Collaborators: Dr. Lutfi Albasha (AUS) with several faculty.
The core research in this area is focused at low power radio frequency and microwave integrated circuits and systems. This includes investigation of transceiver architectures, circuit designs and front-end ICs for mobile phones applications (time-lined from GSM to 5G mm-wave ICs), terrestrial and mobile digital TV standards (DVB-T/H) and Radar (Stretch processed transceivers). More recent research efforts include sensors, energy harvesting and wireless power transfer techniques for biomedical and smart city oriented applications. Within sensor systems field, signal propagation in smart grids and low cost antenna chambers has been investigated.
Research Lab and infrastructure: Two dedicated labs for research and teaching in RF microelectronics. The Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Lab, with full Cadence Suite, Keysight Advance Design Systems (ADS) and Mentor Graphics packages, and the Microelectronics Integrated Systems Lab, with a purpose-built class 10,000 cleanroom equipped for on wafer measurements up to 40GHz. The electrical engineering department at AUS is able to complete the full design cycle from design to testing in-house, dealing with MOSIS for fabrication. The total funding portfolio for research grants is almost AED 3 Million (Over $815,000). Some of these grants are listed below.
Title: Self-Powered Integrated Wireless Sensor System for Orthodontic and Dental Applications
Funding body: Semiconductor Research Corporation SRC, ACE4S (USA-UAE)
Period: Oct 2013-Dec 2017
Grant: AED 1,100,000 ($300,000)
Title: Energy Autonomous Circuits for Ultra Low Power Wireless Sensor Networks
Funding body: Semiconductor Research Corporation SRC, TxACE (USA)
Period: Oct 2011-Oct 2015
Grant: AED 1,100,000 ($300,000)
Title: Digitally Assisted RF Analog Predistortion for Millimeter-Wave GaN Power Amplifiers
Funding body: AUS Faculty Research Grant
Period: June 2017-June 2019
Grant: AED 85,000 ($23K)
Title: Chip-Level Implementation of Multichannel Digital Radar Receiver
Funding body: AUS Faculty Research Grant
Period: June 2016-June 2018
Grant: AED 80,000 ($22K)
Title: Development of Power Amplifier Digital Predistortion Tech. for Modern Wideband Systems
Funding body: AUS Faculty Research Grant
Period: May 2015-May 2017
Grant: AED 85,000 ($23K)
Title: Building High Quality Class 10000 Clean Room
Funding body: Provost Office – Special Grant
Period: Jan 2012
Grant: AED 150,000 ($40K)
Title: Digital Radar Beaming System
Funding body: UAE Defense Army
Period: Jan 2010-July 2011
Grant: AED 250,000 ($68K)
Title: Multidisciplinary Projects and Communications Skills in Professional Teams
Funding body: Office of Undergraduate Affairs and Instruction
Period: May 2011-May 2012
Grant: AED 13,500 ($3600)
Title: Student Satellite Receiver
Funding body: Emirates Foundation
Period: Jan 2008-July 2011
Grant: AED 120,000 ($33K)
