Dr. Alan J Davis

Ph.D. University of Rhode Island,
M.S. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 1985

Research Interests

• Electronics
• Integrated Circuit Design
• VLSI

Courses recently taught

• ELE339 Electronics I
• ELE447 Digital Integrated Circuit Design I
• ELE537 Digital Integrated Circuit Design II
• ELE539 Analog Integrated Circuit Design

Contact Information

204 Kirk
Kingston, RI 02881,USA.
Tel. (401) 874-5482
Email: davis@ele.uri.edu

Recent Conference Papers:

• A. J. Davis, G. Fischer, H-H. Albrecht, and J. Hess: Digital Correction of Circuit Imperfections in cascaded Delta-Sigma Modulators composed of first-order Sections. IEEE Proc. of ISCAS'00, pp. V 689-692, Geneva, May 28 - 31, 2000.
  
  
• G. Fischer, and A. J. Davis: VLSI Implementation of a Wide-Band Sonar Receiver. IEEE Proc. of ISCAS'00, pp. V 673-676, Geneva, May 28 - 31, 2000
  
  
• A. J. Davis, and G. Fischer: Improved Null Cancellation in a sixth order Delta-Sigma Modulator realized with 2 third-order Sections. ADDA&EWADC'02, Prag, Czech Republic, June 2002.
  
  
• W. Yung, T. Xia, G. Fischer, and A.J. Davis: Process Dependency of MOSFET depletion Mode MOS Capacitors in Series Compensation, IEEE MWSCAS'02, Tulsa, OK, August 4 - 7, 2002.
  
  
• A.J. Davis, G. Fischer, C. Chuen-Song, and W. Yung: MOSFET only third-order Delta-Sigma Modulators, 8th Workshop on ADC Modeling & Testing, pp. 40-48, Perugia, Italy, Sept. 8-10, 2003.
  
  

Recent Journal Articles:

• A.J. Davis, G. Fischer, H-H. Albrecht, and J. Hess: Digital Corrections of Circuit Imperfections in a two-stage 6th order Delta-Sigma Modulator. Elsevier: Measurement, Vol. 28/2, pp. 93-104, June 2000.
  
  
• A.J. Davis, G. Fischer: Device Technology Limitations in monolithic switched-Capacitor Delta-Sigma modulators. Elsevier: Measurement, 2001.
  
  
• G. Fischer, A.J. Davis and P. Kasturi: A Custom Chip Set for a Frequency-Agile high-Resolution sonar Array. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 416-427, April 2007.
  
  

Books, Book Chapters:

• G. Fischer, and A.J. Davis: Delta-Sigma Modulators. Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, John G. Webster, Editor, Wiley & Sons, Inc. Vol. 19, pp. 244-254, 1999.
  
  

Recently Fabricated Chip