Papers Accepted in the ISSCC 2010
Two papers from the ECE department of HKUST have been accepted for presentation at the 2010 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), also known as “the Chip Olympic”, in San Francisco in February 2010.
The first paper titled “EPC Gen-2 System-On-Chip Passive UHF RFID Tag with Embedded Temperature Sensor” is co-authored by Jun Yin, Jun Yi, M. Law, M. Ling, P. Lee, B. Ng, B. Gao, H. C. Luong, A. Bermak, M. Chan, W. H. Ki, C. Y. Tsui and M. Yuen. The paper presents the design and integration of a complete EPC C1G2 RFID tag inlay consisting of a system-on-chip passive RFID tag IC with embedded temperature sensor bonded to an antenna via flip-chip assembly technology.
The second paper titled "A Two-Phase Switching Hybrid Supply Modulator for Polar Transmitters with 9% Efficiency Improvement" is co-authored by Y. WU and P. Mok. This paper describes an advanced hybrid power modulator design for W-CDMA polar transmitters, which boosts the efficiency of the RF power amplifiers and extends battery lifetime in mobile radios application.
The ISSCC is the foremost forum for presentation of advances in solid-state circuits and systems-on-a-chip. The Conference offers a unique opportunity for engineers working at the cutting edge of IC design and use to maintain technical currency, and to network with leading experts.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
