- Award ID(s):
- 2008906
- PAR ID:
- 10562831
- Publisher / Repository:
- IEEE International Solid-State Circuit Conference
- Date Published:
- ISBN:
- 979-8-3503-0620-0
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 44 to 46
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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