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Publications:

1. C.Linga Reddy and Trond Ytterdal, "Analysis and Design of a 1V Charge. Sampling Readout Amplifier in 90nm CMOS for Medical Imaging", IEEE VLSI-DAT, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 25-27, April 2007.

2. C.Linga Reddy, Tajeshwar Singh and Trond Ytterdal, "Self-biased charge sampling amplifier in 90nm CMOS for medical ultrasound imaging", Proceedings of the 17th great lakes symposium on VLSI (GLS-VLSI), Stresa-Lago Maggiore, Italy, 11–13, March 2007.

3. Shimul Chandra Saha, Håkon Sagberg*, Geir Uri Jensen*,  and Trond Sæther, "Tuning of Resist slope for RF MEMS with hard baking parameters", 19th international Microprocess and Nanotechnology Conference (MNC),  Kanagawa, Japan, 26 October 2006.

4. K. Midtbø, A. Rønnekleiv, and D. T. Wang, "Fabrication and Characterization of CMUTs realized by Wafer Bonding", IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, 3-6, October 2006.

5. S. Berg, A. Rønnekleiv, "Reducing fluid coupled crosstalk between membranes in CMUT arrays by introducing a lossy top layer", IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, 3-6, October 2006.

6. H. Børli, S. Kolberg, and T. A. Fjeldly, "Development and Verification of a Precise Compact Model for Short-Channel Gate-All-Around MOSFETs", ESSDERC/ESSCIRC, MOS-AK Workshop, Montreux, Switzerland, 22 September 2006.

7. S. Kolberg, H. Børli, and T. A. Fjeldly, "Verification of a Novel 2D Compact Model for Short-Channel Double Gate MOSFETs", ESSDERC/ESSCIRC, MOS-AK Workshop, Montreux, Switzerland, 22 September 2006.

8. K.Midtbø, Arne Rønnekleiv, Dag T. Wang, "Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers fabricated by advanced wafer bonding and RIE etch", 20th Eurosensors Conference, Gothenborg, Sweden, 17-20, September 2006.

9. Shimul Chandra Saha1, Ulrik Hanke2, Geir Uri Jensen3 and Trond Sæther1, "Modeling of Spring Constant and Pull-down Voltage of Non uniform RF MEMS Cantilever", IEEE International Behavioral Modeling and Simulation Conference, San Jose, California, USA, 14 September 2006.

10. A.Aksnes, H.Martinussen and H.E.Engan, "Characterization of acoustic vibrations on micro- and nanostructures with picometer sensitivity", Proceedings of SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering), Interferometry XIII: Applications, Vol. 6293, 13-17, August 2006.

11. H.Martinussen, A.Aksnes and H.E.Engan, "Heterodyne interferometry for high sensitivity absolute amplitude vibrational measurements", Proceedings of SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering), Interferometry XIII: Techniques and Analysis, Vol. 6292, 13-17, August 2006.

12. S. Kolberg, H. Børli, and T. A. Fjeldly, "Modeling, Verification and Comparison of Short-Channel Double Gate and Gate-All-Around MOSFETs", Nephos Workshop on Electronic Engineering, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain, 26-27, June 2006.

13. A.Aksnes, H.Martinussen and H.E.Engan, "Wide frequency range absolute amplitude and phase measurements based on heterodyne interferometry", Northern Optics, 14-16, June 2006.

14. H.Martinussen, A.Aksnes and H.E.Engan, "Optical characterization of capacitor micromachined ultrasound transducers", Northern Optics, 14-16, June 2006.

15. H.Martinussen, A.Aksnes and H.E.Engan, "High sensitivity vibration measurements with absolute calibration", Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO), Optical Society of America, 21-26, May 2006.

16. C.Linga Reddy and Trond Ytterdal, "Jitter Analysis of General Charge Sampling Amplifiers", IEEE ISCAS, Island of Kos, Greece, 21-24, May 2006.

17. T. A. FJELDLY, S. KOLBERG, and B. IÑIGUEZ, "Precise 2D Compact Modeling of Nanoscale DG MOSFETs Based on Conformal Mapping Techniques" (invited), Proc. NSTI Nanotech, Workshop on Compact Modeling, Boston, vol. 3, pp. 668-673, 7-11, May 2006.

18. B. IÑIGUEZ, A. LAZARO, O. MOLDOVAN, A. CERDEIRA, and T. A. FJELDLY, "DC to RF Small-Signal DG MOSFET Model" (invited), Proc. NSTI Nanotech, Workshop on Compact Modeling, Boston, v. 3, pp. 680-685, 7-11, May 2006.

19. Kjell A Ingebrigtsen and Arne Rønnekleiv: SMIDA  (Smart Microsystems for Diagnostic Imaging); An ultrasound Front End on a Chip. 5th MUT Workshop, Munich, 4-5, May 2006. (Abstract and oral presentation.)

20. S. Berg, A. Rønnekleiv, "Reducing fluid coupled crosstalk between membranes in CMUT arrays by introducing top layer with losses", 5th MUT Workshop,  Munich, 4-5, May 2006.

21. K. Midtbø, D. T. Wang, A. Rønnekleiv, "Fabrication and Characterization of CMUTs realized by Wafer Bonding", 5th MUT Workshop, May, 4-5, 2006, Munich.

22. A.Aksnes, 'Smart Microsystems in Diagnostic Imaging (SMiDA), an introduction', 29th Scandinavian Symposium on Physical Acoustics, Jan.29-Feb.1, 2006.

23. H.Martinussen, A.Aksnes and H.E.Engan, "Heterodyne interferometry for acoustic vibrations", 29th Scandinavian Symposium on Physical Acoustics, Jan.29-Feb.1, 2006.

24. A. Rønnekleiv, "A simple one dimensional model of CMUTs, and some comments on where it breaks down", 29th Scandinavian Symposium on Physical Acoustics, Ustaoset, Norway, Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2006.

25. S. Berg, A. Rønnekleiv, "Important acoustic considerations in capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer design", 29th Scandinavian Symposium on Physical Acoustics, Ustaoset, Norway, Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2006.

26. S. KOLBERG and T. A. FJELDLY, "2D Modeling of Nanoscale DG SOI MOSFETs in the Subthreshold Regime", J. Computational Electronics, vol. 5, 217-222, 2006.

27. S. KOLBERG and T. A. FJELDLY, "2D Modeling of Nanoscale Double Gate SOI MOSFETs Using Conformal Mapping", Physica Scripta, vol. T126, 57-60, 2006.

28. S. KOLBERG,  T. A. FJELDLY, and B. IÑIGUEZ, "Self-Consistent 2D Compact Model for Nanoscale Double Gate MOSFETs", Lecture Notes in Comp. Science, Springer, Berlin, Vol. 3994, pp. 607-614, 2006.

29. B. IÑIGUEZ, T. A. FJELDLY, A. LAZARO, F. DANNEVILLE, and M. J. DEEN, "Compact Modeling Solutions for Double Gate and Gate-All- Around MOSFETs" Invited paper,  IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, vol. 53, no. 9, pp. 2128-2142, 2006.

30. Shimul C. Saha1, Ulrik Hanke2 and Trond Sæther1, "Modeling, Design and Simulation of Tunable Band Pass Filter using RF MEMS Capacitance and Transmission line", SPIE Symposium on Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology, Brisbane, Australia, 12 December 2005.

31.  K. Midtbø, P. Storås, A. Rønnekleiv, "Transfer of silicon nitride to silicon by fusion bonding", [Oral presentation], IMAPS Nordic Conference 2005, Tønsberg, Norway, 11.09.2005 - 14.11.2005.

32. Shimul C. Saha1, Ulrik Hanke2, Geir U. Jensen3, Anton M. Bøifot4, Tor A. Fjeldly1, Trond Sæther1, "Modeling and Simulation of High Capacitance Ratio RF MEMS Capacitive Shunt Switch", Third IASTED international conference on Circuits, Signals and Systems (CSS), Marina Del Rey, CA, USA, 24 October 2005.

33. Thomas Halvorsrød, C.Linga Reddy, Arne Rønnekleiv and Trond Ytterdal, “A Discrete Time µBeamformer for CMUT Arrays – Behavioral Simulations Using SystemC,” IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, 18-21, September 2005.

34. S. Berg, A. Rønnekleiv, "Backing requirements for CMUT arrays on silicon", IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, pp. 1952-1955, 18-21, September 2005.

35. S. Berg, A. Rønnekleiv, "Backing requirements for Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer arrays on silicon", [Poster]. IMAPS Nordic Annual Conference, Tønsberg, Norway, 11-14, September 2005.

36. K. Midtbø, Preben Storås, Arne Rønnekleiv, "Transfer of silicon nitride to silicon by fusion bonding", IMAPS Nordic Annual Conference, Tønsberg, Norway, 11-14, September 2005.

37. Shimul Chandra Saha, Trond Sæther, "Modeling and Simulation of Low Pass Filter using RF MEMS Capacitance and Transmission line", IMAPS Nordic Annual Conference, Tønsberg, Norway, 11-14, September 2005.

38. Shimul Chandra Saha, Tajeshwar Singh, Trond Sæther, "Design and Simulation of RF MEMS Switches for High Switching Speed and Moderate Voltage Operation", IEEE PRIME, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, 26 July 2005.

39. Shimul Chandra Saha, Tajeshwar Singh, Trond Sæther, "Design and simulation of RF MEMS cantilever and bridge switches for high switching speed and low voltage operation and their comparison", IEEE ISSCS, Iasi, Romania, 14 July 2005.

40. K. Midtbø, K. Schjølberg-Henriksen, M.M.V. Taklo, and A. Rønnekleiv, "Surface Energy of Fusion Bonded Silicon Nitride to Silicon", The Eight International Symposium on Semiconductor Wafer Bonding, Quebec City, Canada, 15-20, May 2005.

41. K. Midtbø, K. Schjølberg-Henriksen, M.M.V. Taklo, A. Rønnekleiv, "Surface energy of fusion bonded silicon nitride to silicon", 207th meeting of the electrochemical society, Electrochem. Soc. Proceedings vol 2, p. 288 (2005), 15-20, May 2005.

42. M. Lilledahl, O.A. Haugen, L.L. Randeberg and L.O. Svaasand, “Detection of atherosclerotic plaque by reflection spectroscopy and thermography: a comparison”, Photonics West, San Jose, Jan. 2005.

43. A, Rønnekleiv, "CMUT array modelling through free acoustic CMUT modes and analysis of the fluid CMUT interface through Fourier Transform Methods", IEEE Trans. on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, special issue on CMUTs, 2005.

44. A. Rønnekleiv, "CMUT array modeling through free acoustic CMUT modes and analysis of the fluid CMUT interface through Fourier Transform Methods", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control; 52(12):2173-2184, 2005.

45. B. Iñiguez, R. Picos, I. Kwon, M. S. Shur, T.A. Fjeldly, and K. Lee, "Compact MOSFET Modeling for Harmonic Distortion Analysis", Int. IEEE Caracas Conf. on Devices, Circuits and Systems, ICCDCS'2004, Dominican Republic, 3-5, November 2004.

46. B. Iñiguez, R. Picos, I. Kwon, M. S. Shur, T.A. Fjeldly, and K. Lee, "Accurate Compact MOSFET Modeling Scheme for Harmonic Distortion Analysis", J. Semiconductor Technology and Science, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 141-148, September 2004.

47. A.Aksnes Dyrseth, H.Engan, D.R.Hjelme, "Optical detection of ultrasound and optical spectroscopy for detection of vulnerable plaques", Norwegian Electro-Optics Meeting, Tønsberg, Norway, May 2004.