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