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Title: 18.1 A Self-Health-Learning GaN Power Converter Using On-Die Logarithm-Based Analog SGD Supervised Learning and Online T j -Independent Precursor Measurement
Award ID(s):
1702496
PAR ID:
10279752
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
2020 IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference - (ISSCC)
Page Range / eLocation ID:
286 to 288
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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