Bradley A. Minch
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
354 Milas Hall
Olin Way
Needham, MA 02492–1200
WWW: http://ece.olin.edu/bminch
E-mail: bradley.minch@olin.edu
Tel: (781) 292–2566
Fax: (781) 292–2508
Education
Ph.D., Computation and Neural Systems, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 1997.
Thesis: Analysis, Synthesis, and Implementation of Networks of Multiple-Input Translinear Elements
Advisor: C. A. Mead
B.S. (with distinction), Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1991.
Professional Experience
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, June
2009–present.
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham,
MA, August 2004–May 2009.
Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, July 1997–July
2004.
Graduate Research Assistant, Computation and Neural Systems Option, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena,
CA, October 1991–May 1997.
Engineering Intern, Neuroprocessing and Analog Computing Devices Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,
CA, June 1991–September 1991.
Engineering Intern, Electro-Optical Products Group, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, June 1990–August
1990.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, School of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, January 1990–
May 1990, September 1990–December 1990.
Engineering Intern, Optical Products Group, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, June 1989–August 1989.
Honors & Awards
Professor of the Year Award (for dedicated and inspirational teaching), IEEE Student Branch, Cornell University,
2003.
Michael Tien ’72 Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Cornell University, 2002.
Early CAREER Award Recipient, National Science Foundation, 2000.
James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Award (for excellence in advising first-year engineering students), College of
Engineering, Cornell University, 1999.
James and Mary Tien Award (for excellence in teaching), College of Engineering, Cornell University, 1999.
Paul Rappaport Award (with C. Diorio, P. Hasler, and C. Mead for the best paper of the year in an IEEE EDS
publication), Electron Devices Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1997.
Graduate Fellowship Recipient, National Science Foundation, 1991–1993.
Sibley Prize (for outstanding academic achievement), School of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, 1991.
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Publications
Journal Papers
“Implementing the Lorenz Oscillator with Translinear Elements,” K. Odame and B. Minch, Analog Integrated
Circuits and Signal Processing, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 31–41, 2009.
“MOS Translinear Principle for All Inversion Levels,” B. A. Minch, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II,
vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 121–125, 2008.
“Design of a CMOS Potentiostat Circuit for Electrochemical Detector Arrays,” S. Ayers, K. D. Gillis, M. Lindau,
and B. A. Minch, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 736–744, 2007.
“The Translinear Principle: A General Framework for Implementing Chaotic Oscillators,” K. M. Odame and
B. A. Minch, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 2559–2568, 2005.
“Integration of Chemical Sensing and Electrowetting Actuation on Chemoreceptive Neuron MOS (CνMOS) Transistors,” N. Y. Shen, Z. Liu, B. C. Jacquot, B. A. Minch, and E. C. Kan, Sensors and Actuators B, vol. 102, no. 1,
pp. 35–43, 2004.
“Synthesis of Static and Dynamic Multiple-Input Translinear Element Networks,” B. A. Minch, IEEE Transactions
on Circuits and Systems I, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 409–421, 2004.
“Construction and Transformation of Multiple-Input Translinear Element Networks,” B. A. Minch, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol. 50, no. 12, pp. 1530–1537, 2003.
“A Physical Compact Model of DG MOSFET for Mixed-Signal Circuit Applications—Part I: Model Description,”
G. Pei, W. Ni, A. V. Kammula, B. A. Minch, and E. C.-C. Kan, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 50,
no. 10, pp. 2135–2143, 2003.
“Charge-Based Chemical Sensors: A Neuromporphic Approach With Chemoreceptive Neuron MOS (CνMOS)
Transistors,” N. Y.-M. Shen, Z. Liu, C. Lee, B. A. Minch, and E. C.-C. Kan, IEEE Transactions on Electron
Devices, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 2171–2178, 2003.
“Hysteretic Threshold Logic and Quasi-Delay Insensitive Asynchronous Design,” M. Neidengard and B. A. Minch,
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol. 48, no. 10, pp. 1423–1428, 2002.
“Silicon Synaptic Adaptation Mechanisms for Homeostatis and Contrast Gain Control,” S.-C. Liu and B. A. Minch,
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 1497–1503, 2002.
“Multiple-Input Translinear Element Log-Domain Filters,” B. A. Minch, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems
II, vol 48, no. 1, pp. 29–36, 2001.
“Multiple-Input Translinear Element Networks,” B. A. Minch, P. Hasler, and C. Diorio, IEEE Transactions on
Circuits and Systems II, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 20–28, 2001.
“An Autozeroing Floating-Gate Amplifier,” P. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and C. Diorio, IEEE Transactions on Circuits
and Systems II, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 74–82, 2001.
“A Second-Order Section Built from Autozeroing Floating-Gate Amplifiers,” P. Hasler, T. Stanford, and B. A. Minch,
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 116–120, 2001.
“A CMOS Programmable Analog Memory Cell Array Using Floating-Gate Circuits,” R. R. Harrison, J. A. Bragg,
P. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and S. DeWeerth, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 4–11,
2001.
“Impact Ionization and Hot-Electron Injection Derived Consistently from Boltzmann Transport,” P. Hasler, A. G. Andreou, C. Diorio, B. A. Minch, and C. A. Mead, VLSI Design, vol. 8, no. 1–4, pp. 455–461, 1998.
“A Floating-Gate MOS Learning Array With Locally Computed Weight Updates,” C. Diorio, P. Hasler, B. A. Minch,
and C. A. Mead, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 44, no. 12, pp. 2281–2289, 1997.
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“A Complementary Pair of Four-Terminal Silicon Synapses,” C. Diorio, P. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and C. A. Mead,
Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, vol. 13, no. 1–2, pp. 153–166, 1997.
“A Single-Transistor Silicon Synapse,” C. Diorio, P. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and C. Mead, IEEE Transactions on
Electron Devices, vol. 43, no. 11, pp. 1972–1980, 1996.
“Translinear Circuits Using Subthreshold Floating-Gate MOS Transistors,” B. A. Minch, C. Diorio, P. Hasler, and
C. A. Mead, Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 167–179, 1996.
“RATGRAPH: Computer Graphing of Rational Functions,” B. A. Minch, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and
Science Teaching, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 51–54, 85–86, 1987.
Book Chapters
“Analysis and Synthesis of Static Translinear Circuits,” B. A. Minch, in Analog VLSI: Circuits and Principles,
S.-C. Liu and R. Douglas, Eds., MIT Press, London, 2002.
“Adaptive Circuits and Systems Using pFET Floating-Gate Devices,” P. Hasler, B. A. Minch, J. Dugger, and C. Diorio,
in Learning on Silicon, G. Cauwenberghs and M. Bayoumi, Eds., pp. 33–65. Kluwer, Boston, MA, 1999.
“Floating-Gate MOS Synapse Transistors,” C. Diorio, P. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and C. Mead, in Neuromorphic Systems
Engineering: Neural Networks in Silicon, T. S. Lande, Ed., pp. 315–338. Kluwer, Boston, MA, 1998.
Patents
“Pixel Design of a Scalable Low-Noise Current Amplifier Array for Highly Parallel Electrophysiological and
Electrochemical Measurements,” B. A. Minch, M. Lindau, and S. Ayers, Provisional U.S. Patent Application
No. 60/991,111, filed January 4, 2008.
“Center of Mass Detection via an Active Pixel Sensor,” O. Yadid-Pecht, B. Minch, B. Pain, and E. Fossum, U.S. Patent
No. 7,053,929, issued May 30, 2006.
“Chemoreceptive Semiconductor Structure,” E. Kan and B. A. Minch, U.S. Patent No. 7,053,439, issued May 30,
2006.
“Center of Mass Detection via an Active Pixel Sensor,” O. Yadid-Pecht, B. Minch, B. Pain, and E. Fossum, U.S. Patent
No. 6,980,230, issued December 27, 2005.
“Folded Floating-Gate Differential Pair Amplifier,” B. A. Minch, U.S. Patent No. 6,600,363, issued July 29, 2003.
“Center of Mass Detection via an Active Pixel Sensor,” O. Yadid-Pecht, B. Minch, B. Pain, and E. Fossum, U.S. Patent
No. 6,476,860, issued November 5, 2002.
“Hole Impact Ionization Method of Hot-Electron Injection and Four-Terminal pFET Semiconductor Structure for
Long-Term Learning,” C. J. Diorio, P. E. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and C. A. Mead, U.S. Patent No. 5,990,512, issued
November 23 1999.
“Autozeroing Floating-Gate Amplifier,” B. A. Minch, P. E. Hasler, C. J. Diorio, and C. A. Mead, U.S. Patent
No. 5,986,927, issued November 16 1999.
“Method for Implementing a Learning Function,” C. J. Diorio, P. E. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and C. A. Mead, U.S. Patent
No. 5,914,894, issued June 22 1999.
“Autozeroing Floating-Gate Amplifier,” B. A. Minch, P. E. Hasler, C. J. Diorio, and C. A. Mead, U.S. Patent
No. 5,875,126, issued February 23 1999.
“Three-Terminal Silicon Synaptic Device,” C. J. Diorio, P. E. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and C. A. Mead, U.S. Patent
No. 5,825,063, issued October 20 1998.
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“Semiconductor Structure for Long-Term Learning,” C. J. Diorio, P. E. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and C. A. Mead,
U.S. Patent No. 5,627,392, issued May 6 1997.
Conference Papers
“Event-Based 64-Channel Binaural Silicon Cochlea With Q Enhancement Mechanisms,” S.-C. Liu, A. van Schaik,
B. A. Minch, and T. Delbrück, in Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and
Systems, Paris, France, 30 May–2 June 2010, pp. 2027–2030.
“A Simple Class-AB Transconductor in CMOS,” B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International
Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Seattle, WA, 19–21 May 2008, pp. 69–72.
“Analog VLSI Implementation of Support Vector Machine Learning and Classification,” S.-Y. Peng, B. A. Minch,
and P. Hasler, in Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Seattle, WA,
19–21 May 2008, pp. 860–863.
“Low-Voltage Wilson Current Mirrors in CMOS,” B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International
Symposium on Circuits and Systems, New Orleans, LA, 27–30 May 2007, pp. 2220–2223.
“Optimal Synthesis of MITE Translinear Loops,” S. Subramanian, D. V. Anderson, P. Hasler, and B. A. Minch, in
Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, New Orleans, LA, 27–30 May
2007, pp. 2822–2825.
“Synthesis of MITE Log-Domain Filters With Unique Operating Points,” S. Subramanian, D. V. Anderson, P. Hasler,
and B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Kobe,
Japan, 23–26 May 2005, pp. 996–999.
“A Programmable Floating-Gate Bump Circuit With Variable Width,” S.-Y. Peng, B. A. Minch, and P. Hasler, in
Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Kobe, Japan, 23–26 May 2005,
pp. 4341–4344.
“Low Voltage and Performance Tunable CMOS Circuit Design Using Independently Driven Double Gate MOSFETs,” A. Kumar, B. A. Minch, and S. Tiwari, in Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International SOI Conference,
Charleston, SC, 4–7 October 2004, pp. 119–121.
“A Fully Programmable Log-Domain Bandpass Filter Using Multiple-Input Translinear Elements,” R. Chawla, H.J. Lo, A. Basu, P. Hasler, and B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits
and Systems, Vancouver, Canada, 23–26 May 2004, vol. 1, pp. 33–36.
“Programmable Multiple Input Translinear Elements,” H.-J. Lo, G. Serrano, P. Hasler, D. V. Anderson, and B. A. Minch,
in Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Vancouver, Canada, 23–26
May 2004, vol. 1, pp. 757–760.
“Translinear Analog Signal Processing: A Prospectus,” E. J. McDonald, K. M. Odame, and B. A. Minch, in
Conference Record of the 37th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA,
9–12 November 2003, vol. 1, pp. 922–925.
“Highly Linear, Wide-Dynamic-Range Multiple-Input Translinear Element Networks,” K. M. Odame, E. J. McDonald, and B. A. Minch, in Conference Record of the 37th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and
Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, 9–12 November 2003, vol. 2, pp. 2036–2040.
“A Long-Channel Model for the Asymmetric Double-Gate MOSFET Valid in All Regions of Operation,” A. Kammula and B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 2003 Southwest Symposium on Mixed-Signal Design, Las Vegas,
NV, 23–25 February 2003, pp. 156–161.
“A Low-Voltage MOS Cascode Current Mirror for All Current Levels,” B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 45th
Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Tulsa, OK, 5–7 August 2002, vol. 2, pp. 53–56.
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“Synthesis of Translinear Analog Signal Processing Systems,” E. J. McDonald and B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of
the 45th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Tulsa, OK, 5–7 August 2002, vol. 1, pp. 204–207.
“A Simple Way to Extend the Common-Mode Input-Voltage Range of the MOS Differential Pair,” B. A. Minch,
in Proceedings of the 45th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Tulsa, OK, 5–7 August 2002, vol. 1,
pp. 97–100.
“A Low-Voltage MOS Cascode Bias Circuit for All Current Levels,” B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE
International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Phoenix, AZ, 26–29 May 2002, vol. 3, pp. 619–622.
“Synthesis of a Translinear Analog Adaptive Filter,” E. J. McDonald and B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 2002
IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Phoenix, AZ, 26–29 May 2002, vol. 3, pp. 321–324.
“Inverting the Bipolar Differential Pair for Low-Voltage Applications,” B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 2002
IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Phoenix, AZ, 26–29 May 2002, vol. 1, pp. 313–316.
“Multi-Level Simulation of a Translinear Analog Adaptive Filter,” E. J. McDonald and B. A. Minch, in Proceedings
of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Orlando, FL, 13–17
May 2002, vol. 4, pp. 3992–3995.
“Homeostasis in a Silicon Integrate and Fire Neuron,” S.-C. Liu and B. A. Minch, in Advances in Neural Information
Processing Systems 13, T. K. Leen, T. G. Dietterich, and V. Tresp, Eds., pp. 727–733. MIT Press, London, 2001.
“Evolution of a Folded Floating-Gate Differential Pair,” B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 43rd Midwest Symposium
on Circuits and Systems, Lansing, MI, 8–11 August 2000, vol. 3, pp. 1052–1056.
“A Universal MEMS Fabrication Process for High-Performance On-Chip RF Passive Components and Circuits,”
H. Jiang, B. A. Minch, Y. Wang, J.-L. A. Yeh, and N. Tien, in Technical Digest of the 2000 Solid-State Sensor
and Actuator Workshop, Hilton Head Island, SC, 4–8 June 2000, pp. 250-254.
“A Folded Floating-Gate Differential Pair for Low-Voltage Applications,” B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the
2000 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Geneva, Switzerland, 28–31 May 2000, vol. 4,
pp. 253–256.
“Synthesis of Dynamic Multiple-Input Translinear Element Networks,” B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 2000
IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Geneva, Switzerland, 28–31 May 2000, vol. 1, pp. 483–
486.
“Floating-Gate Techniques for Assessing Mismatch,” B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International
Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Geneva, Switzerland, 28–31 May 2000, vol. 4, pp. 385–388.
“A Transistor-Only Circuit Model of the Autozeroing Floating-Gate Amplifier,”P. Hasler, M. Kucic, and B. A. Minch,
in Proceedings of the 42nd Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Las Cruces, NM, 8–11 August 1999,
vol. 1, pp. 157–160.
“Synthesis of Multiple-Input Translinear Element Log-Domain Filters,” B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 1999
IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Orlando, FL, 30 May–2 June 1999, vol. 2, pp. 697–700.
“A Floating-Gate Technology for Digital CMOS Processes,” B. A. Minch and P. Hasler, in Proceedings of the 1999
IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Orlando, FL, 30 May–2 June 1999, vol. 2, pp. 400–403.
“Floating-Gate Devices: They Are Not Just for Digital Memories Anymore,” P. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and C. Diorio,
in Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Orlando, FL, 30 May–2
June 1999, vol. 2, pp. 388–391.
“Synthesis of Multiple-Input Translinear Element Networks,” B. A. Minch, P. Hasler, and C. Diorio, in Proceedings
of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Orlando, FL, 30 May–2 June 1999, vol. 2,
pp. 236–239.
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“Adaptive Circuits Using pFET Floating-Gate Devices,” P. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and C. Diorio, in Proceedings of
the 20th Anniversary Conference on Advanced Research in VLSI, D. S. Wills and S. P. DeWeerth, Eds., Atlanta,
GA, 21–24 March 1999, pp. 215–229.
“Translinear Analog Signal Processing: A Modular Approach to Large-Scale Analog Computation With MultipleInput Translinear Elements,” B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 20th Anniversary Conference on Advanced
Research in VLSI, D. S. Wills and S. P. DeWeerth, Eds., Atlanta, GA, 21–24 March 1999, pp. 186–199.
“Continuous-Time Feedback in Floating-Gate MOS Circuits,” P. Hasler, C. Diorio, and B. A. Minch, in Proceedings
of the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Monterey, CA, 31 May–3 June 1998, vol. 3,
pp. 90–93.
“A Four-Quadrant Floating-Gate Synapse,” P. Hasler, C. Diorio, and B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE
International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Monterey, CA, 31 May–3 June 1998, vol. 3, pp. 29–32.
“An Autozeroing Floating-Gate Second-Order Section,” P. Hasler, T. Stanford, B. A. Minch, and C. Diorio, in
Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Monterey, CA, 31 May–3 June
1998, vol. 2, pp. 351–354.
“Floating-Gate CMOS Analog Memory Cell Array,” R. R. Harrison, P. Hasler, and B. A. Minch, in Proceedings of
the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Monterey, CA, 31 May–3 June 1998, vol. 2,
pp. 204–207.
“The Multiple-Input Translinear Element: A Versatile Circuit Element,” B. A. Minch, P. Hasler, and C. Diorio, in
Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Monterey, CA, 31 May–3 June
1998, vol. 1, pp. 527–530.
“An Autozeroing Floating-Gate Bandpass Filter [in CMOS],” P. Hasler, C. Diorio, and B. A. Minch, in Proceedings
of the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Monterey, CA, 31 May–3 June 1998, vol. 1,
pp. 131–134.
“Multiple-Input Translinear Element Networks,” B. A. Minch, P. Hasler, and C. Diorio, in Proceedings of the 1998
IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Monterey, CA, 31 May–3 June 1998, vol. 1, pp. 88–91.
“An Adaptive WTA Using Floating-Gate Technology,” W. F. Kruger, P. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and C. Koch, in Advances
in Neural Information Processing Systems 9, M. C. Mozer, M. I. Jordan, and T. Petsche, Eds., pp. 720–726. MIT
Press, London, 1997.
“An Autozeroing Amplifier Using pFET Hot-Electron Injection,” P. Hasler, C. Diorio, B. A. Minch, and C. Mead,
in Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Atlanta, GA, 12–15 May
1996, vol. 3, pp. 325–328.
“The Matching of Small Capacitors for Analog VLSI,” B. A. Minch,C. Diorio, P. Hasler, and C. Mead, in Proceedings
of the 1996 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Atlanta, GA, 12–15 May 1996, vol. 1,
pp. 239–241.
“Single Transistor Learning Synapses,” P. Hasler, C. Diorio, B. A. Minch, and C. Mead, in Advances in Neural
Information Processing Systems 7, G. Tesauro, D. Touretzky, and T. Leen, Eds., pp. 817–824. MIT Press,
Cambridge, MA, 1995.
“A Silicon Axon,” B. A. Minch, P. Hasler, C. Diorio, and C. Mead, in Advances in Neural Information Processing
Systems 7, G. Tesauro, D. Touretzky, and T. Leen, Eds., pp. 739–746. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1995.
“A νMOS Soft-Maximum Current-Mirror,” B. A. Minch, C. Diorio, P. Hasler, and C. Mead, in Proceedings of the
1995 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Seattle, WA, 28 April–3 May 1995, vol. 3, pp.
2249–2252.
“Single Transistor Learning Synapse With Long Term Storage,” P. Hasler, C. Diorio, B. A. Minch, and C. Mead, in
Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Seattle, WA, 28 April–3 May
1995, vol. 3, pp. 1660–1663.
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“A High-Resolution Non-Volatile Analog Memory Cell,” C. Diorio, S. Mahajan, P. Hasler, B. A. Minch, and
C. Mead, in Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Seattle, WA, 28
April–3 May 1995, vol. 3, pp. 2233–2236.
Ph.D. Thesis
Analysis, Synthesis, and Implementation of Networks of Multiple-Input Translinear Elements, B. A. Minch, Ph.D. Thesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, May 1997.
Invited Presentations
“Static and Dynamic Translinear Circuits,” invited talk, 2010 CMOS Emerging Technologies Workshop, Whistler,
Canada, 20 May 2010.
“Translinear Circuits,” invited talk, Joint OCS-ARO Audio Workshop on Advanced Technologies for Audio Collection
and Transmission, McLean, VA, 2 April 2009.
“MOS Translinear Principle for All Inversion Levels,” invited seminar, Integrated Computational Electronics Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 17 March 2008.
“A New Class-AB Transconductor in CMOS,” invited seminar, Integrated Computational Electronics Laboratory,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 19 March 2007.
“Static and Dynamic Translinear Circuits,” invited seminar, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 15 March 2004.
“Signal Processing On a Shrinking Supply,” invited seminar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 26
February 2004.
“CMOS VLSI Circuit Design,” invited lecture, Center for Nanoscale Systems Institute for Physics Teachers, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY, 18 October 2003.
“Low-Voltage Circuits Using Multiple-Input Floating-Gate MOS Transistors,” invited seminar, Columbia Integrated
Systems Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, NY, 11 April 2003.
“Synthesis of Dynamic Translinear Circuits,” invited seminar, Integrated Computational Electronics Laboratory,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 17 March 2003.
“Low-Voltage Circuits in Floating-Gate and Double-Gate CMOS,” invited seminar, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research
Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, 27 February 2003.
“Low-Voltage Circuits in Floating-Gate and Double-Gate CMOS,” invited talk, Second Annual MDC Conference
on Microelectronics Design, Rochester, NY, 13 January 2003.
“Synthesis of Static and Dynamic Multiple-Input Translinear Element Networks,” invited tutorial, 2002 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Phoenix, AZ, 26 May 2002.
“Analysis and Synthesis of Static Translinear Circuits,” invited lecture for EE 6435: Neuromorphic Analog VLSI
Circuits, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 20 March 2002.
“Synthesis of Static and Dynamic MITE Networks,” invited seminar, Integrated Computational Electronics Laboratory, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 18 March 2002.
“Low-Voltage Topologies for Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuits in Nanoscale CMOS,” invited talk, First Annual
MDC Conference on Microelectronics Design, New York, NY, 16 January 2002.
“Folding the Differential Pair for Low-Voltage Applications,” invited talk, IEEE SSCTC Workshop on Low-Power
Circuits, Arlington, VA, 12 October 2001.
“Folding the Differential Pair for Low-Voltage Applications,” invited seminar, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research
Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, 11 September 2001.
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“A Folded Floating-Gate Differential Pair for Low-Voltage Applications,” invited seminar, Impinj, Inc., Seattle, WA,
27 August 2001.
“Synthesis of Static and Dynamic MITE Networks,” invited lecture, 2001 Telluride Workshop on Neuromorphic
Engineering, Telluride, CO, 7 July 2001.
“Floating-Gate Tutorial,” short course, 2001 Telluride Workshop on Neuromorphic Engineering, Telluride, CO, 3–8
July 2001.
“Floating-Gate Translinear Circuits,” invited lecture, 2000 Telluride Workshop on Neuromorphic Engineering, Telluride, CO, 1 July 2000.
“Floating-Gate Tutorial,” short course, 2000 Telluride Workshop on Neuromorphic Engineering, Telluride, CO, 26
June–2 July 2000.
“Translinear Analog Signal Processing: A Modular Approach to Analog Computation With Multiple-Input Translinear Elements,” departmental seminar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD, 28 October 1998.
“Translinear Analog Signal Processing: A Modular Approach to Low-Voltage Analog Computation With MultipleInput Translinear Elements,” invited lecture, Lutron Electronics Corporation, Coopersburg, PA, 1 September
1998.
“Neuromorphic Applications of Multiple-Input Translinear Element Networks,” invited lecture, 1998 NSF Workshop
on Neuromorphic Engineering, Telluride, CO, 10 July 1998.
“Multiple-Input Floating-Gate MOS Circuits,” short course, 1998 NSF Workshop on Neuromorphic Engineering,
Telluride, CO, 6–10 July 1998.
“A Neuromorphic Approach to Pixel-Level Digitization: Asynchronous, Adaptive Sampling of Sensor Arrays,”
invited presentation, DARPA Workshop on the Development of Analog-to-Digital Converter Technology Suitable
for High Density Integration with Sensor Arrays, Arlington, VA, 23 April 1998.
“The Microelectronic Slide Rule: Current-Mode Product-of-Power-Law Circuits,” departmental seminar, Electrical
Engineering–Systems Department, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 20 March 1997.
“The Microelectronic Slide Rule: Current-Mode Product-of-Power-Law Circuits,” departmental seminar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 5 March 1997.
“The Microelectronic Slide Rule: Current-Mode Product-of-Power-Law Circuits,” departmental colloquium, School
of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 22 January 1997.
“Floating-Gate MOS Transistors: They’re Not Just for Storing Information Anymore,” invited seminar, Analog
Computing Devices Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 22 October 1996.
External Support
Current & Prior Support
“The Silicon Olfactory Bulb: A Neuromorphic Approach to Molecular Sensing with Chemoreceptive Neuron MOS
Transistors,” E. C. Kan, B. A. Minch, National Center for Environmental Research (EPA), 1 May 2003–30 April
2006, $389,950 ($194,975 Minch).
“Low-Voltage/Low-Power Double-Gate MOS Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuits for SOC Applications in Nanoscale
CMOS,” B. A. Minch, Microelectronics Design Center (NYSTAR), $30,000, 1 July 2001–30 June 2003.
“Low-Voltage/Low-Power Nanoscale Double-Gate MOS Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuits,” B. A. Minch, Center
for Nanoscale Systems (NSF), $141,841, 1 September 2001–31 August 2004.
“One Hour Ahead Computation of Large-Scale Electric Power Network Transport Capacity,” R. J. Thomas, B. A. Minch,
and P. Sauer (UIUC), National Science Foundation, $90,000, 1 October 2000–26 February 2002.
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“CAREER: Translinear Adaptive Filtering,” B. A. Minch, National Science Foundation, $225,000, 1 September
2000–29 February 2004.
“A Biomimetic Directional Microphone for Hearing-Aids,” R. Miles (SUNY Binghamton), N. Tien, and B. A. Minch,
National Institute of Health, $631,268, 1 April 1999–31 March 2002.
“Data Acquisition System With User-Configurable Hardware,” B. A. Minch (PI originally G. Brown), National
Science Foundation, CCR-9530811, $162,295, 15 April 1996–31 March 1999.
Graduate Student Mentoring
Ph.D. Students
Sunitha Ayers, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, January 2009.
Thesis: A CMOS Biosensor Array for Measuring Cellular Exocytosis
Advisor: M. Lindau
David Abramson, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, August 2008.
Thesis: A MITE Based Translinear FPAA and Its Practical Implementation
Advisor: P. Hasler
Daniel Schuette, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, July 2008.
Thesis: A Mixed Analog and Digital Pixel Array Detector for Dynamic X-Ray Imaging
Advisor: S. Gruner
Kofi Odame, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, June 2008.
Thesis: Exploiting Device Nonlinearity in Analog Circuit Design
Advisor: P. Hasler
Sheng-Yu Peng, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, June 2008.
Thesis: Charge-Based Analog Circuits for Reconfigurable Smart Sensory Systems
Advisor: P. Hasler
Shyam Subramanian, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, July 2007.
Thesis: Methods for Synthesis of Multiple-Input Translinear Element Networks
Advisor: D. Anderson
Venkat Narayanan, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, August 2005.
Thesis: Macroscopic Modeling of Quantum Effects in Semiconductor Devices
Advisor: E. Kan
Eric McDonald, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, August 2004.
Thesis: Synthesis of Translinear Analog Signal Processing Systems
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Chungho Lee, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 2004.
Thesis: Charge Storage in Nanocrystals
Advisor: E. Kan
Gen Pei, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 2004.
Thesis: Optimal Double-Gate MOSFET Structure for Mixed-Signal Circuits
Advisor: E. Kan
Wayne Woods, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, August 2003.
Thesis: Design, Modeling, Simulation, and Measurement of IC and Package Structures for Noise Management
and Power Distribution in High-Performance Electronic Systems
Advisor: J. P. Krusius
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Matthew Renzi, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, July 2003.
Thesis: Pixel Array Detectors for Ultra-Fast Time-Resolved X-Ray Imaging
Advisor: S. Gruner
Kyutae Yoo, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Janurary 2003.
Thesis: Micromachined Biomimetic Directional Diaphragms for Acoustic Transducers
Advisor: N. Tien
Mark Neidengard, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 2002.
Thesis: Hysteretic Linear-Threshold Logic Implementation of Quasi-Delay Insensitive Systems
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Zengtao Liu, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, January 2002.
Thesis: Applications of Nanocrystals in Integrated Circuits and MEMS
Advisor: E. Kan
Hongrui Jiang, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, August 2001.
Thesis: A MEMS Fabrication Technology for On-Chip Radio-Frequency Passive Components
Advisor: N. Tien
M.S. Students
Abhishek Kammula, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, August 2004.
Thesis: Compact Modeling of DGMOSFETs
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Kofi Odame, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 2004.
Thesis: A Multiple-Input Translinear Element Network Implementation of the Lorenz Equations
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Karan Mathur, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, August 2002.
Thesis: Analysis and Design of a Hearing-Aid Amplifier Based on a Folded Floating-Gate Differential Pair
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Yuan Yang, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, August 2000.
Thesis: Design of Translinear Quadrature Oscillator
Advisor: B. A. Minch
M.Eng Students
Chan Oe Lee, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 2003.
Project: Design of a Pipelined Analog-to-Digital Converter
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Stanley Chih-Chuan Che, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, August 2000.
Project: Analysis and Design of a CMOS Second-Order Sigma-Delta Modulator for Audio Signal Acquisition
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Tyrene Harris, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 1999.
Project: MOSFET Biasing to Implement Reference Voltages for Multi-Tanh Circuits
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Nicole Pope, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 1999.
Project: MOSFET Biasing to Implement Reference Voltages for Multi-Tanh Circuits
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Hank Chung-Hung Chen, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, January 1999.
Project: Design of a Translinear Analog Signal Processor Using Multiple-Input Translinear Elements
Advisor: B. A. Minch
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Yichiuh Jack Liu, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, January 1999.
Project: Log-Domain Filter With Multiple-Input Translinear Elements
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Michael G. Uzquiano, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, January 1999.
Project: Design of a Switched-Current Floating-Gate Translinear Multiplier With Improved Accuracy
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Sanjeev Sondhi, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, August 1998.
Project: Design and Simulation of a Fully Tunable Second-Order, Low-Pass Multiple-Input Translinear Element
Log-domain Filter
Advisor: B. A. Minch
Courses Taught
Olin College
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210 (with A. Hoover), Spring 2011, 21 students.
“Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits,” ENGR 2420, Spring 2011, 30 students.
“Real World Measurements,” ENGR 1121 (with B. Storey and A. MacCarley), Spring 2011, 89 students.
“Introduction to Modeling and Control,” ENGR 1110 (with B. Storey), Fall 2010, 92 students.
“Mixed Analog-Digital VLSI I,” ENGR 3426, Fall 2010, 6 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210, Spring 2010, 24 students.
“Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits,” ENGR 2420, Spring 2010, 29 students.
“Mixed Analog-Digital VLSI II,” ENGR 3427 (with M. Chang), Spring 2010, 11 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210 (with S. Govindasamy), Fall 2009, 64 students.
“Mixed Analog-Digital VLSI I,” ENGR 3426 (with M. Chang), Fall 2009, 16 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210 (with C. Lee), Spring 2009, 19 students.
“Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits,” ENGR 2420, Spring 2009, 39 students.
“Mixed Analog-Digital VLSI II,” ENGR 3427 (with M. Chang), Spring 2009, 6 students.
“Senior Consulting Program for Engineering (SCOPE),” ENGR 4190, Spring 2009, 5 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210 (with B. Storey, C. Lee, and D. Barrett), Fall 2008, 60 students.
“Mixed Analog-Digital VLSI I,” ENGR 3426 (with M. Chang), Fall 2008, 9 students.
“Senior Consulting Program for Engineering (SCOPE),” ENGR 4190, Fall 2008, 5 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210, Spring 2008, 24 students.
“Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits,” ENGR 2420, Spring 2008, 24 students.
“Mixed Analog-Digital VLSI II,” ENGR 3427 (with M. Chang), Spring 2008, 4 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210 (with J. O. Mur-Miranda), Fall 2007, 64 students.
“Mixed Analog-Digital VLSI I,” ENGR 3426 (with M. Chang), Fall 2007, 7 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210, Spring 2007, 18 students.
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“Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits,” ENGR 2420, Spring 2007, 25 students.
“Senior Consulting Program for Engineering (SCOPE),” ENGR 4190/ENGR 4190A, Spring 2007, 9 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210 (with G. Pratt), Fall 2006, 61 students.
“Senior Consulting Program for Engineering (SCOPE),” ENGR 4190/ENGR 4190A, Fall 2006, 9 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210 (with B. Bingham), Spring 2006, 22 students.
“Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits,” ENGR 2420, Spring 2006, 22 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210 (with D. Anderson), Fall 2005, 53 students.
“Analog VLSI,” ENGR 3425, Fall 2005, 6 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210, Spring 2005, 19 students.
“Introduction to Analog and Digital Communications,” ENGR 3420 (with G. Pratt), Spring 2005, 15 students.
“Principles of Engineering,” ENGR 2210, Fall 2004, 21 students.
Cornell University
“Practicum in Analog Integrated Circuit Design,” ECE 497, Fall 2003, 50 students.
“Analog Integrated Circuit Design,” ECE 453, Fall 2003, 85 students.
“Introduction to Microelectronics,” ECE 315, Spring 2003, 104 students.
“Introduction to Microelectronics,” ECE 315, Fall 2002, 88 students.
“Advanced Analog VLSI Circuit Design,” ECE 554, Spring 2002, 30 students.
“Practicum in Analog Integrated-Circuit Design,” ECE 493, Fall 2001/Spring 2002, 26 students.
“Analog Integrated-Circuit Design,” ECE 453, Fall 2001, 71 students.
“Topics in Integrated Systems,” ECE 695 (with E. Kan and R. Manohar), Fall 2001, 17 students.
“VLSI Digital System Design,” ELE E 438, Spring 2001, 60 students.
“Translinear Integrated Circuits and Systems,” ELE E 595, Spring 2001, 12 students.
“Analog Integrated-Circuit Design,” ELE E 453, Fall 2000, 36 students.
“Advanced VLSI Circuit Design,” ELE E 554, Spring 2000, 20 students.
“Practicum in VLSI Design,” ELE E 539, Spring 2000, 6 students.
“Analog Integrated-Circuit Design,” ELE E 453, Fall 1999, 37 students.
“Advanced VLSI Circuit Design,” ELE E 554, Spring 1999, 17 students.
“Practicum in VLSI Design,” ELE E 539 (with E. Kan), Spring 1999, 32 students.
“Introduction to Circuits for Electrical and Computer Engineers,” ELE E 210 (with C. Pollock), Fall 1998, 134
students.
“Practicum in Circuit Design,” ELE E 215, Fall 1998, 17 students.
“Advanced VLSI Circuit Design,” ELE E 554, Spring 1998, 24 students.
“Practicum in VLSI Design,” ELE E 539 (with E. Kan), Fall 1997/Spring 1998, 43 students.
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“VLSI Digital System Design,” ELE E 439 (with E. Kan), Fall 1997, 57 students.
Professional Service Activites
Professional Society Memberships
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society, IEEE Education Society, American Scientific
Affiliation.
Reviewing Activities
International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, IEEE Transactions on Education, IEEE Transactions on
Biomedical Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging, IEEE Transactions on Circuits
and Systems I, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, IEEE
Transactions on VLSI, IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, IEEE International
Symposium on Circuits and Systems, IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks, Advances in Neural
Information Processing Systems, Arnold Publishers, Ltd., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Wiley, Mc-Graw Hill,
National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research.
Professional Societies
IEEE Region 1 Board of Governors, member, August 2000–December 2001.
IEEE Ithaca Section, chair, June 2000–December 2001.
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Technical Committee on Analog Signal Processing, member June 1999–present.
IEEE Ithaca Section, vice chairman July 1999–May 2000.
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Technical Committee on Neural Systems and Applications, member June 1998–
June 2001.
Olin College
Provost/Dean of Faculty Search Committee, Olin College, member, July 2010–present.
Reappointment and Promotion Committee, Olin College, chair September 2009–present.
Intellectual Vitality Committee, Olin College, member September 2009–August 2010.
Faculty Experience Committee, Olin College, member September 2009–May 2010.
Mathematics Faculty Search Committee, Olin College, member September 2009–March 2010.
Academic Facilities Committee, Olin College, member September 2008–August 2009.
Budget, Resource, and Planning Committee, Olin College, member September 2008–August 2009.
Academic Recommendation Board, Olin College, member September 2005–August 2008, chair March 2007–August
2008.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Program Group,Olin College, member September 2004–present,chair September 2004–August 2005 and September 2008–present.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Facilities Committee, Olin College, member September 2004–August 2008.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Search Committee, Olin College, member December 2004–May 2005,
January 2006–May 2006, and January 2008–May 2008.
Web Evaluation Committee, Olin College, member February 2005–May 2005.
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Cornell University
Carol C. Tatkon Center Project Team, Cornell University, member April 2002–March 2003.
Computer Committee, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, member, September 2002–May 2003.
College Curriculum Governing Board Subcommittee on Student Experiences, College of Engineering, member
January 2000–May 2000.
Student/Faculty Committee, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, member January 2000–May 2002.
Curriculum and Standards Committee, School of Electrical Engineering, member January 1998–December 2003.
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