In Step With Bram Nauta: Three Decades of Analog IC Design [People]

Reports on the research and work of Dr. Bram Nauta in the area of circut design. Almost all mobile phone brands have in common a well-known component called the Nauta circuit. It is for this invention that microchip architect Dr. Bram Nauta is considered a Dutch pioneer in advanced modern technology. This achievement emerged from his childhood interest in electronics. Born on 20 January 1964 in Hengelo, The Netherlands, Nauta received his M.Sc. degree (cum laude) in electrical engineering (with a concentration in bipolar metal-oxide semiconductor operational transconductance amplifier design) from the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, in 1987 and his Ph.D. degree in analog CMOS filters for very high frequencies (under the supervision of Dr. Evert Seevinck) from the University of Twente in 1991. That year, he joined the Mixed- Signal Circuits and Systems Department, Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. In 1998, he returned to the University of Twente, where he is a distinguished professor, heading the IC Design Group. Since 2016, he has served as the chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering. His current research interests include high-speed analog CMOS circuits, software-defined radio, cognitive radio, and beamforming.