Dr. Joseph H. Nevin

Dr. Nevin received his B.S.E.E. degree in 1964 from the University of Cincinnati with his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees being earned from the same institution in 1966 and 1974, respectively. He joined the faculty as an instructor in 1967 and is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and an Associate Department Head for Electrical Engineering.

Research Interests

Dr. Nevin's research activity is directed toward the development of integrated circuit sensors along with the analog circuits necessary for processing sensor signals. He is Associate Director for the Center for Microelectronic Sensors and Microstructures, where he is closely involved with colleagues in new sensor development and application. Central to his recent research has been the development of humidity sensors suitable for medical applications. The circuits used to interface some of these sensors have been implemented in the MOS form with extensive use of switched capacitor filters for signal processing. Novel design automation techniques are under development to aid in the configuration of such circuits. Specifically, his research group has developed expert systems targeted toward the design of practical analog integrated circuits. The design automation supports the goals of an overall program of IC research with a central theme of sensors and the processing signals from sensors.

Dr. Nevin has been awarded several outstanding teaching awards including the Engineering Tribunal Award for Outstanding Teaching as well as the Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Instructor Award. He has published widely in the areas of electronic materials and devices as well as circuit design. He is a member of IEEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Xi.

Dr. Nevin is the director of the Electronic Systems Lab.

Recent Publications

Recent Publications and Papers

: T.T. Yuliasto, J.H. Nevin and H.T. Henderson, "Accelerated Hot Electron Effects in DRAMS, " Microelectronics and Reliability, 34(2), 197-200, (1994).
: H.T. Henderson, J.H. Nevin, J. Doty, K. Walsh, A. Hamad, P. Ramadas, "Microsensor Development for Space Vehicle Application," Fourth Annual Space System Health Management Technology Conf., p. 315-327, Cincinnati, OH, Nov. 17-19, (1992).
: M. Samardar, J.H. Nevin & L.J. Mazlak, "EXACT: Expert in Analog Circuit Topology", Expert Systems With Applications, 2(213), 137-152, (1991).
: H.T. Henderson, W.M. Hsieh, J.H. Nevin, J. Doty, P. Nguyen, "A Miniature Flow Sensor on a Chip for Leak Detection, Hot Gas & Liquid Cryogen Measurement," Proc. Second Annual Health Monitoring Conf. for Space Propulsion Systems, pp. 392-410, Cincinnati, OH, Nov. 14-15, (1990).
: M. Samardar, J.H. Nevin & L.J. Mazlak, "A Knowledge Based System for Analog Circuit Design", Avignon Workshop on Expert Systems, Avignon Fr., May 28-June 1, 1990.
: H.T. Henderson, J.H. Nevin, J.T. Boyd, W.M. Hsieh, X. Li, Y.H. Ma, G. Debrabander, "Silicon Microsensor Technology for Space Propulstion Health Monitoring," First Annual Health Monitoring Conf. for Space Propulsion Systems, p. 1-22, Cincinnati, Oh, Nov. 14-15, (1989).
: S.M. Mallya and J.H. Nevin, "Design Procedures for a Fully Differential Folded Cascode CMOS Operational Amplifier," IEEE. J. Solid-State Circuits, SC-24 (6), (1989).

Patents:

: #3,360,742 Co-inventor of "Temperature Compensated Transistor Blocking Oscillator."

Theses Advised

Ph.D. Theses

H.C. Chang "Silicon Based Multiple Micro-sensors for Sensing Carbon Dioxide, Humidity & Temperature" July 1994
M. Samardar "A Knowledge Based System for Circuit Design" Sept. 1988
J.C. Lin "Fully Differential Charge-Domain Switched-Capacitor Bandpass Filters Using Pseudo-N-Path Filtering Techniques" June 1986
K.K. Chi "Switched Capacitor Networks in Integrated Circuit Signal Processing" Sept. 1982
S.G. Garg "Chemical Vapor Deposition, Doping and Characterization of Boron Phosphide" Feb. 1981

M.S. Thesis

K. Srinivasan "Development of a Silicon Based Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor March 1994
S.J. Glenn "Point of Care Communications Inter-face for a Newborn Intensive Care Unit Dec. 1992
H.-C. Chang "MOS Transistor and Capacitive Bridge Humitidy Sensing Structure" Aug. 1991
P. Aji "Characterization of Polyimide Capacitive Humidity Sensor with Respect to Electrode Linewidth and Response Time" June 1989
V. Bindal "Expert System for Negative Feedback Feedback Circuit Design" Sept. 1988
S.M. Mallya "Design of a Fully Differential Operational Amplifier for Switched Capacitor Applications." July 1987
R. Seshachellam "Design, Development and Fabrication of a Switched Capacitor Delay Circuit with Digitally Controlled Variable Delay" Oct. 1985
B.P. Baranski "Measurement of Adhesion of Evaporated Aluminum/Copper Thin Films on Polyimide Using the Electromagnetic Tensile Test Method" August 1985
N. Hemasilpin "Preparation and Investigation of Crystallographic Properties of Epitaxial Silicon-Germanium Alloys Grown on Silicon Substrates by Chemical Vapor Deposition Using SiH4 and GeH4" June 1985
T.T. Yuliasto "Hot Carrier Acceleration Methods and the Effects of Hot Carrier Injection in DRAM's" April 1985
P.J. Schubert "The Moisture Sensitive Properties of a Polyimide and Their Application to a Relative Humidity Sensor" July 1984
J.C. Lin "A 4-Bit Charge Balancing Successive Approximation Analog-to-Digital Converter" Dec. 1982
C.E. Stutz "Conduction Processes in Polyimide" April 1982
M.M. Moll "Multilayer Thin Film Structures Using Polymers as Insulators" June 1982
J.P. Tomasetti "CMOS Fabrication Using Spin-On Doped Oxides for P-Well Diffusion" Nov. 1981
J.A. Teplik "N-Channel Silicon Gate MOSFET Device Fabrication Using Spin-On Sources for Threshold Control" July 1981
G.L. Summe "Thin Film Multilayer Capacitors With Emphasis on the Conduction Mechanisms of Thin Polyimide Films" May 1980
T.L. Chang "Depletion Mode MOSFETS Based on Diffusion into the Channel" Aug. 1980
K.K. Chi "A PMOS Transresistance Amplifier Using a Switched Capacitor for the Resistance Element" Aug. 1980
A.K. Jain "Design and Fabrication of Integrated Injection Logic" July 1980
R.T. Savage "A Study of the Effects of Processing Variations on the Characteristics of Bipolar Junction Transistors Dec. 1979
L.I. Halberg "Epitaxial Growth of Silicon Germanium Alloys from SiCl4-GeCl4 and from SiH4-GeH4" - Sept. 1979
C.L. Chen "An MOS Random Access Array Selector for Analog Applications" Aug. 1978
B.K. Dugar "Growth and Characterization of Single Crystal Silicon-Germanium Alloy" Aug. 1978
E.H. Honnigford "An Integrated Injection Logic Circuit Model Suitable for Computer Aided Design" April 1977
K.M. Bhatt "Silicon Dioxide Leakage Current Studies with Application to an MOS Electrometer" Feb. 1977
M.K. Tsai "Injector Geometry Considerations in the Design of Integrated Injection Logic" March 1976
R.A. Bailey "Pyrolytically Deposited Si02 and High Energy Density Multilayer Capacitors" Feb. 1976

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