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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Netherlands
2022

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
59
Citations
12596
World Ranking
1770
National Ranking
20

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2018 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - IEEE Fellow For the development of precision analog circuits and integrated sensor systems

Overview

Kofi A. A. Makinwa is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, and Bioengineering.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
  • Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies
  • Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
  • Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
  • Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies
  • Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems

Kofi A. A. Makinwa's recent notable publications are:

  • A 440-μW, 109.8-dB DR, 106.5-dB SNDR Discrete-Time Zoom ADC With a 20-kHz BW (2021, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits)
  • A 10 fJ·K2 Wheatstone Bridge Temperature Sensor With a Tail-Resistor-Linearized OTA (2020, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits)
  • An Auto-Zero-Stabilized Voltage Buffer With a Quiet Chopping Scheme and Constant Sub-pA Input Current (2021, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits)
  • A Fill-In Technique for Robust IMD Suppression in Chopper Amplifiers (2021, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits)
  • A 0.9-V 28-MHz Highly Digital CMOS Dual-RC Frequency Reference With ±200 ppm Inaccuracy From −40 °C to 85 °C (2021, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits)

Their frequent co-authors have included:

  • Sining Pan
  • Qinwen Fan
  • Marco Berkhout
  • Shoubhik Karmakar
  • Zhong Tang

Common publication venues for their work include:

  • IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
  • IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters
  • 2022 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)
  • IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Kofi A. A. Makinwa has also contributed to book publications, having authored a book titled Resistor-based Temperature Sensors in CMOS Technology published by Springer Nature (Netherlands) in 2022.

The scientist has been recognized with awards including membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018 and designation as an IEEE Fellow in 2011 for work on precision analog circuits and integrated sensor systems.

Best Publications

  • A CMOS smart temperature sensor with a 3/spl sigma/ inaccuracy of /spl plusmn/0.1/spl deg/C from -55/spl deg/C to 125/spl deg/C

    M.A.P. Pertijs;A. Niederkorn;Xu Ma;B. McKillop

  • A Chopper Current-Feedback Instrumentation Amplifier With a 1 mHz $1/f$ Noise Corner and an AC-Coupled Ripple Reduction Loop

    Rong Wu;Kofi A.A. Makinwa;Johan H. Huijsing

  • A 1.8 $\mu$ W 60 nV $/\surd$ Hz Capacitively-Coupled Chopper Instrumentation Amplifier in 65 nm CMOS for Wireless Sensor Nodes

    Qinwen Fan;F. Sebastiano;J. H. Huijsing;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • A $160~\mu { m W}$ 8-Channel Active Electrode System for EEG Monitoring

    Jiawei Xu;R. F. Yazicioglu;B. Grundlehner;P. Harpe

  • HermesE: A 96-Channel Full Data Rate Direct Neural Interface in 0.13 $\mu$ m CMOS

    Hua Gao;R. M. Walker;P. Nuyujukian;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • A Low-Voltage Mobility-Based Frequency Reference for Crystal-Less ULP Radios

    F. Sebastiano;L.J. Breems;K. Makinwa;S. Drago

  • A 6.3 µW 20 bit Incremental Zoom-ADC with 6 ppm INL and 1 µV Offset

    Youngcheol Chae;Kamran Souri;Kofi A. A. Makinwa

  • A CMOS Temperature Sensor With a Voltage-Calibrated Inaccuracy of $\pm$ 0.15 $ ^{\circ}$ C (3 $\sigma$ ) From $-$ 55 $^{\circ}$ C to 125 $^{\circ}$ C

    K. Souri;Youngcheol Chae;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • Multiple-Ramp Column-Parallel ADC Architectures for CMOS Image Sensors

    M.F. Snoeij;A.J.P. Theuwissen;K.A.A. Makinwa;J.H. Huijsing

  • A CMOS temperature sensor with a voltage-calibrated inaccuracy of ±0.15°C (3σ) from −55 to 125°C

    Kamran Souri;Youngcheol Chae;Kofi Makinwa

  • A Single-Trim CMOS Bandgap Reference With a $3\sigma$ Inaccuracy of $\pm$ 0.15% From ${-}$ 40 $^{\circ}$ C to 125 $^{\circ}$ C

    Guang Ge;Cheng Zhang;G. Hoogzaad;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • Force activated touch screen measuring deformation of the front panel

    Theunis S. Baller;Kofi A. A. Makinwa;R emy Polaert;Antonius J. M. Hafkamp

  • Active Electrodes for Wearable EEG Acquisition: Review and Electronics Design Methodology

    Jiawei Xu;Srinjoy Mitra;Chris Van Hoof;Refet Firat Yazicioglu

  • A 4 GHz Continuous-Time $\Delta\Sigma$ ADC With 70 dB DR and $-$ 74 dBFS THD in 125 MHz BW

    M. Bolatkale;L. J. Breems;R. Rutten;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • A 2.4GHz 830pJ/bit duty-cycled wake-up receiver with −82dBm sensitivity for crystal-less wireless sensor nodes

    Salvatore Drago;Domine M. W Leenaerts;Fabio Sebastiano;Lucien J. Breems

  • A 21 nV/ $\surd$ Hz Chopper-Stabilized Multi-Path Current-Feedback Instrumentation Amplifier With 2 $\mu$ V Offset

    Qinwen Fan;Johan H. Huijsing;Kofi A. A. Makinwa

  • A 1.2V 10µW NPN-based temperature sensor in 65nm CMOS with an inaccuracy of ±0.2°C (3s) from −70°C to 125°C

    Fabio Sebastiano;Lucien J. Breems;Kofi A. A. Makinwa;Salvatore Drago

  • A CMOS Chopper Offset-Stabilized Opamp

    J.F. Witte;K.A.A. Makinwa;J.H. Huijsing

  • A 0.12 mm $^{2}$ 7.4 $\mu$ W Micropower Temperature Sensor With an Inaccuracy of $\pm$ 0.2 $^{\circ}$ C (3 $\sigma$ ) From $-$ 30 $^{\circ}$ C to 125 $^{\circ}$ C

    K. Souri;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • A capacitance-to-digital converter for displacement sensing with 17b resolution and 20μs conversion time

    Sha Xia;Kofi Makinwa;Stoyan Nihtianov

  • A 160μW 8-channel active electrode system for EEG monitoring

    Jiawei Xu;Refet Firat Yazicioglu;Pieter Harpe;Kofi A. A. Makinwa

Frequent Co-Authors

Johan H. Huijsing
Johan H. Huijsing Delft University of Technology
Fabio Sebastiano
Fabio Sebastiano Delft University of Technology
Youngcheol Chae
Youngcheol Chae Yonsei University
Bram Nauta
Bram Nauta University of Twente
Refet Firat Yazicioglu
Refet Firat Yazicioglu Galvani Bioelectronics
Gerard C. M. Meijer
Gerard C. M. Meijer Delft University of Technology
Boris Murmann
Boris Murmann University of Hawaii at Manoa
Terri S. Fiez
Terri S. Fiez University of Colorado Boulder
Pasqualina M. Sarro
Pasqualina M. Sarro Delft University of Technology

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