Publications

Publications:

M.Sc. Thesis: E. Socher, “Study of Uncooled Micromachined Integrated Thermoelectric IR Sensors”, 1999

Ph.D Dissertation: E. Socher, “Investigation of MicroElectroThermal Devices and their Application in Uncooled Thermal Imaging”, 2005

Original papers in professional journals:

[J17] Bassam Khmaisi and Eran Socher, A 209-233GHz Frequency Source in 90 nm CMOS Technology, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 22, No. 5, 2012

[J16] Ronny Sananes and Eran Socher, A 52-75GHz wideband low noise amplifier in 90nm CMOS Technology, IET Electronics Letters, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 71-72.

[J15] Eran Socher and Samuel Jameson, A wide tuning range W-band Colpitts VCO in 90nm CMOS, IET Electronics Letters, Vol. 47, No. 22, pp. 1227–1229, 2011, Featured Paper

[J14] Hsing-Ting Yu, Sai-Wang Tam, Yanghyo Kim, Eran Socher, M.C. Frank Chang and Tatsuo Itoh, A Dual Band mm-Wave CMOS Oscillator with Left-Handed Resonator, IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 58, No. 5, part 2, pp. 1401-1409, 2010 .

[J13] Eran Socher and M. Frank Chang, “Can RF Help CMOS Processors?”, Invited Paper, IEEE Communication Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 8, pp. 104-111, 2007.

[J12] Eran Socher, Salomon Michel Beer and Yael Nemirovsky, "Temperature Sensitivity of SOI-CMOS Transistors for use in Uncooled Thermal Sensing", IEEE Tran. Elec. Dev., Vol. 52 No.12, pp. 2784-2790, 2005.

[J11] Ofir Bochobza-Degani, Eran Socher and Yael Nemirovsky, "On the effect of residual charges on the Pull-In parameters of electrostatic actuators", Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 97-98, 2002.

[J10] Eran Socher, Ofir Bochobza-Degani and Yael Nemirovsky, "A novel spiral CMOS compatible micromachined thermoelectric IR microsensor", J. Micormech. Microeng. Vol. 11, 2001, pp. 574-576.

[J9] Ofir Bochobza-Degani, Dan J. Seter, Eran Socher and Yael Nemirovsky, "Design and Noise Consideration of an Accelerometer employing modulated integrative differential optical sensing", Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 84 (2000), pp. 53-64.

[J8] Ofir Degani, Dan J. Seter, Eran Socher and Yael Nemirovsky, "A novel micromachined vibrating rate-gyroscope with optical sensing and electrostatic actuation", Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 83 (2000), pp. 54-60.

[J7] Ofir Degani, Dan J. Seter, Eran Socher and Yael Nemirovsky, "Comparative study of novel micromachined accelerometers employing MIDOS", Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 80 (2000), pp. 91-99.

[J6] E. Socher, O. Bochobza-Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, “Optimal Performance of CMOS Compatible IR Thermoelectric Sensors”, JMEMS, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2000.

[J5] O. Degani, E. Socher, A. Lipson, T. Leitner, D. J. Seter, S. Kaldor and Y. Nemirovsky, “Pull-In Study of an Electrostatic Torsion Microactuator”, JMEMS, Vol. 7, No. 4 (1998), pp. 373-379.

[J4] D. J. Seter, O. Degani, E. Socher, S. Kaldor, E. Scher and Y. Nemirovsky, “Characterization of

a Novel Micromachined Optical Vibrating Rate Gyroscope”, Rev. of Sci. Inst., Vol. 70, No. 2 (1999) 1274-1276.

[J3] O. Degani, D. Seter, E. Socher, S. Kaldor and Y. Nemirovsky, “Optimal Design and Noise Considerations of Micromachined Vibrating Rate-Gyroscope with Modulated Integrative Differential Optical Sensing”, JMEMS, Vol. 7, No. 3 (1998), pp. 329-338.

[J2] O. Degani, D. J. Seter, E. Socher, S. Kaldor and Y. Nemirovsky, "Micromachined Accelerometer with Modulated Integrative Differential Optical Sensing", Elec. Let., Vol. 34, No. 7, 2nd April 1998, pp. 654-655.

[J1] E. Socher, O. Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, “Optimal Design and Noise Considerations of CMOS Compatible IR Thermoelectric Sensors”, Sensors and Actuators A (Physical), Vol. 71 (1998), pp. 107-115.

Extended Papers in Conference Proceedings

[C35] Raphael Kastner, Tamir Avraham, Lihi Sternfeld, Eran Socher, Structural Scattering and the Virtual Aperture of a Half-Wavelength Dipole Antenna, 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC/USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting

[C34] A. Vishnipolsky and E. Socher, F – Band Injection Locked Tripler Based On Colpitts Oscillator, IEEE Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF 2012)

[C33] E. Socher and R. Kastner, Interpretation of the Power Dissipated in the Internal Impedance of a Matched Receiving Antenna, IEEE Int. Symp. On Antenna and Propagation, July 2011, Spokane WA, USA

[C32] N. Buadana and E. Socher, A Triple Band Travelling Wave VCO Using Digitally Controlled Artificial Dielectric Transmission Lines, IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Conference (RFIC 2011), June 2011, Baltimore

[C31] A. Katz, O. Degani and E. Socher, Modeling and Design of a Low-Power Injection-Locked Frequency Divider in 90nm CMOS for 60GHz Applications, IEEE Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF 2011)

[C30] A. Katz, O. Degani and E. Socher, Design and Optimization of a Low-Noise Cross-Coupled Fundamental VCO in 90nm CMOS for 60GHz Applications, IEEE Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF 2011)

[C29] A. Vishnipolsky and E. Socher, A Compact Power Efficient Transformer Coupled Differential W-band CMOS Amplifier, IEEE 26-th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, Nov. 2010, Eilat, Israel, Best Student Paper Award

[C28] A. Katz, O. Degani, Y. Shacham, E. Socher, A Beyond 60GHz Cross-Coupled Fundamental VCO in 45nm CMOS, IEEE Int. Conf. on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronics Systems (COMCAS '09), Nov. 2009, Tel Aviv

[C27] Sai-Wang Tam, Eran Socher, Alden Wong and Mau-Chung Frank Chang, A Simultaneous Tri-band On-Chip RF-Interconnect for Future Network-on-Chip, IEEE VLSI Circuits Symposium, June 2009, Kyoto.

[C26] Sai-Wang Tam, Hsing-Ting Yu, Yanghyo Kim, Eran Socher, M.C. Frank Chang and Tatsuo Itoh, A Dual Band mm-Wave CMOS Oscillator with Left-Handed Resonator, IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Conference (RFIC ’09), June 2009, Boston.

[C25] M. F. Chang, J. Cong, A. Kaplan, C. Liu, M. Naik, G. Reinman, E. Socher and S.-W. Tam,

Power Reduction of CMP Communication Networks via RF-Interconnects, International Symposium on Microarchitecture, (MICRO ’08). (alphabetical order)

[C24] M. F. Chang, E. Socher, S.-W. Tam, J. Cong and G. Reinman, RF Interconnects for Communications On-chip, Invited Talk, ACM International Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD’08), pp. 78-83.

[C23] Tim LaRocca, Sai-Wang Tam, Daquan Huang, Qun Gu, Eran Socher , William Hant , and Frank Chang, Millimeter-Wave CMOS Digital Controlled Artificial Dielectric Differential Mode Transmission Lines for Reconfigurable ICs, IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS'08).

[C22] S.-W. Tam, E. Socher, A. Wong, Y. Wang, L. Vu and M. F. Chang, Simultaneous subharmonic

injection-locked mm-wave frequency generators for multi-band communication in CMOS, IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Conference (RFIC ’08), June 2008, Atlanta, pp. 131-134.

[C21] M. F. Chang, J. Cong, A. Kaplan, M. Naik, G. Reinman, E. Socher and S.-W. Tam, CMP Network-on-Chip Overlaid With Multi-Band RF-Interconnect, IEEE High Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA ’08). (alphabetical order), Best Paper Award

[C20] E. Socher, Y. Sinai and Y. Nemirovsky, “A Low-Cost CMOS Compatible Serpentine-Structured Polysilicon-Based Microbolometer Array”, IEEE 12^th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers’03), 8-12 June 2003, Boston, Vol. 1, pp.

320-323.

[C19] Eran Socher, Ofir Bochobza-Degani, David Elata and Yael Nemirovsky, “Modeling Electro- Thermal Instabilities and Run-Away in thermally isolated micromachined distributed structures”, Technical Proceedings of the 2003 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, 23-27 February 2003, San Francisco, Vol. 1, pp. 384-387.

[C18] Eran Socher, Yehuda Sinai, Ofir Bochobza-Degani, Yael Nemirovsky, "Modeling, design and fabrication of uncooled IR CMOS compatible thermoelectric sensors", Proc. SPIE Vol 4820, pp. 736-743, Infrared Technology and Applications XXVII, Jan 2003.

[C17] E. Socher, Y. Sinai, O. Bochobza-Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, “Modeling, Design and Characteization of Surface Micromachined Polysilicon Microbolometers”, 22th IEEE Convention in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, December 1^st 2002, pp. 56-57.

[C16] Ofir Bochobza-Degani, Eran Socher and Y. Nemirovsky, "On the design and fabrication of novel micromachined inertial sensors employing Enhanced Modulated Integrative Differential Optical Sensing", IEEE/LEOS Optical MEMS 2001, Okinawa, Japan, 25-28 September 2001, pp. 53-54.

[C15] Eran Socher, Ofir Bochobza-Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, "Novel Uncooled Thermoelectric IR Sensors and Arrays in CMOS Compatible Technology", IEEE/LEOS Optical MEMS 2001, Okinawa, Japan, 25-28 September 2001, pp. 53-54.

[C14] Ofir Bochobza-Degani, Eran Socher and Yael Nemirovsky, "On the effect of residual charges on the Pull-In parameters of electrostatic actuators", Tech. Dig. International Conf. Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers’01), Munich, Germany, 10-14 June 2001, pp. 292-295.

[C13] O. Bochobza-Degani, D. J. Seter, E. Socher and Y. Nemirovsky, ”Novel Dual-Axis SOI Micromachined Inertial Sensors with Optical Sensing: Design and Fabrication", 21th IEEE Convention in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, 11-12 April 2000, pp. 65-68.

[C12] O. Bochobza-Degani, D. J. Seter, E. Socher and Y. Nemirovsky, ”A generalized Algebraic Equation for the Pull-In condition in micromachined electrostatic Micromirrors: Modeling and Characterization”, 21th IEEE Convention in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, 11-12 April 2000, pp. 425-428.

[C11] E. Socher, O. Bochobza-Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, “Modeling and Characterization of CMOS Readout Circuits for Monolithic Uncooled IR Thermoelectric Sensors: ”, 21th IEEE Convention in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, 11-12 April 2000, pp. 421-424.

[C10] E. Socher, O. Bochobza-Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, “Novel CMOS Compatible Frontside Micromachining of Integrated Thermoelectric Sensors”, 21th IEEE Convention in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, 11-12 April 2000, pp. 417-420.

[C9] O. Bochobza-Degani, D. J. Seter, E. Socher and Y. Nemirovsky, ”From a single to multi-axial,

decoupled mode micromachined inertial sensors with MIDOS", AISEM’2000, Lecce, Italy, February 12-15, 2000, pp. 181-182.

[C8] O. Bochobza-Degani, D. J. Seter, E. Socher and Y. Nemirovsky, ”A generalized Pull-In condition in micromachined electrostatic actuators with a single degree of freedom”, AISEM’2000, Lecce, Italy, February 12-15, 2000, pp. 53-54.

[C7] E. Socher, O. Bochobza-Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, “Monolithic CMOS Readout for Micromachined IR Thermoelectric Sensors: Modeling and Characterization”, AISEM’2000, Lecce, Italy, February 12-15, 2000, pp. 177-178.

[C6] E. Socher, O. Bochobza-Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, “CMOS Compatible Integrated Thermoelectric Sensors using Novel Frontside Micromachining”, AISEM’2000, Lecce, Italy, February 12-15, 2000, pp. 179-180.

[C5] O. Bochobza-Degani, D. J. Seter, E. Socher and Y. Nemirovsky, “Investigation and Modeling of Micromachined Electrostatic Torsion Micromirrors for Light Processing”, 11^th International Meeting on Electro-optics and Microelectronics in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, 9-11- November 1999.

[C4] E. Socher, O. Bochobza-Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, “Uncooled Micromachined CMOS Compatible IR Sensing Microsystems”, 11^th International Meeting on Electro-optics and Microelectronics in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, 9-11- November 1999.

[C3] O. Bochobza-Degani, D. J. Seter, E. Socher and Y. Nemirovsky, “A Novel Micromachined Vibrating Rate Gyroscope with Optical Sensing and Electrostatic Actuation”, Tech. Dig. International Conf. Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers’99), Sendai, Japan, 7-10 June 1999.

[C2] E. Socher, O. Bochobza-Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, “Investigation of integrated micromachined uncooled thermoelectric sensors for imaging applications”, Tech. Dig. International Conf. Solid-State Sensors and Actuators (Transducers’99), Sendai, Japan, 7-10 June 1999, pp. 406-409.

[C1] O. Bochobza-Degani, D. J. Seter, E. Socher, S. Kaldor, E. Scher and Y. Nemirovsky, “Comparative Study of Novel Accelerometers Employing MIDOS”, Proc. IEEE-MEMS’99, Orlando FL, USA, 17-21 January 1999, pp. 66-71.

Conference Abstracts

[CA3] E. Socher, "CMOS Compatible MicroElectroThermal Devices and their Application in Uncooled Imaging", Invited talk, EPFL, Switzerland, April 2006

[CA2] O. Bochobza-Degani, D. J. Seter, E. Socher, S. Kaldor, E. Scher and Y. Nemirovsky, “Optically

Sensed Cantilever Suspended Micromachined Inertial Sensor”, Tech. Dig. AGIL’98, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 25-26 November 1998, pp. 40.

[CA1] E. Socher, O. Bochobza-Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, “Integrated Uncooled Micromachined

Far-Infra-Red Thermoelectric Sensors for Thermal Imaging”, Tech. Dig. AGIL’98, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 25-26 November 1998, pp. 78

Patents:

[P5] M.-C. F. Chang, J. Cong, A. Kaplan, C. Liu, M. Naik, G. Reinman, E. Socher and S.-W. Tam, On-chip Radio Frequency (RF) Interconnects for Network-On-Chip Designs, Patent application 12/363,182

[P4] E. Socher, O. Degani and Y. Nemirovsky, TMOS – Infrared Uncooled Sensor and Focal Plane

Array, Patent Patent Pending, PCT IL 2004/000142, Priority Day, 20.02.03

[P3] O. Degani, D. Elata, E. Socher and Y. Nemirovsky, Efficient Method of Extracting the Pull-in Parameters of an Electrostatically Activated MEMS Device for the Purpose of Designing the Device, US Patent 7412358.

[P2] Y. Nemirovsky, O. Degani, E. Socher and D. Seter, Method and Appartus for Micromachined Sensors Using Enhanced Modulted Integrative Differential Optical Sensing, US Patent 7091715.

[P1] S. Kaldor, Y. Nemirovsky, E. Netzer, D. Seter, O. Degani, E. Socher, Micro-Electro-Opto-Mechanical Inertial Sensor, IL122947, WO99/36788, U.S.6350983.