Analog and Mixed Circuit: Design and Applications

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Circuit and Signal Processing".

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School of Micro-Nano Electronics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310030, China
Interests: analog and mixed-signal IC design; biomedical SoCs for wearable devices; interface circuits for MEMS and sensors; physiological signal acquisition and processing
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Institute for Integrated Micro & Nano Systems, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK
Interests: analogue and mixed-signal integrated circuits; circuits for AI; biomedical; implantable/wearable; brain–machine interface; sensor instrumentation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Analog and mixed signal circuits are playing a critical role in a world today that seems to be dominated by digital electronics. It is vital to interface with the physical world through sensors, obviously with an analog output. Looking into the future, we are embracing an era where everything will be connected, and the world–machine interactions will become ubiquitous. This trend including various applications e.g. biomedical, environmental sensing, electric automotive, energy harvesting and 6G communication bring enormous opportunities and challenges to analog and mixed signal circuit design. In this context, this Special Issues calls for in-depth studies and advanced developments on analog and mixed signal circuit designs and applications including but not limited to:

  • Sensor interface circuits and systems;
  • Power management circuits and systems;
  • Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters;
  • Bio-medical and health care circuits and systems;
  • IoT sensors systems and energy harvesting circuits;
  • Food and Environmental monitoring circuits and systems;
  • Design with emerging technologies such as flexible, thin-film devices.
Dr. Shuang Song
Dr. Shiwei Wang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sensor interface circuits and systems
  • power management circuits and systems
  • analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters
  • bio-medical and health care circuits and systems
  • IoT sensors systems and energy harvesting circuits
  • food and environmental monitoring circuits and systems
  • design with emerging technologies such as flexible thin-film devices

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Tests of Fire Circuit Breakers (FCBs) to Assess Their Suitability for Use in Construction Objects
by Tomasz Popielarczyk, Paweł Stępień, Michał Chmiel and Marta Iwańska
Electronics 2024, 13(9), 1633; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13091633 - 24 Apr 2024
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A fire circuit breaker (FCB) is dedicated to emergency services that can cut off the flow of electricity to all circuits, except for circuits supplying installations and equipment, the functioning of which is necessary during a fire. Theoretical research shows that there are [...] Read more.
A fire circuit breaker (FCB) is dedicated to emergency services that can cut off the flow of electricity to all circuits, except for circuits supplying installations and equipment, the functioning of which is necessary during a fire. Theoretical research shows that there are no comprehensive studies on the FCB systems. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the impact of the components used (activating, signalling and executive devices) on the functionality of the entire FCB system (signal transmission time, actuation time, signalling, operational safety and resistance to various environmental conditions). This study proposes a new test scheme to evaluate the functionality of the entire FCB system, not just their individual components, which are widely known and used by electricians. However, it is only by combining them into a system, taking into account the requirements for firefighting equipment used by firefighters, that a completely new product is created. The new test scheme was properly validated by conducting a series of tests on several systems, consisting of multiple components (activating, signalling and executive devices). The tests carried out confirmed the validity of the assumptions made for the test methods and demonstrated the strong influence of the components (actuators, signalling and execution devices) on the functionality of the entire FCB system. Full article
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