Integrated Circuits and Systems
ELECTRONICS
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
Dr. Hongyu Yu
AREAS
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Analog Circuit Design
Digital & VLSI Circuits
MicroElectroMechanical System (MEMS)
RF and Microwave IC’s
APPLICATIONS
Wireless
Security
MEMS
Aerospace & Automotive
Si-CMOS front-end
Bio-Technologies
COURSES
Analog Courses
EEE 333 – VHDL
EEE 334 – Circuits I
EE E335 Circuits II
Digital Courses
EEE 433
Analog Circuits
EEE 425
Digital Circuits
EEE 523
Analog CMOS
EEE 525
VLSI
EEE 527
A/D
EEE 524
RFIC
EEE 538
MEMS
CSE/EEE
518
Synthesis
EEE 625
Adv. VLSI
EEE 598
Σ∆
Converters
EEE 598
Switch Cap
EEE 598
Adv. MEMS
EEE 598
Modeling
EEE 526
VLSI
Architecture
EEE 598
Bioelectronics
DR. DAVID ALLEE
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Research: Flexible Electronics
Courses:
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EEE 425, 525
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Digital Circuits & VLSI Design
EEE 523, 527
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Advanced Analog & A/D Design
Flexible Display Center at ASU
http://flexdisplay.asu.edu
Design Flow:
40.0
Y Axis Title [V]
Thin Film Transistor Characterization
- Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer
- Automatic and Manual Probing
Circuit Design & Simulation
- Professional CAD Suite
- Tanner Tools
'v(8)' 'v(4)' 'v(10)'
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
-10.0
0.0m
20.0m
10.0m
30.0m
time [sec]
Thin Film Transistor Model Parameter Extraction
- Transistor Model Parameters Extracted
from Device Data
Designs in Collaboration with
 Modeled data
UDC, Honeywell, Kent Displays,
 Measurement data
and E ink.
2.5
Circuit Layout & Verification
- FDC Developing Design Rules for
High Manufacturing Yield
Measured Modeled
Drain current [uA]
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
Drain-source voltage [V]
Improved Thin Film Transistor Models
- Better Modeling of Parasitics
- Incorporation of Threshold
Voltage Shift
- Advanced Models Enable Accurate
Prediction of Circuit Performance
Before Fabrication
Fabrication
& Test
DR. BAKKALOGLU - RESEARCH
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Integrated Supply Regulators for RF Applications
RF Frequency Synthesizers
Low Power RF Transceiver Design
Low Power A/D & D/A Converters for RF
Applications
Funding
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Semiconductor Research Corporation
NSF
Texas Instruments
BAE
DR. BAKKALOGLU - COURSES
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EEE 523
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Advanced Analog IC Design
EEE 598
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Oversampling Data Converter Design
DR. HUGH BARNABY - RESEARCH
Space Electronics and Radiation Effects
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Space Electronics Testbed
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V1
0
14
5V
R4
200k
R2
1.0M
U2
D1
3
7
1N4371A
R1
10M
R3
100k COMPARATOR_VIRTUAL
U1
35
0
15
0
S1
8
1
OPAMP_3T_VIRTUAL
RadHARD PCB
5
C1
Q1
R6
10
1.0uF
9
620
U5A
74LS04D
2N2222A
0
U4A
11
4
74LS08J
U9A
18
74LS04D
R31
620
16
0
2
VCC
R10
VCC 5V
12
Design
1.2
R17
110k
6
Q2
2N2222A
S2
CR
0
36
R11
0
1.0k
R9
100k
U6
21
17
R8
100k
R7
100k
COMPARATOR_VIRTUAL
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Reliability and Radiation Effects Modeling
Radiation Sensors
Extreme Environment Effects in Devices and ICs
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Combined Temperature and Radiation for Moon/Mars
Low Dose Rate Effects
NASA Carrier
DR. HUGH BARNABY - COURSES
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EEE 334 (Circuits II)
EEE 335 (Analog and Digital Circuits)
EEE 433 (Analog Integrated Circuits)
EEE 598 Technology Computer Aided
Design
DR. YU (KEVIN) CAO - RESEARCH
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Nanoscale Integration and Modeling
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Modeling and design for sub-45nm CMOS
Reliable design under process variations
Ultra-low power VLSI design
Related CAD tools
Funding
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MARCO, SRC, Connection One
DR. YU (KEVIN) CAO - COURSES
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EEE 425
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EEE 525
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Digital circuit design
VLSI system design
EEE 598
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Modeling and design for nanometer
technology
DR. JUNSEOK CHAE – RESEARCH
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Bio-MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems)
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Cell-on-a-Chip: Integrating living cells / bacteria on a chip
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Pathological detection, Miniaturized bio-reactor
Bio-Nano-Micro-Interfaces
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Controlling Microdevices by Nanostructures
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Multi-domain Transducers
System Integration using MEMS
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Hybrid Integration: A multi-chip module which can
accommodate any material / size / shape of chips
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Implantable chipsets, Wireless environment monitoring
Funding
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NSF (National Science Foundation)
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NIH (National Institute of Health)
DR. JUNSEOK CHAE - COURSES
EEE 334 Electronic Circuits II
 EEE 538 Introduction to MEMS
 EEE 598 MEMS - Electronic Interfaces
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DR. JENNIFER BLAIN CHRISTEN – RESEARCH
Culture Flask
Incubator
Life Sciences
Cellular
Molecular
Physiological
Engineering
Circuits
Control Systems
MEMS
Waste
DR. JENNIFER BLAIN CHRISTEN - COURSES
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EEE 202
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EEE 435
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Fundamentals of CMOS and MEMS
EEE 538
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Electronic Circuits I
Introduction to MEMS
EEE 598
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Low Power Bioelectronics
DR. CLARK
RESEARCH
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Radiation hardened VLSI circuits
Low power/high performance
microprocessor circuits and
architectures
Ultra low power and harsh environment
VLSI systems
High Security Digital Systems
Research Opportunities:
 Radiation hardened, high performance,
low power, microprocessor design
 Security circuits (smart cards, ultrasecure ICs)
 Low power cache, MMU design
 Multicore microprocessor circuits and
programming
Students hired by: AMD, Intel, Qualcomm, Microchip, FreeScale, MRDC, TI
DR. CLARK
RESEARCH
DR. CLARK - COURSES
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EEE 333
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EEE 525
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VHDL and design with FPGAs
VLSI Design
EEE 625
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Advanced VLSI Design
DR. SAYFE KIAEI
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Director of the Connection One Center
Research: RFIC Design
Courses
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EEE 334 / 335 Electronics I, II
EEE 433
EEE 524 RFIC Design
DR. JENNIFER KITCHEN - RESEARCH
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RF/Microwave Integrated Circuit Design (Satcom/Wireless Comm)
Integration on Gallium Nitride for High-Efficiency and High-Frequency
GaN Circuits/Novel Topologies
5 mm
5 mm
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www.jennifernkitchen.com
Replace discrete electronics with low-cost
transceiver RFIC.
Challenges:
• >>25GHz Circuit Designs
• Low-cost Packaging
• Tx Output Power Requirements
DR. KITCHEN - COURSES
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Courses
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EEE 433 – Analog Integrated Circuits
EEE 524 RF Integrated Circuit Design
DR. HONGYU YU - RESEARCH
Hongyu Yu
School of Earth and Space Exploration
School of Electrical, Computer, Energy
Engineering
hongyuyu@asu.edu
Research Highlights:
 Sensor system and platforms:
 Wireless telemetry system
 Flexible, stretchable, and networked
 Sensing functions:
Courses:
EEE598 MEMS for Earth and Space
Exploration
 Radiation detection, UV, IR and gas sensing
 Microfluidic physical and chemical
parameters
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Micro energy harvesting devices and others
Passive wireless telemetry sensor system for high energy radiation detection
 Collaborating with wireless engineers, harsh
environmental electronics and nuclear scientist
 Wireless telemetry system.
 Passive, micro size, sensitive devices
 2 patens filed, a few proposals are pending: DTRA,
NIH, DoD, NSF
 Applications: space weather, radio-medical, nuclear
detection.
Sensor and Sensor System
Micro system on soft substrate (Parylene,
PDMS, Polyimide):
 Flexible, stretchable and networked
 3D surface manufacture
 Biomedical and geology applications
Fluidic parameters measurement:
 Sensors: thermal anemometer, electrodes
 Functions: shear stress, temperature,
conductivity, dissolved oxygen…..
 Networked sensor meshes
 Geochemistry and astrobiology
applications
Miniature seismometers for harsh environments
• Goal: provide light and robust seismometer for space
exploration. Testing current devices for harsh
environments: high/low temperature, temperature
cycles, vacuum and radiation (NASA).
• Based on Molecular Electric Transducer with liquid
electrolyte, using microfabrication improve size and
performance.
• Applications: space exploration, gas or oil detection
DR. HONGYU YU - COURSES
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EEE 334 / 335 Electronics I, II
EEE 538
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Introduction to MEMS
NEW FACULTY
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Umit Ogras (Digital Design)