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74
Citations
24590
World Ranking
704
National Ranking
311

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits “For pioneering and sustained contributions in the development of RF-CMOS”
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the development of MOS integrated circuits for RF communications.
  • 1996 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the design of high-frequency MOS analog integrated circuits.

Overview

Asad A. Abidi is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, in the United States. Their primary field of study is Engineering, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Automotive Engineering.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
  • Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
  • Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Wireless Power Transfer Systems
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Full-Duplex Wireless Communications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Asad A. Abidi cover various aspects of integrated circuit design with a concentration on millimeter-wave applications, duplexers, and data links. These include:

  • A Harmonic-Mixing PLL Architecture for Millimeter-Wave Application, 2022, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
  • Design and Analysis of an Electrical Balance Duplexer With Independent and Concurrent Dual-Band TX-RX Isolation, 2022, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
  • Analysis and Design of a Robust, Low-Power, Inductively Coupled LSK Data Link, 2020, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
  • Approximate Equivalent Circuits to Understand Tradeoffs in Geometry of On-Chip Inductors, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers
  • Envelope Tracking Supply Modulator with Trellis-Search-Based Switching and 160-MHz Capability, 2021, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

The frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist include:

  • Hooman Darabi
  • Kejian Shi
  • Weiyu Leng
  • David Murphy
  • Sraavan R. Mundlapudi

Publications appear predominantly in the following venues:

  • IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers
  • IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
  • IEEE Open Journal of the Solid-State Circuits Society
  • 2022 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)

The scientist's work significantly intersects with Radio Frequency and Analog circuit design, contributing to developments in integrated PLL and VCO technology as well as wireless communication systems.

Awards received include:

  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences, 2009
  • IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits, 2008, for pioneering and sustained contributions in the development of RF-CMOS
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2007, for contributions to the development of MOS integrated circuits for RF communications
  • IEEE Fellow, 1996, for contributions to the design of high-frequency MOS analog integrated circuits

Best Publications

  • Direct-conversion radio transceivers for digital communications

    A.A. Abidi

  • A filtering technique to lower LC oscillator phase noise

    E. Hegazi;H. Sjoland;A.A. Abidi

  • Noise in RF-CMOS mixers: a simple physical model

    H. Darabi;A.A. Abidi

  • Phase Noise and Jitter in CMOS Ring Oscillators

    A.A. Abidi

  • A 900 MHz CMOS LC-oscillator with quadrature outputs

    A. Rofougaran;J. Rael;M. Rofougaran;A. Abidi

  • CMOS mixers and polyphase filters for large image rejection

    F. Behbahani;Y. Kishigami;J. Leete;A.A. Abidi

  • Large suspended inductors on silicon and their use in a 2- mu m CMOS RF amplifier

    J.Y.-C. Chang;A.A. Abidi;M. Gaitan

  • Physical processes of phase noise in differential LC oscillators

    J.J. Rael;A.A. Abidi

  • RF-CMOS oscillators with switched tuning

    A. Kral;F. Behbahani;A.A. Abidi

  • The Path to the Software-Defined Radio Receiver

    A.A. Abidi

  • An 800-MHz-6-GHz software-defined wireless receiver in 90-nm CMOS

    Rahim Bagheri;Ahmad Mirzaei;Saeed Chehrazi;Mohammad E. Heidari

  • A 9 b, 1.25 ps Resolution Coarse–Fine Time-to-Digital Converter in 90 nm CMOS that Amplifies a Time Residue

    Minjae Lee;A.A. Abidi

  • A 3-10-Ghz low-noise amplifier with wideband LC-ladder matching network

    Aly Ismail;Asad A. Abidi

  • A 1 GHz CMOS RF front-end IC for a direct-conversion wireless receiver

    A. Rofougaran;J.Y.-C. Chang;M. Rofougaran;A.A. Abidi

  • High-frequency noise measurements on FET's with small dimensions

    A.A. Abidi

  • Flicker noise in CMOS transistors from subthreshold to strong inversion at various temperatures

    Jimmin Chang;A.A. Abidi;C.R. Viswanathan

  • A Blocker-Tolerant, Noise-Cancelling Receiver Suitable for Wideband Wireless Applications

    D. Murphy;H. Darabi;A. Abidi;A. A. Hafez

  • A 6 b 1.3 GSample/s A/D converter in 0.35 /spl mu/m CMOS

    M. Choi;A.A. Abidi

  • RF-CMOS Comes of Age

    Asad A. Abidi

  • A single-chip 900-MHz spread-spectrum wireless transceiver in 1-/spl mu/m CMOS. I. Architecture and transmitter design

    A. Rofougaran;G. Chang;J.J. Rael;J.Y.-C. Chang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hooman Darabi
Hooman Darabi Broadcom (United States)
Dejan Markovic
Dejan Markovic University of California, Los Angeles
Robert G. Meyer
Robert G. Meyer University of California, Berkeley
Paul R. Gray
Paul R. Gray University of California, Berkeley
Maryam Rofougaran
Maryam Rofougaran Broadcom (United States)
Mau-Chung Frank Chang
Mau-Chung Frank Chang University of California, Los Angeles
Mark Horowitz
Mark Horowitz Stanford University
Jan M. Rabaey
Jan M. Rabaey University of California, Berkeley
Kiyoo Itoh
Kiyoo Itoh Hitachi (Japan)

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