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3860
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Overview

Massimo Ghioni is affiliated with the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy and has a prominent research profile in the field of engineering, with significant contributions in electrical and electronic engineering.

Their work encompasses multiple subfields including instrumentation, biophysics, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, as well as biomedical engineering. This interdisciplinary approach has enabled research spanning advanced optical sensing technologies and a variety of electronic and instrumentation techniques.

Ghioni has authored numerous papers with frequent contributions to notable publication venues such as:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Review of Scientific Instruments
  • Optics Express
  • IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers

The scientist's primary research topics include:

  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies
  • Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Wireless Power Transfer Systems
  • Multilevel Inverters and Converters

Frequent collaborators in their research activities include Mauro Leoncini, Salvatore Levantino, Ivan Rech, Paolo Melillo, and Giulia Acconcia, with multiple joint publications highlighting sustained cooperative work.

Recent scientific papers by Massimo Ghioni demonstrate engagement with topics bridging optical devices and power electronics applications. Notable examples include:

  • "Custom silicon technology for SPAD-arrays with red-enhanced sensitivity and low timing jitter," 2020, Optics Express
  • "Hybrid Resonant Switched-Capacitor Converter for 48-3.4 V Direct Conversion," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "Toward ultra-fast time-correlated single-photon counting: A compact module to surpass the pile-up limit," 2021, Review of Scientific Instruments
  • "Spread-Spectrum Frequency Modulation in a DC/DC Converter With Time-Based Control," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "A Compact High-Efficiency Boost Converter With Time-Based Control, RHP Zero-Elimination, and Tracking Error Compensation," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Best Publications

  • Avalanche photodiodes and quenching circuits for single-photon detection

    Sergio Cova;Massimo Antonio Ghioni;Andrea Leonardo Lacaita;Carlo Samori

  • Evolution and prospects for single-photon avalanche diodes and quenching circuits

    Sergio Cova;Massimo Antonio Ghioni;Arturo Lotito;Ivan Rech

  • Progress in Silicon Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes

    M. Ghioni;A. Gulinatti;I. Rech;F. Zappa

  • Autotuning of Digitally Controlled DC–DC Converters Based on Relay Feedback

    W. Stefanutti;P. Mattavelli;S. Saggini;M. Ghioni

  • An innovative digital control architecture for low-Voltage, high-current DC-DC converters with tight voltage regulation

    S. Saggini;M. Ghioni;A. Geraci

  • Double epitaxy improves single-photon avalanche diode performance

    Andrea Leonardo Lacaita;Massimo Antonio Ghioni;Sergio Cova

  • 20-ps timing resolution with single-photon avalanche diodes

    S. Cova;A. Lacaita;M. Ghioni;G. Ripamonti

  • Progress in Quenching Circuits for Single Photon Avalanche Diodes

    A Gallivanoni;I Rech;M Ghioni

  • Monolithic active-quenching and active-reset circuit for single-photon avalanche detectors

    F. Zappa;A. Lotito;A.C. Giudice;S. Cova

  • Optical crosstalk in single photon avalanche diode arrays: a new complete model

    Ivan Rech;Antonino Ingargiola;Roberto Spinelli;Ivan Giuseppe Labanca

  • Development of new photon-counting detectors for single-molecule fluorescence microscopy

    X. Michalet;R. A. Colyer;G. Scalia;Antonino Ingargiola

  • Silicon planar technology for single-photon optical detectors

    E. Sciacca;A.C. Giudice;D. Sanfilippo;F. Zappa

  • A VLSI-compatible high-speed silicon photodetector for optical data link applications

    M. Ghioni;F. Zappa;V.P. Kesan;J. Warnock

  • 35 ps time resolution at room temperature with large area single photon avalanche diodes

    Angelo Gulinatti;P. Maccagnani;Ivan Rech;Massimo Antonio Ghioni

  • Compact active quenching circuit for fast photon counting with avalanche photodiodes

    Massimo Antonio Ghioni;Sergio Cova;Franco Zappa;Carlo Samori

  • Power Line Communication in Digitally Controlled DC–DC Converters Using Switching Frequency Modulation

    W. Stefanutti;S. Saggini;P. Mattavelli;M. Ghioni

  • Circuit for high precision detection of the time of arrival of photons falling on single photon avalanche diodes

    Sergio Cova;Massimo Ghioni;Franco Zappa

  • CONTROLLORE DIGITALE PER CONVERTITORI DC-DC A COMMUTAZIONE

    Ghioni Massimo;Villa Francesco;Saggini Stefano;Geraci Angelo

  • New silicon SPAD technology for enhanced red-sensitivity, high-resolution timing and system integration

    Angelo Gulinatti;Ivan Rech;Francesco Panzeri;Corrado Cammi

  • An integrated active-quenching circuit for single-photon avalanche diodes

    F. Zappa;M. Ghioni;S. Cova;C. Samori

  • Silicon planar technology for single-photon optical detectors

    Emilio Sciacca;Andrea C. Giudice;Delfo Sanfilippo;Salvatore Lombardo

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivan Rech
Ivan Rech Polytechnic University of Milan
Sergio Cova
Sergio Cova Polytechnic University of Milan
Franco Zappa
Franco Zappa Polytechnic University of Milan
Shimon Weiss
Shimon Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Paolo Mattavelli
Paolo Mattavelli University of Padua
Andrea L. Lacaita
Andrea L. Lacaita Polytechnic University of Milan
Alberto Tosi
Alberto Tosi Polytechnic University of Milan
Carlo Samori
Carlo Samori Polytechnic University of Milan
Emanuele Rimini
Emanuele Rimini National Research Council (CNR)
Maurizio Ferrari
Maurizio Ferrari National Research Council (CNR)

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