Low-Power Wireless Communication Circuits and Systems

Kaixue Ma is a full professor in the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). He received his B.E. and M.E. degrees from Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU), China, and Ph.D from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. From 1997 to 2002, he was with the China Academy of Space Technology (Xi’an), where he was Group Leader of millimeter-wave group for space-borne microwave and millimeter-wave (MMW) components and subsystems for satellite payload and very small aperture terminal (VSAT) ground station. From 2005 to 2007, he was with MEDs Technologies as an R&D manager, where he provided design services and product development. From 2007 to 2010, he was with ST Electronics as an R&D manager. From 2010 to 2013, he was a senior research fellow and team leader of radio frequency–integrated circuit (RFIC)/MMW group researching on 60 GHz design at NTU. He is a senior member of IEEE, has filed 13 patents and authored/co-authored over 150 international top-tier refereed journal and conference papers. He received the Best Paper Award in IEEE SOCC2011, IEEK SOC Design Group Award, Chip Design Competition Bronze Award in ISIC2011, and the "Special Mention" Award under Emerging Technologies Category Awards for Singapore’s Next Generation WiFi Chipset in 2012 by Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF). Prof. Ma has been honored with the National "Thousand Talent Program" Award from China.Kiat Seng Yeo is associate provost (Graduate Studies and International Relations) at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He received his B.Eng. and Ph.D in electrical engineering in 1993 and 1996, respectively, from NTU. He is member of board of advisors of the Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association and is a widely known authority in low-power RF/MMW IC design and a recognized expert in complementary metal-oxide semiconductor technology. Before his appointment at SUTD, he was associate chair (Research), Head of Division of Circuits and Systems, and founding director of Virtus of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at NTU. He has published 6 books, 5 book chapters, over 500 international top-tier refereed journal and conference papers, and holds 35 patents. Prof. Yeo holds/has held key positions in many international conferences as advisor, general chair, co-general chair and technical Chair. He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) on National Day 2009 by the President of the Republic of Singapore and was also awarded the distinguished Nanyang Alumni Award in 2009 for his outstanding contributions to the university and society. Prof. Yeo is an IEEE Fellow for his contributions to low-power IC design.

• Overview of 60 GHz Wireless Communication Systems; Circuit Networks; Characteristics of Active and Passive Elements; Variable Gain Amplifier; Power Amplifier; Low-Noise Amplifier; Bidirectional Low-Noise Amplifier; Mixer; Voltage-Controlled Oscillator; Microwave- and Millimeter-Wave Switches; Millimeter-Wave Beam Forming; Frequency Synthesizer; Digital IC Design for Transceiver System-on-Chip; 60 GHz Transceiver System-on-Chip.