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86
Citations
48437
World Ranking
352
National Ranking
167

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to low-power broadband communication circuits.
  • 2012 - IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits “For pioneering contributions to the design of high-speed CMOS communication circuits.”
  • 2003 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to high-speed communication circuits.

Overview

Behzad Razavi is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their primary field of study is engineering, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering as evidenced by a significant volume of publications.

The scientist's research spans several subfields including:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Infectious Diseases

Razavi's main topics of work involve:

  • Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies
  • Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
  • Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
  • Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression
  • Microwave Engineering and Waveguides

Frequent publication venues include:

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

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Razavi are:

  • Jitter-Power Trade-Offs in PLLs, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers
  • The Design of a Comparator [The Analog Mind], 2020, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
  • The Active Inductor [A Circuit for All Seasons], 2020, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine

Additional papers with close collaboration in related work include:

  • A 20-GHz PLL With 20.9-fs Random Jitter, 2022, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
  • A 0.4-6 GHz Receiver for Cellular and WiFi Applications, 2022, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Frequent co-authors working alongside Razavi are:

  • Ali Sheikholeslami
  • Bill Bidermann
  • Hideto Hidaka
  • Richard Jæger
  • Tom Lee

Razavi has contributed to book publications through Cambridge University Press, including:

  • Design of CMOS Phase-Locked Loops, 2020
  • Analysis and Design of Data Converters, forthcoming 2025

The scientist has received recognition including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2017, for contributions to low-power broadband communication circuits
  • IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits, 2012, for pioneering contributions to the design of high-speed CMOS communication circuits
  • IEEE Fellow, 2003, for contributions to high-speed communication circuits

Best Publications

  • Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits

    Behzad Razavi

  • RF Microelectronics

    Behzad Razavi

  • Design considerations for direct-conversion receivers

    B. Razavi

  • Principles of Data Conversion System Design

    Behzad Razavi

  • Design of integrated circuits for optical communications

    Behzad Razavi

  • A study of injection locking and pulling in oscillators

    B. Razavi

  • A study of phase noise in CMOS oscillators

    B. Razavi

  • Design techniques for high-speed, high-resolution comparators

    B. Razavi;B.A. Wooley

  • Monolithic Phase-Locked Loops and Clock Recovery Circuits

    Behzad Razavi

  • The StrongARM Latch [A Circuit for All Seasons]

    Behzad Razavi

  • Stacked inductors and transformers in CMOS technology

    A. Zolfaghari;A. Chan;B. Razavi

  • Fundamentals of microelectronics

    Behzad Razavi

  • A 900 MHz/1.8 GHz CMOS receiver for dual band applications

    S. Wu;B. Razavi

  • A 60-GHz CMOS receiver front-end

    B. Razavi

  • A study of oscillator jitter due to supply and substrate noise

    F. Herzel;B. Razavi

  • 10-Gb/s limiting amplifier and laser/modulator driver in 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS technology

    S. Galal;B. Razavi

  • A 10-Gb/s CMOS clock and data recovery circuit with a half-rate linear phase detector

    J. Savoj;B. Razavi

  • Design Considerations for Interleaved ADCs

    Behzad Razavi

  • CMOS technology characterization for analog and RF design

    B. Razavi

  • A 40-GHz frequency divider in 0.18-/spl mu/m CMOS technology

    J. Lee;B. Razavi

  • Jitter in Ring Oscillators

    Behzad Razavi

  • A General Theory of Phase Noise in Electrical Oscillators

    Behzad Razavi

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce A. Wooley
Bruce A. Wooley Stanford University
Peter R. Kinget
Peter R. Kinget Columbia University
Kanta Subbarao
Kanta Subbarao University of Melbourne
Ian Galton
Ian Galton University of California, San Diego
Un-Ku Moon
Un-Ku Moon Oregon State University
Hisashi Shichijo
Hisashi Shichijo The University of Texas at Dallas

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