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  1. Active load with cross‐coupled bulk for high‐gain high‐CMRR nanometer CMOS differential stages

    Article • International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, July 2019, Wiley

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  2. Description and performance analysis of a flexible photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar system

    Article • Renewable Energy, July 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Francesco Nocera, PhD Antonio Gagliano, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso, Dr Giuseppe Marco Tina

  3. Autonomous Energy-Efficient Wireless Sensor Network Platform for Home/Office Automation

    Article • IEEE Sensors Journal, May 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  4. A Review of Charge Pump Topologies for the Power Management of IoT Nodes

    Article • Electronics, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  5. Dual Push–Pull High-Speed Rail-to-Rail CMOS Buffer Amplifier for Flat-Panel Displays

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs, December 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  6. High-Performance Three-Stage Single-Miller CMOS OTA With No Upper Limit of ${C}_{L}$

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs, November 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  7. Switched-Capacitor Power Management Integrated Circuit for Autonomous Internet of Things Node

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs, October 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  8. Three-stage single-miller CMOS OTA driving 10 nF with 1.46-MHz GBW

    Article • June 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  9. Area-optimized sub-fF offset trimming circuit for capacitive MEMS interfaces

    Article • September 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  10. Novel straightforward and effective extraction methodology for SiPM model parameters

    Article • September 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  11. 0.9-V Class-AB Miller OTA in 0.35- $\mu \text{m}$ CMOS With Threshold-Lowered Non-Tailed Differential Pair

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers, July 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  12. A toolbox for the symbolic analysis and simulation of linear analog circuits

    Article • June 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  13. A 0.003-mm2 50-mW three-stage amplifier driving 10-nF with 2.7-MHz GBW

    Article • December 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  14. Enhanced analytical model and output dynamic response of SiPM-Based electronic read-outs

    Article • December 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  15. 0.7-V Three-Stage Class-AB CMOS Operational Transconductance Amplifier

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers, November 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  16. The noise performance of CMOS Miller operational transconductance amplifiers with embedded current-buffer frequency compensation

    Article • International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, September 2016, Wiley

    Professor Salvatore Pennisi, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  17. Optimized Active Single-Miller Capacitor Compensation With Inner Half-Feedforward Stage for Very High-Load Three-Stage OTAs

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers, September 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  18. Improved single-miller passive compensation network for three-stage CMOS OTAs

    Article • Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  19. 195-nW 120-dB subthreshold CMOS OTA driving up to 200 pF and occupying only 4.4–10−3 mm2

    Article • December 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  20. CMOS Non-tailed differential pair

    Article • International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, November 2015, Wiley

    Professor Salvatore Pennisi, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  21. Hardware solution for increasing the efficiency of PV module under mismatch operation

    Article • IET Renewable Power Generation, November 2015, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Dr Giuseppe Marco Tina, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  22. High-Performance Four-Stage CMOS OTA Suitable for Large Capacitive Loads

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers, October 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  23. Single-miller all-passive compensation network for three-stage OTAs

    Article • August 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  24. Monitoring of solar cogenerative PVT power plants: Overview and a practical example

    Article • Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Giuseppe Marco Tina, PhD Antonio Gagliano, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  25. 0.7-V bulk-driven three-stage class-AB OTA

    Article • June 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  26. A new enhanced PSPICE implementation of the equivalent circuit model of SiPM detectors

    Article • June 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  27. Design Methodology of Subthreshold Three-Stage CMOS OTAs Suitable for Ultra-Low-Power Low-Area and High Driving Capability

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers, June 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  28. Symbolic factorization methodology for multistage amplifier transfer functions

    Article • International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, February 2015, Wiley

    Professor Salvatore Pennisi, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  29. Integrated Quenching-and-Reset Circuit for Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, January 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  30. A new accurate analytical expression for the SiPM transient response to single photons

    Article • December 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  31. High-performance frequency compensation topology for four-stage OTAs

    Article • December 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  32. Monolithic quenching-and-reset circuit for single-photon avalanche diodes

    Article • December 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  33. Self-Biased Dual-Path Push-Pull Output Buffer Amplifier for LCD Column Drivers

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers, March 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  34. Remote monitoring system for stand-alone photovoltaic power plants: The case study of a PV-powered outdoor refrigerator

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Giuseppe Marco Tina, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  35. Micro-scale inductorless maximum power point tracking DC–DC converter

    Article • IET Power Electronics, September 2013, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  36. Analytical comparison of reversed nested Miller frequency compensation techniques

    Article • International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, May 2009, Wiley

    Professor Salvatore Pennisi, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  37. Analysis and Implementation of a Minimum-Supply Body-Biased CMOS Differential Amplifier Cell

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, February 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  38. Comparison of the Frequency Compensation Techniques for CMOS Two-Stage Miller OTAs

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs, November 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Salvatore Pennisi, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  39. Single Miller capacitor frequency compensation with nulling resistor for three-stage amplifiers

    Article • International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, October 2008, Wiley

    Professor Salvatore Pennisi, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  40. A 2.5-GHz DDFS-PLL With 1.8-MHz Bandwidth in 0.35-$\mu$m CMOS

    Article • IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, June 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  41. A novel MPPT charge regulator for a photovoltaic stand-alone telecommunication system

    Article • June 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso, Dr Giuseppe Marco Tina

  42. An advanced SOC model for a stand-alone telecommunication system

    Article • June 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso, Dr Giuseppe Marco Tina

  43. Optimal energy management of a photovoltaic stand-alone dual battery system

    Article • May 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso, Dr Giuseppe Marco Tina

  44. Analytical comparison of frequency compensation techniques in three-stage amplifiers

    Article • International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Salvatore Pennisi, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  45. CMOS current-steering DAC architectures based on the triple-tail cell

    Article • International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  46. Two CMOS Current Feedback Operational Amplifiers

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs, November 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  47. CMOS High-CMRR Current Output Stages

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II Analog and Digital Signal Processing, September 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso, Dr Francesco Centurelli

  48. CMOS Miller OTA with Body-Biased Output Stage

    Article • August 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso, Dr Francesco Centurelli

  49. CMOS voltage feedback current amplifier

    Article • August 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  50. Single Miller capacitor frequency compensation with nulling resistor for three-stage amplifiers

    Article • August 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  51. Advances in Reversed Nested Miller Compensation

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Fundamental Theory and Applications, July 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Salvatore Pennisi, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  52. Improved Reversed Nested Miller Frequency Compensation Technique With Voltage Buffer and Resistor

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II Analog and Digital Signal Processing, May 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Salvatore Pennisi, Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  53. Design Procedures for Three-Stage CMOS OTAs With Nested-Miller Compensation

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Fundamental Theory and Applications, May 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  54. High-Drive and Linear CMOS Class-AB Pseudo-Differential Amplifier

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II Analog and Digital Signal Processing, February 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  55. Three-Stage CMOS OTA for Large Capacitive Loads With Efficient Frequency Compensation Scheme

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II Analog and Digital Signal Processing, October 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  56. Design of cascaded ECL gates with power constraint

    Article • Electronics Letters, January 2006, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  57. Optimised design of ECL gates with power constraint

    Article • Electronics Letters, January 2004, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  58. CMOS class AB single-to-differential transconductor

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  59. Current-steering D/A converter based on triple tail cell

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  60. High-Performance CMOS Pseudo-Differential Amplifier

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso

  61. Optimized design of ECL gates with a power constraint

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alfio Dario Grasso