This paper presents a new complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) differential voltage-to-frequency converter (VFC) suitable for sensor signal conditioning. Designed in a low-cost 0.18- μm CMOS process, the proposed VFC consumes less than 0.4 mW at a 1.8-V supply. For a differential input range of 0-1.2 V, output frequency varies from 0.1 to 1.1 MHz with a linearity error of less than 0.4%. A new temperature compensation technique keeps the gain error below 2.4% over the whole frequency span for a range of -20°C- +120°C.

In this work, we used a sensor-based True Random Number Generator in order to generate keys for a stream cipher based on a recently published hybrid algorithm mixing Skew Tent Map and a Linear Feedback Shift Register. The stream cipher was implemented and tested in a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and was able to generate 8-bit width data streams at a clock frequency of 134 MHz, which is fast enough for Gigabit Ethernet applications. An exhaustive cryptanalysis was completed, allowing us to conclude that the system is secure. The stream cipher was compared with other chaotic stream ciphers implemented on similar platforms in terms of area, power consumption, and throughput.

Wireless broadband access networks have been positioning themselves as a good solution for manufacturers and users of IoT (internet of things) devices, due mainly to the high data transfer rate required over terminal devices without restriction of information format. In this work, a review of two Radio over Fiber strategies is presented. Both have excellent performance and even offer the possibility to extend wireless area coverage where mobile networks do not reach or the 802.11 network presents issues. Radio Frequency over Fiber (RFoF) and intermediate Frequency over Fiber (IFoF) are two transmission strategies compatible with the required new broadband services and both play a key role in the design of the next generation integrated optical–wireless networks, such as 5G and Satcom networks, including on RAU (Remote Antenna Unit) new functionalities to improve their physical dimensions, employing a microelectronic layout over nanometric technologies.

This paper presents three compact CMOS voltage-to-current converters based on OTA/common-source configurations, which attain rail-to-rail input-output operation. The three converters present a high impedance input node while provide a highly linear V-I relationship over a ( -40, +120^°C) temperature range with a maximum transconductance temperature coefficient of 175 ppm/^°C. Measurement results for 1.2-V 0.18- μm CMOS implementations confirm rail-to-rail operation with bandwidths of up to 14.5 MHz and THD of up to -50 dB for 1 Vpp at 100 kHz, active areas below 0.0145 μm² and power consumption below 85 μW, which make these basic building blocks suitable for portable applications.

This brief presents a monolithic 1.8-V 0.18-μm CMOS temperature-compensated voltage-to-frequency converter for sensor read-out interfaces in wireless sensor network applications. Measurement results show that the proposed converter features are suitable for an output frequency span of 2 MHz with an input voltage range of 0.1-1.6 V. This converter presents a relative error below 4.8% and a linearity error below 0.017% (i.e., 12 b) over the whole frequency span for a range of ( -40°C, + 85°C). Power consumption is 0.423 mW (20 nW in sleep mode), and it occupies an active area of 137 μm x 100 μm.

A truly canonic second-order RC sinusoidal oscillator using a single second generation current conveyor is presented. The proposed structure uses two capacitors and only three resistors. The oscillation condition and oscillation frequency can be adjusted independently by two control resistors. Preliminary experimental results are shown.