As I have increasingly moved away from the world of research and into
thatofmanagementandbusiness,ithasbecomeapparenttomethatthere
are many people from a nontechnical background who need to under-
standcellularsystemsinmoredetailinordertobeabletoperformtheir
job,beitanalyzingfinancialinvestments,run ...
Wireless networking is undergoing a transformation from what has
been primarily a medium for supporting voice traffic between telephones,
into what is increasingly becoming a medium for supporting traffic among
a variety of digital devices transmitting media of many types (voice,
data, images, video ...
Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN) are believed to be a highly promising
technology and will play an increasingly important role in future
generation wireless mobile networks. WMN is characterized by
dynamic self-organization, self-configuration and self-healing to
enable quick deployment, easy maintenanc ...
The challenges associated with the design and implementation of Electro-
static Discharge (ESD) protection circuits become increasingly complex as
technology is scaled well into nano-metric regime. One must understand the
behavior of semiconductor devices under very high current densities, high
temp ...
ESD is a crucial factor for integrated circuits and influences their quality and reliability.
Today increasingly sensitive processes with deep sub micron structures are developed. The
integration of more and more functionality on a single chip and saving of chip area is
required. Integrated circuits ...
Recent advancements in nanotechnology (NT) materials and growth of micro/
nanotechnology have opened the door for potential applications of microelectro-
mechanical systems (MEMS)- and NT-based sensors and devices. Such sensors and
devices are best suited for communications, medical diagnosis, comme ...
A modern power grid needs to become smarter in order to provide an affordable,
reliable, and sustainable supply of electricity. For these reasons, a smart grid is
necessary to manage and control the increasingly complex future grid. Certain
smart grid elements including renewable energy, storage, mi ...
This book is the result of works dedicated to specific applications of
metaheuristics in smart electrical grids. From electric transmission,
distribution networks to electric microgrids, the notion of intelligence refers
to the ability to propose acceptable solutions in an increasingly more
restrict ...
Commercial energy storage has moved from the margins to the mainstream as it
fosters flexibility in our smarter, increasingly integrated energy systems. The
energy density, availability, and relatively clean fossil profile of natural gas ensure
its critical role as a fuel for heating and electricity ...
The continuous progress in modern power device technology is increasingly
supported by power-specific modeling methodologies and dedicated simulation
tools. These enable the detailed analysis of operational principles on the the device
and on the system level; in particular, they allow the designer ...
