Research Areas

Analog, Mixed-signal, Power Management and Data Converters

  • Low power, high speed and high efficiency analog and mixed signal IC and system
  • Adaptive and autonomous power management circuit and system for energy harvesting and conversion
  • Analog and mixed IC for emerging applications of SAW/MEMS/NEMS, sensor and 3D technology
  • Analog and digital algorithms, circuits and systems for biomedical applications
  • ADC/DAC targeting extreme performance and employing non-classic technique

Memory and Advanced Techniques in Nano-scale CMOS

  • Robust low voltage and low power memory design in nano-scale technology
  • Ultra-low power circuits and systems design with high energy efficiency
  • Variation and aging tolerant circuits and systems design
  • Circuit techniques for emerging technologies (3D ICs, NEMS circuits)

RF and mm-wave

  • RF transceiver ICs for biomedical, consumer and environmental applications
  • RF/MM-wave circuits and antenna design
  • RF and MM-wave passive and active components modeling and characterization

Smart Sensors

  • On-chip PVT sensing circuits
  • Image sensors and companion chips
  • Synthetic vision systems
  • Sensors for analog and RF
  • Sensor-and-instrumentation applications
  • Integrated sensors and transducers
  • Sensor-interface circuits
  • Biosensors
  • Sensors for medical applications

Technology Direction and System Integration

  • 60GHz-beyond RF/Microwave System
  • Lab-on-chip Biomedical System
  • 3D Integrated Cloud-on-chip System
  • Energy Harvesting and Monitoring System