Offer from our Research Groups
The research staff of the Seville Microelectronics Institute is integrated into 5 research groups.
Below are the main activities carried out by each of them.
Group of Micro/Nanometric Circuits and Systems
The group of Micro/Nanometric Circuits and Systems (MINCAS) carries out activities related to the following research lines:
- Adaptive CMOS Analog/RF Integrated Circuits and Systems
- Sigma-Delta Data Converters
- Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits for Space Applications
More relevant information can be consulted here.
Group of Neuromorphic Systems
The group of Neuromorphic Systems carries out activities related to the design of neuromorphic systems:
- AER vision sensors,
- AER convolutions
- Networks of AER systems
- Learning, event-based signal processing, microchip implementation, FPGAs and extension to nanotechnologies.
More relevant information can be consulted here.
Group of Design and Test of AMS and RF Integrated Circuits and Systems
The group of Design and Test of AMS and RF Integrated Circuits and Systems carries out activities related to the design and test of analog, mixed-signal and radio-frequency integrated circuits (AMS-RF ICs), targeting a broad application range. Recent activity has focused on following sub-lines:
- Development of design techniques and methodologies, mainly in advanced CMOS technologies, for analogue mixed-signal and radiofrequency circuits
- Development of efficient characterization and test techniques for integrated mixed-signal and RF circuits.
- Design of analog and mixed-signal circuits and systems for critical aerospace applications, with emphasis on embedded aerospace applications.
- Development of alternative novel bio-instrumentation circuits and systems (Lab-on-Chip).
- Development, analysis and design of circuits using emerging devces and non-conventional logic models.
More relevant information can be consulted here.
Group of Analog and Mixed-Signal Microelectronics
The group of Analog and Mixed-Signal Microelectronics is dedicated to the design of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. Special is given to the following lines:
- Low-power and low-voltage design techniques in deep sub-micron technologies
- A/D converters, time-to-digital converters and mixed-signal interfaces
- Smart implantable and portable biosensing devices
- CMOS image sensors, time-of-flight sensors, single-photon detectors and vision chips;
- Heterogeneous sensor/processor microsystems; vertically integrated circuit design (CMOS-3D).
More relevant information can be consulted here.
Group of Design of Digital and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits
The group of Design of Digital and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits carries out ativities related to the design of integrated circuits and digital systems and its applications. Basically, the activities are focused on:
- The design, implementation and test of digital systems in application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and FPGA programmable devices
- The design and modeling of timing aspects, the influence of noise and low power consumption in digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits
- The development of computational intelligence systems by applying techniques based on neural networks and fuzzy logic; the development of microelectronic solutions for security applications (cryptography, biometrics and crypto-biometrics, PUFs, and hardware attacks)
- The development of hardware-software for ecology applications.
More relevant information can be consulted here.
