IEICE Transactions on Electronics, Volume 99-C

Volume 99-C, Number 1, January 2016

Special Section on Recent Progress in Electromagnetic Theory and Its Application

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  Motoyuki Sato:
  Foreword. 1-2
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  Yasumitsu Miyazaki:
  Electromagnetic Characteristics of Transverse Acousto-Optic Waveguide Device in Integrated Optics. 3-10
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  An Ngoc Nguyen, Hiroshi Shirai:
  Electromagnetic Scattering Analysis from Rectangular Dielectric Cuboids - TE Polarization -. 11-17
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  Keiji Goto, Naokatsu Sumikawa, Ryo Asai, Taweedej Santikul:
  Frequency-Domain Uniform Asymptotic Solution for Scattered Field by a Coated Cylinder with a Thin Lossy Medium. 18-27
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  Tai Tanaka, Yoshio Inasawa, Yasuhiro Nishioka, Hiroaki Miyashita:
  Improved Primary Characteristic Basis Function Method for Monostatic Radar Cross Section Analysis of Specific Coordinate Plane. 28-35
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  Suguru Imai, Kenji Taguchi, Takeshi Kawamura, Tatsuya Kashiwa:
  Numerical Study on Path Loss Characteristics Considering Antenna Positions on Car Body at Blind Intersection in Urban Area for Inter-Vehicle Communications Using 700MHz Band. 36-43
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  Riafeni Karlina, Motoyuki Sato:
  Model-Based Compressive Sensing Applied to Landmine Detection by GPR. 44-51
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  Alfred Kik, Atsuhiro Nishikata:
  Electromagnetic Scattering by a Cylindrical Material Piercing through the Narrow Walls of a Rectangular Waveguide: Analytical Solution and Application to Material Characterization. 52-60
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  Mitsuyoshi Kishihara, Yuki Mizutani, Isao Ohta, Kensuke Okubo, Hironori Takimoto:
  Left-Handed Waveguide Using Cutoff TM-Mode. 61-67
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  Akira Komiyama:
  Numerical Analysis of the Plane Wave Scattering by the End-Face of a Waveguide System: Near Field. 68-71
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  Ryoichi Sato, Hiroshi Shirai:
  Electromagnetic Plane Wave Diffraction by Loaded N-Slits on Thick Conducting Screen. 72-75
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  Jun-ichiro Sugisaka, Takashi Yasui, Koichi Hirayama:
  Efficient Scattering Analysis of Arbitrarily Shaped Local Defect in Diffraction Grating. 76-80
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  Yoshihiro Naka, Masahiko Nishimoto:
  A Sharply Bent Waveguide with a Microcavity Constructed by an Air-Bridge Type Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Slab. 81-84

Regular Section

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  Motomi Abe, Yukihiro Tahara, Tetsu Owada, Naofumi Yoneda, Hiroaki Miyashita:
  A Novel Directional Coupler Loaded with Feedback Capacitances and Its Applications. 85-94
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  Sou Takahashi, Masato Futagawa, Makoto Ishida, Kazuaki Sawada:
  Amplified Redox Sensor for Highly Sensitive Chemical Analysis. 95-99
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  Mona Moradi, Reza Faghih Mirzaee, Keivan Navi:
  New Current-Mode Multipliers by CNTFET-Based n-Valued Binary Converters. 100-107
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  Toru Tanzawa:
  An Analytical Model of AC-DC Charge Pump Voltage Multipliers. 108-118
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  Yoshiaki Asao, Fumio Horiguchi:
  A Precise Model for Cross-Point Memory Array. 119-128
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  Engin Cemal Mengüç, Nurettin Acir:
  Real-Time Implementation of Lyapunov Stability Theory-Based Adaptive Filter on FPGA. 129-137
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  Toshiki Manaka, Shouhei Kidera, Tetsuo Kirimoto:
  Experimental Study on Embedded Object Imaging Method with Range Point Suppression of Creeping Wave for UWB Radars. 138-142
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  Roger Yubtzuan Chen, Zong-Yi Yang, Hongchin Lin:
  High-Performance Regulated Charge Pump with an Extended Range of Load Current. 143-146

Volume 99-C, Number 2, February 2016

Special Section on Recent Advances in Photonics Technologies and Their Applications

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  Senichi Suzuki:
  Foreword. 147
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  Kenichiro Yashiki, Toshinori Uemura, Mitsuru Kurihara, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Masatoshi Tokushima, Yasuhiko Hagihara, Kazuhiko Kurata:
  25-Gbps/ch Error-Free Operation over 300-m MMF of Low-Power-Consumption Silicon-Photonics-Based Chip-Scale Optical I/O Cores. 148-156
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  Yoshiyuki Doi, Takaharu Ohyama, Toshihide Yoshimatsu, Tetsuichiro Ohno, Yasuhiko Nakanishi, Shunichi Soma, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Manabu Oguma, Toshikazu Hashimoto, Hiroaki Sanjoh:
  Integrated Photonic Devices and Applications for 100GbE-and-Beyond Datacom. 157-164
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  Takashi Tokuda, Hiroaki Takehara, Toshihiko Noda, Kiyotaka Sasagawa, Jun Ohta:
  CMOS-Based Optoelectronic On-Chip Neural Interface Device. 165-172
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  Tadao Nagatsuma, Shintaro Hisatake, Hai Huy Nguyen Pham:
  Photonics for Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Sensing and Measurement. 173-180
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  Kristof J. P. Jacobs, Benjamin J. Stevens, Richard A. Hogg:
  Photoluminescence Characterisation of High Current Density Resonant Tunnelling Diodes for Terahertz Applications. 181-188
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  Kyota Hattori, Toru Homemoto, Masahiro Nakagawa, Naoki Kimishima, Masaru Katayama, Akira Misawa:
  Optical Layer 2 Switch Network with Bufferless Optical TDM and Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation. 189-202
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  Masahiro Nakagawa, Kyota Hattori, Toshiya Matsuda, Masaru Katayama, Katsutoshi Koda:
  Dynamic Subwavelength Protection Using High-Speed Optical Switches for Optical Metro Networks. 203-211
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  Seiji Fukushima, Takayuki Shimaki, Kota Yamashita, Taishi Funasako, Tomohiro Hachino:
  Frequency Division Multiplexed Radio-on-Fiber Link Employing an Electro-Absorption Modulator Integrated Laser Diode for a Cube Satellite Earth Station. 212-218
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  Rina Ando, Hiroki Kishikawa, Nobuo Goto, Shin-ichiro Yanagiya, Lawrence R. Chen:
  Performance Analysis of All-Optical Wavelength-Shift-Free Format Conversion from QPSK to Two BPSK Tributaries Using FWM and Interference. 219-226
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  Quynh Nguyen Quang Nhu, Hung Nguyen Tan, Quang Nguyen-The, Motoharu Matsuura, Naoto Kishi:
  Performance of an Inline RZ-DPSK Pulse Compression Using Raman Amplifier and Its Application in OTDM Tributary. 227-234
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  Nobuyuki Hayasaka, Taro Arakawa, Yasuo Kokubun:
  Design of Fourth-Order Series Coupled Microring Filter on Chebyshev Filter Condition. 235-241
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  Kota Shikama, Yoshiteru Abe, Shuichiro Asakawa, Shuichi Yanagi, Tetsuo Takahashi:
  Multicore Fiber Connector with Physical-Contact Connection. 242-249
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  Yuzo Sasaki, Takashi Sakamoto, Masahiro Ueno, Seiji Toyoda, Junya Kobayashi, Tadashi Sakamoto, Masatoshi Fujimoto, Shogo Yamagishi, Mahiro Yamada, Shogo Yagi:
  Electro-Optic Deflector Based on KTN Crystal for Phase-Stable Swept Light Source for OCT. 250-256

Regular Section

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  Yuta Endo, Kazuyuki Saito, Koichi Ito:
  Temperature Analysis of Liver Tissue in Microwave Coagulation Therapy Considering Tissue Dehydration by Heating. 257-265
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  Yasuhiko Tamura:
  TE Plane Wave Scattering from Periodic Rough Surfaces with Perfect Conductivity: Image Integral Equation of the First Type. 266-274
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  Toshiyuki Kikkawa, Toru Nakura, Kunihiro Asada:
  An On-Chip Measurement of PLL Transfer Function and Lock Range through Fully Digital Interface. 275-284
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  Tran T. T. Huong, Hiroshi Shimada, Yoshinao Mizugaki:
  Improvement of Single-Electron Digital Logic Gates by Utilizing Input Discretizers. 285-292
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  Youngjoo Lee, Jaehwan Jung, In-Cheol Park:
  Energy-Scalable 4KB LDPC Decoding Architecture for NAND-Flash-Based Storage Systems. 293-301
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  Yefei Zhang, Zunchao Li, Chuang Wang, Feng Liang:
  Compact Analytical Threshold Voltage Model of Strained Gate-All-Around MOSFET Fabricated on Si_1-xGe_x Virtual Substrate. 302-307
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  Kele Shen, Zhigang Yu, Zhou Jiang:
  An Optimization Mechanism for Mid-Bond Testing of TSV-Based 3D SoCs. 308-315
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  Nobutaro Shibata, Takako Ishihara:
  A SOI Cache-Tag Memory with Dual-Rail Wordline Scheme. 316-330

Volume 99-C, Number 3, March 2016

Special Section on Progress towards System Nanotechnology

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  Junichi Takahara:
  Foreword. 332
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  Masashi Nakao:
  Recent Situation of the UV Imprint Lithography and Its Application to the Photonics Devices. 333-338
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  Eiji Higurashi, Michitaka Yamamoto, Takeshi Sato, Tadatomo Suga, Renshi Sawada:
  Room-Temperature Gold-Gold Bonding Method Based on Argon and Hydrogen Gas Mixture Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Treatment for Optoelectronic Device Integration. 339-345
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  Kazuhiro Komori, Takeyoshi Sugaya, Takeru Amano, Keishiro Goshima:
  Nanophotonic Devices Based on Semiconductor Quantum Nanostructures. 346-357
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  Daisuke Inoue, Atsushi Miura, Tsuyoshi Nomura, Hisayoshi Fujikawa, Kazuo Sato, Naoki Ikeda, Daiju Tsuya, Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Yasuo Koide:
  Optical Filters Based on Nano-Sized Hole and Slit Patterns in Aluminum Films. 358-364
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  Kenichiro Nakamatsu, Shinji Matsui:
  Structure Transformation of Bended Diamond-Like Carbon Free-Space Nanowiring by Ga Focused-Ion-Beam Irradiation. 365-370
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  Yuta Inagaki, Kazuya Hayase, Ryosuke Chiba, Hokuto Iijima, Takashi Meguro:
  Contribution of Treatment Temperature on Quantum Efficiency of Negative Electron Affinity (NEA)-GaAs. 371-375
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  Masayuki Hirao, Daichi Yamanaka, Takanori Yazaki, Jun Osako, Hokuto Iijima, Takao Shiokawa, Hikota Akimoto, Takashi Meguro:
  STM Study on Adsorption Structures of Cs on the As-Terminated GaAs(001) (2×4) Surface by Alternating Supply of Cs and O₂. 376-380
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  Takuma Yasuda, Nobuhiko Ozaki, Hiroshi Shibata, Shunsuke Ohkouchi, Naoki Ikeda, Hirotaka Ohsato, Eiichiro Watanabe, Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Richard A. Hogg:
  Electrically Driven Near-Infrared Broadband Light Source with Gaussian-Like Spectral Shape Based on Multiple InAs Quantum Dots. 381-384

Regular Section

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  Hiroyuki Fukuyama, Michihiro Hirata, Kenji Kurishima, Minoru Ida, Masami Tokumitsu, Shogo Yamanaka, Munehiko Nagatani, Toshihiro Itoh, Kimikazu Sano, Hideyuki Nosaka, Koichi Murata:
  An InP-Based 27-GHz-Bandwidth Limiting TIA IC Designed to Suppress Undershoot and Ringing in Its Output Waveform. 385-396
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  Fengwei An, Lei Chen, Toshinobu Akazawa, Shogo Yamazaki, Hans Jürgen Mattausch:
  k Nearest Neighbor Classification Coprocessor with Weighted Clock-Mapping-Based Searching. 397-403
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  Tong-Yu Hsieh, Tai-Ping Wang, Shuo Yang, Chin-An Hsu, Yi-Lung Lin:
  An Area-Efficient Scalable Test Module to Support Low Pin-Count Testing. 404-414
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  Chin-Fa Hsieh, Tsung-Han Tsai, Shu-Chung Yi:
  A SoC Integrating ADC and 2DDWT for Video/Image Processing. 415-426
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  Koichi Takiguchi:
  Modulation Format Conversion of OOK to PAM Signals Using Balanced Detection and Intensity Modulation. 427-429

Volume 99-C, Number 4, April 2016

Special Section on Solid-State Circuit Design---Architecture, Circuit, Device and Design Methodology

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  Minoru Fujishima:
  Foreword. 430
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  Jung Nam Bae, Saichandrateja Radhapuram, Ikkyun Jo, Weimin Wang, Takao Kihara, Toshimasa Matsuoka:
  A Design of 0.7-V 400-MHz All-Digital Phase-Locked Loop for Implantable Biomedical Devices. 431-439
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  Pil-Ho Lee, Yu-Jeong Hwang, Han-Yeol Lee, Hyun Bae Lee, Young-Chan Jang:
  An On-Chip Monitoring Circuit with 51-Phase PLL-Based Frequency Synthesizer for 8-Gb/s ODR Single-Ended Signaling Integrity Analysis. 440-443
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  Hirofumi Takishita, Shuhei Tanakamaru, Sheyang Ning, Ken Takeuchi:
  Variation of SCM/NAND Flash Hybrid SSD Performance, Reliability and Cost by Using Different SSD Configurations and Error Correction Strengths. 444-451
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  Luis-Fortino Cisneros-Sinencio, Alejandro Díaz-Sánchez, Jaime Ramírez-Angulo:
  A Noise-Robust Positive-Feedback Floating-Gate Logic. 452-457

Regular Section

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  Kaoru Kohira, Hiroki Ishikuro:
  A 12.5Gbps CDR with Differential to Common Converting Edge Detector for the Wired and Wireless Serial Link. 458-465
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  Katsuhiro Tsuji, Kazuo Terada, Ryo Takeda, Hisato Fujisaka:
  Study on Threshold Voltage Variation Evaluated by Charge-Based Capacitance Measurement. 466-473
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  Akira Heya, Naoto Matsuo, Kazuhiro Kanda:
  Low-Temperature Activation in Boron Ion-Implanted Silicon by Soft X-Ray Irradiation. 474-480
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  Chia-Wen Chang, Kai-Yu Lo, Hossameldin A. Ibrahim, Ming-Chiuan Su, Yuan-Hua Chu, Shyh-Jye Jou:
  A Varactor-Based All-Digital Multi-Phase PLL with Random-Sampling Spur Suppression Techniques. 481-490
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  Yuta Suzuki, Kota Sata, Junichi Kako, Kohei Yamaguchi, Fumio Arakawa, Masato Edahiro:
  Parallel Design of Feedback Control Systems Utilizing Dead Time for Embedded Multicore Processors. 491-502

Volume 99-C, Number 5, May 2016

Special Section on Fundamentals and Applications of Advanced Semiconductor Devices

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  Koichi Maezawa:
  Foreword. 503
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  Sohya Kudoh, Shun'ichiro Ohmi:
  A Study on Substrate Orientation Dependence of Si Surface Flattening Process by Sacrificial Oxidation and Its Effect on MIS Diode Characteristics. 504-509
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  Shun'ichiro Ohmi, Mengyi Chen, Xiaopeng Wu, Yasushi Masahiro:
  PtHf Silicide Formation Utilizing PtHf-Alloy Target for Low Contact Resistivity. 510-515
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  Yi Chen, Tatsuya Okada, Takashi Noguchi:
  An Application of Laser Annealing Process in Low-Voltage Power MOSFETs. 516-521
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  Norihide Kashio, Takuya Hoshi, Kenji Kurishima, Minoru Ida, Hideaki Matsuzaki:
  Type-II InGaAsSb-Base Double Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors Simultaneously Exhibiting over 600-GHz f_max and 5-V Breakdown Voltage. 522-527
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  Hiroshi Matsumura, Yoichi Kawano, Shoichi Shiba, Masaru Sato, Toshihide Suzuki, Yasuhiro Nakasha, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Kozo Makiyama, Taisuke Iwai, Naoki Hara:
  300-GHz Amplifier in 75-nm InP HEMT Technology. 528-534
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  Yasutaka Maeda, Shun'ichiro Ohmi, Tetsuya Goto, Tadahiro Ohmi:
  High Quality Pentacene Film Formation on N-Doped LaB₆ Donor Layer. 535-540
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  Sangheon Oh, Changhwan Shin:
  Design Optimization for Process-Variation-Tolerant 22-nm FinFET-Based 6-T SRAM Cell with Worst-Case Sampling Method. 541-543
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  Karam Cho, Jaesung Jo, Changhwan Shin:
  Amorphous Indium Zinc Oxide Thin-Film Transistor with Steep Subthreshold Slope by Negative Capacitance. 544-546
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  Sungjun Kim, Min-Hwi Kim, Seongjae Cho, Byung-Gook Park:
  Bias Polarity Dependent Resistive Switching Behaviors in Silicon Nitride-Based Memory Cell. 547-550
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  Masaya Ohzeki, Shunjiro Fujii, Hiromichi Kataura, Yasushiro Nishioka:
  Performance Improvement of PTB7: PC₇₁BM Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells by Adding Multiple Surfactants. 551-554
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  Kosei Hashiba, Shunjiro Fujii, Hiromichi Kataura, Yasushiro Nishioka:
  Inverted Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells on a PEDOT: PSS-Coated PEN Substrate with PFN as a Cathode Buffer Layer. 555-558
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  Hiroshi Okada, Akira Nagahara:
  Investigation of Electron Irradiation Effects on Graphene by Optical and Electrical Characterization. 559-562

Regular Section

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  Withawat Tangtrongpairoj, Yafei Hou, Takeshi Higashino, Minoru Okada:
  Quality-Based Channel Allocation Scheme with Predistortion in Multi-Channel Radio over Fiber System. 563-573
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  Yoshihiro Masui, Kotaro Wada, Akihiro Toya, Masaki Tanioka:
  A Low-Noise Dynamic Comparator for Low-Power ADCs. 574-580
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  Jun-Hua Chiang, Bin-Da Liu, Shih-Ming Chen, Hong-Tzer Yang:
  New Power Factor Correction Application for a Small Wind Power System. 581-589
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  Guangyi Lu, Yuan Wang, Xing Zhang:
  Optimization on Layout Strategy of Gate-Grounded NMOS for On-Chip ESD Protection in a 65-nm CMOS Process. 590-596
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  Byungjoon Kim, Duksoo Kim, Youngjoon Lim, Dooheon Yang, Sangwook Nam, Jae-Hoon Song:
  A Clutter Rejection Technique Using a Delay-Line for Wall-Penetrating FMCW Radar. 597-600
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  Yi Chen, Tatsuya Okada, Takashi Noguchi:
  An Application of Laser Annealing Process in Low-Voltage Planar Power MOSFETs. 601-603

Volume 99-C, Number 6, June 2016

Special Section on Analog Circuits and Related SoC Integration Technologies

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  Yasuhiro Sugimoto:
  Foreword. 604-605
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  Po-Chiun Huang, Shin-Jie Huang, Po-Hsiang Lan:
  Cooperation between Distributed Power Modules for SoC Power Management. 606-613
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  Nobuyuki Itoh, Hiroki Tsuji, Yuka Itano, Takayuki Morishita, Kiyotaka Komoku, Sadayuki Yoshitomi:
  A Study of Striped Inductor for K- and Ka-Band Voltage-Controlled Oscillators. 614-622
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  Zhijie Chen, Masaya Miyahara, Akira Matsuzawa:
  Fully Passive Noise Shaping Techniques in a Charge-Redistribution SAR ADC. 623-631
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  Dongsheng Yang, Tomohiro Ueno, Wei Deng, Yuki Terashima, Kengo Nakata, Aravind Tharayil Narayanan, Rui Wu, Kenichi Okada, Akira Matsuzawa:
  A 0.0055mm² 480µW Fully Synthesizable PLL Using Stochastic TDC in 28nm FDSOI. 632-640
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  Lilan Yu, Masaya Miyahara, Akira Matsuzawa:
  Highly Linear Open-Loop Amplifiers Using Nonlinearity Cancellation and Gain Adapting Techniques. 641-650
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  Sang-Min Park, Yeon-Ho Jeong, Yu-Jeong Hwang, Pil-Ho Lee, Yeong-Woong Kim, Jisu Son, Han-Yeol Lee, Young-Chan Jang:
  A 10-bit 20-MS/s Asynchronous SAR ADC with Meta-Stability Detector Using Replica Comparators. 651-654
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  Yo-Hao Tu, Jen-Chieh Liu, Kuo-Hsing Cheng:
  Proportional Static-Phase-Error Reduction for Frequency-Multiplier-Based Delay-Locked-Loop Architecture. 655-658
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  Junichiro Kadomoto, So Hasegawa, Yusuke Kiuchi, Atsutake Kosuge, Tadahiro Kuroda:
  Analysis and Evaluation of Electromagnetic Interference between ThruChip Interface and LC-VCO. 659-662
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  Kiichi Niitsu, Tsuyoshi Kuno, Masayuki Takihi, Kazuo Nakazato:
  Well-Shaped Microelectrode Array Structure for High-Density CMOS Amperometric Electrochemical Sensor Array. 663-666

Special Section on Cutting-Edge Technologies of Superconducting Electronics

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  Akira Fujimaki:
  Foreword. 667-668
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  Masakazu Ura, Kohei Noguchi, Yuta Ueoka, Kota Nakamura, Teruyoshi Sasayama, Takashi Yoshida, Keiji Enpuku:
  Improved Liquid-Phase Detection of Biological Targets Based on Magnetic Markers and High-Critical-Temperature Superconducting Quantum Interference Device. 669-675
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  Ali Bozbey, Yuma Kita, Kyohei Kamiya, Misaki Kozaka, Masamitsu Tanaka, Takekazu Ishida, Akira Fujimaki:
  Development of an Advanced Circuit Model for Superconducting Strip Line Detector Arrays. 676-682
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  Coenrad J. Fourie, Naoki Takeuchi, Nobuyuki Yoshikawa:
  Inductance and Current Distribution Extraction in Nb Multilayer Circuits with Superconductive and Resistive Components. 683-691
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  Yuki Yamanashi, Shohei Nishimoto, Nobuyuki Yoshikawa:
  30GHz Operation of Single-Flux-Quantum Arithmetic Logic Unit Implemented by Using Dynamically Reconfigurable Gates. 692-696
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  Guang-Ming Tang, Kazuyoshi Takagi, Naofumi Takagi:
  RSFQ 4-bit Bit-Slice Integer Multiplier. 697-702
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  Masamitsu Tanaka, Kazuyoshi Takagi, Naofumi Takagi:
  High-Throughput Rapid Single-Flux-Quantum Circuit Implementations for Exponential and Logarithm Computation Using the Radix-2 Signed-Digit Representation. 703-709
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  Naoki Tsuji, Naoki Takeuchi, Yuki Yamanashi, Thomas Ortlepp, Nobuyuki Yoshikawa:
  Majority Gate-Based Feedback Latches for Adiabatic Quantum Flux Parametron Logic. 710-716

Regular Section

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  Nobutaro Shibata, Yoshinori Gotoh, Takako Ishihara:
  A New High-Density 10T CMOS Gate-Array Base Cell for Two-Port SRAM Applications. 717-726
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  Lihao Zhong, Ruohe Yao, Fei Luo:
  Pseudo-CMOS with Re-Pull-Down Transistor: A Low Power Inverter Design for Thin-Film Transistors. 727-729
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  Diancheng Wu, Jiarui Li, Leiou Wang, Donghui Wang, Chengpeng Hao:
  A Novel Dictionary-Based Method for Test Data Compression Using Heuristic Algorithm. 730-733

Volume 99-C, Number 7, July 2016

Special Section on Recent Advances in Simulation Techniques and Their Applications for Electronics

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  Zhewang Ma:
  Foreword. 734
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  Yan Chen, Yu Zhang, Guanghui Zhang, Xunwang Zhao, Shaohua Wu, Qing Zhang, Xiaopeng Yang:
  Hybrid MIC/CPU Parallel Implementation of MoM on MIC Cluster for Electromagnetic Problems. 735-743
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  Masataka Ohira, Kazuma Yamanaka, Zhewang Ma:
  A New Design Formula of Coupling Coefficient between Antenna and Resonator for Efficient Design of Filtering Antenna. 744-750
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  Kosei Tanii, Koji Wada:
  Simulational Approach to Realize a Triplexer Based on Bandpass Filters Using Wideband Resonators. 751-760
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  Kaida Dong, Jingyan Mo, Yuhong He, Zhewang Ma, Xuexia Yang:
  A Compact Millimeter-Wave Dual-Band Bandpass Filter Using Substrate-Integrated Waveguide (SIW) Dual-Mode Cavities. 761-765
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  Yoshiki Kayano, Hiroshi Inoue:
  Transmission Characteristics and Shielding Effectiveness of Shielded-Flexible Printed Circuits for Differential-Signaling. 766-773
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  Kazuki Ichikawa, Ze-Jun Zhang, Yasuhide Tsuji, Masashi Eguchi:
  A Study on Single Polarization Guidance in Photonic Band Gap Fiber with Anisotropic Lattice of Circular Air Holes. 774-779
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  Yasuo Ohtera:
  Accuracy Assessment of FDTD Method for the Analysis of Sub-Wavelength Photonic Structures. 780-787
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  Zaifeng Yang, Eng Leong Tan:
  Efficient 3-D Fundamental LOD-FDTD Method Incorporated with Memristor. 788-792
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  Jun Sonoda, Keimei Kaino, Motoyuki Sato:
  A Simple Approximation Formula for Numerical Dispersion Error in 2-D and 3-D FDTD Method. 793-796
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  Shinichiro Ohnuki, Yuya Kitaoka, Takashi Takeuchi:
  Time-Domain Solver for 3D Electromagnetic Problems Using the Method of Moments and the Fast Inverse Laplace Transform. 797-800
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  Ryota Sato, Keimei Kaino, Jun Sonoda:
  Transmission Properties of Electromagnetic Wave in Pre-Cantor Bar: Scaling and Double-Exponetiality. 801-804
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  Shinya Kitagawa, Ryosuke Suga, Osamu Hashimoto, Kiyomichi Araki:
  Study on RCS Reduction of Patch Array Using Switchable Absorption/Transmission Surface. 805-808
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  Naoki Tanaka, Takashi Hikage, Toshio Nojima:
  FEM Simulations of Implantable Cardiac Pacemaker EMI Triggered by HF-Band Wireless Power Transfer System. 809-812
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  Suguru Imai, Kenji Taguchi, Tatsuya Kashiwa:
  Effect of Transparent Waves from Building Walls on Path Loss Characteristics at Blind Intersection in Urban Area for 700MHz Band Inter-Vehicle Communications. 813-816
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  Jun Shibayama, Yusuke Wada, Junji Yamauchi, Hisamatsu Nakano:
  Analysis of Two- and Three-Dimensional Plasmonic Waveguide Band-Pass Filters Using the TRC-FDTD Method. 817-819
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  Ryosuke Ozaki, Tsuneki Yamasaki:
  Energy Distribution of Periodically Dielectric Waveguides by Arbitrary Shape of Dielectric Constants - The Influence of Dielectric Structures in the Middle Layer -. 820-824

Regular Section

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  Ryan Imansyah, Tatsushi Tanaka, Luke Himbele, Haisong Jiang, Kiichi Hamamoto:
  Mode Crosstalk Evaluation Method by Using MMI Mode Filter for Optical Mode Switch. 825-829
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  Shinichi Tanaka, Takao Katayose, Hiroki Nishizawa, Ken'ichi Hosoya, Ryo Ishikawa, Kazuhiko Honjo:
  Miniaturization of Double Stub Resonators Using Lumped-Element Capacitors for MMIC Applications. 830-836
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  Kazuya Yamamoto, Takayuki Matsuzuka, Miyo Miyashita, Kenichi Horiguchi, Shigeo Yamabe, Satoshi Suzuki, Hiroaki Seki:
  Design and Measurements of Building Blocks Supporting a 1.9-GHz-Band BiFET MMIC Power Amplifier for WCDMA Handsets. 837-848
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  GuangFu Li, Hsien-Shun Wu, Ching-Kuang C. Tzuang:
  4.5-dB CMOS Forward Coupler Incorporating Asymmetric Left-Handed Coupled Lines at 430 GHz. 849-855
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  Koji Takinami, Hiroyuki Motozuka, Tomoya Urushihara, Masashi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masatake Irie, Takenori Sakamoto, Yohei Morishita, Kenji Miyanaga, Takayuki Tsukizawa, Noriaki Saito, Naganori Shirakata:
  A 60 GHz Hybrid Analog/Digital Beamforming Receiver with Interference Suppression for Multiuser Gigabit/s Radio Access. 856-865
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  Abdulfattah Mohammad Obeid, Syed Manzoor Qasim, Mohammed S. BenSaleh, Abdullah A. AlJuffri:
  HyDRA: Hybrid Dynamically Reconfigurable Architecture for DSP Applications. 866-877
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  Ing-Chao Lin, Yen-Han Lee, Sheng-Wei Wang:
  Reducing Aging Effects on Ternary CAM. 878-891
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  Yi Zhang, Guoqiang Zhao, Houjun Sun, Mang He, Qiang Chen:
  Linear Programming Phase Feeding Method for Phased-Array Scanning. 892-894
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  Zhitao Xu, Jun Xu, Shuai Liu, Yaping Zhang:
  Multilayer Four-Way Out-of-Phase Power Divider Based on Substrate Integrated Waveguide Technology. 895-898

Volume 99-C, Number 8, August 2016

Special Section on Low-Power and High-Speed Chips

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  Fumio Arakawa, Makoto Ikeda:
  Foreword. 899-900
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  Haruki Mori, Yohei Umeki, Shusuke Yoshimoto, Shintaro Izumi, Koji Nii, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Masahiko Yoshimoto:
  A 28-nm 484-fJ/writecycle 650-fJ/readcycle 8T Three-Port FD-SOI SRAM for Image Processor. 901-908
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  Akram Ben Ahmed, Hiroki Matsutani, Michihiro Koibuchi, Kimiyoshi Usami, Hideharu Amano:
  Multi-Voltage Variable Pipeline Routers with the Same Clock Frequency for Low-Power Network-on-Chips Systems. 909-917
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  Da-Ren Chen, Chiun-Chieh Hsu, Hon-Chan Chen:
  A Slack Reclamation Method for Reducing the Speed Fluctuations on the DVFS Real-Time Scheduling. 918-925
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  Atsushi Koshiba, Mikiko Sato, Kimiyoshi Usami, Hideharu Amano, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Masaaki Kondo, Hiroshi Nakamura, Mitaro Namiki:
  An Operating System Guided Fine-Grained Power Gating Control Based on Runtime Characteristics of Applications. 926-935
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  Ryotaro Kobayashi, Ikumi Kaneko, Hajime Shimada:
  Improvement of Data Utilization Efficiency for Cache Memory by Compressing Frequent Bit Sequences. 936-946

Regular Section

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  Hien Ba Chu, Hiroshi Shirai, Chien Dao Ngoc:
  New Estimation Method for the Operational Low Frequency End of Antipodal Vivaldi Antennas. 947-955
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  Wenyi Tang, Song Jia, Yuan Wang:
  A Short-Time Three-Phase Single-Rail Precharge Logic against Differential Power Analysis. 956-962
• 
  Zhijie Chen, Masaya Miyahara, Akira Matsuzawa:
  A 9.35-ENOB, 14.8 fJ/conv.-step Fully-Passive Noise-Shaping SAR ADC. 963-973
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  Tian Wang, Xiaoxin Cui, Kai Liao, Nan Liao, Xiaole Cui, Dunshan Yu:
  Low Power High Performance FinFET Standard Cells Based on Mixed Back Biasing Technology. 974-983

Volume 99-C, Number 9, September 2016

Special Section on Recent Development of Electro-Mechanical Devices

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  Junya Sekikawa:
  Foreword. 984
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  Terutaka Tamai, Masahiro Yamakawa, Yuta Nakamura:
  Effect of Contact Lubricant on Contact Resistance Characteristics - Contact Resistance of Lubricated Surface and Observation of Lubricant Molecules -. 985-991
• 
  Junya Sekikawa:
  Occurrence of Reignitions of Break Arcs When Moving Range of Arc Spots are Restricted within the Contact Surfaces. 992-998
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  Shin-ichi Wada, Koichiro Sawa:
  A Method for Evaluating Degradation Phenomenon of Electrical Contacts Using a Micro-Sliding Mechanism - Minimal Sliding Amplitudes against Input Waveforms -. 999-1008
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  Keisuke Kato, Junya Sekikawa:
  Restriction on Motion of Break Arcs Magnetically Blown-Out by Surrounding Walls in a 450VDC/10A Resistive Circuit. 1009-1015
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  Koichiro Sawa, Masatoshi Tsuruoka, Makito Morii:
  Fundamental Characteristics of Arc Extinction at DC Low Current Interruption with High Voltage (<500V). 1016-1022
• 
  Yoshiki Kayano, Hiroshi Inoue:
  Embedded F-SIR Type Transmission Line with Open-Stub for Negative Group Delay Characteristic. 1023-1026
• 
  Jun Matsuoka, Junya Sekikawa:
  Observation of Break Arc Rotated by Radial Magnetic Field in a 48VDC Resistive Circuit Using Two High-Speed Cameras. 1027-1030

Regular Section

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  Michio Takikawa, Yoshio Inasawa, Hiroaki Miyashita, Izuru Naito:
  Novel Beam-Scanning Center-Fed Imaging Reflector Antenna with Elliptical Aperture for Wide Area Observation. 1031-1038
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  Takashi Takemoto, Yasunobu Matsuoka, Hiroki Yamashita, Takahiro Nakamura, Yong Lee, Hideo Arimoto, Tatemi Ido:
  A 50-Gb/s Optical Transmitter Based on a 25-Gb/s-Class DFB-LD and a 0.18-µm SiGe BiCMOS LD Driver. 1039-1047
• 
  Shota Takeuchi, Kazuki Sakuma, Kazutoshi Kato, Yasuyuki Yoshimizu, Yu Yasuda, Shintaro Hisatake, Tadao Nagatsuma:
  Novel Lightwave-Interferometric Phase Detection for Phase Stabilization of Two-Tone Coherent Millimeter-Wave/Microwave Carrier Generation. 1048-1055
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  Hisanao Akima, Yasuhiro Katayama, Masao Sakuraba, Koji Nakajima, Jordi Madrenas, Shigeo Sato:
  CMOS Majority Circuit with Large Fan-In. 1056-1064
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  Atsushi Saito, Kenshiro Sato, Yuta Tanimoto, Kai Matsuura, Yutaka Sasaki, Mitiko Miura-Mattausch, Hans Jürgen Mattausch, Yoshifumi Zoka:
  Efficiency Analysis of SiC-MOSFET-Based Bidirectional Isolated DC/DC Converters. 1065-1070
• 
  Zhou Jiang, Guiming Luo, Kele Shen:
  Complex Networks Clustering for Lower Power Scan Segmentation in At-Speed Testing. 1071-1079
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  Meng Yang, Yuehu Tan, Erbing Li, Cong Ma, Yechao You:
  A New Marching-on-in-Order Based 2-D Unconditionally Stable FDTD Method. 1080-1083

Volume 99-C, Number 10, October 2016

Special Section on Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Technology

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  Noriharu Suematsu:
  Foreword. 1084
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  Shigeo Kawasaki, Akihira Miyachi:
  The Dawn of the New RF-HySIC Semiconductor Integrated Circuits: An Initiative for Hybrid ICs Consisting of Si and Compound Semiconductors. 1085-1093
• 
  Masahiro Horibe:
  Low Cost, High Performance of Coplanar Waveguide Fabricated by Screen Printing Technology. 1094-1099
• 
  Shuhei Amakawa:
  Scattered Reflections on Scattering Parameters - Demystifying Complex-Referenced S Parameters -. 1100-1112
• 
  Dmitry Kholodnyak, Evgenia Zameshaeva, Viacheslav Turgaliev, Evgenii Vorob'ev:
  Tunable Dual-Frequency Immittance Inverters on Dual-Composite Right/Left-Handed Transmission Lines (D-CRLH TL) with Variable Capacitors. 1113-1121
• 
  Masataka Ohira, Toshiki Kato, Zhewang Ma:
  A Fully Canonical Bandpass Filter Design Using Microstrip Transversal Resonator Array Configuration. 1122-1129
• 
  Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Yoichiro Takayama, Ryo Ishikawa, Kazuhiko Honjo:
  Miniature Design Technique of Stabilized C-Band p-HEMT MMIC Doherty Power Amplifier with Lumped Element Load Modulator. 1130-1139
• 
  Naoki Hasegawa, Naoki Shinohara, Shigeo Kawasaki:
  A 7.1 GHz 170 W Solid-State Power Amplifier with 20-Way Combiner for Space Applications. 1140-1146
• 
  Ryo Ishikawa, Yoichiro Takayama, Kazuhiko Honjo:
  Experimental Design Method for High-Efficiency Microwave Power Amplifiers Based on a Low-Frequency Active Harmonic Load-Pull Technique. 1147-1155
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  Shinsuke Hara, Kosuke Katayama, Kyoya Takano, Issei Watanabe, Norihiko Sekine, Akifumi Kasamatsu, Takeshi Yoshida, Shuhei Amakawa, Minoru Fujishima:
  Compact 141-GHz Differential Amplifier with 20-dB Peak Gain and 22-GHz 3-dB Bandwidth. 1156-1163
• 
  Kaoru Kohira, Naoki Kitazawa, Hiroki Ishikuro:
  A 24 mW 5.7 Gbps Dual Frequency Conversion Demodulator for Impulse Radio with the First Sidelobe. 1164-1173
• 
  Mohd Zafri Baharuddin, Yuta Izumi, Josaphat Tetuko Sri Sumantyo, Yohandri:
  Side-Lobe Reduced, Circularly Polarized Patch Array Antenna for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging. 1174-1181
• 
  Kyohei Yamada, Naoki Sakai, Takashi Ohira:
  Internal Power Loss Formulas of Lumped-Element Matching Circuits for High-Efficiency Wireless Power Transfer. 1182-1189
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  Kenji Miyanaga, Masashi Kobayashi, Noriaki Saito, Naganori Shirakata, Koji Takinami:
  A Wideband Asymmetric Digital Predistortion Architecture for 60 GHz Short Range Wireless Transmitters. 1190-1199
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  Abdel Martinez Alonso, Masaya Miyahara, Akira Matsuzawa:
  A 10-bit 6.8-GS/s Direct Digital Frequency Synthesizer Employing Complementary Dual-Phase Latch-Based Architecture. 1200-1210
• 
  Takaho Sekiguchi, Yoshinobu Okano, Satoshi Ogino:
  Effective Magnetic Sheet Loading Method for Near Field Communication Antennas. 1211-1214
• 
  Shota Komatsu, Toshiro Kodera:
  Simple and Tunable MNM by Figure of Eight Resonator and Its Application to Microwave Isolator. 1215-1218

Regular Section

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  Masahiro Ishida, Toru Nakura, Takashi Kusaka, Satoshi Komatsu, Kunihiro Asada:
  Power Supply Voltage Control for Eliminating Overkills and Underkills in Delay Fault Testing. 1219-1225

Volume 99-C, Number 11, November 2016

Special Section on Electronic Displays

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  Tomokazu Shiga:
  Foreword. 1227
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  Yuusuke Obonai, Yosei Shibata, Takahiro Ishinabe, Hideo Fujikake:
  Flexible Ultra-Thin Liquid Crystal Devices Using Coat-Debond Polyimide Substrates and Etched Post Spacers. 1228-1233
• 
  Daisuke Sasaki, Yosei Shibata, Takahiro Ishinabe, Hideo Fujikake:
  Control of Morphology and Alignment of Liquid Crystal Droplets in Molecular-Aligned Polymer for Substrate-Free Displays. 1234-1239
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  Munehiro Kimura, Naoto Endo:
  Uniform Lying Helix of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Aligned by means of Slit Coater Method with Electric Treatment. 1240-1243
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  Yukihiro Kudoh, Yuta Uchida, Taiju Takahashi:
  Quasi-Black Mask for Low-Cost LCDs by Patterned Alignment Films Formed by an Electro-Spray Deposition Method. 1244-1248
• 
  Takashi Kunimoto, Yoshiko Fujita, Hiroshi Okura:
  Continuous Liquid Phase Synthesis of Europium and Bismuth Co-Doped Yttrium Vanadate Nanophosphor Using Microwave Heating. 1249-1254
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  Pierre Boher, Thierry Leroux, Véronique Collomb-Patton, Thibault Bignon:
  Fast Spectral BRDF & BTDF Measurements for Characterization of Displays and Components. 1255-1263
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  Naoya Tate, Tadashi Kawazoe, Shunsuke Nakashima, Wataru Nomura, Motoichi Ohtsu:
  Development of Zinc Oxide Spatial Light Modulator for High-Yield Speckle Modulation. 1264-1270
• 
  Azusa Inoue, Yasuhiro Koike:
  Misalignment Tolerance of Pluggable Ballpoint-Pen Interconnect of Graded-Index Plastic Optical Fiber for 4K/8K UHD Display. 1271-1276
• 
  Masahiko Seki, Masato Fujii, Tomokazu Shiga:
  Address Power Reduction Method for High-Resolution Plasma Display Panels Using Address Data Smoothing Based on a Visual Masking Effect. 1277-1282
• 
  Souichiro Seo, Masahiro Nishizawa, Yosei Shibata, Takahiro Ishinabe, Hideo Fujikake:
  Light Diffusion Angle Dependence on Difference in Polymer Refractive Indices of Alternating Polymer Layer Structures. 1283-1286

Regular Section

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  Takeo Yoshimura, Takamasa Hanai, Shigeru Mineki, Jun'ichi Sugiyama, Chika Sato, Noriyuki Ohneda, Tadashi Okamoto, Hiromichi Odajima:
  Electromagnetic Field Analysis of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Rolling Circle Amplification in TM₀₁₀ Resonator. 1287-1294
• 
  Wei-Chiun Liu, Bin-Da Liu, Chia-Ling Wei:
  A Multi-Channel Electrochemical Measurement System for Biomolecular Detection. 1295-1303

Volume 99-C, Number 12, December 2016

Regular Section

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  Zul Atfyi Fauzan Mohammed Napiah, Ryoichi Gyobu, Takuya Hishiki, Takeo Maruyama, Koichi Iiyama:
  Characterizing Silicon Avalanche Photodiode Fabricated by Standard 0.18µm CMOS Process for High-Speed Operation. 1304-1311
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  Hirokazu Yamakura, Michihiko Suhara:
  Equivalent Circuit Modeling of a Semiconductor-Integrated Bow-Tie Antenna for the Physical Interpretation of the Radiation Characteristics in the Terahertz Region. 1312-1322
• 
  Haiyan Jin, Xinlin Xue, Ran Cheng, Hailu Jin:
  Slow-Wave Half Mode Substrate Integrated Waveguide with Partially Polyline Loading. 1323-1326
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  Dooheon Yang, Minyoung Yoon, Sangwook Nam:
  Isolation Enhanced Multiway Power Divider for Wideband (4:1) Beamforming Arrays. 1327-1330
• 
  Guan-Wei Jen, Wei-Liang Lin:
  An 11-Bit Single-Ended SAR ADC with an Inverter-Based Comparator for Design Automation. 1331-1334
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  Chang-Wan Kim, Dat Nguyen, Jong-Phil Hong:
  A Low Power Buffer-Feedback Oscillator with Current Reused Structure. 1335-1338