Biography

Biography [日本語]

Summary

  • Analog IC designer with more than 10-years experiences in industry/academia

    • Low-power and low-noise crystal oscillator

    • Highly efficient wireless power charging circuit

    • Low-power RF power amplifier

  • Ph.D. in The University of Tokyo with Dean's Award

  • Multiple work experiences in U.S., Taiwan, and Japan (including internship)

  • 20+ research paper publications including JSSC, TCAS-I, ISSCC, VLSIC, and etc.

  • 10+ granted/pending patents

  • 5+ research awards including best paper award in IEEE WPTC

  • 30+ paper reviews for JSSC, TCAS-I, T-MTT, and etc.

Work Experiences

  • Qualcomm (Staff Hardware Engineer) @ San Diego, CA, U.S.A.; October 2016 - Now

  • The University of Tokyo (Project Researcher) @ Tokyo, Japan; April 2016 - September 2016

  • TSMC (Summer Intern) @ Hsinchu, Taiwan; August 2014 - October 2014

  • Toshiba (Summer Intern) @ Kanagawa, Japan; August 2013 - October 2013

  • Analog Devices (Summer Intern) @ Tokyo, Japan; August 2011 - September 2011

Educations

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March 2016

  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March 2013

  • B.S. in Electronic Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan, March 2011

Design Experiences

  • Low-noise crystal oscillator

  • Low-power crystal oscillator

  • Quick startup crystal oscillator

  • Low-noise LDO

  • Power amplifier and rectifier for wireless power charging

  • RF class-F power amplifier

  • Bandgap reference circuit

  • RF front-end circuits (LNA, mixer, and IF-amp) for Bluetooth receiver

  • RF passive filter and multiplexer for GPS/Bluetooth/WiFi

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Award in NE Analog Innovation Award 2016 from NIKKEI Electronics, Jan. 2017 [Link] [Link]

  • Dean's Award from University of Tokyo (Graduate school of Engineering), Mar. 2016

  • Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award from University of Tokyo (Electrical Engineering and Information System), Mar. 2016

  • MERIT Award from University of Tokyo (MERIT program), Mar. 2016

  • Outstanding Presentation Award in IEICE ICD Workshop, May 2015

  • Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC2: research funding support in Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2016) [Link]

  • Best Paper Award in IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference, May 2013

  • Outstanding Master Thesis Award from University of Tokyo (Electrical Engineering and Information System), Mar. 2013

  • MERIT scholarship (Full financial support in Nov. 2012 - Mar. 2016) from University of Tokyo

Professional Activities

Total journal review experience: 30+ paper reviews since 2013.

  • Reviewer of IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC)

  • Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I (TCAS-I)

  • Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (T-MTT)

  • Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics (TPEL)

  • Reviewer of IEEE Access

  • Reviewer of IEICE Electronics Express (ELEX)