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Xuan Zhang

358 Duffield Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5401

Email: xz88 at cornell dot edu
Phone: (607)254-7171

Xuan Zhang

Research Interests

  • Process-independent and variability-tolerant circuits in submicron CMOS and emerging non-silicon technologies
  • Algorithm-inspired energy-efficient and cost-effective circuits in highly integrated micro-systems
  • Circuit interfaces hybrid structures of nano-devices, photonics, MEMS, and bio/chemical sensors
  • Lean design framework for modern analog, digital, and mixed-signal VLSI

  • Journals

    • [J1] X. Zhang et al., "A 46uW Self-Calibrated GHz VCO for Low Power Radios", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-II: Express Briefs , vol. 58, no. 12, 2011. pdf
    • [J2] X. Zhang, A. Apsel, "A Low-Power Process-and-Temperature-Compensated Ring Oscillator with Addition-Based Current Source", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-I: Regular Paper , vol. 58, no. 7, 2011. pdf
    • [J3] X. Zhang, M. Mukadam, I. Mukhopadhyay, A. Apsel, "Process Compensation Loops for High-Speed Ring Oscillators in Sub-Micron CMOS", IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems, accepted, vol.1, no. 1, 2011. pdf
    • [J4] A. Pappu, X. Zhang, A. Harrison, A. Apsel, "Process-Invariant Current Source Design: Methodology and Examples", IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 42, No. 10, Oct. 2007. pdf
    • [J5] M. Mukadam, X. Zhang, O. Filho, N. Kramer, A. Apsel, "A PVT Compensation Technique for RF Low-Noise Amplifiers", submitted, 2011.

  • Conference

    • [C1] X. Zhang, R. Dokania, M. Mukadam, A. Apsel, "A Successive Approximation Based Process-Invariant Ring Oscillator", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, June 2010, Paris, France. pdf
    • [C2] M. Mukadam, O. Filho, X. Zhang, A. Apsel, "Process Variation Compensation of a 4.6 GHz LNA in 65nm CMOS", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, June 2010, Paris, France. pdf
    • [C3] X. Zhang, A. Apsel, "A Low Variation GHz Ring Oscillator with Addition-Based Current Source", European Solid State Circuit Conference, Sep. 2009, Athens, Greece. pdf
    • [C4] X. Zhang, A. Apsel, "A Process Compensated 3-GHz Ring Oscillator", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2009, Taipei, Taiwan. pdf
    • [C5] X. Zhang, A. Pappu, A. Apsel, "Low Process Variation Current Source in 90nm CMOS", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, May 2008, Seattle, USA. pdf

Awards

  • Intel Foundation PhD Fellowship Award, 2009.
  • Outstanding Graduates of Beijing, 2006.
  • Tsinghua-Toshiba First-Class Fellowship, 2005.
  • Tsinghua-Lenovo First-Class Fellowship, 2004.
  • Tsinghua-UFJ Second-Class Fellowship, 2003.
  • 1st Prize in National College Physics Competition, 2003.
  • Tsinghua First-Class Freshman Fellowship, 2002.

Education

  • B.Eng, Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2002-2006.
  • MS-PhD, ECE, Cornell University, 2006-Present.