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Willy Sansen

Willy Sansen

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Belgium
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
84
Citations
25479
World Ranking
413
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2011 - IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits “For leadership in analog integrated circuit design.”
  • 1995 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the systematic design of analog integrated circuits.

Overview

Willy Sansen was a researcher affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, specializing primarily in the design of analog integrated circuits. Their work encompassed several key topics including analog and mixed-signal circuit design, neuroscience and neural engineering, and CCD and CMOS imaging sensors.

Their research spanned multiple subfields of study such as biomedical engineering, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and electrical and electronic engineering. These interdisciplinary interests positioned their work at the intersection of technology and biological systems.

Throughout their career, Willy Sansen contributed to publications in the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, one of the main venues for their research output, with at least 17 publications appearing there.

Some of the recent papers associated with their research include:

  • "A Glimpse of the History of Analog ICs: A Tale of Amplifiers, Data Converters, and Sensor Interfaces" (2023), IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
  • "Masthead" (2022), IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
  • "In Memory of Rudy van de Plassche (1941-2019) [People]" (2020), IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
  • "Masthead" (2022), IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
  • "Staff List" (2020), IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine

Willy Sansen collaborated frequently with several coauthors over their career. The most recurrent collaborators were:

  • Ali Sheikholeslami
  • Behzad Razavi
  • Bill Bidermann
  • Hideto Hidaka
  • Richard Jæger

The scientific contributions of Willy Sansen were recognized with awards including the IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits in 2011, awarded for leadership in analog integrated circuit design.

Additionally, they were named an IEEE Fellow in 1995 for contributions to the systematic design of analog integrated circuits.

Best Publications

  • Design of analog integrated circuits and systems

    Kenneth R Laker;Willy M C Sansen

  • Distortion analysis of analog integrated circuits

    Piet Wambacq;Willy M. Sansen

  • Analog design essentials

    Willy M. C. Sansen

  • A micropower low-noise monolithic instrumentation amplifier for medical purposes

    M.S.J. Steyaert;W.M.C. Sansen

  • A 10-bit 1-GSample/s Nyquist current-steering CMOS D/A converter

    A. van den Bosch;M.A.F. Borremans;M.S.J. Steyaert;W. Sansen

  • Nanoscaled interdigitated electrode arrays for biochemical sensors

    Peter Van Gerwen;Wim Laureyn;Wim Laureys;Guido Huyberechts

  • A 12-bit intrinsic accuracy high-speed CMOS DAC

    J. Bastos;A.M. Marques;M.S.J. Steyaert;W. Sansen

  • A 14-bit intrinsic accuracy Q/sup 2/ random walk CMOS DAC

    G.A.M. Van Der Plas;J. Vandenbussche;W. Sansen;M.S.J. Steyaert

  • A high-speed CMOS comparator with 8-b resolution

    G.M. Yin;F.O. Eynde;W. Sansen

  • Distortion in elementary transistor circuits

    W. Sansen

  • Analog circuit design optimization based on symbolic simulation and simulated annealing

    Georges Gielen;Herman Walscharts;Willy Sansen

  • ISAAC: a symbolic simulator for analog integrated circuits

    G.G.E. Gielen;H.C.C. Walscharts;W.M.C. Sansen

  • Symbolic Analysis for Automated Design of Analog Integrated Circuits

    Georges G. Gielen;Willy M. Sansen

  • A 1-V 140-/spl mu/W 88-dB audio sigma-delta modulator in 90-nm CMOS

    Libin Yao;M.S.J. Steyaert;W. Sansen

  • A 900-mV low-power /spl Delta//spl Sigma/ A/D converter with 77-dB dynamic range

    V. Peluso;P. Vancorenland;A.M. Marques;M.S.J. Steyaert

  • Limits of low noise performance of detector readout front ends in CMOS technology

    W.M.C. Sansen;Z.Y. Chang

  • Design of Multi-Bit Delta-SIGMA A/D Converters

    Yves Geerts;Michiel Steyaert;Willy M. C. Sansen

  • Symbolic analysis methods and applications for analog circuits: a tutorial overview

    G. Gielen;P. Wambacq;W.M. Sansen

  • Optimal parameters for /spl Delta//spl Sigma/ modulator topologies

    A. Marques;V. Peluso;M.S. Steyaert;W.M. Sansen

  • Layout techniques to enhance the radiation tolerance of standard CMOS technologies demonstrated on a pixel detector readout chip

    W. Snoeys;F. Faccio;M. Burns;M. Campbell

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