Biography
Biography
Analog IC designer with 10+ years experiences in industry/academia
Lead ultra-low-noise analog IC products development with multi-functional teams (~ 10 ANA/DIG designers)
Extensive knowledge and experience on oscillator designs with ultra-low phase noise
Solved numerous issues and made it possible for 1B+ product shipment as chip lead and module lead
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.
Qualcomm (Hardware Design Engineer) @ San Diego, CA, U.S.A.; October 2016 - Now
Senior Staff Engineer: November 2024 - Now
Staff Engineer: November 2019 - November 2024
Senior Engineer: October 2016 - November 2019
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
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March 2016
Dissertation: Research on Low Power RF Circuits and Highly Efficient Wireless Power Transmission for IoT Nodes (PDF download)
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
Low-noise crystal oscillator
Low-power crystal oscillator
Quick startup crystal oscillator
Low-power RC relaxation oscillator
Low-noise differential ring oscillator
High-speed CMOS clock driver
Low-noise LDO
Constant-gm current bias generator
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
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
Total journal review experience: 40+ 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)