Ph.D. students, Grant students, 3-year and 5-year graduating students may join the
"Studio di Microelettronica" and work in the research fields reported below.
Analog RF
- System level analysis of low power multi-Gbit/s wireless short-range link
- Design and optimization of the main blocks (Low Noise Amplifier, Mixer, Voltage Controlled
Oscillator, PLL-based frequency synthesizer) of a 60GHz RX chain
- Measurement and characterization of the prototypes
For further details, please contact Prof. F.Svelto
SerDes
- Advanced analog and digital equalization techniques
- Very low-jitter frequency synthesis
- Data recovery circuits
- Measurement and characterization of the prototypes
For further details, please contact Prof. F.Svelto
Gigabit Ethernet
- Analog circuit design
- Feasibility studies for power/area optimization and to prove innovative solutions
- Design specification definition with the architecture team
- Mixed-signal (analog-digital) simulation for the interfaces analysis
- Analog design verification for validation and sign-off
- Measurements and characterization of the prototypes
For further details, please contact Prof. F.Svelto
Silicon Photonics
- Receiver: design and optimization of electrical blocks beyond 25Gbps (Trans-Impedance Amplifier,
Limiting Amplifier, Buffer) to convert received photo-current into an electrical voltage
compliant with standard requirements
- Transmitter: design and optimization of electrical blocks beyond 25Gbps (modulator drivers) to generate
the desired binary optical signal compliant with standard requirements
- Measurement and characterization of the prototypes
For further details, please contact Prof. F.Svelto
