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Research in analog integrated circuits includes low-power and high-precision sensor and actuator interface circuits, telecommunication and RF circuits, wireless telemetry, and high-speed analog-digital converters.
Research in Very-large-scale integration (VLSI) digital circuits includes microprocessor and mixed signal (microcontroller) circuits, with emphasis on low-power and high-performance; computer-aided design, including logic synthesis, physical design, and design verification; testing and design for testability; advanced logic families and packaging; integrated circuit micro-architectures; and system integration.
Specialties
- Analog Circuits
- Data converters
- Digital circuits
- Energy harvesting
- Hardware DSP implementation
- Low power circuits
- RF circuits
- Sensing systems
ECE Faculty
Ehsan Afshari
WebsiteEthem Erkan Aktakka
WebsiteAl-Thaddeus Avestruz
WebsiteDavid Blaauw
WebsiteRobert Dick
Michael Flynn
WebsiteHun-Seok Kim
WebsiteInhee Lee
WebsiteKhalil Najafi
WebsiteDennis Sylvester
WebsiteFawwaz Ulaby
WebsiteDavid Wentzloff
WebsiteJong-Kwan Woo
Euisik Yoon
WebsiteZhengya Zhang
WebsiteCSE Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Anna Gilbert
WebsitePostdocs
Gyouho Kim
Yejoong Kim
Mehdi Saligane
Jack Wadden
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