Pezhman Amini
Advisor:
Thesis Topic:
Low Power Continuous-Time Equalizer for Twisted Pair Cables
Summary of research:
An
analog continuous-time digitally adaptive cable equalizer for gigabit Ethernet
has been designed in a 0.35µm CMOS process with a single 3V supply. A
three-stage OPAMP-based filter has been used while each stage has one pole and
one zero consuming less than 3.8mW. Each stage is able to amplify high
frequency signals up to 11dB.
My major field of study, during my M.Sc., was analog Integrated Circuit design with concern of low power consuming architectures. Under supervision of Dr. Shoaei I studied the latest analog building block topologies, state of the art system architectures and practical implementation methods of them in sub-micron silicon technology. However, I made comprehensive researches in some other microelectronics areas that directly or indirectly relate to silicon technology, such as Physics and Operation of MOSFET, MOSFET Modeling in SPICE, MOSFET Technology Characterization, Short/Narrow Channel Effects of MOSFET Devices and MOSFET with Ion-Implanted Channel.
I also took courses in:
1) Fabrication of Electronics Components
2) Active Integrated Circuit Design
3) Discrete-Time Signal Processing
4) Digital Integrated Circuit Design
5) CMOS Analog Integrated Circuit
6) Advanced VLSI Circuit
7) Operation and Modeling of MOSFET Transistors
8)
Data Converters (Audited)
Education History:
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1998–2000, M.Sc. in Electronics University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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1993–1998, B.Sc. in Electronics University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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1993, High School Diploma in Mathematics and Physics, Allameh Helli (School Of Exceptional Talents), Tehran, Iran.
Work Experience:
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Feb. 2001–Present, Senior Design Engineer
Valence Semiconductor Inc., Irvine, USA
Publications:
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Pezhman Amini, and Omid Shoaei, "A Low-Power Gigabit Ethernet Analog Equalizer," (PDF)
Research Interests:
Analog Circuit Design, RF Transceivers, Data Conversion, Physics of MOSFET, MOSFET Technology and Communication Systems
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