Office: Room 622, BL building Tel: (02) 3366-3608 Email: lhlu@cc.ee.ntu.edu.

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Lab Information
ADSI Laboratory:
Established in 2002 BL 403

Members:
Ph D students: 5 MS students: 7 Undergraduate students: 4 Administrative assistant: 1

Research Topics
RFICs/Microwave and Millimeter-wave ICs:
RF frontend circuits Frequency synthesizers High-frequency and broadband techniques

Low-Power and Low-Voltage Circuit Techniques:

Wireless transceiver frontends Mixed-signal building blocks MICS band fully integrated transceivers MICS-band

Biomedical integrated circuits and systems:

Pressure sensor array for cardiovascular monitoring Frontend circuits for medical ultrasound imaging Interface circuits for sensors and actuators

RFICs and MMICs

Radio

Cellular

GPS

Bluetooth

WLNA

. . .

 Research focus:
High-performance circuit techniques for RFICs/MMICs Fully integrated CMOS microwave and millimeter-wave circuits

Achievement:
RF frontend circuits

Mixer: 0-28 GHz IEEE TMTT

40-GHz LNA IEEE TMTT

Rx: 24 GHz IEEE TMTT

LO module: 24-GHz IEEE TMTT

Dual-band LNA IEEE MWCL

Multi-Stand Rx IEEE MWCL

Power divider IEEE MWCL

Phase shifter IEEE MWCL

 Frequency synthesizers

17-GHz synthesizer IEEE MWCL

15-GHz synthesizer IEEE TMTT

VCO: 60 GHz VLSI 2007

Divider: 60 GHz IEEE MWCL

QVCO: 30 GHz IEEE TMTT

VCO: 34.4-41.9 GHz VLSI 2006

VCO: 40 GHz/-107 dBc/Hz ISSCC 2007

4:1 FD: 387.5 GHz IEEE JSSC

2:1 FD: 38.6-49.2 GHz ISSCC 2007

 High-frequency and broadband techniques

DA: 32-GHz/9.5-dB IEEE MWCL

MDA: 46-GHz/6.7-dB CICC 2005

LA: 9-GHz/42-dB IEEE JSSC

MDA: 50-GHz/9.5-dB VLSI 2006

CDA: 33.4-GHz/16.2-dB ISSCC 2007

CDA: 39.4-GHz/20-dB ISSCC 2007

LowLow-Power and Low-Voltage Circuit Techniques LowGreen Electronics Energy Scavenging

Thermal EM Waves Motion

Light

Pressure

Low-Power & Low-Voltage IC Design

 Research focus:
Ultra-low-voltage circuit technique Circuit designs with reduced power dissipation

Achievements:
RF frontends at multi-gigahertz frequencies

5-GHz VCO IEEE TMTT

5-GHz LNA IEEE TMTT

5-GHz mixer IEEE TMTT

5-GHz T/R switch IEEE TMTT

5-GHz Tx IEEE TVLSI

5-GHz Rx IEEE TVLSI

5-GHz FCLNA IEEE TMTT

 Mixed-signal building blocks

0.6-V DLL IEEE MWCL

0.6-V ADC IEEE VLSI-DAT

0.6-V PLL IEEE TCAS1

2-GHz PLL VLSI 2007

Demodulator IEEE TMTT

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 MICS-band fully integrated transceivers

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Biomedical Integrated Circuits and Systems

Research focus:
Development advanced circuit and integration techniques Interdisciplinary collaboration for biomedical applications

Pressure sensor array for cardiovascular monitoring:

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34 piezoelectrical sensor array

12-channel charge amplifiers

Anti-aliasing low-pass filters

input output

High-speed data acquisition

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 Frontend circuits for medical ultrasound imaging:

Non-invasive examinations Ultrasound Imaging No harmful effects to human body Suitable for soft body tissues Relatively inexpensive approach
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 Interface circuits for sensors and actuators:

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Training/Project for Undergraduates

Training:
For the first semester of Junior year Lecture meeting (1~2 hours) every week Simulation tools

Project:
For the second semester of Junior year Select topics as groups Weekly meeting for progress report & discussion Work closely with graduate students

Contact me directly if interested

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