Provided is an element that can reduce a parasitic oscillation. An element used for an oscillation or a detection of a terahertz wave includes a resonance unit 108 including a first conductor 102, a second conductor 105, a dielectric 104 arranged between the first conductor and the second conductor, a first negative resistance element 101a and a second negative resistance element 101b mutually connected in parallel between the first conductor and the second conductor, a bias circuit 120 that supplies a bias voltage to each of the first negative resistance element and the second negative resistance element, and a line 103 that connects the bias circuit to the resonance unit, and the element is configured in a manner that a mutual injection locking in a positive phase between the first negative resistance element and the second negative resistance element is unstable, and a mutual injection locking in a reversed phase between the first negative resistance element and the second negative resistance element becomes stable.

Provided is an element that can reduce a parasitic oscillation. An element used for an oscillation or a detection of a terahertz wave includes a resonance unit 108 including a first conductor 102, a second conductor 105, a dielectric 104 arranged between the first conductor and the second conductor, a first negative resistance element 101a and a second negative resistance element 101b mutually connected in parallel between the first conductor and the second conductor, a bias circuit 120 that supplies a bias voltage to each of the first negative resistance element and the second negative resistance element, and a line 103 that connects the bias circuit to the resonance unit, and the element is configured in a manner that a mutual injection locking in a positive phase between the first negative resistance element and the second negative resistance element is unstable, and a mutual injection locking in a reversed phase between the first negative resistance element and the second negative resistance element becomes stable.

Systems and methods for forming a compact gas sensor include using a lithographically fabricated high Q resonator coupled to at least one of a Gunn diode and an IMPATT diode. The resonator may include a plurality of cavities filled with a sample gas. A detector coupled to the resonator may measure the amplitude of the emitted mm wave radiation.

Systems and methods for forming a compact gas sensor include using a lithographically fabricated high Q resonator coupled to at least one of a Gunn diode and an IMPATT diode. The resonator may include a plurality of cavities filled with a sample gas. A detector coupled to the resonator may measure the amplitude of the emitted mm wave radiation.

A technique for implementing a clock tree distribution network having a clock buffer and a plurality of LC tanks that each take into \consideration local capacitance distributions and conductor resistances. An AC-based sizing formulation is applied to the buffer and to the LC tanks so as to reduce the total buffer area. The technique is iterative and can be fully automated while also reducing clock distribution power consumption.

A technique for implementing a clock tree distribution network having a clock buffer and a plurality of LC tanks that each take into \consideration local capacitance distributions and conductor resistances. An AC-based sizing formulation is applied to the buffer and to the LC tanks so as to reduce the total buffer area. The technique is iterative and can be fully automated while also reducing clock distribution power consumption.

A semiconductor device that generates or detects terahertz waves includes a semiconductor layer that has a gain of the generated or detected terahertz waves; a first electrode connected to the semiconductor layer; a second electrode that is arranged at a side opposite to the side at which the first electrode is arranged with respect to the semiconductor layer and that is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer; a third electrode electrically connected to the second electrode; and a dielectric layer that is arranged around the semiconductor layer and the second electrode and between the first electrode and the third electrode and that is thicker than the semiconductor layer. The dielectric layer includes an area including a conductor electrically connecting the second electrode to the third electrode. The area is filled with the conductor.

A semiconductor device that generates or detects terahertz waves includes a semiconductor layer that has a gain of the generated or detected terahertz waves; a first electrode connected to the semiconductor layer; a second electrode that is arranged at a side opposite to the side at which the first electrode is arranged with respect to the semiconductor layer and that is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer; a third electrode electrically connected to the second electrode; and a dielectric layer that is arranged around the semiconductor layer and the second electrode and between the first electrode and the third electrode and that is thicker than the semiconductor layer. The dielectric layer includes an area including a conductor electrically connecting the second electrode to the third electrode. The area is filled with the conductor.

An element includes a coupling line in which a first conductor layer, a dielectric layer, and a second conductor layer are stacked in this order, and which is connected to the second conductor layer in order to mutually synchronize a plurality of antennas at a frequency of a terahertz wave; and a bias line connecting a power supply for supplying a bias signal to a semiconductor layer and the second conductor layer. A wiring layer in which the coupling line is formed and a wiring layer in which the bias line is formed are different layers. The bias line is disposed in a layer between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer.

An oscillator includes a package having a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, a resonator and an oscillation circuit disposed in the package, an output terminal arranged along the first side of the package, and outputting a clock signal generated by the oscillation circuit, and a control terminal arranged along the second side of the package, and supplied with a digital control signal adapted to update an operation state of the oscillation circuit.