Pedro Nuno Mendonça dos Santos

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Address: IT – Lisboa
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Av. Rovisco Pais
Lisboa 1049-001 Lisboa , PORTUGAL

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Pedro Nuno Mendonça dos Santos

Academic position: Assistant Professor
Joining date: 01-01-1994
Role in IT: Researcher
Scientific Area: Wireless Communications
Group: Wireless Circuits – Lx

Degrees

- PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 04-07-2002
- MSc, Instituto Superior Técnico, 01-11-1994
- Licenciatura, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 01-01-1989

Expertise Topics

- High_Voltage CMOS
- Semiconductor Devices and Circuits
- IC design
- Microelectronics
- CMOS Technology
- Power Electronics

Affiliations

- Academia Militar, Professor, 01-01-2011
- IEEE, Member, 01-01-1995
- Ordem dos Engenheiros, Efective Member, 30-03-1993

Involvement in Projects

- Currently running projects

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
AISMAD	AISMAD – Advanced Integrated Switched-Mode Audio Drivers	IT	01-07-2011	01-06-2013

Academic Activities

Supervision of theses

MSc

- High PSR Low Drop Out Voltage Regulator, MSc, Pedro Antunes Fernandes, 6-2008, Instituto Superior Técnico

Co - Supervision of Theses

MSc

- Fully integration of switched regulators in CMOS Technology, MSc, Jean-Francois Mousinho , 12-2012

- Morphology and Spectroscopy studies of Thin-films of P3HT:PCBM blend, MSc, Ana Sofia Anselmo, 3-2007

- Capless Voltage Regulator for Supplying Small Digital Cores for SOC, MSc, Marco Caracinha , 12-2008

- CMOS technology monolithic integration of a switched DC-DC converter , MSc, Leandro Alberto , 12-2009

- Multi-Mode DC-DC Power Device Driver with Gate Voltage Control for Ligh-Load Efficiency Improvement, MSc, Nuno Miguel Nogueira Dias , 7-2008

PhD

- Reducing primary energy consumption through lower power losses of electrical transmission and distribution systems, PhD, António Manuel Sequeira Abreu, 12-2013

- Modelling of Passice Structures on Silicon Technologies, PhD, Mário Jorge Simão de Assunção , 12-2013

- High Frequency DC-DC Converters for “System–on–a–Chip (SoC)”, PhD, Vitor Manuel da Silva Costa , 4-2010

Publications

Papers in Journals [10]

- HJQ Quaresma; Santos, P.M.; Serra, A.C.; "An equivalent doping profile for CMOS substrate characterization", Solid State Electronics, Vol. -, No. -, pp. - - -, July, 2012.
Abstract | BibTex

- Costa, V.C.; Santos, P.M.; Borges, B.; "A design methodology for integrated inductor-based DC–DC converters", Microelectronics Journal, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 401 - 409, June, 2012.
Abstract | BibTex

- HJQ Quaresma; Santos, P.M.; Serra, A.C.; "Impact of temperature on substrate coupling in low-doped substrate", Electronics Letters, Vol. 47, No. 23, pp. 1273 - 1275, November, 2011.
Abstract | BibTex

- D. D. Duflot; P. Limão-Vieira; A. Giuliani; E. Vasekova; J.M.C. Lourenço; Santos, P.M.; S.V. Hoffmann; ; ; "Electronic State Spectroscopy of c-C5F8 Explored by Photoabsortion, Electron Impact, Photoelectron Spectroscopies and Ab Initio Calculations", Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol. 112, No. 13, pp. 2782 - 2793, April, 2008.
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- P. Limão-Vieira; E. Vasekova; A. Giuliani; J.M.C. Lourenço; Santos, P.M.; D. D. Duflot; S.V. Hoffmann; "Perfluorocyclobutane electronic state spectroscopy by high-resolution vacuum ultraviolet photoabsorption, electron impact, He I photoelectron spectroscopy, and ab initio calculations", Physical Review A, Vol. 76, No. 3, pp. 032509 -1 - 032509 -11, September, 2007.
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- S. Finco; Borges, B.; Santos, P.M.; "Smart Power Integrated Circuit Educational Tool", IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 1290 - 1303, July, 2007.
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- Santos, P.M.; Costa, V.C.; Borges, B.; Lança, M.; "High-Voltage LDMOS Transistors Fully Compatible with a Deep Submicron 0.35 um CMOS Process", Microelectronics Journal, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 35 - 40, January, 2007.
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- Santos, P.M.; HJQ Quaresma; Silva, A.; Lança, M.; "High-Voltage NMOS design in fully implanted twin-well CMOS", Microelectronics Journal, Vol. 35, No. , pp. 723 - 730, September, 2004.
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- Santos, P.M.; Simas, M. I. ; Lança, M.; "High Voltage Solutions in CMOS Technology", Microelectronics Journal, Vol. 33, No. 8, pp. 609 - 617, August, 2002.
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- Santos, P.M.; Simas, M. I. ; Lança, M.; "CMOS Compatible HV Gate-Shifted LDD-NMOS", IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 1013 - 1015, May, 2001.
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Papers in Conference Proceedings [18]

- Costa, V.C.; Santos, P.M.; Borges, B.; "Designing Soft-Switching DC-DC Converters in CMOS Technology", Proc CETC2011- Conf. on Electronics, Telecommunications and Computers , Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. ID59 - ID59, November, 2011.
Abstract | BibTex

- Costa, V.C.; Santos, P.M.; Borges, B.; "An Improved Design Method for Monolithic CMOS Quasi-Square-Wave DC-DC Converters", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Sta Maria Feira, Portugal, Vol. CD-ROM, pp. - , May, 2009.
Abstract | Full text (PDF 126KB) | BibTex

- Costa, V.C.; Santos, P.M.; Borges, B.; "Design Method for Monolithic DC-DC Converters Based on Losses Optimization of the Power Stage", Proc IEEE Asia Pacific Conf. on Circuits and Systems - APCCAS , Macau, Macau, Vol. 1, pp. 1872 - 1875, December, 2008.
Full text (PDF 306KB) | BibTex

- Costa, V.C.; Santos, P.M.; Borges, B.; "Método de Dimensionamento para Conversores CC-CC Monolíticos Baseado na Optimização das Perdas do Andar de Potência", Proc Jornadas de Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Computadores, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. CD-ROM, pp. - , November, 2008.
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- HJQ Quaresma; Santos, P.M.; Serra, A.C.; E. Sicard; "A METHODOLOGY FOR EXTRACTING UNKNOWN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PROCESS PARAMETERS", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems, Gammarth, Tunisia, Vol. 1, pp. 84 - 88, December, 2005.
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- Costa, V.C.; Santos, P.M.; Borges, B.; "Design Method for Integrated CMOS Quasi-Square-Wave DC-DC Converters", Proc Conf. on Design of Circuits and Integrated Systems, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. CD-ROM, pp. - , November, 2005.
Full text (PDF 210KB) | BibTex

- Costa, V.C.; Santos, P.M.; Borges, B.; "Integração Monolítica de Conversores Comutados CC-CC de Comutação Suave : Soluções de Projecto e Simulações", Proc Jornadas de Engenharia de Telecomunicações e Computadores, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. , pp. - , November, 2005.
Full text (PDF 161KB) | BibTex

- Costa, V.C.; Santos, P.M.; Borges, B.; "Soft-Switching DC-DC Converters for CMOS Integration", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Tomar, Portugal, Vol. CD-ROM, pp. - , April, 2005.
Full text (PDF 106KB) | BibTex

- Santos, P.M.; HJQ Quaresma; Silva, A.; Lança, M.; "Breakdown improvement and reliable driving of high-voltage NMOS fabricated in fully implanted CMOS", Proc European Power Electronics Conf. - EPE, Toulouse, France, Vol. CDROM, pp. p1 - p10, September, 2003.
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- Santos, P.M.; HJQ Quaresma; Silva, A.; Lança, M.; "Design of High-Voltage devices in a fully implanted twin-well CMOS process", Proc European Solid-State Device Research Conf., Estoril, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 343 - 346, September, 2003.
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- Santos, P.M.; HJQ Quaresma; Silva, A.; Lança, M.; "High-Voltage NMOS in 0,5um CMOS Technology for fast switching applications", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Industrial Electronics - ISIE , Rio de janeiro, Brazil, Vol. CDROM, pp. - , June, 2003.
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- Santos, P.M.; Lança, M.; Simas, M. I. ; "High Voltage Solutions in Standard CMOS", Proc IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conf. - PESC, Vancouver, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 371 - 377, June, 2001.
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- Santos, P.M.; Simas, M. I. ; Lança, M.; "The Gate-Shifted LDD-NMOS", Proc European Power Electronics Conf. - EPE, Lausanne, Switzerland, Vol. CDROM, pp. - - -, September, 1999.
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- Santos, P.M.; Simas, M. I. ; Lança, M.; "Fully CMOS Compatible Gate-Shifted LDD NMOS", Proc IEEE Industry Application Society Annual Meeting, St Louis, United States, Vol. 3, pp. 1119 - 1123, October, 1998.
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- Santos, P.M.; Simas, M. I. ; Lança, M.; "New Challenges Toward Smart Power", Proc European Power Electronics Conf. - EPE, Trondheim, Norway, Vol. 3, pp. 1 - 8, September, 1997.
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- Santos, P.M.; Simas, M. I. ; Lança, M.; "Smart Power in MOS Technologies – An Overview", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Industrial Electronics - ISIE , Guimarães, Portugal, Vol. 2, pp. 371 - 376, July, 1997.
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- Santos, P.M.; S. Finco; Simas, M. I. ; Lança, M.; "Breakdown Voltage Improvement of Standard MOS Technologies Targeted at Smart Power", Proc IEEE Industry Application Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, United States, Vol. 2, pp. 937 - 945, October, 1995.
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- Santos, P.M.; S. Finco; Simas, M. I. ; Lança, M.; "2D Characterization and Optimization of a Basic Switching Cell Aimed at Smart Power", Proc IEEE Industry Application Society Annual Meeting, Denver, United States, Vol. 2, pp. 1161 - 1167, October, 1994.
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- Project Reports [3]

- Santos, P.M.; "Integration of high-frequency dc-dc converters in RF-CMOS SoC", Instituto de Telecomunicações, IT/LA/305/2005, January, 2008.

- Santos, P.M.; "Integration of high-frequency dc-dc converters in RF CMOS SoC", Instituto de Telecomunicações, IT/LA/305/2005, January, 2007.

- Santos, P.M.; "Mask configurable Intelligent Power Integrated Circuits - Applications", Instituto de Telecomunicações, POCTI/34424/ESE/2000, April, 2005.

Theses

- P.M. Santos; "High-Voltage Transistors in CMOS Technology", Instituto Superior Técnico, July, 2002 .

- P.M. Santos; "Caracterisation and Optimisation of Switching Cells aimed at Smart Power", Instituto Superior Técnico / UTL, November, 1994 .

Other Contributions

Conference Committees

- IEEE Region 8 EUROCON 2011 International Conf. on Computer as a Tool joint with the Conf. on Telecommunications, Sessions Chairman , Pedro Nuno Mendonça dos Santos, 2011.

- IEEE Region 8 EUROCON 2011 International Conf. on Computer as a Tool joint with the Conf. on Telecommunications, Organizing Committee, Pedro Nuno Mendonça dos Santos, 2011.

- 5th Conference on Telecommunications, Organizing Committee, Pedro Nuno Mendonça dos Santos, 2005.

Refereeing

Journals

- Electronics Letters
2007, 1 review(s);

- IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics
2008, 1 review(s);

- Intrnl. Journal of Power Electronics (IJPElec)
2008, 1 review(s);

- Intrnl. Journal of Power Management Electronics
2008, 1 review(s);

- Microelectronics Journal
2012, 2 review(s); 2011, 2 review(s);

- Solid State Electronics
2007, 1 review(s);

Conferences

- Conf. on Design of Circuits and Integrated Systems
2011; 2008; 2006; 2005; 2004;

- Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele
2007; 2005; 2003;

- IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - ECCE
2011; 2010;

- IEEE International Symp. on Circuits and Systems - ISCAS
2012; 2011;

- IEEE International Symp. on Industrial Electronics - ISIE
2010;

- IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conf. - PESC
2008; 2007;

- IEEE Region 8 EUROCON 2011 International Conf. on Computer as a Tool joint with the Conf. on Telecommunications
2011;