Published since 1969, Microelectronics Journal is an international forum for the dissemination of research into, and applications of, microelectronics. Papers published in Microelectronics Journal have undergone peer review to ensure originality, relevance and timeliness. The journal thus provides a worldwide, regular and comprehensive update on microelectronics.

Microelectronics Journal invites significant research and application papers in all the areas listed below. Comprehensive review/survey papers covering recent developments will also be considered.

Microelectronics Journal covers circuits and systems. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Analogue, digital, mixed, and RF circuit design methodologies
• Logic, architectural and system level synthesis
• Testing, design for testability, built in self-test
• Area, power and thermal evaluation
• Mixed-domain simulation and design
• Formal verification
• Embedded systems
• Design and test aspects of high density integration (3D, etc.)
• SoC, NoC, SIP, NIP design and test
• Emerging devices as FinFETs, SETs, etc.

Application aspects such as signal and image processing including circuits for cryptography, sensor and actuator design including sensor networks, reliability and quality issues, and economic models are also welcome.

Special Issue on Silicon resonator sensitive sensor for wireless applications
Submission Date: 2020-11-25

Silicon resonators and waveguide microring resonators are two of the most important resonators for broadband spectrum applications. After several decades of research and development, they are widely applied for wireless communications such as filters and duplexers, and broad sensing applications like pressure sensors, temperature sensors, gas sensors, biosensors, photoelectric sensors, and many others. The advantage of using the silicon based sensor as input source is that the sensor covers a wide range of wavelengths, thus sensing the temperature changes in the wide wavelength ranges which can extend the sensing device applications. The analysis of noise of resonators sensor and oscillators is especially important in modern wireless communication systems due to increasingly stringent requirements regarding the acceptable noise level in every next generation.

The special issue is dedicated to ascertain the prospects, progress and challenges in silicon resonator sensor for wireless applications.

Potential topics included, but not limited

RF MEMS/NEMS resonators for wireless communications
Acoustic wave based MEMS devices for broadband spectrum applications
Micro ring resonator for on-chip photonic applications
Silicon-on-Insulator microring resonator for sensitive and label-free biosensing applications
High-quality factor electrolyte insulator silicon resonator for wireless chemical sensing· Dielectric resonator for millimeter-wave frequencies applications