Effect of Buffer Charge Redistribution on RF Losses and Harmonic Distortion in GaN-on-Si Substrates by Pieter Cardinael, Sachin Yadav, Bertrand Parvais, Jean-Pierre Raskin

“…While the origin of RF losses and consequently a decreased effective substrate resistivity <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$({\rho }_{eff})$ </tex-math></inline-formula> in GaN-on-Si substrates is now understood to be diffusion of Al and Ga atoms into the silicon substrate during III-N growth, the effect of upper III-N buffer layers on the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\rho }_{eff}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> degradation under stressed conditions remains unclear. …”
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A mm-Wave 5G Double Slot Array Antenna Based on Gap Waveguide Technology and Glide Symmetries by Panagiotis Petroutsos, Stavros Koulouridis

“…A prototype of a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$4\times 4$ </tex-math></inline-formula> double slot configuration is designed, fabricated, and measured. …”
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StrideHD: A Binary Hyperdimensional Computing System Utilizing Window Striding for Image Classification by Dehua Liang, Jun Shiomi, Noriyuki Miura, Hiromitsu Awano

“…Our evaluation also shows that compared with two popular HD algorithms, the singlepass StrideHD model achieves a 27.6<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and 8.2<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times$ </tex-math></inline-formula> reduction in inference memory cost without hurting the classification accuracy, while the iterative mode further provides 8.7<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times$ </tex-math></inline-formula> memory efficiency. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Variations in 94-GHz Radar Backscatter From a Springtime Snowpack by William D. Harcourt, Duncan A. Robertson, David G. Macfarlane, Brice R. Rea, Mike R. James, Mark Diggins, Blair Fyffe

“…We measured an increase in <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sigma ^{0}$</tex-math></inline-formula> of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sim$</tex-math></inline-formula>10 dB over 24 h during which time the daytime (09:00&#x2013;18:00) average air temperature reduced from 2.2 to 0.3 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$^{\circ }$</tex-math></inline-formula>C. …”
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A Low-Complexity Diversity-Preserving Universal Bit-Flipping Enhanced Hard Decision Decoder for Arbitrary Linear Codes by Praveen Sai Bere, Mohammed Zafar Ali Khan, Lajos Hanzo

“…For a <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathscr {C}(n,k)$</tex-math></inline-formula> code having a minimum distance <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">${d_{\min }}$</tex-math></inline-formula>, the proposed decoder incurs a worst-case complexity order of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2^{({d_{\min }}-1)}-1$</tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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Power Controlled Resource Allocation and Task Offloading via Optimized Deep Reinforcement Learning in D2D Assisted Mobile Edge Computing by Sambi Reddy Gottam, Udit Narayana Kar

“…This study introduces an optimized deep reinforcement learning (DRL) approach for D2D-assisted task offloading (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$T_{o}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) and resource allocation (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$R_{a}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) to address these challenges. …”
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Advances in Light Field Spatial Super-Resolution: A Comprehensive Literature Survey by Wenqi Lyu, Hao Sheng, Wei Ke, Xiao Ma

“…., <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$4\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>), current methods exhibit clear limitations at higher magnifications (e.g., <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$8\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$16\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>), particularly in maintaining structural integrity and disparity consistency. …”
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Detection of Soybean Pod Formation Stage Using Sentinel-1 SAR Data by Sakshi Jain, Unmesh Khati, Vineet Kumar, Rakesh Kumar Verma

“…The mean DpRVI observed for 330 test sites soon after the sowing (DOY 181) was <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.28\pm 0.07$</tex-math></inline-formula>, increased to <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.38\pm 0.06$</tex-math></inline-formula> (DOY 229) then followed a downward trend (dip formation) with mean DpRVI <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.35\pm 0.08$</tex-math></inline-formula> (DOY 241) and finally reaches to its maximum <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.48\pm 0.09$</tex-math></inline-formula> just before the harvest (DOY 265). …”
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Using Passive BCI for Personalization of Assistive Wearable Devices: A Proof-of-Concept Study by Asghar Mahmoudi, Morteza Khosrotabar, Klaus Gramann, Stephan Rinderknecht, Maziar A. Sharbafi

“…Statistical analysis revealed significant increases in <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\delta $ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta $ </tex-math></inline-formula> activity and decreases in <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha $ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta $ </tex-math></inline-formula> activity in the frontal, motor, and occipital cortices. …”
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Soil Surface Roughness in Temperate Forest During SMAPVEX19-22 by Victoria A. Walker, Michael H. Cosh, William A. White, Andreas Colliander, Victoria R. Kelly, Paul Siqueira

“…After removal of topographic slope, the forest floor was found to be relatively smooth with average rms heights of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$9+-1 \,{\mathrm{mm}}$</tex-math></inline-formula> in the central Massachusetts domain and <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$6+-1 \,{\mathrm{mm}}$</tex-math></inline-formula> in the Millbrook, New York domain. …”
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A New Attack Recovery Approach and <italic>H</italic>&#x221E; Performance Analysis for LFC Systems With FDI Attacks and Uncertainties by Xuxia He, Ruimei Zhang, Puying Wang

“…This paper focuses on the attack recovery and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$H_{\infty } $ </tex-math></inline-formula> performance analysis for load frequency control (LFC) systems with false data injection (FDI) attacks and uncertainties. …”
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High-Performance Carbon Nanotube Optoelectronic Transistor With Optimized Process for 3D Communication Circuit Applications by Shuang Liu, Heyi Huang, Yanqing Li, Yadong Zhang, Feixiong Wang, Zhaohao Zhang, Qingzhu Zhang, Jiali Huo, Jiaxin Yao, Jing Wen, Huaxiang Yin

“…Meanwhile, the devices&#x2019; optoelectronic characteristics were significantly improved and exhibited a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$72\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> increase in <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Delta $ </tex-math></inline-formula> Ids under identical illumination. …”
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An Ultra-Low Power, Adaptive All-Digital Frequency-Locked Loop With Gain Estimation and Constant Current DCO by Imran Ali, Hamed Abbasizadeh, Muhammad Riaz Ur Rehman, Muhammad Asif, Seong Jin Oh, Young Gun Pu, Minjae Lee, Keum Cheol Hwang, Youngoo Yang, Kang-Yoon Lee

“…The RMS current consumption is <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$103.32~\mu \text{A}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> from 1 V voltage supply with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$103.32~\mu \text{W}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> power requirement. …”
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PSO-Aided Inverse Design of Silicon Modulator by Zijian Zhu, Yingxuan Zhao, Zhen Sheng, Fuwan Gan

“…As a result, we incorporate the inverse design method with the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm and achieve a G-shaped doping profile for the modulator, exhibiting superior <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$V_{\pi } L$</tex-math></inline-formula> of 0.68 V<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\cdot$</tex-math></inline-formula>cm and low loss of 9.3 dB/cm. …”
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Reliable Quantized Fuzzy Controller Design for Nonlinear Singularly Perturbed Systems With Markovian Jumps and Dynamic Event Triggered Mechanism by Rabeh Abbassi, Mourad Kchaou, Hamdi Gassara, Houssem Jerbi

“…The investigation seeks to establish a framework for assessing the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$ l_{2}-l_{\infty } $ </tex-math></inline-formula> stability characteristics of nonlinear Markov jump singularly perturbed systems (MJSPSs) using an output Takagi-Sugeno (TS) fuzzy-based controller. …”
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A Miniaturized and High Optically Transparent Frequency Selective Surface for RF Shielding Using Double-Glazed Glass Windows for Green Building Applications by Muhammad Nasir, Slawomir Koziel, Adnan Iftikhar

“…The dimensions of FSS unit cell (UC) are optimized to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.0714\lambda _{0}\times 0.07146\lambda _{0}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, where <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda _{0}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> is the wavelength at 2.1 GHz resonant frequency. …”
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A Novel Three-Dimensional Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Approach Using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network by Constantinos M. Mylonakis, Zaharias D. Zaharis

“…The input of the DCNN is the correlation matrix of signals received by a <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$4 \times 4$</tex-math></inline-formula> uniformly spaced patch antenna array. …”
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Characterization and Selection of WiFi Channel State Information Features for Human Activity Detection in a Smart Public Transportation System by Roya Alizadeh, Yvon Savaria, Chahe Nerguizian

“…Considering delta band power as an additional feature adds more information and allows getting higher performance with precision &#x003D; 100&#x0025;, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$TP=97\%$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$TN = 95\%$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and F1-score &#x003D; 95&#x0025;.…”
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Reconfigurable mmWave Planar Phased Array Featuring Wide Elevation and Full Azimuth Spatial Coverage for 5G Vehicular Application by Saiful Islam, Hanvit Kim, Tuyen Dinh Nguyen, Sunwoo Kim, Hyoungsuk Yoo

“…During simulation, the array demonstrates isolation levels surpassing 20 dB and exhibits a broad <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$-10 \, \text {dB}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> impedance bandwidth spanning <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$6570 \, \text {MHz}~(24.36$ </tex-math></inline-formula>&#x2013;<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$30.93 \, \text {GHz}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>). …”
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Voltage Reference and Voltage Regulator for the Cryogenic Performance Evaluation of the 22nm FDSOI Technology by Alfonso R. Cabrera-Galicia, Arun Ashok, Patrick Vliex, Andre Kruth, Andre Zambanini, Stefan van Waasen

“…In particular, we focus on the cryogenic threshold voltage <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$(V_{\text {th}})$ </tex-math></inline-formula> saturation, the transconductance <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$(g_{m})$ </tex-math></inline-formula> increase and the low frequency (LF) excess noise. …”
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