| Recipient(s) | Award | Publication | Accomplishment | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| January – March 2024 | ||
| Brian Ma | Accomplishment: Integrated System Design Lab recognized as 5-Star Laboratory for Outstanding Safety | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Jayson P. Van Marter; Matan Ben-Shachar; Yaron Alpert; Anand G. Dabak; Naofal Al-Dhahir; Murat Torlak | Publication: A Multichannel Approach and Testbed for Centimeter-Level WiFi Ranging | IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation |
| R. Sajadi; C. Xu; M. Farhadi; B. Vankayalapati; B. Akin | Publication: Reliability Evaluation of Isolated LDMOS Devices and Condition Monitoring Solution | IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, In Press |
| R. Sajadi; E. Ugur; M. Farhadi; B. Vankayalapati; A. Saadat; W. Vandergergh; B. Akin | Publication: Third Quadrant Operation of SiC MOSFETs: Comprehensive Analysis and Condition Monitoring Solution | IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, In Press |
| M. Afshar; C. Li; B. Akin | Publication: Real-Time Current-Based Distributed Bearing Faults Detection in Small Cooling Fan Motors | IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications; vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 3188-3199 |
| R. Rajabioun; M. Afshar; O. Atan; M. Mete; B. Akin | Publication: Classification of Distributed Bearing Faults using a Novel Sensory Board and Deep Learning Networks with Hibrid Inputs | IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, In Press |
| Lixiong Du | Award: Analog Devices Outstanding Student Designer Award | Analog Devices Inc. |
| Lixiong Du; D. Brian Ma | Publication: Soft-Switched Isolated Half-Bridge Converter with Phase Balanced Series Capacitor Current Doubler Rectifier for Automotive Battery-to-Load Power Delivery | IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology |
| Lixiong Du; D. Brian Ma | Publication: A 2.2MHz GaN Switching Power IC with Auto-Phase-Aligned EMI Adaptive Self-Cancellation and BER-Conscious Adaptive SSM for Autonomous Driving Applications | IEEE International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and Ics (ISPSD) |
| Lixiong Du; Dong Yan; D. Brian Ma | Publication: On-Chip Condition-Adaptive Δf3 EMI Control for Switching Power ICs | IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (Invited from ISSCC 2023) |
| A.B. Patwary; I. Mahbub | Publication: 4×4 UWB Phased Array Antenna with >51° Far-Field Scanning Range for Wireless Power Transfer Application | IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation; vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 354-367 |
| N. Saha; S. Roy; I. Mahbub | Publication: A Compact and Highly Efficient Circularly Polarized UWB Rectenna for Wireless Power Transfer Application | IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS); San Antonio, TX |
| K. Kakaraparty; E.A. Pineda; B. Schumacher; R.C. Reid; I. Mahbub | Publication: Advanced Bias-Free Energy Harvesting Based on High-Dielectric Flexible Electrodes with Reverse Electrowetting-on-Dielectric | IEEE Sensors Journal |
| October – December 2023 | ||
| Nishtha Sharma Gaul, Andrew Marshall, Peter A. Dowben, Dmitri E. Nikonov | Accomplishment: Magnetoelectric Inverter | |
| Nishtha Sharma Gaul, Andrew Marshall, Peter A. Dowben, Dmitri E. Nikonov | Accomplishment: Magnetoelectric Xnor Logic Gate Device | |
| Nishtha Sharma Gaul, Andrew Marshall, Peter A. Dowben, Dmitri E. Nikonov | Accomplishment: Magnetoelectric Majority Gate Device | |
| A. Mehta, S. Shichijo, J. Joh, C. Suh, M.J. Kim | Publication: Degradation and Failure Mechanism of p-GaN Gate e-Mode GaN HEMTs | ECS Trans. 112, 9-20 (2023) |
| A. Mehta, M.J. Kim | Publication: Reliability Study of eMode GaN HEMTs by in-situ TEM Electrical Biasing | The 13th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Devices; Jeju, Korea |
| Sunanda Roy, Karthik Kakaraparty, Ifana Nahbub | Publication: A Slot-Connected Cavity Design with Corresponding Equivalent Circuit Model Analysis for Fully Metallic 3D Vivaldi Antenna for Wireless Power Telemetry Applications | IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation |
| Adnan Patwary, Nishanth Virushabadoss, Rashaunda Henderson, Ifana Mahbub | Publication: Modeling and Characterization of Electrically Small Ultrawideband Antenna for Headstage Based Wireless Neural Signal Recording System | IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation |
| Pallav K. Sah, Mathew Poulton, Hung Luyen, Ifana Mahbub | Publication: An Optimized Control System for the Independent Control of the Inputs of the Doherty Power Amplfier | Journal (Designs) |
| Nishat T. Tasneem, Dipon K. Biswas, Sakib Reza, Ifana Mahbub | Publication: A Fully Integrated 1.13 NEF 32-Channel Neural Recording s=SoC with 12.5 pJ/Pulse IR-UWB Wireless Transmission for Brain Machine Interfaces | IEEE Access |
| Kasun Prabhath, Xiang Sun, Sudmarman K. Jayaweera, Daniel Manu, Karthik Kakaraparty, Sah Pallav, Ifana Mahbub, Jay Sravani Mandapaka, Sudesna Das Rochi, Mahdin Meraz, Kamesh Namuduri | Publication: Ground-Based Communication Support for Air Corridors | 2023 IEEE 34th Annual International Sysmposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) |
| Bilal Akin | Paper: Prize Transaction Paper Award – 1st Place | IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 23 |
| Bhanu Vankayalapati | Award: David Daniel Best Doctoral Dissertation Award | |
| Bilal Akin | Award: 2023 Innovation Award: US 11474145B2: “Methods of determining operating conditions of silicon carbide power MOSFET devices associated with aging, related circuits and computer program products” | Semiconductor Research Corporation |
| Bilal Akin | Award: Prize Transaction Paper Award (2nd Place) | IEEE JESTPE, 23 |
| July – September 2023 | ||
| Adnan Patwary, Ifana Mahbub | Publication: Electro-mechanical Beam Steering Modeling to Enhance the Scanning Range of UWB Vivaldi Antenna Array | 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI) |
| Rafsan Mahin, Ifana Mahbub | Publication: Schottky Diode Based High ȠRF to DC Rectifier Design in 180nm CMOS Process for Far-Field Wireless Power Transfer Applications | 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI) |
| Rafsan Mahin, Ifana Mahbub | Publication: A 3.1 W High Gain 51% Fractional Bandwidth GaN HEMT Power Amplfier Design for Far-Field Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) Application | 2023 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems conference (TSWMCS) |
| Pallav Sah, Ifana Mahbub | Publication: A 38◦ Wide Beam-Steerable Compact and Highly Efficient V-band Leaky Wave Antenna with Surface Integrated Waveguide for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication | 2023 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems conference (TSWMCS) |
| April – June 2023 | ||
| Lixiong Du | Charitat Award: 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and Ics (ISPSD) | |
| January – March 2023 | ||
| Bhanu Teja Vankayalapati | Best Dissersation Award: David Daniel Thesis Award | Selected by faculty in Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science |
| Jayson P. Ban Marter, Anand G. Dabak, Naofal Al-Dhahir, Murat Torlak | Publication: Support Vector Regression for Bluetooth Ranging in Multipath Environments | IEEE Internet of Things Journal |
| October – December 2022 | ||
| Naofal Al-Dhahir | Award: Radio Communication Committee (RCC) – “outstanding contributions to the technological advancement of Radio Communications” | From IEEE Communications Society |
| Lixiong Du | Award: Best Poster Award at the 2022 Circuits/TxACE Annual Review | |
| Lixiong Du, Dong Yan, D. Brian Ma | Publication: A Condition-Adaptive Δf3-EMI Control GaN Switching Regulator With Modulation Frequency Envelope Tracking For Full-Spectrum Automotive CISPR 25 Compliance | ISSCC 2023 |
| Bilal Akin | Academia: Elevated to IEEE Fellow | Highest distinctions for a faculty in academia |
| Gil Lee, Behnoush Dousti, Negar Gerami Fard | Patent #11,453.590: Methods to Pattern Carbon Nanotube Sheets | Issued by USPTO |
| July – September 2022 | ||
| N. Mahjabeen, Y.Zhang, A. Dave, J. Um, A. Harpel, B. Stadler, R. Henderson, R. Franklin | Publication: Limitations and Importance of EM Models for On-wafer High Frequency Performance Evaluation | 2022 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium; IMS 2022, 2022, pp. 475-478; Denver |
| Y. Zhang, J. Um, N. Mahgabeen, B. Stadler, R. Henderson, R. Franklin | Publication: 110 GHz Nanowire-Based Integrated Via Technology for 3D Silicon Integration | 2022 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium; IMS 2022, 2022, pp. 587-590 |
| A. Dave, Y. Zhang, N. Mahjabeen, A. Harpel, B. Stadler, R. Henderson, R. Franklin | Publication: 180 GHz Low-loss Copper Nanowire CPW Interconnects | 2022 IEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium – IMS 2022, 2022, pp. 1034-1036 |
| Aditya Jogalekar, Oscar Medina, Rashaunda Henderson, Mahadevan Iyer | Publication: Slot Bow-Tie Antenna Integration in Flip-Chip and Embedded Die Enhanced QFN Package for WR8 and WR5 Frequency Bands | 72nd Electronic Component and Technology Conference (ECTC), San Diego, CA |
| Aditya Jogalekar, Oscar Medina, Rashaunda Henderson, Mahadevan Iyer | Publication: Slot Bow-Tie Antenna Integrated in Flip-Chip and Embedded Die Enhanced QFN Package for mmWave Applications | 2022 SRC TECHCON, Austin |
| Naofal Al-Dhahir | Publication: Elected a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA) | |
| Naofal Al-Dhahir | Publication: Elected Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Association for Artificial Intelligence (AA(A) | |
| Ayush Arunachalam | Publication: Unsupervised Learning-based Early Anomaly Detection in AMS Circuits of Automotive SoCs | IEEE International Test Conference (ITC) 2022 |
| P. Zhou, A.J. Edwards, F. B. Mancoff, S. Aggarwal, J. S. Friedman | Publication: Experimental Demonstration of Neuromorphic Network with STT-MTJ Synapses | IEE The Magnetic Recording Conference (Invited) |
| P. Zhou, A.J. Edwards, F. B. Mancoff, D. Houssameddine, S. Aggarwal, J. S. Friedman | Publication: Binarized Neuromorphic Inference Network with STT MTJ Synapses | SPIE Spintronics (Invited) |
| P. Zhou, A. J. Edwards, F. B. Mancoff, D. Houssameddine, S. Aggarwal, J. S. Friedman | Publication: Binarized Neuromorphic Computing with STT MTJ Synapses | International Conference on Neuromorphic Systmes |
| Nikita Mahjabeen | Publication: Student Paper Competition (Honorable Mention) | IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS) |
| Nikita Mahjabeen | Publication: Leakage and Multimode Propagation of On-wafer CPW lines from 10 MHz to 325 GHz | 2022 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| April – June 2022 | ||
| Behnoush Dousti, Sachin Babu, Negar Geramifard, M.Y. Choi, J.B. Lee, Stuart F. Cogan, Gill S. Lee | Publication: Highly flexible all-solid-state microsupercapacitors for on chip applications using a transfer-free fabrication process | Journal of Power Sources, Volume 520 |
| Yuanqing Huang | Award: UT Dallas GSA Travel Grant Award | |
| Y. Huang, Y. Ramadass, D.B. Ma | Publication: A 90.7% 4-W 3P4S Hybrid Switching Converter Using Adaptive VCF Rebalancing Technique and Switching Node Dual-Edge tdead Modulation for Extreme 48V/1V Direct DC-DC Conversion | IEEE Symp. on VLSI Circuits (VLSI), |
| Lixiong Du, Yuanqing Huang, D. Brian Ma | Publication: On-Chip Condition Monitoring of GaN Power Devices Using TJ-Independent TON Precursor for Device Aging and Gate Leakage IGSS for Dielectric Failure | Conference: 2022 IEEE 34th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD) |
| January – March 2022 | ||
| Yukun Zhu | Publication: A 430GHz CMOS Concurrent Transceiver Pixel Array for High Angular Resolution Reflection-Mode Active Imaging | Publication of conference paper for ISSCC |
| Joseph Friedman | Publication: NSF CAREER Award (2022) | Award |
| P. Zhou, A.J. Edwards, F.B. Mancoff, D. Houssameddine, S. Aggarwal, J.S. Friedman | Publication: Experimental Demonstration of Neuromorphic Network with STT MTJ Synapses | Publication at Government Microcircuit Applications & Critical Technology Conference |
| P. Zhou, J.A. Smith, L. Deremo, S.K. Heinrich-Barna, J.S. Friedman | Publication: Synchronous Unsupervised STDP Learning with Stochastic STT-MRAM Switching | APS March Meeting |
| P. Zhou, , J.A. Smith, L. Deremo, S.K. Heinrich-Barna, J.S. Friedman | Publication: Synchronous Unsupervised STDP Learning with Stochastic STT-MRAM Switching | Joint IEEE International Magnetics Conference & Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
| October – December 2021 | ||
| Saurabh Kumar | Publication: Best Poster Award at 2021 Circuits/TxACE Annual Symposium | Poster based on recent journal paper |
| P. Zhou, A.J. Edwards, F.B. Mancoff, D. Houssameddine, S. Aggarwal, J.S. Friedmann | Publication: Experimental Demonstration of Neuromorpic Network with STT MTJ Synapses | Presentation at IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting – MRAM Poster Session |
| Joseph Friedman | Publication: Unsupervised Learning & Reservoir Computing Leveraging Analog Spintronic Phenomena | Presentation at IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference |
| P. Zhou, A.J. Smith, L. Deremo, S.K. Heinrich-Barna, J.S. Friedman | Publication: Synchronous Unsupervised STDP Learning with Stochastic STT-MRAM Switching | IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing |
| Ahmad Daniar | Publication: Best Paper Award: Investigation of a Multiphase Winding Arrangement for Mitigating Short-Circuit Fault Currents | SDEMPED 2021 |
| Fei Yang | Publication: PhD Thesis Talk Award Winner | IEEE Power Electroniucs Society |
| Yukun Zhu, Pranith Byreddy, Shenggang Dong, Kenneth O, Wooyeol Choi | Publication: A 430GHz CMOS Concurrent Transceiver Pixel Array for High Angular Resolution Reflection-Mode Active Imaging | Paper accepted for 2022 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference |
| Behnam Pouya, Suren Singh, Kenneth O | Publication: Sub-Array-SHORT De-embedding for Improving Accuracy of On-Wafer Measurements of Devices for Millimeter and Sub-Millimeter Wave Applications | Journal Paper: IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques |
| July – September 2021 | ||
| Fei Yan | Publication: Reliability Evaluation and Condition Monitoring of Wide Bandgap Devices | 2021 IEEE PELS Ph.D. Thesis Talk (P3 Talk) Award |
| April – June 2021 | ||
| Choi Ye Il, Maeum Han, Behnoush Dousti, Gil S. Lee, Daewoong Jung | Publication: The Effects of Fe Film Thickness and the H2 AnnealingTime on the Spin-Capability of Carbon Nanotube Forest with Chemical Vapor Deposition Method | Journal article published in Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Vol 21, 1-6) |
| Behnoush Dousti, Ye Il Choi, Stuart Cogan, Gil Lee | Publication: High Energy Density 2D Microsupercapacitor Based on Interconnected Network of Horizontally Aligned Carbon Nanotube Sheet | Journal article published in ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces (Vol 12, 50011-50023) |
| Ye Il Choi, Cho Chen, Jin Woo Park, Gil S. Lee | Publication: Spinnable Carbon Nanotube Forest Synthesis in Nitrogen Environment | Journal article published in Diamond and Related Materials (Vol. 110, 108155) |
| D.B. Scott, W.R. Hunter, S. Shihijo | Publication: A New Transmission Line Model For Silicided Diffusions: Impact On The Performance Of VLSI Circuits,” Symp. VLSI Technology | Conference paperTest of Time Award, 2021 VLSI Technology Symposium |
| January – March 2021 | ||
| Harshpreet Bakshi, Shenggang Dong, Ibukunoluwa Momson, Diego Chacon, Zhe Chen, Wooyeol Choi, Andrew Blanchard, Kenneth O | Publication: 180-GHz Broadside Radiation Bond-Wire Antenna for Short-Range Wireless Communication | 180-GHz Broadside Radiation Bond-Wire Antenna for Short-Range Wireless Communication |
| P. Zhou, J.A. Smith, L. Deremo, S.K. Heinrich, J.S. Friedman | Publication: Synchronous Unsupervised STDP Learning with Stochastic STT-MRAM Switching | TxACE Conference publication in Government Microcircuit Applications & Critical Technology Conference |
| October – December 2020 | ||
| Behnoush Dousti, Gil Sik Lee | Publication: A High Energy Density 2D Microsupercapacitor Based on an Interconnected Network of a Horizontally Aligned Carbon Nanotube Sheer | Publication in Journal: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces |
| Enes Ugur, Serkan Dusmez, Bilal Akin | Publication: An Investigation on Diagnosis-Based power Switch Lifetime Extension Strategies for Three-Phase Inverters | Second Place Award – IAS Paper |
| Bilal Akin | Publication: 2020 Jonsson School Faculty Research Award – Associate Professor | Annually recognize most successful faculty in research. |
| Yiorgos Makris | Publication: 2020 Jonsson School Faculty Research Award – Full Professor | Annually recognize most successful faculty in research. |
| Shenggang Dong | Publication: A 10-Gb/s 180-GHz Phase-Locked-Loop Minimum Shift Keying Receiver | Publication in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits |
| Naofal Al-Dhahir | Publication: National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows | One of six faculty members from five UT institutions – highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors. |
| April – June 2020 | ||
| Behnoush Dousti, Gil Sik Lee, Negar Geramifard | Publication: US Patent # US 2020/0123009 A1 | Pub. Date: 4/23/20 |
| Ibukunoluwa Momson, Shenggang Dong, Pavan Yelleswarapu, Wooyeol Choi, Kenneth O | Publication: 315-GHz Self-Synchronizing Minimum Shift Keying Receiver in 65-nm CMOS | Conference Publication for 2020 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits |
| Rashaunda Henderson | Publication: Best Teacher Award in Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| Harshpreet Bakshi | Publication: IEEE 2020 Texas Symposium Poster Presentation 2nd Prize | Awarded 5/26/20 |
| Harshpreet Bakshi | Publication: IEEE CICC Student Education Grant Award | Awarded 3/22-25/20 |
| Josiah Smith, Muhammet Yanik, Murat Torlak | Publication: Near-Field MIMO-ISAR Millimeter-Wave Imaging | Date of Publication: 9/21/20; approved 6/15/20 |
| Bilal Akin | Publication: Jonsson School Faculty Research Award, 2020 | |
| Tom Bonifield, Honglin Guo, Jeff West, Hisashi Shichijo, Talha Tahir | Publication: High Frequency TDDB of Reinforced Isolation Dielectric Systmes | Conference Publication for IEEE 2020 International Reliability Physics Symposium |
| January – March 2020 | ||
| Shenggang Dong | Publication: A Wideband 180-GHz Phase-Locked-Loop Based MSK Receiver | 2020 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC) (Publication) |
| Shenggang Dong | Publication: CICC Student Education Grant Award | 2020 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC) (Publication) |
| Guanhua Hao, Xuanyuan Jiang, Andrew J. Yost, Keshab R. Sapkota, George T. Wang, Xin Zhang, Jian Zhang, Alpha T. N’Diaye, Andrew Marshall, Ruihua Cheng, Xiaoshan Xu, Peter A. Dowben | Publication: Nonvolatile voltage controlled molecular spin state switching for memory applications | MRS Advances (Emerging Technologies) (Paper). |
| Yao Ren, Akash Dey, Akash Tadmare, Hongbing Lu, Yuanning Chen, Harvey Stiegler, Andrew Marshall | Publication: Modularized Personal Piezoelectric Vibration Harvester | 2020 IEEE Green Technologies Conference (Green Tech), 1-3 April 2020 (Paper). |
| Sai Nimmalapudi, Georgios Volanis, Yichuan Lu, Angelos Antonopoulos, Andrew Marshall, Yiorgos Makris | Publication: Range Controlled Floating-Gate Transistors: A Unified Solution for Unlocking and Calibrating Analog ICs | Date 2020, April21-May31 (Virtual Online Conference) (Paper). |
| Udumbara Wijesinghe, Akash Neel Dey, Andrew Marshall, William Krenik, Can Duan, Hal Edwards, Mark Lee | Publication: Integrated Circuit Angular Displacement Sensor with On-chip Pinhole Aperture | Sensors 2020, 20(6), 1794; https://doi.org/10.3390/s20061794, 24 March 2020 (Paper). |
| P.A. Dowben, D.E. Nikonov, A. Marshall, Ch. Binek | Publication: Magneto-electric antiferromagnetic spin–orbit logic devices | Appl. Phys. Lett. 116, 080502 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5141371 (Paper). |
| Udumbara Wijesinghe, Akash Dey, William Krenik, Hall Edwards, Andrew Marshall, Mark Lee | Publication: Integrated Circuit “Astrolabe” Angular Displacement Sensor Using On-chip Pinhole Optics | IEEE Sensors Journal (Paper). |
| Andrew Marshall | Publication: Binek. C etal “Perspective: Magneto-electric antiferromagnetic spin-orbit logic devices” | Manuscript #APL19-PS-10787 (Paper). |
| Behnam Pouya | Publication: CICC 2020 Student Education Grant Awards | CICC Conference. |
| Kang Wei, Yogesh Ramadass, Brian Ma | Publication: A Direct 12V/24V-to-1V 3W 91.2%-Efficiency Tri-State DSD Power Converter with Online VCF Rebalancing and In-Situ Precharge Rate Regulation | IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC 2020). |
| Yuanqing Huang, Yingping Chen, Brian Ma | Publication: A Self-Health-Learning GaN Power Converter Using On-Die Logarithm-Based Analog SGD Supervised Learning and Online Tj-Independent Precursor Measurement | IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC 2020). |
| Nikita Mahjabeen, Alan Paul Zanders, Rashaunda Henderson | Publication: Broadband Measurement of Dielectric Properties of Substrates up to 67 GHz using a Coaxial Air Line | IEEE MTT-S IMS2020 Publication. |
| Nikita Mahjabeen, Jonathan Bright, Supreetha Rao Aroor, Nishanth Virushabadoss, Kareem S. Elassy, Wayne Shiroma, Arron T. Ohta, Rashaunda Henderson | Publication: Low-Cost Rapid Prototyping of Ring Resonator for Dielectric Characterization of Packaging Substrates | 2020 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS) Publication. |
| January – March 2019 | ||
| Yingping Chen, Brian Ma | Publication: An 8.3MHz GaN Power Converter Using Markov Continuous RSSM for 35dBμV Conducted EMI Attenuation and One-Cycle TON Rebalancing for 27.6dB VO Jittering Suppression | IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC 2019). |
| Yukun Zhu, Pranith Byreddy, Kenneth O, Wooyeol Choi | Publication: 426-GHz Imaging Pixel Integrating a Transmitter and a Coherent Receiver with an Area of 380×470μm2 in 65-nm CMOS | VLSI 2019 |
| October – December 2018 | ||
| Yingping Chen, Brian Ma | Publication: A 10MHz i-Collapse Failure Self-Prognostic GaN Power Converter with TJ-Independent In-Situ Condition Monitoring and Proactive Temperature Frequency Scaling | IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC 2019). |
| Harshpreet Bakshi, Pranith Byreddy, Kenneth O, Andrew Blanchard, Mark Lee, Enis Tuncer, Wooyeol Choi | Publication: Low-Cost Packaging of 300 GHz Integrated Circuits with an On-Chip Patch Antenna | IEEE AWPL (Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters) journal’s Special Cluster 2019 on “Antenna-in-Package, Antenna-on-Chip, Antenna-IC Interface: Joint Design and Co-integration” |
| Noafal Al-Dhahir | Award: 2019 IEEE Signal Processing for Commications Electronic (SPCE) technical recognition award | IEEE Globecom Conference |
| Hisashi Shichijo, Peng Cheng | Publication: Journal Paper “High-Frequency Noise Characterization and Modeling of SiGe HBTs” | IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques |
| Bilal Akin | Award: Aging Precursos Identification and Lifetime Estimation for Thermally Aged Discrete Package Silicon Power Switches | IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) |
| Andrew Marshall, Jin Woong Kwak, Frank Register, Nishtha Sharma | Award: Memory Circuits using Resonant Charge Based Devices | IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference, Dallas, TX |
| C. Binek, P. Bird, P.A. Dowben, Andrew Marshall, D. Nikonov, Nishtha Sharma | Award: Compact Modeling and Design of Magneto-electric Transistor Devices and Circuits | IEEE System on Chip Conference (SOCC), Arlington, VA |
| April – September 2018 | ||
| Angelos Antonopoulos, Kiruba Subramani | Award: First Place in “Best Hardware Demonstration” entitled “Performance Randomization for Preventing Hardware Trojan Attacks in Analog/RF Circuits | 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust (HOST18) |
| Ujas Patel, Sai Nimmalapudi, Harvey Stiegler, Andrew Marshall, Keith Jarreau | Publication: Conference paper “Enhancing Circuit Operation using Analog Floating Gates” | IEEE ISQED (International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design) |
| Muhammet Emin Yanik, Murat Torlak | Publication: Conference paper “Geolocalization via tracking of wideband radio astronomical sources in the presence of radio frequency interference” | 2018 IEEE/ION Position Location and Navigation Symposium |
| Bilal Akin, Serkan Dusmez, Syed Huzaif Ali, Mehrdad Heydarzadeh, Anant Kamath, Hamit Duran | Publication: Conference paper “Aging Precursor Identification and Lifetime Estimation for Thermally Aged Discrete Package Silicon Power Switches” | 1st Place IEEE IAS Prize Paper at IAS Conference |
| January – March 2018 | ||
| Edward Greaf, Badrinath Jagannath, Rujuta Munje, Shalini Prasad | Award: Fluorinated Anionic Room Temperature Ionic Liquid based CO2 Electrochemical Sensing | Publication in IEEE Sensors |
| Yun Chiu | Award: Outstanding Evening Panel Award of ISSCC 2018 – Survey Says II | ISSCC Award |
| Ashlesha Bhide, Badrinath Jagannath, Edward Greaf, Shalini Prasad | Award: A Robust Electrochemical Humidity Sensor for the Detection of Relative Humidity Using Room Temperature Ionic Liquid (RTIL) for Integration in Semiconductor IC’s | Publication in ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technolgy |
| October – December 2017 | ||
| Lee, Gill | Award: 2017 IEEE Educational Activities Board Meritorious Achievement Award in Informal Education | Awarded at 2017 IEEE EAB Award Presentation Cermony, Phoenix, AZ |
| Akin, Bilal | Award: Outstanding Editor Award | IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 17 |
| April – June 2017 | ||
| Hongda Xu, Yongda Cai, Ling Du, Yuan Zhou, Benwei Xu, Datao Gong, Jingbo Ye, Yun Chiu | Award: A 78.5dB-SNDR Radiation- and Metastability-Tolerant Two-Step Split SAR ADC Operating up to 75MS/s with 24.9mW Power Consumption in 65nm CMOS | Paper published in ISSCC in Feb. 2017 |
| Zeshan Ahmad, Kenneth O | Award: 0.4-THz Wideband Imaging Transmitter in 65-nm CMOS (TU2F) | Publication at 2017 IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Zeshan Ahmad | Award: Student Paper Competition Finalist | Award at 2017 IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Zeshan Ahmad | Award: Advanced Practice Paper Competition Finalist | Award at 2017 IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| January – March 2017 | ||
| Sujeet Patole, Murat Torlak, Dan Wang, Murtaza Ali | Award: Automotive Radars: A Review of Signal Processing Techniques | Paper published in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine; vol. 34, no.2, pp. 22-35 |
| Alexis Moreno | Award: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program | Award |
| Shuang Zhu | Award: A 2GS/s 8b Flash ADC Based on Raminder Number System in 65nm CMOS | Paper accepted by the 2017 Symposium on VLSI Circuits |
| Xugang Ke, Joseph Sankman, Yingping Chen, Lenian He, Brian Ma | Award: A 10MHz 3-to-40V VIN Tri-Slope Gate Driving GaN DC-DC Converter with 40.5dBµV Spurious Noise Compression and 79.3% Ringing Suppression for Automotive Applications | Paper published in International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Feb 2017 in SF, CA |
| Xugang Ke, Lenian He, Brian Ma | Award: Design of High Accuracy High Conversion Ratio Single-Stage Switching Power Converter for Modern FPGAs at 10MHz | Paper accepted and published in International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology (ICSICT), Oct 2016, Hangzhou, China |
| Xugang Ke, Kang Wei, Brian Ma | Award: A 10MHz, 40V-to-5V Clock-Synchronized AOT Hysteretic Converter with Programmable Soft Start Technique for Automotive USB | Paper published in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine; vol. 34, no.2, pp. 22-35 |
| October – December 2016 | ||
| Lei Chen | Award: A 50.7% peak efficiency subharmonic resonant isolated capaitive power transfer system with 62mW output power for low-power industrial sensor interfaces | Paper accepted by ISSCC |
| July – September 2016 | ||
| Serkan Dusmaz, Syed Huzaif Ali, Bilal Akin | Publication: An Active Life Extension Strategy for Power Switches in Interleaved Converters; Presented October 2016 | Conference Paper at IEEE The Industrial Automation and Contro. Committee of the IEEE Industry Applications Society – First Prize Paper Award |
| Hai Huang, Sudipta Sarkar, Brian Elies, Yun Chiu | Publication: A 12b 330MS/s Pipelined SAR ADC with PVT-Stablized Dynamic Amplifier Achieving <1dB SNDR Variation; Presented October 16, 2016 | Paper accepted by ISSCC on October 10, 2016 |
| April – June 2016 | ||
| Ali Ahmadi, Yiorgos Makris | Award: 2015 IEEE VLSI Test SYmposium (VTS’15) – Best Paper Award “Yield Prognosis for Fab-to-Fab Product Migration; Presented April 25, 2016 | Opening Session of the 2016 IEEE VLSI Test Symposium in Las Vegas, NV |
| Yu Liu | Award: 21st Place Best Hardware Demonstration Award at IEEE International Symposium on Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust; May 5, 2016 | Hardware Trojans in Wireless Cryptographic ICs: Silicon Demonstration and Detection Evaluation |
| Wooyeol Choi, Kenneth O. | Publication: Kelvin Inductance and Resistance Measurements Using an AC Source and DC Voltmeters; May 2016 | Conference Paper at 2016 International Microwave Symposium, San Francisco, CA |
| Qian Zhong, Wooyeol Choi, Navneet Shamra, Zeshan Ahmad, J.P. McMillian, C. F. Neese, Frank De Lucia, Kenneth O. | Publication: 2225-280GHz Receiver for Rotational Sepctroscopy; May 2016 | Conference Paper at 2016 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, San Francisco, CA Navneet Sharma, Wooyeol Choi, Kenneth O. |
| Navneet Sharma, Wooyeol Choi, Kenneth O. | Publication: 160-310GHz Frequency Doubler in 65-nm CMOS with 3-dBm Peak Output Power for Rotational Spectroscopy; May 2016 | Conference Paper at 2016 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, San Francisco, CA |
| Navneet Sharma, Qian Zhong, Zhiyu Chen, Wooyeol Choi, J.P. McMillan, C. F. Neese, R. Schueler, Ivan Medvdev, Frank De Lucia, Kenneth O | Publication: 2200-280GHz CMOS RF Front-End of Transmitter for Rotational Spectroscopy; Presented June 2016 | Conference Paper at 2016 Symposium on VLSI Technology, Honolulu, HI |
| January – March 2016 | ||
| Prathamesh Pednekar, L. Deng, Taylor W. Barton | Award: 21st Place Student paper Award at IEEE Topical Meeting on Power Amplifiers for Wireless & Radio Applications (PAWR) at Radio Wireless Week; Presented January 2016 | Experimental characterization and control of a four-way non-isolating power combiner |
| Qian Zhong | Publication: A 210-to-305GHz CMOS Receiver for Rotational Spectrosopy; Presented February 3, 2016 | ISSCC 2016 publication |
| Zeshan Ahmad, Mark Lee, Kenneth O | Publication: AIEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Predoctoral Achievement Award; Presented February 2016 | 1.4THz, -13dBm-EIRP Frequency Multiplier Chain Using Symmetric- and Asymmetric-CV Varactors in 65nm CMOST |
| October – December 2015 | ||
| Gaurav Reddy, Mahdi Bidmeshki, Liwei Ahou, Yiorgos Makris, JV Rajendran | Award: Won First Place – Challenge was to devise an FPGA-based embedded system which can interfere with and rig the result of an election performed through homomorphically encrypted electronic voting. In fact, TRELA was the only team that successfully compromised the election results to favor a preferred candidate; Presented November 12-14, 2015 | The Trusted and RELiable Architectures (TRELA) laboratory of UT Dallas in the 2015 Embedded Security |
| Nishtha Sharma | Publication: Magneto-electric magnetic tunnell junction logic devices; Presented October 1-2, 2015 | Publication – 4th Berkeley Symposium on Energy Efficient Systems (IEEE) |
| Nishtha Sharma | Publication: Magneto-electric magnetic tunnell junction as process adder for no-volatile memory applications; Presented October 12-13, 2015 | Publication – Dallas Circuits and System Conference, IEEE Dallas |
| Xugang Ke, Joseph Sankman, Min Kyu Song, Pooya Forghani, Dongsheng Ma | Publication: A 3-to-40V 10-to-30MHz Automotive-Use GaN Driver with Active BST Balancing and VSW Dual-Edge Dead-Time Modulation Achieving 8.3% Efficiency Improvement and 3.4ns Constant Propagation Delay; Presented October 12, 2015 | Paper presented ISSCC Conference 2016 |
| Xugang Ke, Joseph Sankman, Dongsheng Ma | Publication: A 5MHz, 24V-to-1.2V, AO2T Current Mode Buck Converter with One-Cycle Transient Response and Sensorless Current Detection for Medical Meters; Presented October 5, 2015 | Paper presented APEC Conference 2016 |
| Zeshan Ahmad | Award: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Predoctoral Achievement Award 2015-2016 | Prestigious Award by IEEE |
| Zeshan Ahmad, Mark Lee, Kenneth O | Publication: 1.4THz, -13dBm-EIRP Frequency Multiplier Chain Using Symmetric-and Asymmetric-CV Varactors in 65nm CMOS; Presented 2016 | Publication presented at ISSCC 2016 Conference |
| July – September 2015 | ||
| Usama Awais | Award: IAB Graduate Fellowship, August 2015 – May 2016 | Received from the Dean’s Office as part of the ECS Fellowships |
| April – June 2015 | ||
| Bilal Akin | Publication: A Comprehensive Analysis of Magnet Defect Faults in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors | IEEE APEC’15 (Task 1836.154) |
| Bilal Akin | Publication: Separation of Broken Magnet and Static Eccentricity Failures in PMSM | IEEE IEMDC’15 (Task 1836.154) |
| Bilal Akin | Publication: A Simplified Numerical Approach to Analyze Magnet Defects in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors | IEEE ECC’15 (Task 1836.154) |
| Bilal Akin | Publication: Remaining Useful Lifetime Estimation For Degraded Power MOSFETs Under Cyclic Thermal Stress; Presented 2015 | In process IEEE Energy Conversion Conference & Expo. (IEEE ECCE), 2015, Montreal, Canada. |
| Bilal Akin | Publication: An Active Life Extension Strategy for Power Switches in Interleaved Converters: Presented 2015 | In process IEEE Annual Meeting of Ind. Appl. Society. (IEEE IAS), Dallas, Texas, USA, 2015. |
| Bilal Akin | Publication: An Accelerated Thermal Aging Platform to Monitor Fault Precursor On-State Resistance; Presented 2015 | In process IEEE Elec. Machines & Dives Conf. (IEEE IEMDC), Coeur d’Alène, Idaho, USA, 2015. |
| Bilal Akin | Award: National Science Foundation (SNF) Career Grant, 2015 | |
| Bilal Akin | Award: Jonsson School Faculty Research Award, 2015 | |
| Bilal Akin | Award: Top Editors Recognition Award from IEEE Transactions on VT, 2015 | |
| Choi Choi, Zeshan Ahmad, Amit Jha, Ja-yol Lee, Insoo Kim, Kenneth O | Publication: 410-GHz CMOS imager using a 4th sub-harmonic mixer with effective NEP of 0.3 fW/Hz0.5 at 1-kHz noise bandwidth Presented June 2015 | 2015 Symposium on VLSI Circuits |
| ing Zhang, Navneet Sharma, Wooyeol Choi, Dongha Shim, Qian Zhong, Kenneth O” | Publication: 85-to-127 GHz CMOS Signal Generation Using a Quadrature VCO With Passive Coupling and Broadband Harmonic Combining for Rotational Spectroscopy; Presented June 2015 | Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of , vol.50, no.6, pp.1361,1371, June 2015 |
| J.R. McFarland, Taylor Barton | Publication: Bandwidth of Transmission-Line Resistance Compression Networks for Microwave Outphasing Transmitters; Presented April 2015 | IEEE MTT-S Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems |
| Murat Torlak, Jin Yuan, Ting Li | Publication: Throughout Optimization for Cognitive Radio under Random Access ALOHA Networks; Presented April 23-24, 2015 | 2015 Texas Symposium on Wireless & Microwave Circuits & Systems |
| Rashaunda Henderson, Sam Shichijo, Wen Shu” | Publication: Nodeling of Planar Transformer with a Unified CPW Model; Presented April 23-24, 2015 | 2015 Texas Symposium on Wireless & Microwave Circuits & Systems |
| Shuang Zhu, Benwei Xu, Bo Wu, Kiran Soppimath, Yun Chiu | Publication: A 0.073-mm^2 10-GS/s 6-bit time-domain folding ADC in 65-nm CMOS with inherent DEM; Presented June 8, 2015 | IEEE CICC 2015 |
| Taylor Barton, D.J. Perreault | Publication: An RF-input outphasing power amplifier with RF signal decomposition network; Presenter May 2015 | IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium; pp. 1-4 |
| Wooyeol Choi, Lothar Baier, Hisashi Shichijo, Kenneth O | Publication: Advanced microwave measurements for device characterization; Presented May 2015 | 2015 CS-ManTech Workshop |
| Zeshan Ahmad, Insoo Kim, Kenneth O | Publication: 0.39-0.45THz Symmetric MOS-Varactor Frequency Tripler in 65-nm CMOS; Presented May 2015 | RFIC Symposium |
| Zeshan Ahmad, Kenneth O | Publication: 0.65-0.73THz Quintupler with an On-Chip Antenna in 65-nm C; Presented June 15 | VLSI Symposium |
| January – March 2015 | ||
| Ahmad Zeshan, Insoo Kim, Kenneth O | Publication: 0.39-0.45 THz Symmetric MOS-Varactor Frequency Tripler in 65-nm CMOS; Presented January 2015 | RFIC Symposium |
| Ahmad Zeshan, Kenneth O | Publication: 0.65-0.73 THz Quintupler with an On-Chip Antenna in 65-nm CMOS; Presented January 2015 | VSLI Symposium |
| Min Kyu Song, Lei Chen, Joseph Sankman, Stephen Terry, Dongsheng Ma | Publication: 16.7 A 20V 8.4W 20MHz four-phase GaN DC-DC converter with fully on-chip dual-SR bootstrapped GaN FET driver achieving 4ns constant propagation delay and 1ns switching rise time; Presented February 2015 | Solid-State Circuits Conference – (ISSCC), 2015 IEEE Inter. ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers |
| Yongda Cai | Award: Analog Device Outstanding Student Designer; Presented February 2015 | Analog Devices |
| October – December 2014 | ||
| Zeshan Ahmad | Publication: IEDM; Presented December 14, 2014 | |
| Zeshan Ahmad | EDS Student Scholarship; Presented 2014 | |
| Andrew Marshall | Award: Circuit Design for Low Power Mobile Applications; Presented November 3, 2014 | Samsung Design |
| Andrew Marshall | Paper: IEEE Trans. Circuits & Systems-1; Presented November 2014 | Vol 61, No 11, P3057-65 |
| July – September 2014 | ||
| Shahrzad Sheibani | Publication: “Single Chip Interrogation System for A Smart Shoe Wireless Transponder”; Presented Aug 28, 2014 | 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC’14) |
| Bo Wu | Award: Intel/Texas Instruments/Catalyst Foundation CICC (Custom Integrated Circuits Conference) Student Scholarship; Presented Sep 20, 2014 | Received for one of the highest rated Student papers submitted |
| April – June 2014 | ||
| Sankalp Modi, Naveen Yanduru, Poras Balsara | Publication: “Efficiency Improvement of Doherty Power Amplifiers using Supply Switching and Gate Bias”; Presented June 2014 | Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON) |
| Tabassum Mahzabeen, Rashaunda Henderson, Bhaskar Banerjee | Publication: “Built-in Self-Test (BIST) Algorithm to Mitigate Process Variation in Millimeter Wave Circuits”; Presented June 2014 | Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON) |
| Sankalp Modi, Naveen Yanduru, Poras Balsara | Publication: “Feasibility Study of Millimeter Wave CMOS Automotive Pulse Radar”; Presented April 2014 | Proceedings of IEEE MTT Texas Symposium on Wireless and Mircowave Circuits and Systems |
| January – March 2014 | ||
| Min Kyu Song, Joseph Sankman, Dongsheng Ma | Publication: “A 6-A, 40MHz Four-Phase ZDS Hysteretic DC-DC Converter with 118mV Droop and 230ns Response Time for a 5A/5ns Load Transient”; Presented Feb 2014 | IEEE International Solid State Circuit Conference (ISSCC), San Francisco, CA |
| October – December 2013 | ||
| Sankalp Modi, Poras Balsara, Oren Eliezer | Publication: Envelope Tracking Using Transient Waveform Shaping Switching Supply Modulation; Presented December, 2013 | International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications |
| Richard Pierce, Andrew Blanchard, Rashaunda Henderson | Publication: “Broadband planar modified aperture bowtie antenna”; Presented 2013 | IEEE Antenna and Wireless Propagation Letters. Vol. 12, pp. 1432-1435 |
| S.R.Aroor, R.M.Henderson | Publication: “Loss performance of planar interconnects on FR-4 up to 67 GHz”; Presented December, 2013 | IEEE Trans. On Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 3, Issue 12, pp 2127-2133 |
| Marshall Andrew | Publication: “Beyond CMOS Benchmarking Overview”; Presented October 22-24, 2013 | 2013 NRI Annual Review, Rockville MD |
| Marshall Andrew | Publication: “Circuit Approaches to Emerging Nano Technologies”; Presented October 21, 2013 | TxACE Analog Symposium |
| Marshall Andrew | Tutorial: “The Uncertain End of Silicon”; Presented September 4-6, 2013 | 2013 IEEE-System on Chip Confrence (SOCC) in Erlangen, Germany |
| Marshall Andrew | Seminar: “Variability Induced Circuit Effects”; Presented September 2, 2013 | The Institute of Electronics, Communications & Information Technology, Queens’ University, Belfast UK |
| Sujan K. Manohar,Poras Balsara | Publication: “94.6% peak efficiency DCM buck converter with fast adaptive dead-time control”; Presented September 20, 2013 | European Solid State Circuits Conference |
| Sujeet Patole,Murat Torlak | Publication: “Sensitivity analysis of Beamforming Applied to Coherent Imaging Systems”; December, 2013 | IEEE GlobalSIP Symposium on Millimeter Wage Imaging and communications |
| September 2013 | ||
| Sujan K manohar, Poras Balsara | Published paper at European Solid State Circuits Conference; Romania; “94.6% Peak Efficiency DCM Buck Converter with Fast Adaptive Dead-time Control”; September 16 – 20, 2013 | |
| W. Liu, P. Huang, Y. Chiu | Best Regular Paper Award from CICC (Custom Integrated Circuits Conference) “A 12-bit 50-MS/s 3.3-mW SAR ADC with Background Digital Calibration”; September, 2013 | |
| Murat Torlak, Sujeet Patole | Publication: “Two Dimensional Array Imaging with Beam Steered Data”; September, 2013 | Published in IEEE trans. on Image Processing |
| Joseph Sankma | Best in Session Award (Session 2 – Circuit Design 1) at SRC TECHCON 2013; September 10, 2013 | |
| April 2013 | ||
| Benwei Xu , Sudipta Sarkar | Analog Devices Outstanding Student Researcher Award Monday, April 2013 | |
| Dongsheng Ma , Ke Huang, Nathan Kupp, John Carulli | Best Paper Award at the ACM/IEEE Design Automation and Test in Europe entitled “Handling Discontinuous Effects in Modeling Spatial Correlation of Wager-Level Analog/RF Tests”; March 19, 2013 | Authored by Ke Huang (UT Dallas Post-Doc); Nathan Kupp (Yale Ph.D., former UT Dallas visiting researcher); John Carulli (Texas Instruments) and Dongsheng Ma (UT Dallas Professor) |
| January 2013 | ||
| Richard Pierce | Recipient of “2012 FEKO Student Competition”; November 1, 2012 | |