Integrated Circuits & Systems (ICS) Group

Primary Objectives

Group is initially aimed at developing research in the area of analog, mixed signal and radio frequency integrated circuit design. Analog/RF integrated circuits are fundamental part of every real life system. The advancements in the IC technology are taking place at an extremely rapid pace leading to extremely low supply voltages and smaller device dimensions. This has limited the applicability of circuit topologies which were being used 10 years ago. Also, analog/RF design for extremely short dimensions devices (CMOS transistors of as low as 45 nanometers length) is none less than a challenge for today's IC designers.

Initially research is to be limited to block level optimization for analog, mixed signal and RF integrated circuits. Research areas are as follows:

  1. Low power/ Low voltage analog design
  2. High speed data converters
  3. RF front end design
  4. Integrated Circuits for wireless communications

Long Term Goals

ICS aims at doing research and development of mixed signal system on chip (SoC) and Integrated RF transceiver design in future

Group members: (Dept of EE, CIIT, Islamabad)

Dr. Syed Irfan, Asst.Prof
Omair Inam, Asst. Prof
Babar Mansoor, Asst. Prof
Irfan Ullah, Lecturer
Sardar Gulfam, Lecturer

External Collaborations:

Mr. Waqas Ahmad - Analog IC Designer, GNResound A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mr. M. Jawwad - University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Activity

The research group has organized a video lecture series, along with interactive discussion among participants, with an aim to building suitable foundation in:

  1. Analysis and design of Analogue Integrated Circuits in order to implement various systems
  2. To initiate research activity under the umbrella of ICS Research Group

Group page

A web portal has also been setup. For updates about happenings in the group you may browse through the following web page:

http://sites.google.com/site/analogcmosgroup/