Tian Xia

     Associate Professor

     Electrical and Computer Engineering

     School of Engineering

     University of Vermont

 

     Office: Votey 381                     Phone: 802-656-8996

     33 Colchester Ave.                  Fax: 802-656-3358

     Burlington, VT, 05405             Email: txia at uvm dot edu

 

  


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Research

Teaching

Publications

Interesting Readings

Publications:
bulletT. Xia, XL. Xu, A. Venkatachalam and D. Huston, “Development of a High Speed UWB GPR for Rebar Detection”, Accepted by IEEE International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) 2012.
bulletT. Platt, T. Xia, M. Slamani, "Computing EVM in Real Time for Wireless Communication Test", Proceedings of IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop (NATW), May 2012.
bulletT. Xia, A. S. Venkatachalam, D. Huston,"A High Performance Low Ringing Ultra-Wideband Monocycle Pulse Generator", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.vol. 61, Issue 1. 2012. pp. 261-266. (J).
bulletB. Jiang, T. Xia, "An Analytical Model for All-Digital PLL Phase Noise Characterization", Proceedings of IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop (NATW), May 2011.
bulletB. Jiang, T. Xia, "Model Analysis of Multi-Finger MOSFET Layout in Ring Oscillator Design", Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED), 2011.
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T. Xia, K. Ngai, D. Huston, K. Ebnabbasi, R. Birken, D. Busuioc, M. Wang “Compact Programmable Ground Penetrating Radar System for Roadway and Bridge Deck Characterization”, Proceedings of SPIE Smart Structures/NDE conference, 2011.
bulletT. Xia, “Analytical Model for Spread-Spectrum Clock Generator Circuit Characterization”, International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 2010. (in press) - Wiley (J). 
bulletT. Xia, D. Mu, "High Speed Interconnect Data Dependent Jitter Analysis", Microelectronics Journal, 
Vol.41, 2010, pp. 371-379. - Elsevier Science. (J). 
bullet  C. Leblanc, B. Voegeli, T. Xia, "Dual-Loop Direct VCO Modulation for Spread Spectrum Clock Generation", Proceedings of IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), September 2009.
bullet C. Chiu, T. Xia, "Resistance Modeling for Noise Coupling in Lightly Doped Silicon Substrate", IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop (NATW), May 2009.  
bullet O. Lemaire, T. Xia, "Design of a Monolithic Width Programmable Gaussian Monocycle Pulse Generator for Ultra Wideband Radar in CMOS Technology",  Joint IEEE NEWCAS and TAISA conference, June 2009.
bullet J. Smith, T. Xia, "High-Resolution Delay Testing of Interconnect Paths in Field Programmable Gate Arrays", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. vol. 58, No. 1, Jan. 2009.  pp.187-195. (J).
bullet M. Ertürk, T. Xia, R.Wolf, D. Scagnelli, W.F. Clark, "Statistical Variations in VCO Phase Noise due to Upconverted MOSFET 1/f Noise",  Proceedings of IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), June 2008. 
bullet T. Xia, P. Peng, "A Spread-Spectrum Clock Generator with Dual-Voltage Controlled Oscillator",  Proceedings of Joint IEEE NEWCAS and TAISA conference, June 2008.
bullet H. Zheng, J. Ahrens, T. Xia, “A Compositional Method with Failure-Preserving Abstractions for Asynchronous Design Verification”, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems. vol. 27, No. 7, 2008. pp. 1343-1347 (J)
bullet  T. Xia, S. Wyatt, "High Output Resistance and Wide Swing Voltage Charge Pump Circuit",  Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED) March 2008. 
bullet M. Ertürk, T. Xia, W.F. Clark, "Gate Voltage Dependence of MOSFET 1/f Noise Statistics", IEEE Electron Device Letters. Vol. 28, No.9. 2007. pp.812-814. (J)
bullet J. Smith, T. Xia, "High Precision Delay Testing of Virtex-4 FPGA Design", IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits & Systems 2007. (MWSCAS)
bullet  T. Xia, H. Zheng, "Timing Jitter Characterization for Mixed Signal production Test Using the Interpolation Algorithm", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. Vol. 54, No.2, 2007. pp.1014-1023.(J)
bullet  T. Xia, K. Feng and W. Yung, “Low Reflection High-Speed Simultaneous Bi-Directional Data Bus”, Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers. vol. 16, No. 1, 2007. pp.43-50. (J)
bullet  T. Xia, T. Campbell, J. Li, R. Wolf and J. F. Sweeney, "Jitter Measurement Circuit for Mixed Signal Production Test", Journal of Measurements, Elsevier Science. vol.40, 2007. pp.272-282.(J)
bullet  J. Smith, T. Xia, C. Stroud, "An Automated BIST Architecture for Testing and Diagnosing FPGA Interconnect Faults", Journal of Electronics Test: Theory and Applications, July 2006. pp.239-253.  Springer Science. (JETTA) (J)
bullet T. Xia, S. Wyatt, R. Ho, “Employing On-Chip Jitter Test Circuit for Phase Locked Loop Self-Calibration”, Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium of Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI Systems (DFT), November 2006.
bullet  D. Mu, T. Xia, H. Zheng, “Data Dependent Jitter Characterization Based on Fourier Analysis”, Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium of Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI Systems (DFT), November 2006.
bullet  C. S. Chen, J. C. Lo, T. Xia, “Equivalent IDDQ Tests for Systems with Regulated Power Supply”, Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium of Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI Systems (DFT), November 2006.
bullet  T. Xia, S. Wyatt, R. Ho, "Automated Calibration of Phase Locked Loop with On-Chip Jitter Test", Proceedings of IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop (NATW), May 2006.
bullet  C. Chiu, T. Xia, “Jitter in Voltage Control Oscillator Due to Internal, External Power Supply Noise”, Proceedings of IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop (NATW), May 2006.
bullet  J. Smith, T. Xia, C. Stroud, “A BIST Approach for Detection, Diagnosis of FPGA Interconnect Faults”, Proceedings of IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop (NATW), May 2006. 
bullet C. S. Chen, J.C.Lo, T. Xia, "An Indirect Current Sensing Technique for IDDQ and IDDT Tests",  ACM Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI (GLSVLSI), April 2006.
bullet  M. Ertürk, R. Anna, K.M. Newton, T. Xia, W.F. Clark, "BSIM Model for Mosfet Flicker Noise Statistics: Technology Scaling, Area, and Bias Dependence", Nano Science and Technology Institute Workshop on Compact Modeling 2006.
bullet  T. Compbell, T. Xia, "Xilinx Embedded Ethernet MACs Negotiate Data", Xilinx Xcell Journal, December 2005. (magazine)
bullet M. Erturk, T. Xia, R. Anna, K.M. Newton, E. Adler, "Statistical BSIM Model of MOSFET 1/f Noise", IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 41, Issue 22, Oct. 2005.  pp. 1208-1209.(J)
bullet P. Song, S. Polonsky, F. Stellari, K. Jenkins, A. Weger, T. Xia, S. Cho, "CMOS IC Diagnosis Using the Light Emission from off-State Leakage Currents (LEOSLC)", Journal of Electronic Device Failure Analysis, vol.7, issue 3, August 2005. pp.14-21. (J)
bullet  J. Smith, T. Xia, "Automated BIST Testing of Delay Faults in FPGA Interconnect", IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop (NATW), May 2005. (won The Best Student Paper Award)
bullet  T. Campbell, J. Li, R.Wolf, T. Xia, "FPGA based Low-cost Jitter Measurement Circuits for Mixed-signal Production Test", IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop (NATW), May 2005. Also presented at IBM 1st PLL Best Practices Conference, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center,Yorktown  Height, NY. September 2005.

T. Xia, H. Zheng, J. Li and A Ginawi, “Self-Refereed On-Chip Jitter Measurement Circuit Using Vernier Oscillators”, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI), May 2005.

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T. Xia, P.Song, H. Zheng, "Characterizing the VCO Jitter due to the Digital Simultaneous Switching Noise", ACM Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI (GLSVLSI), April 2005.

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 T. Xia, J.C. Lo, "On-Chip Short-Time Interval Measurement for High Speed Signal Timing Characterization", Journal of Systems Architecture, Elsevier Science. pp.265-274, April 2005. (J)

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P.Song, F.Stellari, T. Xia, and A. J.Weger "A Novel Scan Chain Diagnostics Technique Based on Light Emission from Leakage Current", IEEE International Test Conference (ITC), October 2004. 

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 F. Stellari, P. Song, T. Xia, A.J. Weger, "Broken Scan Chain Diagnostics based on Time-Integrated and Time-Dependent Emission Measurements", IEEE International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis (ISTFA), 2004. 

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 M. Erturk, R. Anna, T. Xia, W.F. Clark, K.M. Newton, J.J. Pekarik, C.J. Lamothe, M.R. Lacroix, “Low-Frequency Noise of 90nm nFETs: Hot-Carrier Degradation and Deuterium Effect”, IEEE Topical Meeting on Si Monolithic ICs in RF Systems (SiRF), September 2004

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J. Smith, T. Xia, "PRMC: A Multicontext FPGA with Partially Reconfigurable Logic Planes", IEEE NEWCAS'04.

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T. Xia, P. Song, K. A. Jenkins, J.C.Lo, "Delay Chain Based Programmable Jitter Generator", IEEE European Test Symposiums (ETS), May 2004.

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T. Xia, P. Song, K. A. Jenkins, J.C. Lo, "Programmable Jitter Generator Design Using Delay Chain", IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop (NATW), May 2004.

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T. Xia, J.C. Lo, “ On-Chip Short Time Interval Measurement  for Testing High Speed Communication Signals”, IEEE Asian Test Symposium (ATS), November 2003.

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 T. Xia, J.C. Lo, “Time-To-Voltage Converter for On-Chip Jitter Measurement”,   IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 52, No. 6, Dec. 2003,  pp.1738-1748.(J)

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T. Xia, J.C. Lo, “On-Chip Long Term Jitter Measurement for PLLs”, IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop (NATW), May 2003. 

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T. Xia, J.C. Lo. “On-Chip Jitter Measurement for Phase Locked Loops”, IEEE International Symposium on Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI Systems (DFT), pp. 399-408, November 2002. 

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W. Yung, T. Xia, G. Fischer and A. J.Davis “Process Dependency of MOSFET Depletion Mode MOS Capacitors in Series Compensation”, Proceedings of IEEE MIDWEST Symposium on Circuits and Systems-MWSCAS, August 2002. 

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K.S.Bum, T. Xia, J.C. Lo. “Efficient Error Prediction in FPGA,” IEEE International Symposium of Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI Systems (DFT), pp. 176-182, October 2001

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T. Xia, L. Chen, Z.M.Yu, “MPEG-4 Content-Based Video Coding Algorithm Analysis”, Journal of Electronic Engineer, vol. 10, October, 1999.(in Chinese) (J)

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Z.Q.Gao, T. Xia,"Analysis and Implemenation of An Interactive Video on Demand (VoD) System" Journal of Electronic Engineer, vol. 9, Sept., 1999.(in Chinese) (J)

bulletT. Xia,Z.Q.Gao,  Z.M.Yu, “The Analysis of  Video on Demand (VoD) System with the Queuing Theory”, Proceedings of Chinese CATV Information Network Conference, Shanghai, December 1999. (in Chinese)
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T. Xia, J. Zhang, “Anti-Interference Technology for MCS-51 Microprocessor based Embedded System”, Journal of Radio, TV and Telecommunications, vol. 2, 1996.(in Chinese) (J)




Patents
bulletT. Xia, P.Song, K.A. Jenkins, J.C.Lo, "Programmable Jitter Signal Generator", U.S. Patent. US 7095264.
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P. Song, T. Xia, F. Stellari, A. J. Weger, S. Polonsky, “Technique and Apparatus For Diagnosing Broken Scan Chain Based On Leakage Light Emission,” US. Patent. US 7426448.

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S. Wyatt, T. Xia, "High Output Resistance, Wide Swing Charge Pump",.S. Patent.  US 7583116.

bulletS. Wyatt, T. Xia, "Structure for A High Output Resistance, Wide Swing Charge Pump", U.S. Patent. US 7701270.
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A.J.Perri, S. Narayan, J.J.Ellis-Monaghan, T. Xia, R. Rassel, M.D.Jaffe, "Image Sensor Circuit in Scribe Area", U.S. Patent. US 7915056.

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Pamela S. Gillis, J. Smith, T. Xia, F. Woytowich, Tad J. Wilder, "Method and Apparatus for Increased Effectiveness of Delay and Transistion Fault Testing", Patent Pending: US2011/0121838A1 

bulletT. Xia, T. Platt, M. Slamani, "Frequency Agile Wide Band Test Signal Generator Using OFDM Technology", Disclosure #: BUR820110132