Dr. Kambiz Moez, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta

Education

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

2002 - 2006

M.ASc., Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

2001 - 2002

B.Sc., Electrical Engineering

University of Tehran, Iran

1995 - 1999

Research

General Research Area:

Our group's research activities at integrated Circuits and Systems (iCAS) Laboratory are generally focused on the theory, design, and implementation of Radio Frequency (RF) and Millimeter-Wave (MMW) Integrated Circuits and Systems primarily in CMOS technology for a wide array of applications including communication systems, wireless sensors, energy harvesting, radars, and power electronics.

Current Research Projects:

• Integrated Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting Systems for Self-powered Wireless Sensors and Internet of Things (IoT)
• Development of Low-Cost Phased-Array Systems for 5G Wireless Communication and Automotive Radars
• Active Circuit Implementation of Passive MMW/RF Components
• Ultra Wideband Technology for Communication, Automotive and Biomedical Applications
• 60 GHz Short-Range Wireless Networking

Teaching

Undergraduate and Graduate Courses:

I teach the following undergraduate and graduate courses on a regular basis:

• ECE 304 (formerly EE 351): Digital Electronics
• ECE 402 (formerly EE 451): RF Communication Circuits
• ECE 403 (formerly EE 453): Integrated Circuit Design
• ECE 551: Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits
• ECE 651: Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits

All information regarding the courses I teach is managed through University of Alberta's eClass available at https://eclass.srv.ualberta.ca/portal/

People

If you are interested in joining us, please email me your CV/resume, scanned copy of your transcripts, and copy of your published journal papers (PDF). Only students who has graduated from reputable universities with excellent academic records, evidence of productive research activities especially in IC design, and good command of English language will be considered for admission. Although I will not be able to respond to all emails, rest assured that I will contact those students with qualifications that match the requirement of open positions in our group.

Current Graduate Students/Postdoctoral Fellows:

• Amir Mohammad Mohammadi, Ph.D. Student, Jan 2024 - Present (Co-supervised by Prof. Khajehoddin)
• Hasti Memarian, M.Sc. Student, Sept 2023 - Present (Co-supervised by Prof. Hamidinejad)c
• Amir Panahi, Ph.D. Student, Sept 2023 - Present
• Hamidreza Laribi, Ph.D. Student, May 2022 - Present
• Eric Der, Ph.D. Student, Sept 2022 - Present
• Motaz Elbadry, Ph.D. Student, Sept 2022 - Present
• Nan Jiang, Ph.D. Student, Sept 2021 - Present (Co-supervised by Dr. Mirzavand)
• Mohammad Elmi, Ph.D. Student, Jan 2021 - Present
• Ehsan Khodarahmi, Ph.D. Student, Jan 2021 - Present (Co-supervised by Prof. Filanovsky)
• Martin Lee, Ph.D. Student, Sep 2020 - Present
• Jun Hu, Ph.D. Student, Sep 2019 - Present (Co-supervised by Prof. Cockburn)

Former Graduate Students/Postdoctoral Fellows:

• Marzban Izad, M.Sc. Student, Jan 2021 - Aug 2023 (Co-supervised by Prof. Filanovsky)
• Afshin Amoorezaei, Ph.D. Student, Sep 2018 - Aug 2023(Co-supervised by Prof. Khajehoddin)
• Anil Nayak Kayak, Ph.D. Student, Feb 2021 - June 2023 (Co-supervised by Patnaik, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)
• Jatin Chand, M.Eng. Student, Sept 2021 - Jan 2023
• Mohammad Soroush, Postdoctoral Fellow, Aug 2019 - May 2021
• Mohammad Amin Karamai, Ph.D. Student, Jan 2018 - Feb 2021
• Shengkai Gao, Ph.D. Student, Sep 2016 - Jan 2021
• Martin Lee, M.Sc. Student, Sep 2018 - Aug 2020
• Nasrin Rezaei, Research Associate/Visiting Professor, Feb 2019 - Sep 2019 (Co-supervised by Prof. Khajehoddin)
• Alireza Saberkari, Research Associate/Visiting Professor, Nov 2018 - Oct 2019
• Ali Basaligheh, Ph.D. Student, Sep 2015 - Sep 2019 (Co-supervised by Prof. Filanovsky)
• Parvaneh Saffari, Ph.D. Student, May 2015 - Sep 2019
• Shila Shamsadini, Ph.D. Student, Jan 2013 - Dec 2018 (Co-supervised by Prof. Mousavi)
• Telnaz Zarifi Dizaji, M.Sc. Student, May 2013 - Dec 2015 (Co-supervised by Prof. Mousavi)
• Payam Masoumi, Ph.D. Student, Sep 2010 - Dec 2015
• Zohaib Hameed, Ph.D. Student, Sep 2011 - Jul 2015
• Caitlin Brandon, Ph.D. Student, Sep 2010 - Jan 2014 (Co-supervised by Prof. Elliott)
• Fatemeh Kalantari, M.Sc. Student, Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
• Aaron Seilis, M.Sc. Student, Jan 2011 - Aug 2013 (Co-supervised by Prof. Daneshmand)
• Aliakbar Ghadiri, Ph.D. Student, Sep 2007 - May 2011
• Mahbub Reja, Ph.D. Student, May 2007 - Apr 2011
• Su-Tarn Lim, Postdoctoral Fellow, Apr 2009- Mar 2011 (Co-supervised by Prof. Elliot)
• Edwin W. Reid, Ph.D. Student, 2007- 2008
• Ahmed Allam, Ph.D. Student, 2007 (Co-supervised by Prof. Filanovsky)

Publications

Journal Papers

[J59] M. Lee, M. Elbadry, K. Moez, A 300 uW 2.4GHz PVT-Insensitive Subthreshold Reference-Based LNA , IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. , no. , pp. , Mar. 2024 (accepted for publication) [Full Text] .

[J58] N. Rezaei, A. Amoorezaei, A. Tabesh, S. A. Khajehoddin, R. Dehghani , K. Moez, A Voltage Feedback Based Maximum Power Point Tracking Technique for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Interface Circuits, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. , no. , pp. , Feb. 2024 (accepted for publication) [Full Text] .

[J57] E. Khodarahmi, I. M. Filanovsky and K. Moez , An Area-Efficient 21 to 23 GHz Analog Beamformer with Pseudo-Distributed Amplifier Architecture, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. , no., pp. , Jan 2024 (accepted for publication) [Full Text] .

[J56] A. Amoorezaei, S. A. Khajehoddin, N. Rezaei, K. Moez, A Compact Cuk-Based Differential Power Processing IC with Integrated Magnetics and Soft-Switching Controller for Maximized Cell-Level Power Extraction, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 4473-4490, April 2024 [Full Text] .

[J55] M. Izad, N. Jiang, I. Filanovsky, and K. Moez, A Non-Iterative Method for Design of Radio Frequency Energy Harvesters, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 133-146, Jan. 2024 [Full Text] .

[J54] E. Der, T. Jones, K. Moez, et. al. , Design and Characterization of W-Band Silicon Micromachined High-Power and High-Speed Photoconductive Evanescent-Mode Waveguide Single and Double Throw Switches, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 490-504, Jan. 2024 [Full Text] .

[J53] M. A. Karami, M. Lee, R. Mirzavand and K. Moez, A 0.1-20.1 GHz Wideband Noise-Cancelling g_m-Boosted CMOS LNA with Gain-Reuse, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. , no., pp. , Oct 2023 (accepted for publication) [Full Text] .

[J52] H. Laribi, K. Moez, H. Rouhani and R. Mirzavand, "Temperature Compensated Dielectric Constant Sensor Using Dual Mode Triangular Structure," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 23, no. 16, pp. 18150-18159, Aug. 2023 [Full Text].

[J51] M. Elmi, M. Lee and K. Moez, "An Ultra-Low-Power Non-Uniform Derivative-Based Sampling Scheme With Tunable Accuracy," in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 70, no. 7, pp. 2788-2801, July 2023 [Full Text].

[J50] E. Der, T. Jones, K. Moez, et. al., A W-Band SPDT Photoconductive Evanescent-Mode Waveguide Switch, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 831-834, June 2023. [Full Text].

[J49] E. Khodarahmi, M. Elmi, I. M. Filanovsky and K. Moez, "A 16.5-31 GHz Area-Efficient Tapered Tunable Transmission Line Phase Shifter," in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 1517-1530, April 2023, doi: 10.1109/TCSI.2023.3240681. [Full Text].

[J48] M. Lee and K. Moez, "A 0.5–1.7 V Efficient and PVT-Invariant Constant Subthreshold gm Reference Circuit in CMOS," in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 69, no. 10, pp. 3915-3926, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TCSI.2022.3188707. [Full Text].

[J47] A. K. Nayak, I. M. Filanovsky, K. Moez and A. Patnaik, "A Broadband Coaxial Line-to-SIW Transition Using Aperture-Coupling Method," in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 1271-1274, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.1109/LMWC.2022.3182933. [Full Text].

[J46] A. Amoorezaei, M. R. Mohammadi, S. A. Khajehoddin, K. Moez and A. Abrishamifar, "Analysis and Design of Efficient Interleaved Bidirectional Converter With Winding Cross Coupled Inductors," in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1057-1066, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.1109/JESTIE.2022.3159474. [Full Text].

[J45] A. K. Nayak, I. M. Filanovsky, K. Moez and A. Patnaik, "Broadband Conductor Backed-CPW With Substrate-Integrated Coaxial Line to SIW Transition for C-Band," in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 69, no. 5, pp. 2488-2492, May 2022, doi: 10.1109/TCSII.2022.3160075. [Full Text].

[J44] Mohammad Amin Karami, and Kambiz Moez, An Integrated RF-Powered Wake-Up WirelessTransceiver with -26 dBm Sensitivity, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9 , no. 11 , pp. 8693-8706 , June 2022. [Full Text].

[J43] Mohammadreza Mohammadi, Afshin Amoorezaei, Sayed Ali Khajehoddin, Kambiz Moez, A High Step-Up/Step-Down Input-Parallel Output-Series ZVS Bidirectional Converter With Coupled Inductors, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 1945-1961, Feb. 2022 [Full Text] .

[J42] Afshin Amoorezaei, Sayed Ali Khajehoddin, Nasrin Rezaei, Kambiz Moez, A Low-Cost Cell-Level Differential Power Processing CMOS IC for Single Junction Photovoltaic Cells, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 12, pp. 13985-14001, Dec. 2021 [Full Text] .

[J41] Mohammad Amin Karami, and Kambiz Moez, A Highly-Efficient RF Energy Harvester Using Passively-Produced Adaptive Threshold Voltage Compensation, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 68, no. 11, pp. 4603-4615, Nov. 2021. [Full Text].

[J40] Ali Basaligheh, Parvaneh Saffari, Igor Filanovsky and Kambiz Moez, A 65-81 GHz CMOS Dual-Mode VCO Using High Quality Factor Transformer-Based Inductors, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 67, no. 12, pp. 4533-4543, Dec. 2020 [Full Text] .

[J39] Shengkai Gao and Kambiz Moez, A High-Voltage UWB Pulse Generator using Passive Amplification in 65 nm CMOS, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 67, no. 12, pp. 5530-5539, Dec. 2020 [Full Text] .

[J38] Ali Basaligheh, Parvaneh Saffari, and Kambiz Moez, A 28-30 GHz CMOS Reflection-Type Phase Shifter with Full 360° Phase Shift Range, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 2452-2456, Nov. 2020. [Full Text] .

[J37] Mohammad Amin Karami, and Kambiz Moez, An Ultra-Low-Power Low-Voltage WuTx with Built-In Analog Sensing for Self-Powered WSN, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 67, no. 7, pp. 2274-2287, July 2020. [Full Text].

[J36] Nasrin Rezaei-Hosseinabadi, Rasoul Dehghani, Ali Khajehoddin and Kambiz Moez, A Wideband Frequency Divider with Programmable Odd/Even Division Factors and Quadrature/Symmetrical Outputs, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 67, no. 6, pp. 1857-1866, June 2020. [Full Text] .

[J35] Shengkai Gao and Kambiz Moez, A 2.12V Vpp 11.67pJ/pulse Fully-Integrated UWB Pulse Generator in 65nm CMOS Technology, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 1058-1068, March 2020. [Full Text] .

[J34] Parvaneh Saffari, Ali Basaligheh, and Kambiz Moez, An RF-to-DC Rectifier with High Efficiency over Wide Input Power Range for RF Energy Harvesting Applications, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 66, no. 12, pp. 4862-4875, Dec. 2019. [Full Text] .

[J33] Mohammad Amin Karami, and Kambiz Moez, Systematic Co-Design of Matching Networks and Rectifiers for CMOS Radio Frequency Energy Harvesters, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 66, no. 8, pp. 3238-3251, Aug. 2019. [Full Text].

[J32] Ali Basaligheh, Parvaneh Saffari, and Kambiz Moez, A Wide Tuning Range, Low Phase Noise and Area Efficient Dual-Band Millimeter-Wave CMOS VCO Based on Switching Cores, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 66, no. 8, pp. 2888-2897, Aug. 2019. [Full Text] .

[J31] Shila Shamsadini, Igor Filanovsky, Pedram Mousavi and Kambiz Moez, A 60 GHz Transmission Line Phase Shifter using Varactors and Tunable Inductors in 65 nm CMOS Technology, IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 2073-2084, Oct 2018 [Full Text] .

[J30] Parvaneh Saffari, Ali Basaligheh, and Kambiz Moez, An RF-Powered Wireless Temperature Sensor for Harsh Environments Monitoring with Non-Intermittent Operation, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 1529-1542, May 2018. [Full Text] .

[J29] Xiaoxue Jiang, Xiaojian Yu, Kambiz Moez, Duncan Elliott and Jie Chen, High-Efficiency Charge Pumps for Low-Power On-Chip Applications, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 1143-1153, Mar 2018. [Full Text] .

[J28] Shila Shamsadini, Pedram Mousavi, and Kambiz Moez, A 60 GHz Semi-Distributed Power Combiner in 65nm CMOS Technology, Wiley Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 378-385, Jan 2018 [Full Text] .

[J27] Payam Masoumi Farahabadi, and Kambiz Moez, A Dual-Mode Wideband +17.7dBm 60 GHz Power Amplifier in 65 nm CMOS, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 7, no. 12, pp. 1998-2007, Dec. 2017 [Full Text] .

[J26] Telnaz Zarifi, Kambiz Moez, and Pedram Mousavi, Impedance Matching Network for Ground Eliminated Open-ended Resonant Coil Structure in Distributed Wireless Power Transmission Systems, IET Science, Measurement and Technology, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 856-860, Oct. 2017. [Full Text] .

[J25] Caitlin Brandon, Duncan Elliott and Kambiz Moez, An Ultra Low-Voltage Low-Power Capacitance-to-Digital Converter for Wirelessly-Powered Intraocular Pressure Sensor, IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, vol. 1, no. 3 , pp. 208 - 218, Sep 2017 [Full Text] .

[J24] Xiaojian Yu, Kambiz Moez, I-Chyn Wey, Mohamad Sawan, and Jie Chen, A Fully-Integrated Multistage Cross-Coupled Voltage Multiplier with No Reversion Power Loss in Standard CMOS Process, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 64, no. 7, pp. 737-741, July 2017 [Full Text] .

[J23] Payam Masoumi Farahabadi, Ali Basaligheh, Parvaneh Saffari, and Kambiz Moez, Area-Efficient 60 GHz +18.9 dBm Power Amplifier with On-Chip 4-Way Parallel Power Combiner in 65 nm CMOS, Springer Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 745-765, June 2017 [Full Text] .

[J22] Zohaib Hameed, and Kambiz Moez, Design of Impedance Matching Circuits for RF Energy Harvesting Systems, Elsevier Microelectronics Journal, vol. 69, pp. 49-56, April 2017. [Full Text] .

[J21] Telnaz Zarifi, Kambiz Moez, and Pedram Mousavi, Backscattering Technique for Real-Time Monitoring of Received Power in Wireless Power Transmission Systems, Wiley Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 58 , no. 12, pp. 2980-2983, Dec 2016 [Full Text] .

[J20] Aaron Seilis, Hamid Moghadas, Kambiz Moez, and Mojgan Daneshmand, Anisotropic Integrated Magnetic Nano-Inductors for Millimeter-Wave Applications, IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 19-24, June 2016 [Full Text] .

[J19] Payam Masoumi Farahabadi, and Kambiz Moez, A 60 GHz Dual Mode Distributed Active Transformer Power Amplifier in 65nm CMOS, IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 1909-1916, May 2016 [Full Text] .

[J18] Aaron Seilis, Hamid Moghadas, Kambiz Moez, and Mojgan Daneshmand, Integrated Magnetic Nano-Inductors, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, vol.5, no.5, pp.675-684, May 2015 [Full Text] .

[J17] Zohaib Hameed, and Kambiz Moez, A 3.2 V -15 dBm Adaptive Threshold-Voltage Compensated RF Energy Harvester in 130 nm CMOS, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol.62, no.4, pp.948-956, April 2015 [Full Text] .

[J16] Aliakbar Ghadiri, and Kambiz Moez, Wideband Active Inductor and Negative Capacitance for Broadband RF and Microwave Applications, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, vol.4, no.11, pp. 1808-1814, Nov 2014 [Full Text] .

[J15] Zohaib Hameed, and Kambiz Moez, Hybrid Forward and Backward Threshold-Compensated RF-DC Power Converter for RF Energy Harvesting, IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems, vol. 4, no.3, pp. 335-343, Sep 2014 [Full Text] .

[J14] Mahbub Reja, Zohaib Hameed, Kambiz Moez, and Shila Shamsadini, Compact CMOS IR-UWB Transmitter Using Variable-Order Gaussian Pulse Generator, IET Electronics Letters, vol. 49, no. 16, pp.1038-1040, Aug 2013 [Full Text] .

[J13] Aliakbar Ghadiri and Kambiz Moez, High Quality-Factor Active Capacitors for Millimeter-Wave Applications, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 60, no. 12, pp. 3710-3718, Dec 2012 [Full Text] .

[J12] Aliakbar Ghadiri and Kambiz Moez, Bandwidth Enhancement of On-chip Transformers Using Negative Capacitance, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 59, no. 10, pp. 648-652, Oct 2012 [Full Text] .

[J11] Edwin Reid, Laura Ortiz, Aliakbar Ghadiri, and Kambiz Moez, A 324-Element Vivaldi Antenna Array for Radio Astronomy Instrumentation, IEEE Transactions on Measurement and Instrumentation, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 241-250, Jan 2012 [Full Text] .

[J10] Aliakbar Ghadiri and Kambiz Moez, Compact Transformer-Based Distributed Amplifier for UWB Systems, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 259-263, May 2011 [Full Text] .

[J9] Aliakbar Ghadiri and Kambiz Moez, Gain-Enhanced Distributed Amplifier Using Negative Capacitance, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 57, no. 11, pp. 2834-2843, Nov. 2010 [Full Text] .

[J8] Mahbub Reja, Kambiz Moez and Igor Filanovsky, An Area-Efficient Multistage 3.0-8.5 GHz CMOS UWB LNA Using Tunable Active Inductors, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 587-591, Aug. 2010 [Full Text] .

[J7] Edwin Reid, Laura Ortiz, and Kambiz Moez, Integrated Low-Loss Balun for Vivaldi Antennas, IET Electronics Letters, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 442-444, Apr. 2009 [Full Text] .

[J6] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, A New Loss Compensation Technique for CMOS Distributed Amplifiers, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 185-189, Mar. 2009 [Full Text] .

[J5] Mahbub Reja, Kambiz Moez and Igor Filanovsky, Wide Tunable CMOS Active Inductor, IET Electronics Letters, vol. 44, no. 25, pp. 1461-1463, Dec. 2008 [Full Text] .

[J4] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, A Low-Noise CMOS Distributed Amplifier for Ultra-Wideband Applications, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, Vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 126-130, Feb. 2008 [Full Text] .

[J3] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, Lumped-Element Analysis and Design of CMOS Distributed Amplifiers With Image Impedance Termination, Elsevier Microelectronics Journal, vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 1136-1145, Oct. 2006 [Full Text] .

[J2] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, Area-Efficient CMOS Distributed Amplifier using Compact CMOS Interconnects, IET Electronics Letters, vol. 42, no. 17, pp. 970-971, Aug. 2006 [Full Text] .

[J1] Kambiz Moez, Design of a-Si TFT Demultiplexer for Driving Gate Lines in Active-Matrix Arrays, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 52, no. 12, pp. 2806-2809, Dec. 2005 [Full Text] .

Conference Papers

[C47] Anil K Nayak, Igor M Filanosky, Saptarshi Ghosh, Kambiz Moez, and Amalendu Patnaik, Broadband High Gain SIW-Based H-Plane Horn Antenna for Ku/K Band Application, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Florence, Italy, July 2024 [Full Text] .

[C46] Anil K Nayak, Igor M Filanosky, Saptarshi Ghosh, Kambiz Moez, and Amalendu Patnaik, Broadband Circularly Polarized SIW-Based H-Plane Horn Antenna for X/Ku Band Applications, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Florence, Italy, July 2024 [Full Text].

[C45] Hamidreza Laribi, Kambiz Moez, and Rashid Mirzavand, Body Temperature Measurement Using Dual-Mode Triangular Resonator Sensor, 2024 IEEE MTT-S IMBioC International Microwave Biomedical Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2023 [Full Text] .

[C44] Anil K Nayak, Igor M Filanosky, Kambiz Moez, and Amalendu Patnaik, A Low-Profile Improved Gain SIW-Based H-Plane Horn Antenna for X-Band Application, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Portland, Oregon, USA, July 2023 [Full Text] .

[C43] Anil K Nayak, Igor M Filanosky, Kambiz Moez, and Amalendu Patnaik, A Broadband Low Profile SIW H-plane Horn Antenna With Improved Performance, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Portland, Oregon, USA, July 2023 [Full Text] .

[C42] Eric Der, Thomas Lee, Kambiz Moez, et. al., A W-Band Single-Pole Double-Throw Photoconductive Evanescent-Mode Waveguide Switch, IEEE International Microwave Symposium, San Diego, California, June 2023 (accepted) [Full Text] .

[C41] Anil K Nayak, Igor M Filanosky, Kambiz Moez, and Amalendu Patnaik, Broadband Conductor Backed-CPW with Tapered Microstrip Line to Corrugated via Wall-SIW Transition for Different-Bands (2-40 GHz), IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems , Monterey, California, May 2023 [Full Text] .

[C40] Anil K Nayak, Igor M Filanosky, Kambiz Moez, and Amalendu Patnaik, Analysis and Design of a Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) Cavity Slot Antenna for DSRC-Band Applications, 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Florenace, Italy, Mar 2023 (accepted) [Full Text] .

[C39] A. K. Nayak, M. Chouhan, K. Moez, M. V. Kartikeyan and A. Patnaik, "Dual-Band Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) Cavity Slot Antenna for C-Band Applications," 2022 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON), Bangalore, India, pp. 1302-1307, Dec. 2022 [Full Text] .

[C38] Anil K Nayak, Igor M Filanosky, Kambiz Moez, and Amalendu Patnaik, A Dual-Band Multilayer SIW Cavity Backed Differential Slot Antenna, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Denver, Colorado, July 2022 [Full Text] .

[C37] Anil K Nayak, Igor M Filanosky, Kambiz Moez, and Amalendu Patnaik, Design of a Low-Profile Dual-Band SIW-based H-Plane Horn Antenna, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Denver, Colorado, July 2022 [Full Text] .

[C36] Anil K Nayak, Igor M Filanosky, Kambiz Moez, and Amalendu Patnaik, Broadband Conductor Backed-CPW with Substrate-Integrated Coaxial Line to SIW Transition for C-Band, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Austin, Texas, May 2022. [Full Text] .

[C35] Mohammadreza Mohammadi, Afshin Amoorezaei, Sayed Ali Khajehoddin, Kambiz Moez, A High-Voltage-Gain ZVS IPOS Bidirectional Converter, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, pp. , Austin, Texas, Mar 2022. [Full Text] .

[C34] Anil K Nayak, Igor M Filanosky, Kambiz Moez, and Amalendu Patnaik, Broadband Conductor Backed-CPW to Substrate Integrated Slab Waveguide Transition for Ku-Band, IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), pp. 30-33, Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan 2022. [Full Text] .

[C33] Parvaneh Saffari, Ali Basaligheh, and Kambiz Moez, A Wide-Range Highly Power Efficient RF-to-DC Rectifier for RF Energy Harvesting Systems, IEEE International Symp. on Circuits and Systems, Florence, Italy, May 2018 [Full Text] .

[C32] Xiaojian Yu, Kambiz Moez, I-Chyn Wey, and Jie Chen, Power Management Design for Lab-on-chip Biosensors, International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Orlando, Florida, Aug 2016 [Full Text] .

[C31] Shila Shamsadini, Souren Shamsinejad, Kambiz Moez, Pedram Mousavi, Improved 60GHz Loaded-Line Phase Shifter Using Tunable Inductor, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 2016 [Full Text] .

[C30] Shila Shamsadini, Kambiz Moez, Franco De Flaviis, Pedram Mousavi, RFIC Measurement and Off-Chip Antenna Excitation Through Proximity Coupling at 60GHz, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Jul 2015 [Full Text] .

[C29] Telnaz Zarifi, Adam Maunder, Kambiz Moez, Pedram Mousavi, Tunable Open ended Planar Spiral Coil for Wireless Power Transmission, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 2015 [Full Text] .

[C28] Payam Masoumi and Kambiz Moez, A Dual-Mode Highly Efficient 60 GHz Power Amplifier in 65 nm CMOS, IEEE Radio Frequency Intergated Circuits Symposium, Miami, Florida, USA, pp.155-158, June 2014 [Full Text] .

[C27] Payam Masoumi and Kambiz Moez, Compact High-Power 60 GHz Power Amplifier in 65 nm CMOS, IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, San Jose, California, USA, pp. 1-4, Sep 2013 [Full Text] .

[C26] Zohaib Hameed and Kambiz Moez, Fully-Integrated Passive Threshold-Compensated PMOS Rectifier for RF Energy Harvesting, IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 129-132, Columbus, Ohio, USA, Aug 2013 [Full Text] .

[C25] Aaron Seilis, Mojgan Daneshmand, Kambiz Moez, Michael Taschuk, and Michael Brett, Vertically-Aligned Nano-Scale Integrated Inductors, International Microwave Symposium, Seattle, USA, Jul 2013 [Full Text] .

[C24] Mahbub Reja, Kambiz Moez, and Igor Filanovsky, A Compact CMOS UWB LNA Using Tunable Active Inductors for WLAN Interference Rejection, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 281-284, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2011 [Full Text] .

[C23] Aliakbar Ghadiri and Kambiz Moez, A Dual-Band CMOS VCO for Automotive Radar Using a New Negative Resistance Circuitry , IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 453-456, Seattle, Washington, USA, Aug 2010 [Full Text] .

[C22] Swaran Singh and Kambiz Moez, Ultra Low Leakage 90nm Content Addressable Memory Design for Wireless Sensor Network Applications, IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 1191-1194 , Cancun, Mexico, Aug 2009 [Full Text] .

[C21] Swaran Singh and Kambiz Moez, A High Resolution Multibit Delta-Sigma DAC Using Noise Shaping, IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 427-430, Cancun, Mexico, Aug 2009 [Full Text] .

[C20] Mahbub Reja, Kambiz Moez, and Igor Filanovsky, A Wide Frequency Range CMOS Active Inductor for UWB Bandpass Filters, IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 1055-1058, Cancun, Mexico, Aug 2009 [Full Text] .

[C19] Aliakbar Ghadiri and Kambiz Moez, A New Loss-Reduced Distributed Amplifier Structure, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 2029-2032, Taipei, Taiwan, May 2009 [Full Text] .

[C18] Mahbub Reja, Kambiz Moez, and Igor Filanovsky, Frequency Modulation and Control in Quadrature Ring Oscillator for Multiband FM/FSK Transmitters, 1st Microsystems and Nanoelectronics Research Conference, pp. 177-180, Ottawa, Canada, Oct 2008 [Full Text] .

[C17] Mahbub Reja, Kambiz Moez, and Igor Filanovsky, A Novel 0.6V CMOS Folded Gilbert-Cell Mixer for UWB Applications, IEEE International System-On-Chip Conference, pp. 169-172, Newport Beach, CA, USA, Sep 2008 [Full Text] .

[C16] Mahbub Reja, Igor Filanovsky, and Kambiz Moez, A New CMOS 2.0-11.2 GHz UWB LNA Using Active Inductor Circuit, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 2266-2269, Seattle, Washington, USA, May 2008 [Full Text] .

[C15] Kambiz Moez and MohamedElmasry, A 10dB 44GHz Loss Compensated Distributed Amplifier, IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, pp. 548-549, San Francisco, California, USA, Feb 2007 [Full Text] .

[C14] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, A 20-Stage CMOS Distributed Amplifiers using CMOS Interconnects for Artificial Transmission Lines, IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuit and Systems, pp. 194 -196, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug 2006 [Full Text] .

[C13] Shahab Ardalan, Kambiz Moez, Manoj Sachdev, and Mohamed Elmasry, Distributed Current Mode Logic, IEEE Northeast Workshop on Circuits and Systems, pp. 229-232, Ottawa, Canada, Jun 2006 [Full Text] .

[C12] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, A 3-10 GHz Low-Noise Amplifier for Ultra-Wideband Applications, IEEE Northeast Workshop on Circuits and Systems, pp. 9-12, Ottawa, Canada, Jun 2006 [Full Text] .

[C11] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, A Novel Loss Compensation Technique for Broadband CMOS Distributed Amplifiers, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 1635-1638, Greece, May 2006 [Full Text] .

[C10] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, A 10-GHz 15-dB Four-Stage Distributed Amplifier in 0.18 um CMOS Process, IEEE Design, Automation,and Test in Europe, pp. 1-5, Munich, Germany, Mar 2006 [Full Text] .

[C9] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, Post Layout Simulation of RF CMOS Integrated Circuits with Passive Components, IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp.762-765, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Aug 2005 [Full Text] .

[C8] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, Design of Broadband Bandpass CMOS Amplifiers Based on Modified Distributed Amplification Technique, IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 794-797, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Aug 2005 [Full Text] .

[C7] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, A Novel Inductor-Free CMOS Broadband Amplification Technique, IEEE Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics Conference, pp. 182-185, Lausanne, Switzerland, Jul 2005 [Full Text] .

[C6] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, A Systematic Approach for Design of Broadband CMOS Amplifiers, International IEEE Northeast Workshop on Circuits and Systems 2005, pp. 251-254, Quebec City, Canada, Jun 2005 [Full Text] .

[C5] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, CMOS Distributed Amplifiers: An Integrated Solution for Broadband Optical and Wireless Communication Applications, Second IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications Networks, pp. 136-139, Dubai, UAE, Mar 2005 [Full Text] .

[C4] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, Design of CMOS Distributed Amplifiers for Maximum Bandwidth, 16th IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics, pp. 317-319, Tunis, Tunisia, Dec 2004 [Full Text] .

[C3] Kambiz Moez and Mohamed Elmasry, A Novel Lumped-Element Matrix-Based Analysis Method for CMOS Distributed Amplifiers, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 1048-1051, Vancouver, Canada, May 2004 [Full Text] .

[C2] Kambiz Moez, An Integrated a-Si TFT Demultiplexer for Driving Gate Lines in Active-Matrix Arrays, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp. 940-943, Vancouver, Canada, May 2004 [Full Text] .

[C1] Kambiz Moez,Karim S. Karim,and Arokia Nathan, Amorphous Silicon TFT Pulse Bias Induced Metastability, Technical Digest of SPIE, pp. 390-392, Ottawa, Canada, May 2002.

Invited Talks/Workshops

[I4] Zohaib Hameed and Kambiz Moez, Wireless Power Transfer: Far Field to Near Field, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, May 2017 (Invited Lecture).

[I3] Zohaib Hameed and Kambiz Moez, Advanced ICs and Systems for Wireless Charging and Energy Harvesting, IEEE International Microwave Symposium , San Fransisco, California, USA, May 2016 (Invited Workshop).

[I2] Kambiz Moez, Design of On-Chip RF Passive Components Using Transistor-Based RF Circuits, CMOS Emerging Technologies Workshop, Vancouver, Canada, July 2012 (Invited Talk).

[I1] Kambiz Moez, Design and Implementation of Broadband Distributed Amplifiers in CMOS Technology, CMOS Emerging Technologies Workshop, , Banff, Alberta, Canada, February 2009 (Invited Talk).

Patents

[P1] Zohaib Hameed and Kambiz Moez, RF-DC Power Converter, U.S. Patent 9768711 B2, Sep 2017.

[P2] Zohaib Hameed and Kambiz Moez, RF-DC Power Converter, Canada Patent Application CA 2,894,324, filed June 2015.