Publications : 

ISI Journals

(*Corresponding author)

1. 2025  Murad, Sohiful Anuar Zainol*, Asrulnizam Abd Manaf, Nuha A. Rhaffor, and Ruhaifi Abdullah Zawawi. "Design of A 24.5 GHz CMOS Low Noise Amplifier Using 0.13-µm Technology for 6G Wireless Applications." Jurnal Teknologi , vol. 87, no. 1, pp. 53-61      (ISI  Q3, IF 0.7)

2. 2024  Ahmad Fariz Hasan, Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Faizah Abu Bakar & Rohana Sapawi “Design and Characterization of a 3.5 GHz CMOS Power Amplifier for Low-Band 5G Applications”, IETE Journal of Research, Vol. 0 (0), pp. xx, (ISI Q3, IF 1.5)

3. 2024  SA Zainol Murad, AF Hasan, SN Mohyar, “A 46% PAE, 2.4-GHz Two-Stage Class E Power Amplifier Utilizing CMOS 0.13-µm Technology,” IETE Journal of Research, Vol. 70 (10), pp. 7854-7861, (ISI Q3, IF 1.5)

4. 2022  Zainol Murad, S.A., Azizan, A., Sapawi, R., Zulkifli, T.Z.A., “Ultra-Low Power 0.55 mW 2.4 GHz CMOS Low-Noise Amplifier for Wireless Sensor Network LNA,” IETE Journal of Research, Vol. 68 (3), pp. 2063-2068. (ISI Q3, IF 1.877)

5. 2020  Furqan Zahoor1, Tun Zainal Azni Zulkifli, Farooq Ahmad Khanday, and Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, "Carbon Nanotube and Resistive Random Access Memory Based Unbalanced Ternary Logic Gates and Basic Arithmetic Circuits ", IEEE Access, Volume 8, May 2020, Pages 118-123 (ISI Q1 IF 4.0).

Scopus Index Journals

1. Murad, S. A. Z., and Hasan, A. F., “Design of High Efficiency Class E Power Amplifier Utilizing 0.18-µm RF CMOS Technology for 5G Network,” International Journal of Integrated Engineering, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 381–391, 2025.

2. Fadhil, N. H. M., Karim, J., Abd Rahman, N. H., Subahir, S., Chan, K. M., and Murad, S. A. Z., “Gain Enhancement of E-Shaped Microstrip Patch Antenna for Underground RFID Reader Application,” International Journal of Integrated Engineering, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 196–207, 2025.

3. Rohana Sapawi, Dayang Halimah Abang Mohamad, Kuryati Kipli, Kismet Hong Ping, Norhuzaimin Julai, Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Dayang Nur Salmi Dharmiza Awang Salleh, Dayang Azra Awang Mat, Shamsiah Suhaili, and Asrani Lit, “Design of 3.1–10.6 GHz UWB CMOS Power Amplifier Using Cascade Topology,” Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 190–198, 2023.

4. Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Anishaziela Azizan, Jamilah Karim, and Rohana Sapawi, “Design of 2.4 GHz RF to 1.33 V DC Conversion Circuit for Energy Harvesting,” Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology (JARASET), 2023.

5. Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Ahmad Fariz Hasan, Rohana Sapawi, Arjuna Marzuki, Jamilah Karim, and Lee Zhao Ying, “Design of Class E CMOS Power Amplifier with Integrated Active Inductor for 5G Applications,” Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology (JARASET), 2023.

6. Hussein Anes ALShaikh Ali, Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Faizah Abu Bakar, and Ahmad Fariz Hasan, “A Fully Differential Active Inductor with Cascode Current Mirror Using 0.18-µm Technology for RF Frequency,” Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology (JARASET), 2023.

7. Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Zulkarnay Zakaria, Shuhaizar Daud, Mohd Rashidi Che Beson, and R. Badlishah Ahmad, “Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Smart Masjid System Using Wi-Fi Smart Switch and IP Camera,” Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology (JARASET), 2023.

8. Anishaziela Azizan, Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Ahmad Fariz Hasan, and Asrulnizam Abd Manaf, “Design of Concurrent Dual-Band Low Noise Amplifier for WLAN Applications,” Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology (JARASET), 2023.

9. R. Sapawi, D. A. Sa’ Ahmad, K. Hong Ping, N. Julai, K. Kipli, M. Sawawi, S. M. W. Masra, and Sohiful A. Z. Murad, “Review of Efficiency CMOS Class AB Power Amplifier Topology in Gigahertz Frequencies,” ASM Science Journal, vol. 17, 2022.

10. M. F. Ramli, A. Harun, R. C. Ismail, D. L. Nesse, J. S. C. Turner, R. S. M. Farook, M. N. M. Isa, and S. A. Z. Murad, “Design and Development of Stingless Beehive Air Pollutant Monitoring System,” International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials, vol. 14, Special Issue, pp. 265–278, December 2021.

11. J. S. C. Turner, A. B. Shahriman, A. Harun, M. S. M. Hashim, Z. M. Razlan, D. L. Nesse, R. C. Ismail, S. A. Z. Murad, M. N. M. Isa, S. N. Mohyar, M. F. Ramli, and M. K. N. Zulkifli, “Signal Propagation Modelling for Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication Under the Influence of Metal Obstruction,” International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials, vol. 14, Special Issue, pp. 127–139, December 2021.

12. Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Azizi Harun, Mohd Nazrin Md Isa, Saiful Nizam Mohyar, and Jamilah Karim, “A Very Low-Dropout Voltage Regulator in 0.18-µm CMOS Technology for Power Management System,” Jurnal Teknologi, vol. 82, no. 6, pp. 11–19, 2020.

13. A. F. Hasan, S. A. Z. Murad, F. A. Bakar, and T. Z. A. Zulkifli, “A 28 GHz High-Efficiency Fully Integrated 0.18-µm Combined CMOS Power Amplifier Using Power Divider Technique for 5G Millimeter-Wave Applications,” Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 664–651, April 2020.

14. S. A. Z. Murad, A. Azizan, and A. F. Hasan, “Ultra-Low-Power 0.45 mW 2.4 GHz CMOS Low Noise Amplifier for Wireless Sensor Networks Using 0.18-µm Technology,” Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 369–402, February 2020.

Scopus Indexed Proceeding

1. Azizan, A., S. A. Z. Murad, A. F. Hasan, S. Suhaimi, and Z. Zailan. "Concurrent dual-band CMOS low noise amplifier with forward body bias for gain enhancement in WLAN front-ends." In Fifth International Conference on Applied Photonics and Electronics (INCAPE 2025), vol. 14059, pp. 43-50. SPIE, 2026.

2. Prayudi, Mohammad Luthfi Dhiaz, Prapto Nugroho, and Sohiful Anuar Zainul Murad. "Reconfigurable Biopotential Amplifier Circuit Design and Experiments." In 2025 17th International Conference on Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ICITEE), pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2025.

3. Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad; Ahnmad Fariz Hasan; Mohd Hafizuddin Bin Mat; Norazeani Abdul Rahman; Prasanna Gururaj Rao Paga; Prapto Nugroho, “A Two-Stage Class-E RF Power Amplifier with Capacitive Feedback for 5G Wireless System”, 2025 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Communication Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICoCET).

4. Osman bin Ayop; Ahmad Fariz bin Hasan; Raimi Dewan; Ahmed Hafedh Nada; Sohiful Anuar Bin Zainol Murad; Nisaa Yasmin binti Nor Izuddin, “Ultra-Wideband Antenna Design Based on Modified-Slotted Patch”, 2025 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Communication Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICoCET).

5. Dirvya Jeyamaran; Ahmad Husni Mohd Shapri; Norazeani Abdul Rahman; Mohd Zamri Ibrahim; Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad; Parameshachari B D, “ResNet-DSSD: A Deep Learning Framework for Accurate Classification of IC Packages in E-Waste Recycling”, 2025 9th International Conference on Man-Machine Systems (ICoMMS).

6. Prabaiswar S. Ganaseh Murthy; Norazeani Abdul Rahman; Ahmad Husni Mohd Shapri; Nor Hidayah Saad; Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad; Parameshachari B D, “Automated E-Waste Sorting Using Swin Transformer for Efficient Integrated Circuit Package Classification”, 2025 9th International Conference on Man-Machine Systems (ICoMMS).

7. Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Ahmad Faris Hasan, and Faizah Abu Bakar, “Design of 3.5 GHz Cascode CMOS Class E Power Amplifier for 5G Application,” 2024 IEEE 1st International Conference on Communication Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICoCET), Bertam Resort, Penang, Malaysia, 2–3 September 2024.

8. Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Faizah Abu Bakar, Anishaziela Azizan, Ahmad Fariz Hasan, and Arjuna Marzuki, “High Linearity Multi-Band CMOS Low Noise Amplifier at 2.4/3.5 GHz for 4G/5G Applications,” 6th International Conference on Electronic Design (ICED 2022), Perlis, Malaysia, 29 August 2022.

9. Arjuna Marzuki, Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, and Tun Zainal Azni Zulkifli, “Design and Simulation of Oscillator Circuitries for LED Driver Integrated Circuit,” 6th International Conference on Electronic Design (ICED 2022), Perlis, Malaysia, 29 August 2022.

10. Ahmad Fariz Hasan, Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Faizah Abu Bakar, Mohd Fikri Che Husin, and Rohana Sapawi, “Design of Low Power Wallace Tree Multiplier Using Modified Full Adder,” 6th International Conference on Electronic Design (ICED 2022), Perlis, Malaysia, 29 August 2022.

11. Anishaziela Azizan, Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, and Asrulnizam Abd Manaf, “Dual Band Low Noise Amplifier: A Review Analysis,” 6th International Conference on Electronic Design (ICED 2022), Perlis, Malaysia, 29 August 2022.

12. Ali Hussein Anes AlShaikh, Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, Faizah Abu Bakar, Ahmad Fariz Hasan, and Jamilah Karim, “Design of Quality High Factor Fully Differential CMOS Active Inductor with Cascode Current Mirror for 2–5 GHz Frequency Ranges,” in International Conference on Communications, Circuits, and Systems, pp. 167–175. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023.

13. Nur Azmina Yusop, Jamilah Karim, and Sohiful Anuar Zainol Murad, “Development of Smart Waste Bins Monitoring System with Blynk Apps Mobile Notification,” AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 2564, p. 050015, 2023.

14. S. A. Z. Murad, F. A. Bakar, I. A. A. Jasri, T. Z. A. Zulkifli, and A. Marzuki, “Design of High-Speed Low-Power CMOS Operational Amplifier Utilizing 0.18-µm Technology for ADC Applications,” AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 2579, p. 020001, 2023.

15. R. Sapawi, K. Kipli, N. Julai, K. Hong Ping, S. A. Zainol Murad, and D. N. S. Awg Salleh, “A 0.89 to 2.1 GHz Tunable Power Amplifier for Multi-Band Transmitter,” 12th International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems, Singapore, 5–7 May 2023.

16. H. A. A. AlShaikh Ali, S. A. Z. Murad, A. F. Hasan, F. A. Bakar, and R. Sapawi, “Design of High-Quality Factor Active Inductor Using CMOS 0.18-µm Technology for 5G Applications,” 2022 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference (RFM 2022), Impiana Hotel KLCC, Malaysia, 2022.

17. A. Azizan and S. A. Z. Murad, “Pseudo-Differential Transconductor Circuit for a Low Supply Voltage Application,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1962, no. 1, p. 012015, July 2021.

18. K. S. Yi, S. A. Z. Murad, and S. N. Mohyar, “Design of 2.4 GHz Two Stages Cascode Class E Power Amplifier for Wireless Application,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1962, no. 1, p. 012017, July 2021.

19. S. A. Z. Murad, F. A. Bakar, A. Azizan, and M. A. M. Shukri, “Design of Internet of Things-Based Air Pollution Monitoring System Using ThingSpeak and Blynk Application,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1962, no. 1, p. 012062, July 2021.

20. A. F. Hasan, S. A. Z. Murad, and F. A. Bakar, “A 3.5 GHz Hybrid CMOS Class E Power Amplifier with Reverse Body Bias Design for 5G Applications,” AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 2339, no. 1, p. 020016, May 2021.

21. S. A. Z. Murad, A. Harun, M. N. M. Isa, A. Marzuki, and R. Sapawi, “A Linear 0.98 mV Low-Dropout Voltage Regulator in 0.18-μm CMOS Technology,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1755, no. 1, p. 012049, 2021.

22. J. S. C. Turner, A. B. Shahriman, A. Harun, S. A. Z. Murad, M. N. Isa, R. C. Ismail, D. L. Nesse, et al., “Modelling on Impact of Building Obstruction for V2I Communication Link in Micro Cellular Environment,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1755, no. 1, p. 012031, 2021.

23. N. N. C. Othaman, M. N. Md Isa, R. Hussin, R. C. Ismail, S. Z. Md Naziri, S. A. Z. Murad, A. Harun, and M. I. Ahmad, “Development of Soil Electrical Conductivity (EC) Sensing System in Paddy Field,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1755, no. 1, p. 012005, 2021.

24. K. S. Yi, S. A. Z. Murad, and S. N. Mohyar, “A Study and Analysis of High-Efficiency CMOS Power Amplifier for IoT Applications,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1755, no. 1, p. 012020, 2021.

25. M. S. S. M. Basir, R. C. Ismail, S. Z. M. Naziri, M. N. M. Isa, S. A. Z. Murad, and A. Harun, “Speed and Area Efficient FXP Adders and Multipliers: A Comparative Analysis for LNS System,” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 932, no. 1, p. 012061, 2020.

26. C. Y. Sheng, R. C. Ismail, S. Z. M. Naziri, M. N. M. Isa, S. A. Z. Murad, and A. Harun, “Hybrid Floating Point/Logarithmic Number System Processor,” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 932, no. 1, p. 012059, 2020.

27. S. A. Z. Murad, A. Harun, M. N. M. Isa, S. N. Mohyar, R. Sapawi, and J. Karim, “Design of CMOS Low-Dropout Voltage Regulator for Power Management Integrated Circuit in 0.18-μm Technology,” AIP Conference Proceedings, 8 January 2020. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142098

28. N. F. A. B. Halim, S. A. Z. Murad, A. Harun, M. N. M. Isa, S. N. Mohyar, and A. Azizan, “Design of 3.1–6.0 GHz CMOS Ultra-Wideband Low Noise Amplifier with Forward Body Bias Technique for Wireless Applications,” AIP Conference Proceedings, 8 January 2020. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142114

29. N. N. Che Othaman, M. N. Md Isa, S. A. Z. Murad, A. Harun, and S. N. Mohyar, “Electrical Conductivity (EC) Sensing System for Paddy Plant Using Internet of Things (IoT) Connectivity,” AIP Conference Proceedings, 8 January 2020. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142097

30. J. S. C. Turner, A. Harun, M. N. M. Yasin, N. Ali, S. A. Bakar, M. A. Fadzilla, S. A. Z. Murad, N. A. M. A. Hambali, Z. M. Razlan, M. S. M. Hashim, W. K. Wan, and C. Y. Phoon, “Modeling on Impact of Metal Object Obstruction in Urban Environment for Internet of Things Application in Vehicular Communication,” AIP Conference Proceedings, 8 January 2020. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5142145