Projects per year
Organization profile
Introduction / mission
The research area of the group is advanced purely-analog and mixed-signal IC design (RF/IF/LF), applied to frontends, especially for wireless RF transceivers and sensors. In this context, frontends are defined as the functional blocks that process and translate analog signals (communication signals, sensor signals) to digital signals (bits), and vice versa, see the figure below. This includes on the one hand system, concept and algorithm level design, and on the other hand circuit block design (antenna-matched low-noise amplifiers, sensor amplifiers, power amplifiers; oscillators, mixers, modulators, detectors; data converters). At all these levels, we strive to implement smartness (autonomous calibration, adaptivity, error correction, reconfiguration, etc.).
Organisational profile
As regards performance, we focus on improvements in speed (up to THz), power-efficiency, and ultra-low-power. As regards the application domains, our current focus is on communication systems, sensor systems, and medical systems. As regards technology, we focus on advanced deep-submicron processing (CMOS, BICMOS), emerging technologies (organic electronics, metal oxides), and THz technology.
Our mission is:
- to educate students to become top-level academic people, who feel responsible for our society and can address challenges in terms of societal, scientific, and industrial needs;
- to contribute to science by high-level fundamental research;
- to apply our fundamental knowledge to advanced system and circuit design in very close cooperation with industry, aiming for optimal synergy, efficiency, and effective dissemination, thus contributing to the innovation chain.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Antonio Almeida
- Electrical Engineering, Integrated Circuits - Education and Research Technician (Design and Development)
Person: OBP : Supportive and management staff
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Pavlos Athanasiadis
- Electrical Engineering, Integrated Circuits - Former Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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TKI-HTSM21.0329/2112P12 Mi-RAYS: Multi-mode high-resolution automotive radar with dense analog to information converter arrays
Vidojkovic, V., Vidojkovic, V. & Schalk, R.
1/10/21 → 21/12/26
Project: Research direct
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TKI-HTSM/21.0218/TKI2112P10 RAISE IC: Robust AI for SafE (radar) signal processing [RAISE]
Cantatore, E., Ringeling, S. H. W., Cantatore, E., Sanders, N. & Papale, L.
1/06/21 → 31/05/28
Project: Research direct
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RAISE PLUS IC: Robust Al for SafE(radar) signal processing
1/06/21 → 31/05/28
Project: Research direct
Research output
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A 211-to-263-GHz Dual- LC -Tank-Based Broadband Power Amplifier With 14.7-dBm P SAT and 16.4-dB Peak Gain in 130-nm SiGe BiCMOS
Yu, J., Chen, J., Zhou, P., Li, H., Wang, Z., Li, Z., Chen, Z., Yan, P., Hou, D., Gao, H. & Hong, W., 1 Feb 2023, In: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. 58, 2, p. 332-344 13 p., 9839445.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A Machine Learning Approach to Robot Localization Using Fiducial Markers in RobotAtFactory 4.0 Competition
Klein, L. C., Braun, J., Mendes, J., Pinto, V. H., Martins, F. N., Schneider de Oliveira, A., Wörtche, H. J., Costa, P. & Lima, J., 15 Mar 2023, In: Sensors. 23, 6, 17 p., 3128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Comparison and Integration of Voltage and Charge Amplifiers for Capacitive ECG Measurements
Zhang, Y., Xu, L., van der Ven, M., Ouzounov, S. F., Meftah, M., Mischi, M., Cantatore, E. & Harpe, P. J. A., 1 Feb 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 70, 2, p. 501-510 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Equipment
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2 Channel 70GHz Oscilloscope
Rainier van Dommele (Manager)
Integrated CircuitsFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Analog Signal Generator 250 kHz - 40 GHz
Rainier van Dommele (Manager)
Integrated CircuitsFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Analog Signal Generator 250 kHz - 67 GHz
Rainier van Dommele (Manager)
Integrated CircuitsFacility/equipment: Equipment
Prizes
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ABB Best Paper Award
van Mechelen, Dook (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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NWO Veni Award : Multifunctional mobile medical care
Harpe, Pieter J.A. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: NWO › Veni › Scientific
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NWO Vidi Award : Analog Circuits to the Limit
Harpe, Pieter J.A. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: NWO › Vidi › Scientific
Activities
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A pico-Ampere resolution scalable frontend in 65nm CMOS for single molecule sensitive EGOFET biosensors
Eugenio Cantatore (Invited speaker), Enrico Genco (Invited speaker) & Marco Fattori (Invited speaker)
23 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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New Frontiers in Smart Sensors Based on Printed Organic Electronics
Eugenio Cantatore (Speaker) & Marco Fattori (Speaker)
30 May 2021 → 3 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Sensors (Journal)
Heinrich J. Wörtche (Editorial board member)
1 Dec 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Press/Media
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Technical University of Sofia Researcher Discusses Findings in Software (Application and Analysis of Modified Metal-Oxide Memristor Models in Electronic Devices)
14/02/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Research on Electronics Described by a Researcher at Technical University of Sofia (Application of Metal Oxide Memristor Models in Logic Gates)
2/02/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Impacts
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Cardiology
Ruud J.G. van Sloun (Researcher), Pieter J.A. Harpe (Researcher), Noortje A.M. Bax (Content manager), Daniëlle van der Hagen (Content manager) & Rianne Sanders (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Student theses
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A configurable, intermittently executing, low-power energy harvesting platform with dynamic hardware and software power management
Author: van Bolderik, B., 18 Feb 2022Supervisor: Jordans, R. (Supervisor 1), Sedighiani, S. (Supervisor 2) & Harpe, P. J. A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Analysis of an In-Tip Digital IVUS Receiver with emphasis on the anti-aliasing filter
Author: van der Wal, G. D., 30 Nov 2017Supervisor: Radulov, G. I. (Supervisor 1), Ouzounov, S. F. (External coach) & Groenland, A. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
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An UWB, Low-power, Low-noise Quadrature VCO using a Delay Locked Loop in a 40nm CMOS Technology
Author: Kaul, P., 29 Aug 2017Supervisor: Gao, H. (Supervisor 1) & He, X. (External person) (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master