2021 ISSCC論文分享會

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國際固態電路研討會（International Solid-State Circuits Conference，ISSCC）是目前全球最權威的固態電路國際會議，堪稱「晶片奧林匹克大會」。會中錄用和發佈全球最新、最領先的晶片技術，同時也代表了積體電路產業的發展趨勢。在 ISSCC 會議上發表的論文數量和覆蓋領域，反映了在半導體技術領域的地位和發展水準。2021年年會於2月14日至2月18日已以線上虛擬會議方式舉行，本次研討會台灣共有12篇論文入選。
為了促進IC人才培養，台大、陽明交大、聯發科技及IEEE SSCS Taipei Chapter將於2021年4月13日共同主辦「2021 ISSCC論文分享會」，邀請學界教授及聯發科技相關領域專家，針對2021 ISSCC各項技術研究發展趨勢做精闢的介紹，歡迎相關領域之學界師生和業界朋友踴躍參與，共同切磋。

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【美國核管會回信核電廠與斷層距離】
#別再相信資深反核人士的謠言 #寫信去問NRC囉
大概兩個月前寫信去給美國核管會NRC，今天打開信箱發現他們在我生日休假那天回信了XDD，人生成就解鎖(1/1 美國核管會回覆信件)。

我主要是想詢問到底核電廠選址與斷層的距離是否有清楚的規範？答案是 #沒有規定電廠選址與斷層的距離到底要多少或禁止核電廠建置於斷層周邊，而是要求特定距離的核電廠設施必須做地質危害評估以及禁得起地震考驗這樣。台灣也有做SSHAC，但還沒看到正式出爐的報告(就陳大教授搶先披露那個)。

然後她詳細列了一堆NRC評估核電廠附近能動斷層的步驟以及法條，我相信陳教授或DPP不分區第二名應該都沒看過任何一條啦。

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Dear Mr. Chen,

Thank you for your questions related to whether the NRC has regulations that state how far a nuclear power plant (NPP) should be located from a fault that might move and cause earthquakes. The following paragraphs respond to your questions. As you requested, this response also cites NRC regulations that explain how the NRC analyzes potential hazard at a NPP resulting from earthquakes caused by movement along a fault located near the NPP.

#這段很重要
The US NRC does not have a regulation that specifies the distance required between a fault and a nuclear power plant (NPP). However, in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), specifically 10 CFR Part 50 (Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Materials), Appendix A, Criterion 2, the NRC requires safety-related structures, systems, and components (SSCs) of a NPP to be designed to withstand the effects of natural phenomena such as earthquakes without losing the capability to perform their safety functions.

美國NRC沒有規定斷層和核電廠（NPP）之間所需距離的法規。但是，在聯邦法規（10 CFR）的標題10中，尤其是10 CFR第50部分（生產和使用材料的國內許可）附錄A，準則2中，NRC要求與安全相關的結構，系統和組件（ NPP的SSC）旨在承受地震等自然現象的影響而又不喪失執行其安全功能的能力。

As defined in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix S (Earthquake Engineering Criteria for Nuclear Plants), a Safe Shutdown Earthquake (SSE) is the vibratory ground motion for which certain SSCs must be designed to remain functional if an earthquake occurs. 10 CFR Part 100.23(c) (Geological, Seismological, and Engineering Characteristics) requires that geological, seismological, and engineering characteristics of a site and its environs be investigated in sufficient scope and detail to permit an adequate evaluation of the proposed site, provide sufficient information to support evaluations performed to estimate the SSE vibratory ground motion, and permit adequate engineering solutions to actual or potential geologic and seismic effects at the proposed site. Part 100.23(d) (Geologic and Seismic Siting Factors) requires that geologic and seismic siting factors considered for design include a determination of the SSE vibratory ground motion for the site and the potential for surface deformation due to faulting (i.e., tectonic deformation of the ground surface). Part 100.23(d)(1) (Determination of the Safe Shutdown Earthquake Ground Motion) requires that uncertainties in SSE vibratory ground motion estimates be addressed through an appropriate analysis (e.g., a probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, or PSHA) with due consideration for the geologic characteristics specified in 10 CFR Part 100.23(c). For a fault that is considered to be a potential source of earthquakes (i.e., a seismic source), that geologic feature can be analyzed using the Senior Seismic Hazard Analysis Committee (SSHAC) process. That process is a formal approach for incorporating information about the fault into a model used to characterize the fault as a seismic source, which is analyzed as part of the SSHAC process.

In Regulatory Guide 1.208 (A Performance-Based Approach to Define the Site-Specific Earthquake Ground Motion). the NRC provides guidance for applicants and licensees regarding how to meet the regulatory requirements discussed above. In addition, criteria for NRC staff to review applications for constructing and operating a nuclear power plant related to geologic, seismic, and geotechnical site characteristics are found in Chapter 2.5 of NUREG-0800, the NRC’s Standard Review Plan. If assessment of the potential for surface deformation must be considered because a fault is located such that it could result in surface rupture at the NPP site and deformation of engineered plant structures as required in 10 CFR Part 100.23(d), guidance for evaluating surface deformation is provided in NUREG-0800, Chapter 2.5.3. NUREG-2213 presents updated implementation guidelines for SSHAC studies in case you might wish to learn more about that process.

<演講公告>Design Techniques for Low-Power Successive-Approximation-Register Analog-to-Digital Converters，歡迎自由到場聽講^^

講者 : Professor Shiuh-hua Wood Chiang(江旭樺教授), Brigham Young University
時間：107年8月14日(二) 上午10:00-11:30, 8月15日(三) 上午10:00-11:30
地點：交通大學工程四館四樓 AaPaTo Space(四樓中庭電梯旁)

【Title】
Design Techniques for Low-Power Successive-Approximation-Register Analog-to-Digital Converters

【Abstract】
This two-part course consists of recent lessons on analog/mixed-signal techniques for successive-approximation-register (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADC). In the first part, I will share two recent works on the building blocks for low-power ADCs. Specifically, I will discuss the design considerations and results of low-power charge-steering amplifiers and high-precision capacitor mismatch measurement. In the second part, I will discuss the fundamentals of the SAR ADC and present recent design examples from my group. The discussions will cover several innovative circuit and architectural-level techniques to achieve high power efficiencies in SAR.

【Bio】
Shiuh-hua Wood Chiang received the B.S. degree in computer engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2007, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Irvine in 2009, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2013. He was a postdoctoral scholar in the Communication Circuits Laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2013. He was a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm from 2013 to 2014. He joined Brigham Young University in 2014 as an Assistant Professor. He is currently the director of the Micropower Circuits Laboratory. His research interests include RF/analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits. He is currently serving as the Vice-Chair of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Utah Chapter and he is a member of the Editorial Review Board for IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters (SSCL).