About

Academia Experience

Faculty, Computer Systems Technology, BCIT (2023–Present)
Lecturer, Department of Information Engineering, CUHK (2016–2022)
Adjunct Faculty, School of Science and Engineering, CUHK(SZ) (2017–2019)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, CUHK (2015–2016)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Electronic Engineering, CUHK (2013–2014)
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Information Engineering, CUHK (2013)

Industry Experience

Project Engineer, Department of Electronic Engineering, CUHK (2008–2009)
Senior Analyst Programmer, Unifysoft Ltd (2005–2008)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Electronic Engineering, CUHK (2013)
Master of Science in Electronic Engineering, CUHK (2009)
Bachelor of Science with First-Class Honours in Computer Engineering, Queen’s University (2004)

Full Publication List

Journal Publications

Z. Wang, B. Chen, L. Zhu, Y. Zheng, J. Guo, D. Chen, M. Ho, and K. N. Leung, "A 3.3-MHz Fast-Response Load-Dependent-On/Off-Time Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter With Low-Noise Hybrid Full-Wave Current Sensor," Microelectronics Journal, vol. 74, pp 1–12, Apr. 2018.
Y. Zheng, M. Ho, J. Guo, and K. N. Leung, "A Single-Inductor Multiple-Output Auto-Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter With Tail-Current Control," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 11, pp. 7857–7875, Nov. 2016.
M. Ho, J. Guo, K. H. Mak, W. L. Goh, S. Bu, Y. Zheng, X. Tang, and K. N. Leung, "A CMOS Low-Dropout Regulator With Dominant-Pole Substitution," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 6362–6371, Sept. 2016.
M. Ho, J. Guo, T. W. Mui, K. H. Mak, W. L. Goh, H. C. Poon, S. Bu, M. W. Lau, and K. N. Leung, "A Two-Stage Large-Capacitive-Load Amplifier with Multiple Cross-Coupled Small-Gain Stages," IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 2580–2592, July 2016.
Y. Zheng, M. Ho, J. Guo, K.-L. Mak, and K. N. Leung, "A Single-Inductor Multiple-Output Auto-Buck-Boost DC–DC Converter With Autophase Allocation," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 2296–2313, Mar. 2016.
J. Guo, M. Ho, K. N. Leung, and G. Li, "Digitally-Assisted Constant-On-Time Dynamic-Biasing Technique for Bandwidth and Slew-Rate Enhancement in Ultra-Low-Power Low-Dropout Regulator," International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 504–513, Feb. 2016.
K. H. Mak, M. W. Lau, J. Guo, T. W. Mui, M. Ho, W. L. Goh, and K. N. Leung, "A 0.7 V 24 μA Hybrid OTA Driving 15 nF Capacitive Load With 1.46 MHz GBW," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 2750–2757, Nov. 2015.
J. Guo, M. Ho, K. Y. Kwong, and K. N. Leung, "Power-Area-Efficient Transient-Improved Capacitor-Free FVF-LDO With Digital Detecting Technique," Electronics Letters, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 94–96, Jan. 2015.
T. W. Mui, M. Ho, K. H. Mak, J. Guo, H. Chen, and K. N. Leung, "An Area-Efficient 96.5%-Peak-Efficiency Cross-Coupled Voltage Doubler With Minimum Supply of 0.8 V," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and System II: Express Briefs, vol. 61, no. 9, pp. 656–660, Sept. 2014.
L. Sun, C. T. Ko, M. Ho, W. T. Ng, K. N. Leung, C. S. Choy, and K. P. Pun, "23 µW 8.9-Effective Number of Bit 1.1 MS/s Successive Approximation Register Analog-to-Digital Converter With an Energy-Efficient Digital-to-Analog Converter Switching Scheme," The Journal of Engineering, Aug. 2014.
M. Ho and K. N. Leung, "Dynamic Bias-Current Boosting Technique for Ultralow-Power Low-Dropout Regulator in Biomedical Applications," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 174–178, Mar. 2011.
M. Ho, K. N. Leung, and K.-L. Mak, "A Low-Power Fast-Transient 90-nm Low-Dropout Regulator With Multiple Small-Gain Stages," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 45, no. 11, pp. 2466–2475, Nov. 2010.
M. J. Wong, M. Ho, and K. N. Leung, "High Slew-Rate Voltage Follower Based on Double-sided Dynamic Biasing," Electronics Letters, vol. 46, no. 12, pp. 824–825, June 2010.
K. N. Leung, F. K. M. Cheung, M. Ho, H. C. Poon, and P. Y. Or, "A 1.9 µW Transient-Enhanced Low-Dropout Regulator with Voltage-Spike Suppression," Journal of Low Power Electronics, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 126–132, Apr. 2010.
K. N. Leung, C. S. Choy, K.-P. Pun, L. L. K. Leung, J. Guo, Y. S. Ng, C. F. Chan, W. Shi, Y. Hong, M. Ho, K.-L. Mak, and Y. Ai, "RF Module Design of Passive UHF RFID Tag Implemented in CMOS 90-nm Technology," Journal of Low Power Electronics, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 141–149, Apr. 2010.

Conference Publications

M. Ho, "A Preliminary Study of Using State-Diagram-Based Embedded Programming in a Project-Based Engineering Design Course," in Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2019, pp. 426–431.
R. Chow, M. Ho, and I. King, "Online Micro-Modules Library Production for Fundamental Programming Courses with Active Learning," in Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2019, pp. 416–420.
L. Zhu, B. Chen, J. Guo, Y. Zheng, M. Ho, K. N. Leung, D. Chen, and Y. Yiu, "A Fast-Response Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter with Constructed Full-Wave Current Sensor," in Proceedings of 2016 International Symposium on Integrated Circuits (ISIC), 2016, pp. 1–4.
B. Chen, L. Zhu, J. Guo, Y. Zheng, M. Ho, K. N. Leung, D. Chen, and Y. Yiu, "A Shared-MSB Delay-Line-Based ADC with Simultaneous Quantization for Digital Control Single-Inductor-Multiple-Output DC-DC Converter," in Proceedings of 2016 International Symposium on Integrated Circuits (ISIC), 2016, pp. 1–4.
J. Jia, M. Ho, K. N. Leung, and J. Guo, "A Regulated Voltage Multiplier for Passive RFID Tag," in Proceedings of 2016 International Symposium on Integrated Circuits (ISIC), 2016, pp. 1–4.
J. Jia, M. Ho, and K. N. Leung, "A Reconfigurable UHF CMOS Voltage Multiplier," in Proceedings of 2016 IEEE International Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits (EDSSC), 2016, pp. 136–139.
Y. Zheng, M. Ho, K. N. Leung, J. Guo, and B. Chen, "A Digital-Control Sensorless Current-Mode Boost Converter with Non-Zero Error Bin Compensation and Seamless Mode Transition," in Proceedings of the 28th IEEE International System-on-Chip Conference (SOCC), 2015, pp. 94–99.
M. W. Lau, M. Ho, K. H. Mak, S. Bu, K. N. Leung, and W. L. Goh, "A Miller-Compensated Amplifier with Gm-Boosting," in Proceedings of 2015 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), 2015, pp. 1–6.
Y. Zheng, M. Ho, K. N. Leung, J. Guo, and H. Chen, "A Robust Cross-Regulation-Suppressed Single-Inductor Multiple-Output DC-DC Converter with Duty-Regulated Comparator Control," in Proceedings of 2015 IEEE 58th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2015, pp. 1–4.
K. H. Mak, M. Ho, K. N. Leung, and W. L. Goh, "Design Considerations of STCB OTA in CMOS 65nm with Large Capacitive Loads," in Proceedings of 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2015, pp. 2465–2468.
S. Bu, H. W. Tse, K. N. Leung, J. Guo, and M. Ho, "Gain and Slew Rate Enhancement for Amplifiers Through Current Starving and Feeding," in Proceedings of 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2015, pp. 2073–2076.
Y. Zheng, M. Ho, K. N. Leung, and J. Guo, "A Fixed-Frequency Auto-Buck-Boost SIMO DC-DC Converter with Duty-Cycle Redistribution and Duty-Predicted Current Control," in Proceedings of 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2015, pp. 225–228.
M. Ho, S. Bu, Y. Zheng, K. N. Leung, and J. Guo, "A 124-dB Double-Gain-Boosted Cascode Amplifier with 92% Rail-to-Rail Output Swing," in Proceedings of 2014 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), 2014, pp. 181–184.
M. Ho, K. N. Leung, P. Y. Or, and J. Guo, "Analysis of CMOS Low-Dropout Regulator — Power-Supply Rejection Ratio," in Proceedings of 2014 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), 2014, pp. 109–112.
S. Bu, M. Ho, K. N. Leung, and J. Guo, "Load Regulation Cancellation Based on Adaptive Body Bias for STC-LDOs," in Proceedings of 2014 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), 2014, pp. 101–104.
K. N. Leung, M. Ho, J. Guo, and P. Y. Or, "Development of Energy-Efficient Fast-Transient CMOS Low-Dropout Regulators for SoC Applications," in Proceedings of 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2011, pp. 305–308.
Y. Hong, Y. S. Ng, C. F. Chan, J. Guo, W. Shi, M. Ho, Y. Ai, K.-L. Mak, K. N. Leung, C. S. Choy, K. P. Pun, and L. L. K. Leung, "A Passive RFID Tag IC Development Platform," in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Anti-counterfeiting, Security, and Identification in Communication (ASID), 2009, pp. 286–289.
Y. Hong, C. F. Chan, J. Guo, Y. S. Ng, W. Shi, M. Ho, L. K. Leung, K. N. Leung, C. S. Choy, and K. P. Pun, "Design and Challenges of Passive UHF RFID Tag in 90nm CMOS Technology," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits (EDSSC), 2008, pp. 1–4.
M. Ho and K. N. Leung, "Two-Stage Miller-Compensated Amplifier with Embedded Negative Current Buffer," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits (EDSSC), 2008, pp. 1–4.