neighborhood, Lumen invites people of all faiths to come together for prayer and community activities. With the recent modernization of their 1960s-era facility, the church asked Theis and Khan Architects to add a new chapel, rooms for classes and events, and a new street-front café. George Sexton Associates' (GSA) simple, yet versatile, lighting scheme was integral in setting distinct atmospheres for these disparate functions and spaces.
Most of GSA's design is powered by custom direct-indirect linear fluorescent luminaires. Outfitted with 45W and 80W T5 lamps tuned to a color temperature of 3500K, the fixtures are applied in different ways to meet the needs of the given spaces. The choice of fluorescent met the project brief of providing functional lighting on a tight budget while meeting low energy usage goals. GSA's careful integration of the lighting into the architecture and clever use of switching assured that the solution wanted for nothing in terms of elegance.
The main worship space and café, which share the same volume, were set on separate controls. The direct and indirect uplight components of the luminaires can be switched separately to give the space three distinct lighting scenes. The fixtures were also integrated into the café's concrete columns, elevating the path from the entrance to the worship space into a procession. The community rooms—which will see a diversity of uses such as yoga, day care, and salsa classes—were outfitted with cove and recessed lights. GSA also applied this indirect lighting concept in the garden, discretely placing fixtures in alcoves and benches.
Jury CommentsJim Baney: Light is used as a building material and reveals the form of the architecture.
Denise Fong: Humble in its approach, the lighting design emphasizes the structure without calling attention to itself. The lighting is elegantly integrated.
Mike Gehring: A simple, clean, elegant space.
Manufacturers / ApplicationsAgabekov: Xenon clickstrip covelights in garden alcoves and under garden benches
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Regent: Custom direct/indirect T5HO linear fluorescent fixtures in Sanctuary
Reggiani: Surface-mounted compact fluorescent downlights at entry and linear fluorescent covelight in gallery corridor
GE: T5HO 54W and 80W lamps throughout
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... of "doing that ****" (venturing inside the exquisite Notre Dame cathedral that is), he instead went to the gym, keep winning Jeff! Here we sit now on the bus to the Swiss Alps, which I believe is shorthand for 'Swiss Alpacas'. Can't wait.
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Is it that obvious that I'm a tourist?
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Nice View, Great Price.
This place could be a nice hotel in the future but they do have a few things to work on. Check in staff wasn't all that friendly or helpful.
My room was a one bed room suite on the 23rd floor and wasn't at all small it was pretty large and had a great view of the lake and downtown Toronto. I did enjoy the two LCD TV's in the room but only had one remote for two TV's. My room also had a small bathroom with a glass shower but no tub. The step out balcony was way to small to sit out on just stand. The sofa sure looks nice but was really unconfortable to sit on. The room could use a few more chairs.
When i was checking out the front desk staff was a lot more friendly and the door man help me with my bags.
I would try this hotel again when it's fully open as long as they keep the rates down.
Nothing Extraordinary
It might be just me, but this place is nothing special.
The beds are terribly hard and aweful to sleep on and I found the so-called "suite" to be tiny - practically the size of a room at the Delta Chelsea. There was left over coffee ground in my coffee maker and coffee stains on the kitchenette counter. Also, the floors are wood and showed hairs & dust, etc.
For some reason there were 5+ employees in the lobby chatting (and what looked like trying to get organized?) in the maybe 200sf that they have for their lobby!
Also, there is no pool and the restaurant is not open yet.
I like the SOHO or Hyatt a lot better.
Uniquely Styled Hotel
We stayed here for our anniversary recently and we enjoyed it. It is a very stylish and uniquely designed hotel. Being a new hotel, we didn't know what to expect, but the location and photos from their website made it look interesting, so we thought we would try it.
The hotel staff is great and accomodating, the buffet is the typical continental buffet, and the atmosphere is calming. The location puts you very close to a lot of restaurants, stores, and the subway.
A couple of ambulances went by, but it was not enough of a bother for either of us. Also the view we had was not the greatest, but that's what blinds are for. We would definitely stay here again.
Needs Polishing
Nice hotel, but a little hard to find.
Decent room, good location. Very helpful front desk staff.
A couple of minor issues: but all in all, a good hotel with potential once the growing pains are ironed out.
Blinds in the rooms need to be changed, they don't go all the way down.
Too many staff using the elevators, so there was a long wait everytime I went up or down.
Breakfast room is very small, it's going to be a nightmare at 100% occupancy.
But I would stay there again.
Close to great
My wife and I stayed at the hotel from 6/25-6/27 and for the most part we were quite happy about our stay. A few things were off (which may be expected at a hotel that hasn't officially opened--but we did not know that the hotel is running a 'soft-opening' until September from their website or phone call when i reserved). It was only from the front-desk did we learn this.
The curtain to the terrace did not have a string to pull it up or down---because it was all the way down, the light in the living room was muted. Also a lighting fixture in our bathroom was dangerously dangling next to the mirror. The bathroom has woeful space for hanging things (as does the bedroom). The front desk staff seemed not too terribly concerned about these matters. Also, no regular coffee in the room and that issue occurred both days of our stay (the 2nd day, the caffeinated coffee was brought up immediately. The first day it took about 20 minutes). Not crazy about the air-purifier which was the 'ionizer' from sharper image which was a surprising choice (if you want to read the entire story about why it is not effective and might even be harmful to you google "sharper image ionizer consumer union settlement"). If they truly want to purify the air they should get the best--or at least something proven effective.
On the plus side, it was a welcoming, open space and the shower was amazing. Fantastic to have a washer dryer in the unit and the location of the hotel is very convenient as it is in the heart of downtown close to cool shops and transportation hubs.
Because it hasn't officially opened yet the price is fantastic too.
In spite of my displeasure at some things, this is going to be a terrific hotel.
J from Boston
Fabulous new hotel
What a fabulous new hotel.! They've thought of everything, right down to the place settings and candel holders for that romantic meal! Staff are wonderful, friendly and very helpful. I will definetley be back and recommend this hotel to all my friends. This hotel is a different experience, even to my Husband, a seasoned traveler. Can't wait to stay there again. Pure luxury, hardwood floors, funky track lighting, fully equiped kitchen, all black appliances. Stay there while you can at great rates before official opening.
The totally perfect hotel
It was my pleasure being one of the first guests at the new Cosmopolitan Hotel In Toronto.
The hotel is absolutely wonderful. The location is superior (Young & King).
It is a very discrete boutique hotel with high service level.
I have been told that the restaurant should be opened within 2 weeks but yet I received an excellent continental breakfast with beautiful view of Lake Ontario and Down-Town Toronto.
My biggest surprised was that each suites has a balcony and the possibility
For fresh air.
The bath accessory made by Bvlgari - Green Tea is astonishing.
I travel a lot and for me it's the first time that I got flat screen 32" T.V. in the living room and flat screen 22" T.V. in the bedroom.
My room was with flowers, music and special kind of incense.
I got a CD present when I checked out.
I would like to praise Adam and Maria on the reception desk.
You must visit !!!!
One of the best Toronto hotels!
Just got back from two nights at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Toronto. My assisstant booked for me the hotel knowing that, usually, I enjoy exploring new boutique hotels around the globe. The Cosmopolitan is a brand new boutique hotel located at Yonge and King, at the heart of Downtown Toronto. The address is 8 Colborne St., one street, actually, South of King. It is charming, small, and quiet street. It resembled New York in some ways. I got a suite that contained a living room, a full kitchen, a dining counter, a bedroom, a beautiful, clean, and modern-looking shower, as well as a washer and dryer (with complimentary laundry soap). It was a pleasant surprise to find two flat LCD TVs in the suites. The TV in the living room is 32inch! I loved the fact that instead of a carpet, the designer used hardwood, which keeps the suite feeling cleaner. My suite had a nice balcony, and from the 21st floor, I had a wonderful view of Downtown and Lake Ontario. When I arrived, to the hotel, I was escorted by the guest-service manager (called here the "life-style manager"). I recieved a relaxation CD as a present for the opening, and it was quiet an experience to lie down and relax, while a beautiful in-room fountain, spread its light on the ceiling. On the last day, they opened the gym, but I did not have the time to explore it. If the hotel will keep the level of service I got during my stay, there is no doubt in my mind that this hotel will be one of the finest in Canada.
Oasis in down town Toronto
Back again in Toronto and have decided to stay in this newly just opened hotel.
Tucked in a little quiet side street you are suddenly emerged to a tranquill location with rooms amazingly decorated with beatiful fountains and fresh bamboo. bathrooms are amazingly nice and comfurtable. nothing i have seen in a hotel before. service is over and beyond friendly just to make sure all your needs are met.
definatly my hotel on the next visit (do you have locations elsewhre?)
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