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Sayfe Kiaei

Sayfe Kiaei

Professor and Motorola Chair in Analog and RF Integrated Circuits, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

sayfe@asu.edu

480-727-7761

School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
Arizona State University
PO Box 875706
Tempe, AZ 85287-5706

Titles

  • Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
  • Professor and Motorola Chair in Analog and RF Integrated Circuits, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
  • IEEE Fellow

Biography

Sayfe Kiaei is a professor in the School of Electrical, Energy and Computer Engineering, the director of the Connection One Center (National Science Foundation (NSF) I/UCRC Center), and Motorola Chair in Analog and RF Integrated Circuits. From 1993 to 2001, he was a senior member of technical staff with the Wireless Technology Center and Broadband Operations at Motorola. Prior to that, Kiaei was a professor at Oregon State University (1987-1993), where he taught courses and performed research in RF, Analog, VLSI and Communication Systems. Kiaei has established two Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers: Center for the Design of Analog/Digital ICs (CDADIC) where he was a co-director from 1987-1993, and the Connection One Center at Arizona State University. He has published more than 200 journal and conference papers and holds several patents. His research interests are in RF, Analog and Digital IC, Transceiver design and sensors.

 

Education

  • PhD, Electrical and Computing Engineering, Washington State University, 1987
  • MS, Electrical and Computing Engineering, Washington State University, 1984
  • BSEE, Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University/Washington State University, 1982

Journal Articles

In Press

Alizadeh, A., S. Hassanzadehyamchi, A. Medi and S. Kiaei. An X-band class-J power amplifier with active load modulation to boost drain efficiency. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2020.2991184. (link )

Chang, D., J. N. Kitchen, S. Kiaei and S. Ozev. In-field recovery of RF circuits from wearout based performance degradation. IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing DOI: 10.1109/TETC.2017.2737320. (link )

2019

Liu, C., D. Mandal, Z. Yao, M. Sun, J. Todsen, B. Johnson, S. Kiaei and B. Bakkaloglu. 2019. A 50-V isolation, 100-MHz, 50mW single-chip junction isolated DC-DC converter with self-tuned maximum power transfer efficiency. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs 66(6):1003-1007. DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2018.2869074. (link )

Mahmoudidaryan, P., D. Mandal, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2019. Wideband hybrid envelope tracking modulator with ysteretic-controlled three-level switching converter and slew-rate enhanced linear amplifier. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 54(12):3336-3347. DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2019.2941014. (link )

Mandal, D., C. Desai, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2019. Adaptively biased output cap-less NMOS LDO with 19 ns settling time. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs 66(2):167-171. DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2018.2842642. (link )

Singh, S., D. Mandal, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2019. Low-power/low-voltage integrated CMOS sense resistor-free analog power/current sensor compatible with high-voltage switching DC-DC converter. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers 66(6):2208-2218. DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2019.2897049. (link )

2018

Ayati, S. A., D. Mandal, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2018. Integrated quasi-circulator with RF leakage cancellation for full-duplex wireless transceivers. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 66(3):1421-1430. DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2017.2773485. (link )

Desai, C., D. Mandal, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2018. A 1.66 mV FOM output cap-less LDO with current-reused dynamic biasing and 20 ns settling time. IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters 1(2):50-53. DOI: 10.1109/LSSC.2018.2813533. (link )

2017

Lim, C., D. Mandal, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2017. A 50-mA 99.2% peak current efficiency, 260-ns settling time digital low-dropout regulator with transient enhanced PI controller. IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems 25(8):2360-2370. DOI: 10.1109/TVLSI.2017.2682862. (link )

Marti-Arbona, E., D. Mandal, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2017. A high-voltage-compliant current-to-digital sensor for DC-DC converters in standard CMOS technology. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 32(3):2180-2188. DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2016.2562108. (link )

2016

Chang, D., J. N. Kitchen, B. Bakkaloglu, S. Kiaei and S. Ozev. 2016. Design-time reliability enhancement using hotspot identification for RF circuits. IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems 24(3):1179-1183. DOI: 10.1109/TVLSI.2015.2428221. (link )

Chang, D., J. N. Kitchen, B. Bakkaloglu, S. Kiaei and S. Ozev. 2016. Monitor-based in-field wearout mtigation for CMOS LC oscillators. IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability 16(2):183-193. DOI: 10.1109/TDMR.2016.2557624. (link )

2013

Min, S., T. Copani, S. Kiaei and B. Bakkaloglu. 2013. A 90-nm CMOS 5-GHz ring-oscillator PLL with delay-discriminator-based active phase-noise cancellation. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 48(5):1151-1160. DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2013.2252515. (link )

2011

Copani, T., S. Min, S. Shashidharan, S. Chakraborty, M. Stevens and S. Kiaei. 2011. A CMOS low-power transceiver with reconfigurable antenna interface for medical implant applications. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 59(5):1369-1378. DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2116036. (link )

Deligoz, I., S. Naqvi, T. Copani, S. Kiaei, B. Bakkaloglu, S. Je and J. Chae. 2011. A MEMS-based power-scalable hearing aid analog front end. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems 5(3):. DOI: 10.1109/TBCAS.2010.2079329. (link )

Khalil, W., S. Shashidharan, T. Copani, S. Chakraborty, S. Kiaei and B. Bakkaloglu. 2011. A 700-μA 405-MHz all-digital fractional-N frequency-locked loop for ISM band applications. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 59(5):1319-1326. DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2114897. (link )

Lee, J., T. Copani, T. Mayhugh Jr, B. Aravind, S. Kiaei and B. Bakkaloglu. 2011. A 280 mW, 0.07% THD+N class-D audio amplifier using a frequency-domain quantizer. Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing 72:173-186. DOI: 10.1007/s10470-011-9813-4. (link )

2010

Lashkarian, N., K. Nassin-Toussi, P. Jula and S. Kiaei. 2010. Performance bound on ergodic capacity of MIMO beam-forming in indoor multi-path channels. IEEE Transactions on Communications 58(11):3254-3264. DOI: 10.1109/TCOMM.2010.091710.090520. (link )

2009

Je, S., F. Rivas, R. Diaz, J. Kwon, J. Kim, B. Bakkaloglu, S. Kiaei and J. Chae. 2009. A compact and low-cost MEMS loudspeaker for digital hearing aids. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems 3(5):348-358. DOI: 10.1109/TBCAS.2009.2026429. (link )

Kim, H., J. Lee, T. Copani, S. Bazarjani, S. Kiaei and B. Bakkaloglu. 2009. Adaptive blocker rejection continuous-time ΣΔ ADC for bobile WiMAX applications. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 44(10):2766-2779. DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2009.2028053. (link )

Kitchen, J. N., C. Chu, S. Kiaei and B. Bakkaloglu. 2009. Combined linear and Δ-modulated switch-mode PA supply modulator for polar transmitters. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 44(2):4040-413. DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2008.2011010. (link )

2008

Chu, W., B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2008. A 10-MHz bandwidth, 2 mV ripple PA regulator for CDMA transmitters. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 43(12):2809-2819. DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2008.2005743. (link )

Taleie, S. M., T. Copani, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2008. A linear Σ–Δ digital IF and RF DAC transmitter with embedded mixer. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 56(5):1059-1068. DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2008.920156. (link )

2007

Abedinpour, S., B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2007. A multistage interleaved synchronous buck converter with integrated output filter in 0.18 μm SiGe process. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 22(6):2164-2175. DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2007.909288. (link )

Bakkaloglu, B., S. Kiaei and B. Chaudhuri. 2007. Delta-sigma (ΔΣ) frequency synthesizers for wireless applications. Computer Standards & Interfaces 20(1):19-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.csi.2005.12.003. (link )

Chen, X. and S. Kiaei. 2007. Pulse generation scheme for low-power low-complexity impulse ultra-wideband. Electronics Letters 43(1):44-45. DOI: 10.1049/el:20073239. (link )

Khalil, W., B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2007. A self-calibrated on-chip phase-noise measurement circuit with -75 dBc single-tone sensitivity at 100 kHz offset. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits 42(12):2758-2765. DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2007.908689. (link )

Kitchen, J. N., I. Deligoz, S. Kiaei and B. Bakkaloglu. 2007. Polar SiGe Class E and F amplifiers using switch-mode supply modulation. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 55(5):645-856. DOI: .1109/TMTT.2007.895407. (link )

Lyles, U. J., T. Copani, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2007. An injection-locked frequency-tracking ΣΔ direct digital frequency synthesizer. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs 54(5):402-406. DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2007.892406. (link )

2006

Bakkaloglu, B., S. Kiaei and R. Dwyer. 2006. Bandwidth extension technique for polar modulated RF transmitters. Electronic Letters 42(6):476-478. DOI: 10.1049/el:20064318. (link )

Chen, W., V. Pouget, G. K. Gentry, H. J. Barnaby, B. Vermeire, B. Bakkaloglu, S. Kiaei, K. E. Holbert and P. Fouillat. 2006. Radiation hardened by design RF circuits implemented in 0.13 μm CMOS technology. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 53(6):3449-3454. DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.885009. (link )

Chung, H. H., W. Chen, B. Bakkaloglu, H. J. Barnaby, B. Vermeire and S. Kiaei. 2006. Analysis of single events effects on monolithic PLL frequency synthesizers. EEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 53(6):3539-3543. DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.886217. (link )

Chung, H. H., U. J. Lyles, T. Copani, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2006. Frequency modulated bandpass ΣΔ chirp synthesiser for sensor applications. Electronic Letters 42(16):917-919. (link )

2001

Arslan, G., B. L. Evans and S. Kiaei. 2001. Equalization for discrete multitone transceivers to maximize bit rate. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing 49(12):3123-2135. DOI: 10.1109/78.969519. (link )

Lashkarian, N. and S. Kiaei. 2001. Optimum equalization of multicarrier systems: a unified geometric approach. IEEE Transactions on Communications 49(10):1762-1769. DOI: 10.1109/26.957398. (link )

2000

Lashkarian, N. and S. Kiaei. 2000. Class of cyclic-based estimators for frequency-offset estimation of OFDM systems. IEEE Transactions on Communications 48(12):2139-2149. DOI: 10.1109/26.891224. (link )

1999

Kiaei, S. 1999. Systems and circuits for broadband communications [Guest Editorial]J. IEEE Communications Magazine 37(4):70. DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.1999.755452. (link )

1998

Kiaei, S., D. Allstot, K. Hansen and N. K. Verghese. 1998. Noise considerations for mixed‐signal RF IC transceivers. Wireless Networks 4:41-53. DOI: 10.1023/A:1019123132222. (link )

Westgate, C. R., R. K. Gupta and S. Kiaei. 1998. Guest editors' overview. IEEE Transactions on Microwave theory and Techniques 46(12):2180. (link )

1997

Dutta, A. K. and S. Kiaei. 1997. Adaptive multiuser detector for asynchronous DS-CDMA in Rayleigh fading. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing 44(6):468-472. DOI: 10.1109/82.592577. (link )

Hovin, M. E., T. S. Lande, D. T. Wisland and S. Kiaei. 1997. Triangularly weighted zero-crossing detector providing /spl Sigma//spl Delta/ frequency-to-digital conversion. Electronc Letters 33(13):1121-1122. (link )

Kiaei, S. and E. G. Friedman. 1997. Introduction to the special issue on low power wireless communications. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems -- II. Analog and Digital Signal Processing 44(6):425-427. DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.1997.868450. (link )

1993

Allstot, D., S. Chee, S. Kiaei and M. Shrivastawa. 1993. Folded source-coupled logic vs. CMOS static logic for low-noise mixed-signal ICs. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications 40(9):553-563. DOI: 10.1109/81.244904. (link )

Allstot, D., S. Kiaei and R. H. Zele. 1993. Analog logic techniques steer around the noise. IEEE Circuits and Devices Magazine 9(5):18-21. DOI: 10.1109/101.232788. (link )

1992

Abdennadher, S., S. Kiaei, G. Temes and R. Schreier. 1992. Adaptive selfcalibrating delta-sigma modulators. Electronic Letters 28(14):1288-1289. DOI: 10.1049/el:19920819. (link )

Kiaei, S. and D. J. Allstot. 1992. Low-noise logic for mixed-mode VLSI circuits. Microelectronics Journal 23(2):103-114. DOI: 10.1016/0026-2692(92)90042-Y. (link )

Maleki, M. and S. Kiaei. 1992. Enhancement source-coupled logic for mixed-mode VLSI circuits. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing 39(6):399-402. DOI: 10.1109/82.145301. (link )

Maskai, S. R., S. Kiaei and D. Allstot. 1992. Synthesis techniques for CMOS folded source-coupled logic circuits. IEEE Journal of Soild-State Circuits 27(8):1157-1167. DOI: 10.1109/4.148324. (link )

Yang, Y., R. Schreier, G. Temes and S. Kiaei. 1992. On-line adaptive digital correction of dual-quantisation delta-sigma modulators. Electronic Letters 28(16):1511-1513. DOI: 10.1049/el:19920960. (link )

Conference Papers

2019

Mahmoudidaryan, P., D. Mandal, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2019. 27.5 A 91%-efficiency envelope-tracking modulator using hysteresis0controlled three-level switching regulator and slew-rate-enhanced linear amplfier for LTE-80MHz application. 2019 IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference - (ISSCC). 2019 IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference - (ISSCC), 17-21 Feb 2019. San Francisco, CA. (link )

Peng, Q., D. Mandal, P. Mahmoudidaryan, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2019. Integrated high-efficiency single-inductor CCM boost converter for multi-junction PV energy harvesting. 2019 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). 2019 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). Anaheim, CA. (link )

2018

Singh, S., D. Mandal, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2018. Sense resistor-free analog power sensor for boost converter with 14.1% gain error and 9.4% offset error. 2018 IEEE 9th Latin American Symposium on Circuits & Systems (LASCAS). 2018 IEEE 9th Latin American Symposium on Circuits & Systems (LASCAS), 25-28 Feb 2018. Pureto Vallarta, MEXICO. (link )

2012

Min, S., T. Copani, S. Kiaei and B. Bakkaloglu. 2012. A 90nm CMOS 5GHz ring oscillator PLL with delay-discriminator based active phase noise cancellation. Pp. 173-176 2012 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium. 2012 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium. Montreal, QC, Canada. (link )

2006

Abedinpour, S., B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2006. A multi-stage interleaved synchronous buck converter with integrated output filter in a 0.18/spl mu/SiGe process. Digest of Technical Papers. 2006 IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference, 6-9 Feb 2006. San Francisco, CA. (link )

Carlosena, A., W. Chu, B. Bakkaloglu and S. Kiaei. 2006. Randomized carrier PWM with exponential frequency mapping. 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems. 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 21-24 May 2006. Island of Kos, Greece.

1993

Zheng, Y. and S. Kiaei. 1993. Multi-rate transformation of directional affine recurrence equations. Proceedings of International Conference on Application Specific Array Processors (ASAP '93). International Conference on Application Specific Array Processors (ASAP '93), 25-27 October 1993. Venice, ITALY. (link )

1992

Rajopadhye, S., L. Mui and S. Kiaei. 1992. Piecewise linear schedules for recurrence equations. Workshop on VLSI Signal Processing. Workshop on VLSI Signal Processing, 28-30 Oct 1992. Los Angeles, CA. (link )