• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.32 no.5A
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• pp.484-489
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• 2007

The main disadvantage of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems is its sensitivity to carrier frequency offset and timing offset. This paper proposes a simple way of improving the performance of the integer frequency offset (IFO) estimator in OFDM-based digital video broadcasting (DVB) system. By modifying the conventional maximum likelihood (ML) estimator to have multi-stage estimation strategy, IFO estimator is derived. Simulations indicate that the proposed IFO estimator works robustly with reduced computational burden when compared to ML estimator.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics C
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• v.35C no.12
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• pp.40-48
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• 1998

An offset compensation scheme for rail-to-rail CMOS op-amps with complementary input stages is presented. Two auxiliary amplifiers are used to compensate for the offsets of NMOS and PMOS differential input stages, and ping-pong control is employed for continuous-time operation. A 3V offset-compensated rail-to-rail CMOS op-amp has been designed and fabricated using a 0.8$\mu\textrm{m}$ single-poly, double-metal CMOS process. Measurement results show that offsets are reduced about 20 times by this scheme.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.181-183
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• 2004

본 논문은 패킷 방식의 OFDM(orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) 시스템에서 등화기 출력과 비터비 복호기 출력을 이용한 잔존 주파수 옵셋 추정 법을 제안한다 패킷 방식의 OFDM에서는 패킷의 앞 부분의 훈련열을 이용하여 한번 추정하기 때문에 시간이 지남에 따라 추정 오차에 의한 위상 회전이 축적된다. 이러한 위상 회전의 축적을 막기 위해 등화기 출력과 비터비 복호기의 출력에서 잔존 주파수 옵셋을 추정하여 매 심볼마다 보상한다. 잔존 주파수 옵셋의 추정은 먼저 첫 번째 심복의 등화기 출력과 그것의 비터비 복호기 출력 사이에서 위상차를 구한다. 두 번째 심복의 위상차도 처음 심복과 같은 방법으로 구한다. 두 번째 구한 위상차는 이전 심볼의 위상차에서 잔존 주파수 옵셋의 영향이 더해져 있다. 이득 두개의 위상차의 차로부터 잔존 주과수 옵셋을 구할 수 있다. 이 방법은 전송된 데이터를 사용하여 추정하기 때문에 추가적인 훈련열을 사용하지 않고 매 심볼마다 보상을 할 수 있다는 장점이 있다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.510-511
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• 2013

3상 인버터 출력단 센싱에 옵셋이 발생할 경우 DC 전류에 출력 주파수에 해당하는 리플 성분이 발생하게 된다. 리플의 크기는 옵셋의 크기에 비례하여 커지게 된다. 센싱 단자 등의 H/W적인 문제로 옵셋이 발생할 경우 DQ축 전류 및 DC 전류에 리플이 발생하게 되고 이는 필터 리액터, 변압기 등의 온도 상승 및 IGBT Stack의 온도 상승 등 인버터 시스템에 악영향을 유발시킬 뿐만 아니라 DC 소스원에도 악영향을 발생시킬 가능성이 존재한다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 옵셋의 영향을 줄여 시스템을 안정적으로 동작시키기 위해 옵셋 보상 방법을 제안하였다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.34 no.10C
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• pp.1001-1009
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• 2009

In this paper, an efficient blind frequency offset estimation method for radio resource saving in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems is proposed. In the proposed method, we obtain two time different received OFDM signal blocks by using the cyclic prefix and define the cost function by using the two OFDM signal blocks. We show that the cost function can be approximately expressed as a closed form cosine function. The approximated cosine function can be obtained from three independent cost function values calculated at three different frequency offsets. In the proposed method, the frequency offset can be estimated by calculating a frequency offset minimizing the approximated cosine function without searching all the frequency offset range. Unlike the conventional methods such as MUSIC method, the accuracy of the proposed method is independent of the searching resolution since the closed form solution exists. The computer simulation shows that the performance of the proposed method is superior to those of the MUSIC and the oversampling method.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.46 no.3
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• pp.1-9
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• 2009

In this paper proposed a new method which adaptively eliminates comparator offsets using the threshold voltage shift by the Fowler-Nordheim stress. The method evaluates the sign of comparator offset and gives the FN stress to the stronger MOSFETs of the comparator, leading to offset reduction. We have used an appropriate stressing operation, named 'stress-packet', in order to converge the offset value to zero. We applied the method to the latch-type comparator which is prevalently used for DRAM bitline sense amplifier, and verified through experiments that offsets of the latch-type comparators are nearly eliminated with the stress-packet operations. We also discuss about the reliability issues that must be guaranteed for field application of this method.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.45 no.5
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• pp.26-32
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• 2008

The performance of an analog winner-take-all(WTA) circuit is affected by the corner error and the offset error. Despite the fact that the corner error can be reduced with large transconductance of the transistor, the offset error caused by device mismatch has not been completely studied. This paper presents the complete offset error analysis, and proposes low offset design guidelines and an offset cancellation scheme. The experimental results show good agreement with the theoretical analysis and the drastic improvement of the offset error.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.47 no.10
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• pp.49-56
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• 2010

In this paper, a low-power frequency offset synchronization structure using CORDIC algorithm is proposed. Main blocks of frequency offset synchronization are estimation and compensation block. In the proposed frequency offset estimation block, implementation area is reduced by using sequential CORDIC, and throughput is accelerated by using 2 step CORDIC. In the proposed frequency offset compensation block, pipeline CORDIC is utilized for area reduction and high speed processing. Through MatLab simulation, function for proposed structure is verified. Proposed frequency offset synchronization structure is implemented by Verilog-HDL coding and implementation area is estimated by Synopsys logic synthesis tool.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.23 no.7 s.85
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• pp.43-52
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• 2005

Signal timing transition has recently been highlighted with Adaptive Traffic Control Systems (ATCS) providing advanced traffic signal operation including real-time grouping of coordinated intersections. Signal timing transition occurs when such signal timings as cycles and offsets are changed at coordinated intersections. Setting a proper length of signal timing transition has become in interest for real-time coordination. This paper presents a study verifying the effects of different lengths of signal timing transition. Four different transition lengths were tested and compared in simulation environment. They include a single, double, treble, quadruple cycle length transitions. The number of cycles represents the ones used (interpolation) for transition. Signal timings were controlled to be adjusted uniformly and discretely during a transition period. Transition times considered in the test are within ranges of ${\pm}20$ percents of cycle lengths. It was found from the study that a single cycle transition performs better than or at least equal to the ones from the other with fifteen different operational conditions, which are developed based on a hypothetical arterial. It was suggested that a single cycle length transition be beneficial when amount of transition is within ${\pm}20$ percents of cycle lengths.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.125-126
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 주파수 오차가 큰 IEEE 802.15.4 시스템에서의 프레임 동기 및 주파수 추정기법을 제안한다. 주파수 오차의 영향을 제거하기 위해 coherent 방식이 아닌 non-coherent 방식의 프레임 동기가 요구된다. 차등 신호와 절대값을 이용하여 주파수 옵셋의 영향을 완벽히 제거한 프레임 동기를 제안하였다. 그리고 주파수 옵셋 추정의 분산을 줄이기 위한 over-sampling 주기의 주파수 옵셋 검출 기법을 제안하였다.