Journal Publications

  1. Z. Liang, J. Yuan, “A compact multi-mode resonant dual-wideband printed quasi-Yagi antenna with dual-driven element”, IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, accepted, Feb. 2020

  2. H. Niu, J. Yuan, “An efficient spur-aliasing-free spectral calibration technique in time-interleaved ADCs”, IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (TCAS-I), accepted, Feb. 2020

  3. Z. Liang, J. Yuan, “Modelling and prediction of mobile service channel power density for RF energy harvesting”, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, accepted, Jan. 2020

  4. S. Shen, J. Yuan, “Low frequency 1/f^gamma noise modeling of buried channel MOSFET based on discretized traps”, IEEE Journal of Electronic Devices Society, accepted, Jan. 2020

  5. C. Zhang, S. Sidiqui, P. Morales Navarette, J. Yuan, “An integrated whole-cell detection platform for heavy metal ions”, IEEE Sensor Journal, accepted, Dec. 2019

  6. K. Tjon, J. Yuan, “Fabrication of Thin Film Silver/Silver Chloride Electrodes with Finely Controlled Single Layer Silver Chloride”, Journal of Visualized Experiments , accepted, Dec. 2019

  7. S. Mohamad, J. Yuan, and A. Bermak, “A 102.2dB, 181.1dB FoM extended counting analog-to-digital converter with capacitor scaling”, IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), accepted, Oct. 2019

  8. K. Tjon, J. Yuan, “Impedance characterization of silver/silver chloride micro-electrodes for bio-sensing applications”, Electrochimica Acta , accepted, Aug. 2019

  9. C. Wu, J. Yuan, “A 12-bit 300MS/s single-channel pipelined SAR ADC with open-loop MDAC”, IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), Vol. 54, pp. 1446-1454, May, 2019 [link]

  10. Z. Liang, J. Yuan, “Modelling and optimization of high-efficiency differential-drive CMOS rectifier for UHF RF energy harvesters”, IET Power Electronics , Vol. 12, pp. 588-597, Mar. 2019 [link]

  11. S. Mohamad, J. Yuan, and A. Bermak, “Power bounds and energy efficiency in incremental DS analog-to-digital converters”, IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (TCAS-I), Vol. 65, pp. 4110-4120, Dec. 2018 [link]

  12. J. Guo, W. Ng, J. Yuan, S. Li, and M. Chan, “A 200-channel area-power-efficient chemical and electrical dual-mode acquisition IC for the study of neurodegenerative diseases”, IEEE Trans. Biomedical Circuits and Systems (TBCAS), Vol. 10, pp. 567-578, Mar. 2016 [link]

  13. J. Huang, S. Yang, and J. Yuan, “A 75dB SNDR 10-MHz Signal Bandwidth Gm-C-Based Sigma-Delta Modulator with a Nonlinear Feedback Compensation Technique”, IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (TCAS-I), Vol. 62, pp. 2216-2226, Sep. 2015 [link]

  14. R. Xu, W. Ng, J. Yuan, S. Yin, and S. Wei, “A 1/2.5-inch VGA 400-fps CMOS image sensor with high sensitivity for machine vision”, IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), Vol. 49, pp. 2342-2351, Oct. 2014 [link]

  15. R. Xu, B. Liu, and J. Yuan, “Digitally calibrated 768kS/s 10-bit minimum-size SAR ADC array with dithering, IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), Vol. 47, pp. 2129-2140, Sep. 2012 [link]

  16. R. Xu, H. Zhu, W.C. Ng, H. Shan, and J. Yuan, " Equation Environment Coupling and Interference on the Electric-field Intrabody Communication Channel " , IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering (TBME), Vol. 59, pp. 2051-2059, Jul. 2012 [link]

  17. R. Xu, B. Liu, and J. Yuan, "A 1500fps Highly Sensitive 256*256 CMOS imaging sensor with in-pixel calibration", IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), Vol. 47, pp. 1408-1418, Jun. 2012 [link]

  18. J. Guo, J. Yuan, and M. Chan, "Modeling of the cell-electrode interface noise for microelectrode array measurement", IEEE Trans. Biomedical Circuits and Systems (TBCAS), Vol. 6, pp. 605-613, Nov. 2012 [link]

  19. J. Guo, J. Yuan, J. Huang, J. K. Y. Law, C.K. Yeung, and M. Chan, "29.2nV/rt Hz -59.6dB THD dual-band micro-electrode array signal acquisition IC", IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), Vol. 47, pp. 1209-1220, May, 2012, [link]

  20. J. Yuan, S. Fung, K. Chan, and R. Xu, "A 12-bit 20MS/s 56.3mW pipelined ADC with interpolation-based nonlinear calibration", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (TCAS-I), Vol. 59, pp. 555-565, Mar. 2012, [link]

  21. B. Liu , and J. Yuan, "A quantum-limited highly linear monolithic CMOS detector for computed tomography", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (TCAS-I), Vol. 59, pp. 566-574, Mar. 2012, [link]

  22. J. Yuan , S. Fung, K. Chan, and R. Xu, "An Interpolation-Based Calibration Architecture For Pipeline ADC With Nonlinear Error", IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation & Measurements (TIM), Vol.61, pp. 17-25, Jan. 2012 [link].

  23. J. Guo, J. Yuan, J. Huang , J. K. Y. Law, C.K. Yeung, and M. Chan, "Highly accurate dual-band cellular field potential acquisition for brain-machine interface", IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems (JETCAS), Vol. 1, pp. 461-468, Dec. 2011, [link]

  24. R. Xu, H. Zhu , and J. Yuan, " Electrical-Field Intra-body Communication Channel Modeling With Finite Element Method " , IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering (TBME), Vol. 58, pp. 705-712, Mar. 2011, [link]

  25. J. Yuan , and H.Y. Chan, "Power Analysis and Design of Wide Dynamic Range CMOS Imaging Sensors" , Microelectronics Journal, Vol. 41, pp.585-593, Sep. 2010, [link]

  26. J. Yuan , and K.L.Tsang, "The Design and Optimization Methodology of A Low-Distortion sub-uW Sample-and-Hold Stage for Weak Bio-Currents", Microelectronics Journal, Vol. 41, pp. 121-128, Feb./Mar., 2010, [link]

  27. J. Yuan , H.Chan, S.W. Fung, and B. Liu, " An Activity-Triggered 95.3dB DR -75.6dB THD CMOS Imaging Sensor with Digital Calibration " , IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), Vol. 44, pp. 2834-2843, Oct. 2009, [link]

  28. J. Yuan , H.Chan, S.W. Fung, and B. Liu, "Digital Calibration Technique for A Highly Linear Wide Dynamic Range CMOS Imaging Sensor", IEE Electronics Letters, Vol. 45, No. 9, pp. 449-451, Apr. 2009, [link]

  29. J. Yuan , N. Song, N. Farhat, and J. Van der Spiegel, "The Low-Power Element Design for a Spatio-Temporal Pattern Clustering System", Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Vol. 59, pp. 287-300, Jun. 2009, [link]

  30. J. Yuan , "Modeling, Quantitative Analysis and Design of Switched-Current Pipeline A/D Converters", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (TCAS-I), Vol. 56, pp. 727-739, Apr. 2009, [link]

  31. J. Yuan , N. Farhat, and J. Van der Spiegel, "Background Calibration with Piecewise Linearized Error Model for CMOS Pipeline A/D Converter", IEEE Transaction on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (TCAS-I),Vol. 55, pp. 311-321, Feb. 2008, [link]

  32. J. Yuan , N. Song, N. Farhat, and J. Van der Spiegel, "Cort-X II: The low-power Element Design for a Dynamic Neural Network", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs (TCAS-II), Vol. 54, pp.1130-1134, Dec. 2007, [link]

  33. J. Yuan , N. Farhat, and J. Van der Spiegel, "GBOPCAD: A Synthesis Tool for High-Performance Gain-Boosted OPAMP Design",  IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (TCAS-I), Vol. 52, pp. 1535-1544, Aug. 2005, [link]

Conference Publications

  1. S. Mohamad, Jie YUAN, and A. Bermak, “Power reduction in incremental SD ADCs using a capacitor scaling technique”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 1-4, Florence, May, 2018

  2. Ng Wai Chiu, and Jie YUAN, “A 1-8Gb/s optical wireless communication dual-mode receiver”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp.1-4, Baltimore, May, 2017

  3. Saqib Mohamad, Chao WU, and Jie YUAN, “A power minimized 74fJ/conversion-step 88.6dB SNR incremental SD ADC with an asynchronous SAR quantizer”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 1-4, Baltimore, May, 2017

  4. Tsz Ngai Lin, Xinyuan Ge and Jie YUAN, “A power-area-efficient impedance sensor design for 10*10 microelectrode array sensing”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 1-4, Baltimore, May, 2017

  5. Chao WU, and Jie YUAN, “A 7bit 800MS/s SAR ADC with background offset calibration”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 1038-1041, Montreal, May, 2016

  6. Yaguang ZHU, and Jie YUAN, “An on-chip Para-C calibration architecture for successive approximation ADC”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 1478-1481, Montreal, May, 2016

  7. Suwen Li, Jing Guo, Mansun Chan, and Jie YUAN, “Carbon nanotube coated microelectrode array for sensitive dopamine detection”, 9th IEEE international conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS), Hawaii, Apr. 2014.

  8. W. NG, R. Xu, and J. Yuan, “A 1/2.5” 400fps 36.5V/lx·s VGA CMOS Image Sensor with Minimized CTIA Pixels”, 2014 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Student Research Preview, San Francisco, Feb. 17, 2014

  9. J. Huang, S. Yang, and J. Yuan, “A 10-MHz bandwidth 70-dB SNDR 640MS/s continuous-time sigma-delta ADC using Gm-C filter with nonlinear feedback DAC calibration”, IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), San Jose, USA, Sep. 25, 2013, pp. 1-4.

  10. J. Guo, W. Ng, J. Yuan, and M. Chan, “A 200-channel 10uW 0.04mm2 dual-mode acquisition IC for high density MEA”, VLSI Circuits Symp. Dig. Tech. Papers (VLSI), June, 2013, pp. 48-49

  11. J. Guo, W. Ng, J. Yuan, and M. Chan, “A 51fA/Hz0.5 low power heterodyne impedance analyzer for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy”, VLSI Circuits Symp. Dig. Tech. Papers (VLSI), June, 2013, pp. 56-57

  12. R. Xu, B. Liu, and J. Yuan, "A 1500fps highly-sensitive CMOS imaging sensor design", International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging, Jun. 2013, Beijing, China, invited

  13. J. Yuan, "CMOS imaging sensor circuit design", International Symposium on VLSI Technology, Systems and Applications (VLSI-TSA), Apr. 2013, Hsinchu, Taiwan, invited short course

  14. J. Guo, and J. Yuan, "200-Channel Dual-mode Power Efficient Acquisition IC for High Density MEA", 2013 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Student Research Preview, San Francisco, Feb. 17, 2013

  15. H. Zhu, W. Ng, H. Shan, J. Yuan, "A physical layer security analysis on the electric-field intra-body communication", International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communication, Communication and Information Security Symposium, pp. 14-17, Maui, USA, Jan. 29, 2012

  16. J. Guo, J. Huang, J. Yuan, "A 10-bit resolution wide dynamic range detector for cell recording with microelectrode arrays", IEEE Biomedical Circuit & System Conference (BioCAS), pp. 313-316, San Diego, USA, Nov. 10, 2011

  17. J. Guo, J. Huang, J. Yuan, J. Law, C.K. Yeung, and M. Chan, "A 38.6nV/Hz0.5 -59.6dB THD dual-band microelectrode array signal acquisition IC", IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), pp. 1-4, San Jose, USA, Sep. 18, 2011, (Student Scholarship Award)

  18. J. Yuan, S. W. Fung, and K. Y. Chan, "A 12-bit 20MS/s 56.3mW pipelined ADC with interpolation-based nonlinear calibration", International Conf. Sampling Theory and Applications, Singapore, May, 2011, invited

  19. B. Liu, and J. Yuan, "A highly linear monolithic CMOS detector for computed tomography", 2011 International Symposium on VLSI Design, Automation & Test (VLSI-DAT), Hsinchu, Taiwan, pp. 281-284, 2011

  20. J. Guo, and J. Yuan, "A highly linear wide dynamic range detector for cell recording with microelectrode arrays", 2010 IEEE International conference on VLSI and System-on-chip (VLSI-SOC), pp. 179-182, Madrid, Spain, 2010

  21. J. Yuan , "Wide dynamic range CMOS imaging sensor for bio-medical imaging" , CMOS Emerging Technologies, Whistler, Canada, 2010, invited

  22. J. Guo , B. Liu, and J. Yuan, "Wide dynamic range front-end amplifier for cell recording with microelectrode arrays", 2009 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference(BioCAS), pp. 65-68, Nov. 26-28, 2009

  23. R. Xu , H. Zhu, and J. Yuan, "Circuit-coupled FEM analysis of the electrical-field type intra-body communication channel" , 2009 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference(BioCAS), pp. 221-224, Nov. 26-28, 2009

  24. L. Chen, R. Xu, and J. Yuan, "An efficient Bscan-sample-based SD beamformer for medical ultrasound imaging", 2009 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference(BioCAS), pp. 285-288, Nov. 26-28, 2009

  25. H. Zhu, R. Xu, and J. Yuan, " High Speed Intra-Body Communication for Personal Health Care " , 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), pp. 709-712, Sep. 3-6, 2009

  26. R. Xu, H. Zhu , J. Yuan, " Characterization and Analysis of Intra-body Communication Channel " , 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APS), pp. 1-4, Jun. 1-5, 2009

  27. B. Liu, and J. Yuan, "A Wide Dynamic Range High Linearity In-Pixel Data Acquisition Front-End for Computed Tomography", 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 24-27, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009

  28. S. Fung, B. Liu, J. Yuan, and Q. Guo, "A Low-Noise Monolithic CMOS Bio-Potential Detector", 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), May 24-27, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009

  29. H. Chan, and J. Yuan, "Activity-Based Wide Dynamic Range Highly Linear CMOS Imaging Sensor", 2009 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Student Forum, San Francisco, Feb. 8, 2009

  30. H. Chan, and J. Yuan, "A Low-Distortion and Wide Dynamic Range CMOS Imager for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy", 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems(ISCAS), pp. 2945-2948, Seattle, USA, May 18-23, 2008

  31. K.Tsang, and J. Yuan, "The Design and Optimization of a 25kS/s 10bit Micropower Current S/H Cell for Weak Current Bio-medical Applications", 4th IEEE International Symposium on Electronic Design, Test & Applications(DELTA), pp. 11-14, Jan. 23-25, 2008

  32. H. Chan, and J. Yuan, "Current-Mode Temporal Difference CMOS Imager for Capsule Endoscopy", 2007 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference(BioCAS), pp. 219-222, Montreal, Canada, Nov. 27-30, 2007

  33. K. Tsang, and J. Yuan, "A 50KS/s 10bit Micropower Current S/H Cell for Weak Current Bio-medical Applications", 2007 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference(BioCAS), pp. 150-153, Montreal, Canada, Nov. 27-30, 2007

  34. J. Yuan , N. Song, N. Farhat and J. Van der Spiegel, "Cort-X II: low power element design of a large-scale spatio-termpoal pattern clustering system", 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems(ISCAS), pp. 1017-1020, New Orleans, USA, May 27-30, 2007

  35. J. Yuan , N. Farhat and J. Van der Spiegel, "A CMOS Monolithic Implementation of a Nonlinear Interconnection Module for a Corticonic Network", 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems(ISCAS), pp. 2769-2772, Kos Island, Greece, May 23-26, 2006

  36. J. Yuan , N. Farhat and J. Van der Spiegel, "A CMOS Monolithic Implementation of a Nonlinear Element for 1-D Map Generation", 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 2765-2768, Kos Island, Greece, May 23-26, 2006

  37. J. Yuan , N. Farhat and J. Van der Spiegel, "A 50MS/s 12-bit CMOS Pipeline A/D Converter with Nonlinear Background Calibration", IEEE 2005 Custom Integrated Circuit Conference(CICC), pp. 399-402, San Jose, CA, Sep. 18-22, 2005

  38. J. Yuan, and N. Farhat, "A Compensation-Based Optimization Methodology for Gain-Boosted OPAMP", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems(ISCAS), Vol. 1, pp. 669-672, Vancouver, Canada, May 23-26, 2004