 
                          | IEEE Senior Member | 
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (2011)
- B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (2006)
Professional Experience
- Full Professor, State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed Signal VLSI, Institute of Microelectronics and Dept. of ECE, FST, University of Macau (Aug. 2023 – Present)
- Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed Signal VLSI, Institute of Microelectronics and Dept. of ECE, FST, University of Macau (Aug. 2017 – Aug.2023)
- Assistant Professor, State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed Signal VLSI, Dept. of ECE, FST, University of Macau (Aug. 2011 – Aug. 2017)
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of ECE, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Feb. 2011 – Aug. 2011)
Research
Research Interests
- CMOS Smart Temperature Sensors
- CMOS Image Sensors
- Integrated Wireless Sensing and Biomedical Systems
- Ultra-low Power Analog Design Techniques
- Energy Harvesting Techniques
Teaching Experience
M.Sc. Courses
- Microelectronic Circuit Design (ECEN7003)
- Introduction to Research (ECEN7001)
B.Sc. Courses
- Analog Integrated Circuit Design (ECEN3017)
- Design Project I/II (ECEN4000/4001)
Thesis Supervision
PhD Thesis
2017 Present Zhaobo ZHANG
Thesis: High Efficiency Wireless Power Transfer System
2016 Present Jiangchao WU
Thesis:Energy Efficient Motion Detection CMOS Image Sensor
2016 Present Xin LU
Thesis: Ultra-Fast High Resolution SPAD Imager for Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
2015 Present Mingzhong LI
Thesis: High-throughput Fully-Automated Cell Culture/Assay Digital Microfluidics Platform
2012 2019 Yang JIANG
Thesis: Fully Integrated Fine-Grained Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converters in Bulk CMOS
2013 2018 Zhiyuan CHEN
Thesis: Efficient Power Management Design for Energy Harvesting Biomedical Applications
2010 2018 Tantan ZHANG
Thesis: Nano-Watt-Class CMOS Interface Circuits for Wireless Sensor Nodes
2012 2015 Bo WANG
Thesis: Voltage Reference/Incremental Data Converter Designs for Low-cost CMOS Temperature Sensor
First Job: Assistant Professor, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2012 2016 Ka-Meng LEI
Thesis: Handheld CMOS-Based NMR Devices for Biological/
Chemical Diagnosis
First Job: Macau Fellow, University of Macau
2011 2016 Jung-Ho LEE
Thesis: Design and Analysis of a Multi-Channel Power-Supply Modulated Micro-Stimulator with Energy Recycling
First Job: Samsung, Korea
2010 2015 Yaohua ZHAO
Thesis: Low-Power High-Linearity and Area-Efficient Switched Capacitor Filters Design Techniques in Nanoscale CMOS
First Job: Qualcomm, Singapore
2009 2016 Chio-In IEONG
Thesis: Low-Power CMOS Processors Design for ECG QRS Wave Detection and Data Compression
First Job: Senior Technician, AMSV, University of Macau
2009 2014 Zushu YAN
Thesis: Systematic Design and Implementation of Single-stage and Multi-stage CMOS Amplifiers
First Job: Broadcom, USA
Master Thesis
2017 Present Hou Man LEONG
Thesis: High Efficiency CMOS Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter
2017 Present Ka Chon LEI
Thesis: Energy Efficient High Voltage Driver in CMOS
2017 Present Chuanqi WEI
Thesis: High Performance CMOS Image Sensor with On-Chip Motion Direction Detection
2016 Present Yukun XU
Thesis: Ultra-Low Power High Resolution CMOS Temperature Sensor
2015 Present Ruping XIAO
Thesis: Energy Efficient Digital Circuits for ECG Monitoring
2015 2018 Baoyi CEN
Thesis: Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter with Fixed Output Spectrum Modulation for Noise-sensitive IoT Application
2015 2018 Dapeng SUN
Thesis: Process compensated CMOS temperature sensor exploiting piecewise base recombination current
2013 2016 Sanfeng LU
Thesis: High Accuracy Multi-Range Ultra-Low Power/Non-Calibrated CMOS Smart Temperature Sensor Design
First Job: Design Engineer, Jia Chi Microelectronics Tech. Co., Ltd, Xiamen, China
2012 2015 Suyan FAN
Thesis: A Wide-Input-Range Supply Voltage Tolerant Capacitive Sensor Readout using On-Chip Solar Cell
First Job: AllWinner Technology, Zhuhai, China
2011 2014 Jiangchao WU
Thesis: An Ultra-Low Power Acquisition Frontend for Neural Recording
First Job: Research Assistant, AMSV, University of Macau
2011 2014 Mingzhong LI
Thesis: Sub-threshold Standard Cell Library Design for Ultra-low Power Biomedical Applications
First Job: PhD Candidate, AMSV, University of Macau
2011 2013 Zhiyuan CHEN
Thesis: Single-Chip Solar Energy Harvesting IC with Integrated Solar Cells for Biomedical Application
First Job: PhD Candidate, AMSV, University of Macau
2011 2013 Tao WU
Thesis: An Ultra-Low-Power CMOS Smart Temperature Sensor for Clinical Temperature Monitoring
First Job: Emporean Ltd., Beijing, China
2010 2012 Bo WANG
Thesis: Power-efficient solid-state smart CMOS sensors for RFID applications
First Job: PhD Candidate, HKUST
Bachelor FYP
2017 — Tianxiao XIE
Project: High Efficiency Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Interface
2016 — Ka-Chon LEI
Project: Fully Integrated High Voltage MEMS Drivers in CMOS
2016 — Hou-Man LEONG
Project: Fully Integrated High Voltage MEMS Drivers in CMOS
2013 — Xingqian YANG
Project: Wireless ECG Sensing Platform
2013 — Meng XU
Project: Wireless ECG Sensing Platform
2013 — Long-Wai CHAN
Project: Wireless ECG Sensing Platform
Research Funds
- PI, “High Dynamic Range Motion Direction Detection CMOS Imager with Energy Harvesting Capability”, Macao FDCT, 2017-2020.
- PI, “High-throughput Fully-Automated Cell Culture/Assay Digital Microfluidics Platform”, MYRG of University of Macau, 2017-2020.
- Co-PI, “Study and Design of DC-DC KY Boost Converters in Nanoscale CMOS Technology”, Macao FDCT, 2017-2020.
- PI, “Energy Efficient Miniaturized Multi-Sensing Platform in CMOS”, MYRG of University of Macau, 2015-2017.
- PI, “Energy Management IC Design with Temperature Monitoring for Biomedical Implants”, MYRG of University of Macau, 2013-2016.
- PI, “Ultra-Low Power Solar-Powered CMOS Biomedical Implantable Sensing Chip capable of Bi-Directional Communication” Macao FDCT and RC of University of Macau, 2013-2015.
- PI, “Towards High Performance Retinal Prosthesis (Phase I) – Multiple Energy Source Image-Based Retinal Prosthesis with Closed-Loop Temperature Control”, MYRG of University of Macau, 2012-2015.
- PI, “Energy Harvesting CMOS Image Sensor Design with On-Chip Power Management Unit”, SRG of University of Macau, 2011-2013.
Professional Affiliations
- Senior Member of IEEE
Professional Services
- Laboratory Infrastructure Coordinator, Institute of Microelectronics, University of Macau, 2019 – present
- Technical Program Committee Member, IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2017 – present
- Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS), 2019 – present
- Technical Committee Member, Sensory Systems Technical Committee (SSTC), IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS), 2012 – present
- Technical Committee Member, Biomedical and Life Science Circuits and Systems (BioCAS TC), IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS), 2012 – present
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      技術發明獎一等獎(創建萬物連網關鍵微電子芯片)The Science and Technology Development Fund(FDCT) Oct-2020
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      技術發明獎二等獎 (促進智慧澳門的模擬與混合信號集成電路設計)The Science and Technology Development Fund(FDCT) Oct-2018
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      ISSCC Silkroad AwardIEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Feb-2016
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      ISSCC Student Travel Grant AwardIEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (2016) Feb-2016
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      A-SSCC Distinguished Design Award
 IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC) (2015) Feb-2016
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      Best Design Award
 Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC) (2016) Jan-2016
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      技術發明獎二等獎(模擬與射頻微電子介面關鍵技術–應用於無處不在無線連接)The Science and Technology Development Fund(FDCT) Nov-2014
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      ASQED 2013 Best Paper Award (A 2.93 µW 8-bit Capacitance- to -RE Converter for Movable Laboratory Mice blood Pressure Monitoring)International Society for Quality Electronic Design(ISQED) Aug-2013
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      Calibration Circuit of Current Mode Bandgap Voltage Reference (电流模带隙基准电压源的校准电路)No. 202111304187.0 Chinese Patent for Invention, Granted Jan-2023
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      Palm-size μNMR relaxometer using a digital microfluidic (DMF) device and a semiconductor transceiver for chemical/biological diagnosisUS10436726B2 US Patents Oct-2019
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      Frequency Compensation Techniques for Low-Power and Small-Area Multistage AmplifiersGranted Number: 8,963,639 Application Number: 13/770,020 US Patent Feb-2015
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      低電壓低功耗亞閾值電路 CMOS 溫度傳感器Granted Number: 201110141653.8 Chinese Patent Aug-2014
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      Method and Apparatus for Energy Harvesting using CMOS SensorGranted Number: 8,629,386 Application Number: 12/711,034 US Patent Jan-2014
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      Modeling Attack Resistant Strong PUF Exploiting Obfuscated Interconnections With <0.83% Bit-Error Rate2021 IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC), Session 19/ paper 19.4 Nov-2021
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      An Arithmetic Progression Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter with Soft VCR Transitions Achieving 93.7% Peak Efficiency and 400 Ma Output Current2021 IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC), Session 2 / Paper 2.1 Nov-2021
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      A 0.22-to-2.4V-Input Fine-Grained Fully-Integrated Rational Buck-Boost SC DC-DC Converter Using Algorithmic Voltage-Feed-In (AVFI) Topology Archiving 84.1% Peak Efficiency at 13.2μW/mm2IEEE Int. Solid-State Circuit Conference (ISSCC), Digest of Technical Papers accepted and [Invited Special Issue in JSSC], pp. 422-423 Feb-2018
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      Student Research Preview,IEEE International Solid-State Circuit Conference (ISSCC) Feb-2018
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      A 0.22-to-2.4V Input Fully Integrated Buck-Boost SC DC-DC Converter with Cell-Spliced Power Stage and Domain-Adaptive Switch DriversIEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference - Student Research Preview (ISSCC-SRP), San Francisco, USA Feb-2017
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      A Handheld High Sensitivity Micro-NMR CMOS Platform with B-Field Stabilization for Multi-Type Biological/Chemical AssaysIEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuit vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 284-297 [Invited Paper] Jan-2017
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      “Student Research Preview,”IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Session 2, Paper No. 3 Feb-2016
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      A thermal-insensitive all-electronic modular µNMR relaxometer with a 2D digital microfluidic chip for sample managementInternational Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS) pp.302-304 Oct-2015
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      A 0.3-V 37.5-nW 1.5~6.5-Input-Range Supply Voltage Tolerant Capacitive Sensor ReadoutIEEE International Symposium on Integrated Circuits (ISIC) Dec-2014
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      Circuit Techniques for Switched-Capacitor FiltersIEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Feb-2014
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      0.0064mm2 12.6µW Three-Stage Amplifier with 1.38MHz GBW at 1nF Capacitive LoadInternational Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2013 (SRP) Feb-2013
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      ISSCC – Student Research Preview (SRP) 2 月-2017
 
											
				