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This paper presents a 28 Gb/s multistandard SerDes macro which is fabricated in TSMC 28 nm CMOS process. The transimpedance amplifier (TIA) base analog front-end achieved...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
This paper presents a 28 Gb/s multistandard SerDes macro which is fabricated in TSMC 28 nm CMOS process. The transimpedance amplifier (TIA) base analog front-end achieved 15 dB high-frequency boost with an on-chip compact passive inductor. The adaptation loop for the boost is decoupled from the decision feedback equalizer (DFE) adaptation by the use of a group delay algorithm. The DFE is a half-rate 1-tap unrolled design with only two total error latches for power and area reduction. A two-stage sense amplifier-based latch achieved sensitivity of 15 mV. The high-speed clock buffer uses a PMOS active inductor circuit with common-mode feedback to optimize the circuit performance. The transceiver achieves error-free operation at 28 Gbps with 34 dB channel loss, consumes the worst case power of 560 mW/lane, and fully complies with multiple standards and applications.
Published in: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits ( Volume: 49, Issue: 12, December 2014)
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Hiroshi Kimura (M'94) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, in 1990.
He joined the System Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Yokohama, Japan, in 1990, where he worked on the research and development of read-channel analog circuits for hard disk drives. From 1999 to 2004, he was with DataPath Systems, Santa Clara, CA, USA, where he worked on read-channel, DSL, and high-sp...Show More
Hiroshi Kimura (M'94) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, in 1990.
He joined the System Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Yokohama, Japan, in 1990, where he worked on the research and development of read-channel analog circuits for hard disk drives. From 1999 to 2004, he was with DataPath Systems, Santa Clara, CA, USA, where he worked on read-channel, DSL, and high-sp...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Pervez M. Aziz (S'87–M'96–SM'11) received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, in 1990, 1991, and 1996, respectively.
After working on delta-sigma A/D converter architectures for his doctoral thesis, he joined AT&T Microelectronics Group/Bell Laboratories in 1995 to work on architecture development for magnetic recording read channels. This group subsequently became ...Show More
Pervez M. Aziz (S'87–M'96–SM'11) received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, in 1990, 1991, and 1996, respectively.
After working on delta-sigma A/D converter architectures for his doctoral thesis, he joined AT&T Microelectronics Group/Bell Laboratories in 1995 to work on architecture development for magnetic recording read channels. This group subsequently became ...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Tai Jing (M'96) received the B.S.E.E. degree from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, in 1994, and the M.S.E.E. degree from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, in 1996.
Since 2008, he has been with LSI Corporation (recently aquired by Avago) working on high-speed SerDes products. His main interests are low power, high scalability, and digital signal processing. He is currently a Senior Design Man...Show More
Tai Jing (M'96) received the B.S.E.E. degree from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, in 1994, and the M.S.E.E. degree from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, in 1996.
Since 2008, he has been with LSI Corporation (recently aquired by Avago) working on high-speed SerDes products. His main interests are low power, high scalability, and digital signal processing. He is currently a Senior Design Man...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Ashutosh Sinha received the B.Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, in 1996, and the M.S. degree from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, in 2007, both in electrical engineering.
Since 2008, he has been a Principal Analog Design Engineer with LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA, USA, working on high-speed SerDes. His research interests are in the area of analog/mixed-signal integrated-circuit de...Show More
Ashutosh Sinha received the B.Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, in 1996, and the M.S. degree from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, in 2007, both in electrical engineering.
Since 2008, he has been a Principal Analog Design Engineer with LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA, USA, working on high-speed SerDes. His research interests are in the area of analog/mixed-signal integrated-circuit de...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Shiva Prasad Kotagiri received the M.S. degree from the University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, USA, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA, in 2008.
He is a System Architect for high-speed SerDes transceiver design at LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA. He was with Xilinx from 2008 to 2011 as a System Architect for high-speed SerD...Show More
Shiva Prasad Kotagiri received the M.S. degree from the University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, USA, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA, in 2008.
He is a System Architect for high-speed SerDes transceiver design at LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA. He was with Xilinx from 2008 to 2011 as a System Architect for high-speed SerD...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Ram Narayan received the B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, in 2000, and the M.S. degree from University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, in 2003, both in electrical engineering.
From 2003 to 2008, he was a Staff Engineer with Agere Systems (merged with LSI Corporation in 2007) in Mendota Heights, MN, USA. During this period, he worked on preamplifier design for disk drive applicati...Show More
Ram Narayan received the B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, in 2000, and the M.S. degree from University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, in 2003, both in electrical engineering.
From 2003 to 2008, he was a Staff Engineer with Agere Systems (merged with LSI Corporation in 2007) in Mendota Heights, MN, USA. During this period, he worked on preamplifier design for disk drive applicati...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Hairong Gao received the B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, in 1995, and the M.S.E.E. degree from Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA, in 1997.
From 1997 to 1999, she was with Datapath Systems Inc., working on analog and mixed-signal designs for hard disk drive (HDD) read-channel ICs. From 1999 to 2007, she was with the Consumer Product Group Division, LSI Corporat...Show More
Hairong Gao received the B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, in 1995, and the M.S.E.E. degree from Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA, in 1997.
From 1997 to 1999, she was with Datapath Systems Inc., working on analog and mixed-signal designs for hard disk drive (HDD) read-channel ICs. From 1999 to 2007, she was with the Consumer Product Group Division, LSI Corporat...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Ping Jing received the B.S. degree from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 1986, and the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, in 1999.
In 1999, she joined Cirrus Logic, Inc., Broomfield, CO, USA, as an Analog Circuit Design Engineer, where she was involved with circuits design for hard disk drive read-channel devices. In 2004, she joined LSI Corporation...Show More
Ping Jing received the B.S. degree from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 1986, and the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, in 1999.
In 1999, she joined Cirrus Logic, Inc., Broomfield, CO, USA, as an Analog Circuit Design Engineer, where she was involved with circuits design for hard disk drive read-channel devices. In 2004, she joined LSI Corporation...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Gary Hom received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1987 and 1993, respectively.
He has worked in high-speed I/O circuit library development since 1993 in both LSI Logic and VLSI Technology. In 2006, he joined the Serdes Analog Design Group at LSI Logic, where he has been involved with high-speed analog front-end circuit designs, and in the development...Show More
Gary Hom received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1987 and 1993, respectively.
He has worked in high-speed I/O circuit library development since 1993 in both LSI Logic and VLSI Technology. In 2006, he joined the Serdes Analog Design Group at LSI Logic, where he has been involved with high-speed analog front-end circuit designs, and in the development...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Anshi Liang received the B.Eng. degree (summa cum laude) from Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA, in 2001, and the M.S. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 2004.
In 2011, he joined LSI Corporation, where he worked on CMOS integrated circuit design for high-speed serial IOs. He is currently with Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA.
Anshi Liang received the B.Eng. degree (summa cum laude) from Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA, in 2001, and the M.S. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 2004.
In 2011, he joined LSI Corporation, where he worked on CMOS integrated circuit design for high-speed serial IOs. He is currently with Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Eric Zhang received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, in 1992 and 1996, respectively.
From 1996 to 2000, he was a Senior Analog Design Engineer with Integrated Device Technology, where his major responsibilities included transistor-level design of analog circuitry, such as PLLs, high-speed transmitters and receivers for twist-pairs, and coaxial and ...Show More
Eric Zhang received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, in 1992 and 1996, respectively.
From 1996 to 2000, he was a Senior Analog Design Engineer with Integrated Device Technology, where his major responsibilities included transistor-level design of analog circuitry, such as PLLs, high-speed transmitters and receivers for twist-pairs, and coaxial and ...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Aniket Kadkol received the B.E. degree from Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai, India, in 2001, and the M.S. degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 2004, both in electrical engineering.
From 2005 to 2011, he was an Analog design Engineer with Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA. During this period he worked on amplifiers, comparators and clock distribution circuits for FPGAs....Show More
Aniket Kadkol received the B.E. degree from Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai, India, in 2001, and the M.S. degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 2004, both in electrical engineering.
From 2005 to 2011, he was an Analog design Engineer with Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA. During this period he worked on amplifiers, comparators and clock distribution circuits for FPGAs....View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Ruchi Kothari received the B.E. degree in electronics engineering from Ramdeo Baba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, India, in 2000, the M.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, in 2003, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA, in 2006.
In 2007, she joined LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), Milpitas, CA, ...Show More
Ruchi Kothari received the B.E. degree in electronics engineering from Ramdeo Baba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, India, in 2000, the M.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, in 2003, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA, in 2006.
In 2007, she joined LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), Milpitas, CA, ...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Gordon Chan received the Ph.D. degree in engineering science from the University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., in 1995.
He joined LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, in 2011, where he is a Mixed-Signal Circuit Designer. He is currently working on the design and integration of high-speed serial links. He has authored or coauthored three papers in conferences and journals related to circuit design.
Gordon Chan received the Ph.D. degree in engineering science from the University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., in 1995.
He joined LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, in 2011, where he is a Mixed-Signal Circuit Designer. He is currently working on the design and integration of high-speed serial links. He has authored or coauthored three papers in conferences and journals related to circuit design.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Yehui Sun received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 2002, 2005, and 2008, respectively.
From 2005 to 2010, he was a Senior Analog Design Engineer with Integrated Device Technology, Shanghai, China, where he worked on SerDes and clock-data-recovery (CDR) circuit design. From 2010 to 2013, he was with LSI Corporation, Shanghai, China, as a Staff Analog/Mix...Show More
Yehui Sun received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 2002, 2005, and 2008, respectively.
From 2005 to 2010, he was a Senior Analog Design Engineer with Integrated Device Technology, Shanghai, China, where he worked on SerDes and clock-data-recovery (CDR) circuit design. From 2010 to 2013, he was with LSI Corporation, Shanghai, China, as a Staff Analog/Mix...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Benjamin Ge received B.S. degree and M.S. degree in electronic engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, in 2003 and 2006, respectively.
From 2006 to 2007, he was with STMicroelectronics, working on the design of automotive ICs. In 2007, he joined Agere Systems in 2007, later acquired by LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA, where he has worked on the design of Ethernet PHYs and high-speed SerDes.
Benjamin Ge received B.S. degree and M.S. degree in electronic engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, in 2003 and 2006, respectively.
From 2006 to 2007, he was with STMicroelectronics, working on the design of automotive ICs. In 2007, he joined Agere Systems in 2007, later acquired by LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA, where he has worked on the design of Ethernet PHYs and high-speed SerDes.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Jason Zeng received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics science and technology from Xi'an Jiaotong University, ShaanXi, China.
He joined HyperPHY team of LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, in 2010 and has worked as a Digital IC Design Engineer for high-speed SerDes products since then.
Jason Zeng received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics science and technology from Xi'an Jiaotong University, ShaanXi, China.
He joined HyperPHY team of LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, in 2010 and has worked as a Digital IC Design Engineer for high-speed SerDes products since then.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Kathy Ling received the B.S. degree from Soochow University, Taiwan, the M.S. degree in physics from the University of Oregon, Corvallis, OR, USA, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1992.
From 1993 to 1995, she worked with Noller Communication on telecommunications ASIC designs. Then, from 1995 to 1998 she worked with Opti and S3 on MPEG2 decoders. Since 1998...Show More
Kathy Ling received the B.S. degree from Soochow University, Taiwan, the M.S. degree in physics from the University of Oregon, Corvallis, OR, USA, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1992.
From 1993 to 1995, she worked with Noller Communication on telecommunications ASIC designs. Then, from 1995 to 1998 she worked with Opti and S3 on MPEG2 decoders. Since 1998...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Michael C. Wang was born in 1986. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 2008, and the M.E. degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, in 2009.
Since then, he has been with LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), where he is currently a Senior IC Design Engineer.
Michael C. Wang was born in 1986. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 2008, and the M.E. degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, in 2009.
Since then, he has been with LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), where he is currently a Senior IC Design Engineer.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Amaresh Malipatil received the B.Eng. degree in electronics and communications engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA.
He has been a SerDes System Architect with Avago Technology, San Jose, CA, USA, since 2005, where he is involved with developing system architectures for high-speed SerDes...Show More
Amaresh Malipatil received the B.Eng. degree in electronics and communications engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA.
He has been a SerDes System Architect with Avago Technology, San Jose, CA, USA, since 2005, where he is involved with developing system architectures for high-speed SerDes...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Lijun Li received the B.S. degree in electronics engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1998, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, in 2002, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Irvine, CA, USA, in 2006.
From 2000 to 2002, he was a Hardware Design Engineer with Lucent Technologies, Westford, MA, USA, working on...Show More
Lijun Li received the B.S. degree in electronics engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1998, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, in 2002, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Irvine, CA, USA, in 2006.
From 2000 to 2002, he was a Hardware Design Engineer with Lucent Technologies, Westford, MA, USA, working on...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Christopher Abel received the B.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, in 1989 and 1995, respectively.
From 1995 to 1997, he was with Rosemount Inc., where he designed sigma-delta A/D converters for industrial process control products. He joined the Microelectronics Division of Lucent Technologies in 1997, where he focused on the design of continuous-time fil...Show More
Christopher Abel received the B.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, in 1989 and 1995, respectively.
From 1995 to 1997, he was with Rosemount Inc., where he designed sigma-delta A/D converters for industrial process control products. He joined the Microelectronics Division of Lucent Technologies in 1997, where he focused on the design of continuous-time fil...View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Freeman Zhong (M'00) received the B.S. degree from Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China, the M.S. degree in physics from Jinan University, Jinan, China, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1995.
From 1995 to 1998, he was with National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, USA, as a Senior Design Engineer working on analog and mixed-signal IC designs. F...Show More
Freeman Zhong (M'00) received the B.S. degree from Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China, the M.S. degree in physics from Jinan University, Jinan, China, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1995.
From 1995 to 1998, he was with National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, USA, as a Senior Design Engineer working on analog and mixed-signal IC designs. F...View more
Contents LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Hiroshi Kimura (M'94) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, in 1990.
He joined the System Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Yokohama, Japan, in 1990, where he worked on the research and development of read-channel analog circuits for hard disk drives. From 1999 to 2004, he was with DataPath Systems, Santa Clara, CA, USA, where he worked on read-channel, DSL, and high-speed interface analog circuits design. From 2004 to 2009, he was with Link-A-Media Devices Corporation, Santa Clara, where he worked on read-channel analog circuits design. Since 2009, he has been with LSI Corporation (an Avago Technologies company), San Jose, CA, USA, where he is currently a Distinguished Engineer/Senior Manager and leads the development of high-speed SerDes analog circuits design.
Hiroshi Kimura (M'94) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, in 1990.
He joined the System Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Yokohama, Japan, in 1990, where he worked on the research and development of read-channel analog circuits for hard disk drives. From 1999 to 2004, he was with DataPath Systems, Santa Clara, CA, USA, where he worked on read-channel, DSL, and high-speed interface analog circuits design. From 2004 to 2009, he was with Link-A-Media Devices Corporation, Santa Clara, where he worked on read-channel analog circuits design. Since 2009, he has been with LSI Corporation (an Avago Technologies company), San Jose, CA, USA, where he is currently a Distinguished Engineer/Senior Manager and leads the development of high-speed SerDes analog circuits design.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Pervez M. Aziz (S'87–M'96–SM'11) received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, in 1990, 1991, and 1996, respectively.
After working on delta-sigma A/D converter architectures for his doctoral thesis, he joined AT&T Microelectronics Group/Bell Laboratories in 1995 to work on architecture development for magnetic recording read channels. This group subsequently became part of Lucent Technologies, then Agere Systems, and LSI Corporation in 2007. LSI Corporation was acquired by Avago Technologies in May 2014. From 1995 to 2003, while contributing to several generations of commercially designed read channels, he worked on various aspects of architecture development and analysis including equalization, timing recovery, servo signal processing, construction, and implementation of modulation and distance enhancing codes, as well as Viterbi and postprocessor-based detection. In 2003, he joined the SerDes architecture group where he has been working on adaptive equalization and clock/data recovery architecture/algorithm development and analysis for commercially designed high-speed multi-gigabit SerDes channels. His interests also include bit cycle accurate modeling and functional verification of digital signal processing circuits and modeling of analog circuits. He has authored or coauthored six book chapters, 11 journal papers, 24 conference papers, and numerous internal technical documents and architecture specifications. He is currently a Distinguished Engineer at Avago Technologies.
Dr. Aziz is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi. He was a recipient of the Electronics Letters Premium Award. He holds about 40 U.S. patents.
Pervez M. Aziz (S'87–M'96–SM'11) received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, in 1990, 1991, and 1996, respectively.
After working on delta-sigma A/D converter architectures for his doctoral thesis, he joined AT&T Microelectronics Group/Bell Laboratories in 1995 to work on architecture development for magnetic recording read channels. This group subsequently became part of Lucent Technologies, then Agere Systems, and LSI Corporation in 2007. LSI Corporation was acquired by Avago Technologies in May 2014. From 1995 to 2003, while contributing to several generations of commercially designed read channels, he worked on various aspects of architecture development and analysis including equalization, timing recovery, servo signal processing, construction, and implementation of modulation and distance enhancing codes, as well as Viterbi and postprocessor-based detection. In 2003, he joined the SerDes architecture group where he has been working on adaptive equalization and clock/data recovery architecture/algorithm development and analysis for commercially designed high-speed multi-gigabit SerDes channels. His interests also include bit cycle accurate modeling and functional verification of digital signal processing circuits and modeling of analog circuits. He has authored or coauthored six book chapters, 11 journal papers, 24 conference papers, and numerous internal technical documents and architecture specifications. He is currently a Distinguished Engineer at Avago Technologies.
Dr. Aziz is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi. He was a recipient of the Electronics Letters Premium Award. He holds about 40 U.S. patents.View more
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Tai Jing (M'96) received the B.S.E.E. degree from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, in 1994, and the M.S.E.E. degree from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, in 1996.
Since 2008, he has been with LSI Corporation (recently aquired by Avago) working on high-speed SerDes products. His main interests are low power, high scalability, and digital signal processing. He is currently a Senior Design Manager in the area of SerDes digital design.
Tai Jing (M'96) received the B.S.E.E. degree from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, in 1994, and the M.S.E.E. degree from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, in 1996.
Since 2008, he has been with LSI Corporation (recently aquired by Avago) working on high-speed SerDes products. His main interests are low power, high scalability, and digital signal processing. He is currently a Senior Design Manager in the area of SerDes digital design.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Ashutosh Sinha received the B.Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, in 1996, and the M.S. degree from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, in 2007, both in electrical engineering.
Since 2008, he has been a Principal Analog Design Engineer with LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA, USA, working on high-speed SerDes. His research interests are in the area of analog/mixed-signal integrated-circuit design, with special emphasis on high-speed data links.
Ashutosh Sinha received the B.Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, in 1996, and the M.S. degree from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, in 2007, both in electrical engineering.
Since 2008, he has been a Principal Analog Design Engineer with LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA, USA, working on high-speed SerDes. His research interests are in the area of analog/mixed-signal integrated-circuit design, with special emphasis on high-speed data links.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Shiva Prasad Kotagiri received the M.S. degree from the University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, USA, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA, in 2008.
He is a System Architect for high-speed SerDes transceiver design at LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA. He was with Xilinx from 2008 to 2011 as a System Architect for high-speed SerDes transceiver design.
Shiva Prasad Kotagiri received the M.S. degree from the University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, USA, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA, in 2008.
He is a System Architect for high-speed SerDes transceiver design at LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA. He was with Xilinx from 2008 to 2011 as a System Architect for high-speed SerDes transceiver design.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Ram Narayan received the B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, in 2000, and the M.S. degree from University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, in 2003, both in electrical engineering.
From 2003 to 2008, he was a Staff Engineer with Agere Systems (merged with LSI Corporation in 2007) in Mendota Heights, MN, USA. During this period, he worked on preamplifier design for disk drive applications. Since 2008, he has been with the SerDes design group at LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago Technologies), San Jose, CA, USA, where he has been designing transmitters and analog front-ends for receivers.
Ram Narayan received the B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, in 2000, and the M.S. degree from University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, in 2003, both in electrical engineering.
From 2003 to 2008, he was a Staff Engineer with Agere Systems (merged with LSI Corporation in 2007) in Mendota Heights, MN, USA. During this period, he worked on preamplifier design for disk drive applications. Since 2008, he has been with the SerDes design group at LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago Technologies), San Jose, CA, USA, where he has been designing transmitters and analog front-ends for receivers.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Hairong Gao received the B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, in 1995, and the M.S.E.E. degree from Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA, in 1997.
From 1997 to 1999, she was with Datapath Systems Inc., working on analog and mixed-signal designs for hard disk drive (HDD) read-channel ICs. From 1999 to 2007, she was with the Consumer Product Group Division, LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), Milpitas, CA., USA. During this period, she worked on analog front-end designs for various consumer ICs, including HDD read channel, terrestrial and cable tuner and DVD R/W drive. Since 2007, she has been with the Custom Silicon Division of LSI Corporation, Milpitas. Her current focus is on analog and mixed-signal designs for high-speed SerDes.
Hairong Gao received the B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, in 1995, and the M.S.E.E. degree from Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA, in 1997.
From 1997 to 1999, she was with Datapath Systems Inc., working on analog and mixed-signal designs for hard disk drive (HDD) read-channel ICs. From 1999 to 2007, she was with the Consumer Product Group Division, LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), Milpitas, CA., USA. During this period, she worked on analog front-end designs for various consumer ICs, including HDD read channel, terrestrial and cable tuner and DVD R/W drive. Since 2007, she has been with the Custom Silicon Division of LSI Corporation, Milpitas. Her current focus is on analog and mixed-signal designs for high-speed SerDes.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Ping Jing received the B.S. degree from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 1986, and the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, in 1999.
In 1999, she joined Cirrus Logic, Inc., Broomfield, CO, USA, as an Analog Circuit Design Engineer, where she was involved with circuits design for hard disk drive read-channel devices. In 2004, she joined LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA, USA, where she designed analog circuits for DVD controllers. In 2008, she joined Telegent Technology, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA, where she designed circuits in analog TV tuner for mobile devices. She has been with LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, since 2011, working on high-speed SerDes. She holds one U.S. patent.
Ping Jing received the B.S. degree from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 1986, and the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, in 1999.
In 1999, she joined Cirrus Logic, Inc., Broomfield, CO, USA, as an Analog Circuit Design Engineer, where she was involved with circuits design for hard disk drive read-channel devices. In 2004, she joined LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA, USA, where she designed analog circuits for DVD controllers. In 2008, she joined Telegent Technology, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA, where she designed circuits in analog TV tuner for mobile devices. She has been with LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, since 2011, working on high-speed SerDes. She holds one U.S. patent.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Gary Hom received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1987 and 1993, respectively.
He has worked in high-speed I/O circuit library development since 1993 in both LSI Logic and VLSI Technology. In 2006, he joined the Serdes Analog Design Group at LSI Logic, where he has been involved with high-speed analog front-end circuit designs, and in the development of PLL. His current research interests are in variable-gain amplifiers, linear equalizer, decision feedback equalization, clock-and-data recovery, and PLL circuits for high-speed I/O interface.
Gary Hom received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1987 and 1993, respectively.
He has worked in high-speed I/O circuit library development since 1993 in both LSI Logic and VLSI Technology. In 2006, he joined the Serdes Analog Design Group at LSI Logic, where he has been involved with high-speed analog front-end circuit designs, and in the development of PLL. His current research interests are in variable-gain amplifiers, linear equalizer, decision feedback equalization, clock-and-data recovery, and PLL circuits for high-speed I/O interface.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Anshi Liang received the B.Eng. degree (summa cum laude) from Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA, in 2001, and the M.S. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 2004.
In 2011, he joined LSI Corporation, where he worked on CMOS integrated circuit design for high-speed serial IOs. He is currently with Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA.
Anshi Liang received the B.Eng. degree (summa cum laude) from Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA, in 2001, and the M.S. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 2004.
In 2011, he joined LSI Corporation, where he worked on CMOS integrated circuit design for high-speed serial IOs. He is currently with Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Eric Zhang received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, in 1992 and 1996, respectively.
From 1996 to 2000, he was a Senior Analog Design Engineer with Integrated Device Technology, where his major responsibilities included transistor-level design of analog circuitry, such as PLLs, high-speed transmitters and receivers for twist-pairs, and coaxial and fiber optic cables. He joined LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago) in 2000, where he worked in analog and mixed-signal design of high-speed SerDes for networking and communication applications. He is currently working on the design and development of SerDes for storage network products. His primary areas of interest include system architecture, high-speed and low-power analog circuit design for transceivers, mixed-signal system verifications, and applications.
Eric Zhang received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, in 1992 and 1996, respectively.
From 1996 to 2000, he was a Senior Analog Design Engineer with Integrated Device Technology, where his major responsibilities included transistor-level design of analog circuitry, such as PLLs, high-speed transmitters and receivers for twist-pairs, and coaxial and fiber optic cables. He joined LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago) in 2000, where he worked in analog and mixed-signal design of high-speed SerDes for networking and communication applications. He is currently working on the design and development of SerDes for storage network products. His primary areas of interest include system architecture, high-speed and low-power analog circuit design for transceivers, mixed-signal system verifications, and applications.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Aniket Kadkol received the B.E. degree from Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai, India, in 2001, and the M.S. degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 2004, both in electrical engineering.
From 2005 to 2011, he was an Analog design Engineer with Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA. During this period he worked on amplifiers, comparators and clock distribution circuits for FPGAs. Since 2011, he has been with the SerDes design group with LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA. He has been an analog/mixed signal designer working on Gb/s serdes for high-speed communication. His technical interests include SerDes, low-power design, low-phase-noise VCOs, and wideband amplifiers.
Aniket Kadkol received the B.E. degree from Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai, India, in 2001, and the M.S. degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 2004, both in electrical engineering.
From 2005 to 2011, he was an Analog design Engineer with Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA. During this period he worked on amplifiers, comparators and clock distribution circuits for FPGAs. Since 2011, he has been with the SerDes design group with LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA. He has been an analog/mixed signal designer working on Gb/s serdes for high-speed communication. His technical interests include SerDes, low-power design, low-phase-noise VCOs, and wideband amplifiers.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Ruchi Kothari received the B.E. degree in electronics engineering from Ramdeo Baba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, India, in 2000, the M.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, in 2003, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA, in 2006.
In 2007, she joined LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), Milpitas, CA, USA, where she has been working on Transmitter design for Gb/s Serdes. Her current technical interests include Serdes, high-speed design, and PLLs.
Ruchi Kothari received the B.E. degree in electronics engineering from Ramdeo Baba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, India, in 2000, the M.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, in 2003, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA, in 2006.
In 2007, she joined LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), Milpitas, CA, USA, where she has been working on Transmitter design for Gb/s Serdes. Her current technical interests include Serdes, high-speed design, and PLLs.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Gordon Chan received the Ph.D. degree in engineering science from the University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., in 1995.
He joined LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, in 2011, where he is a Mixed-Signal Circuit Designer. He is currently working on the design and integration of high-speed serial links. He has authored or coauthored three papers in conferences and journals related to circuit design.
Gordon Chan received the Ph.D. degree in engineering science from the University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K., in 1995.
He joined LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, in 2011, where he is a Mixed-Signal Circuit Designer. He is currently working on the design and integration of high-speed serial links. He has authored or coauthored three papers in conferences and journals related to circuit design.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Yehui Sun received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 2002, 2005, and 2008, respectively.
From 2005 to 2010, he was a Senior Analog Design Engineer with Integrated Device Technology, Shanghai, China, where he worked on SerDes and clock-data-recovery (CDR) circuit design. From 2010 to 2013, he was with LSI Corporation, Shanghai, China, as a Staff Analog/Mixed-Signal Design Engineer, where he worked on high-speed slicer and decision feedback equalization. Since 2013, he has been with Avago Technology, San Jose, CA, working on multi-GHz SerDes for optical and high-speed communications. His current research interests include design of high-speed multi-level SerDes, decision feedback equalization, and CDR.
Yehui Sun received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 2002, 2005, and 2008, respectively.
From 2005 to 2010, he was a Senior Analog Design Engineer with Integrated Device Technology, Shanghai, China, where he worked on SerDes and clock-data-recovery (CDR) circuit design. From 2010 to 2013, he was with LSI Corporation, Shanghai, China, as a Staff Analog/Mixed-Signal Design Engineer, where he worked on high-speed slicer and decision feedback equalization. Since 2013, he has been with Avago Technology, San Jose, CA, working on multi-GHz SerDes for optical and high-speed communications. His current research interests include design of high-speed multi-level SerDes, decision feedback equalization, and CDR.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Benjamin Ge received B.S. degree and M.S. degree in electronic engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, in 2003 and 2006, respectively.
From 2006 to 2007, he was with STMicroelectronics, working on the design of automotive ICs. In 2007, he joined Agere Systems in 2007, later acquired by LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA, where he has worked on the design of Ethernet PHYs and high-speed SerDes.
Benjamin Ge received B.S. degree and M.S. degree in electronic engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, in 2003 and 2006, respectively.
From 2006 to 2007, he was with STMicroelectronics, working on the design of automotive ICs. In 2007, he joined Agere Systems in 2007, later acquired by LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA, where he has worked on the design of Ethernet PHYs and high-speed SerDes.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Jason Zeng received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics science and technology from Xi'an Jiaotong University, ShaanXi, China.
He joined HyperPHY team of LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, in 2010 and has worked as a Digital IC Design Engineer for high-speed SerDes products since then.
Jason Zeng received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics science and technology from Xi'an Jiaotong University, ShaanXi, China.
He joined HyperPHY team of LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, in 2010 and has worked as a Digital IC Design Engineer for high-speed SerDes products since then.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Kathy Ling received the B.S. degree from Soochow University, Taiwan, the M.S. degree in physics from the University of Oregon, Corvallis, OR, USA, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1992.
From 1993 to 1995, she worked with Noller Communication on telecommunications ASIC designs. Then, from 1995 to 1998 she worked with Opti and S3 on MPEG2 decoders. Since 1998, she has been a Staff Design Engineer with Avago/LSI Technologies, San Jose, CA, USA, where she develops and designs high-speed digital SerDes.
Kathy Ling received the B.S. degree from Soochow University, Taiwan, the M.S. degree in physics from the University of Oregon, Corvallis, OR, USA, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1992.
From 1993 to 1995, she worked with Noller Communication on telecommunications ASIC designs. Then, from 1995 to 1998 she worked with Opti and S3 on MPEG2 decoders. Since 1998, she has been a Staff Design Engineer with Avago/LSI Technologies, San Jose, CA, USA, where she develops and designs high-speed digital SerDes.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Michael C. Wang was born in 1986. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 2008, and the M.E. degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, in 2009.
Since then, he has been with LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), where he is currently a Senior IC Design Engineer.
Michael C. Wang was born in 1986. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 2008, and the M.E. degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, in 2009.
Since then, he has been with LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), where he is currently a Senior IC Design Engineer.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Amaresh Malipatil received the B.Eng. degree in electronics and communications engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA.
He has been a SerDes System Architect with Avago Technology, San Jose, CA, USA, since 2005, where he is involved with developing system architectures for high-speed SerDes. His research interests include signal processing and communications over high-speed links and wireless channels, linear and nonlinear signal processing with applications in communications, and distributed signal processing over sensor networks.
Amaresh Malipatil received the B.Eng. degree in electronics and communications engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA.
He has been a SerDes System Architect with Avago Technology, San Jose, CA, USA, since 2005, where he is involved with developing system architectures for high-speed SerDes. His research interests include signal processing and communications over high-speed links and wireless channels, linear and nonlinear signal processing with applications in communications, and distributed signal processing over sensor networks.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Lijun Li received the B.S. degree in electronics engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1998, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, in 2002, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Irvine, CA, USA, in 2006.
From 2000 to 2002, he was a Hardware Design Engineer with Lucent Technologies, Westford, MA, USA, working on multi-service ATM WAN switch service cards. In 2006, he was a Member of Technical Staff with Ambarella Inc., working on high-speed interface circuits. Since 2006, he has been an Analog/Mixed-Signal Designer working on Gb/s SerDes for optical and high-speed communications. His current research interests include the design of high-speed serdes, clock data recovery, and phase-locked loop circuits.
Lijun Li received the B.S. degree in electronics engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1998, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, in 2002, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Irvine, CA, USA, in 2006.
From 2000 to 2002, he was a Hardware Design Engineer with Lucent Technologies, Westford, MA, USA, working on multi-service ATM WAN switch service cards. In 2006, he was a Member of Technical Staff with Ambarella Inc., working on high-speed interface circuits. Since 2006, he has been an Analog/Mixed-Signal Designer working on Gb/s SerDes for optical and high-speed communications. His current research interests include the design of high-speed serdes, clock data recovery, and phase-locked loop circuits.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Christopher Abel received the B.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, in 1989 and 1995, respectively.
From 1995 to 1997, he was with Rosemount Inc., where he designed sigma-delta A/D converters for industrial process control products. He joined the Microelectronics Division of Lucent Technologies in 1997, where he focused on the design of continuous-time filters and A/D converters for DSL products, and remained with the Division when it spun off to form Agere Systems. He joined the SerDes design team at Agere in 2001 and has been actively involved in SerDes design and management since that time. He is currently the Director of SerDes Analog Design in the Data Controller Division at Avago Technologies, San Jose, CA, USA.
Christopher Abel received the B.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, in 1989 and 1995, respectively.
From 1995 to 1997, he was with Rosemount Inc., where he designed sigma-delta A/D converters for industrial process control products. He joined the Microelectronics Division of Lucent Technologies in 1997, where he focused on the design of continuous-time filters and A/D converters for DSL products, and remained with the Division when it spun off to form Agere Systems. He joined the SerDes design team at Agere in 2001 and has been actively involved in SerDes design and management since that time. He is currently the Director of SerDes Analog Design in the Data Controller Division at Avago Technologies, San Jose, CA, USA.View more
LSI Corporation, Avago Technologies Company, San Jose, CA, USA
Freeman Zhong (M'00) received the B.S. degree from Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China, the M.S. degree in physics from Jinan University, Jinan, China, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1995.
From 1995 to 1998, he was with National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, USA, as a Senior Design Engineer working on analog and mixed-signal IC designs. From 1998 to 2000, he worked with NEC Corporation, Santa Clara, as a Staff Design Engineer working on mixed-signal IC design for storage SOC products. Since 2000, he has been a Senior Design Manager/Design Director with LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, where he leads the developments of Ethernet PHY and high-speed SerDes. His current research interests include high-speed SerDes and DSP-based transceiver.
Freeman Zhong (M'00) received the B.S. degree from Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China, the M.S. degree in physics from Jinan University, Jinan, China, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA, in 1995.
From 1995 to 1998, he was with National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, USA, as a Senior Design Engineer working on analog and mixed-signal IC designs. From 1998 to 2000, he worked with NEC Corporation, Santa Clara, as a Staff Design Engineer working on mixed-signal IC design for storage SOC products. Since 2000, he has been a Senior Design Manager/Design Director with LSI Corporation (acquired by Avago), San Jose, CA, USA, where he leads the developments of Ethernet PHY and high-speed SerDes. His current research interests include high-speed SerDes and DSP-based transceiver.View more