2026

1. B. Elgharbawy, S. Hassanzadehyamchi, H. Bameri, A. M. Niknejad, O. Momeni “High-Power and Highly Efficient CMOS Power Amplifiers for D-Band Applications in Silicon: Design Methodologies That Extend CMOS Power, Gain, and Bandwidth Toward Sub-Terahertz Operation,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 74-85, 2026. (pdf) (#pa;#mmwave)
2. F. Sheikh, E. Chou, M. Wei, A. Niknejad “Amplifying Terahertz Connectivity [Circuits From a Systems Perspective],” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 22-25, 2026. (pdf)
3. S. Callender, I. Momson, A. Khodkumbhe, A. Niknejad, S. Rami, S. Pellerano “A 60GHz LNA and PA Achieving 5dB NF and 35.6% Peak PAE in a Gate-All-Around (GAA) CMOS Process with Backside Power Delivery,” 2026 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2026, pp. 443-446. (pdf) (#lna;#60ghz)
4. Y. Ibrahim, A. Niknejad “A 37-43 GHz VSWR-Resilient Load-Isolated Doherty Power Amplifier Achieving 26% Average PAE at 36 Gb/s in 45-nm SOI CMOS,” 2026 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2026, pp. 175-178. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
5. W. Cheng, Z. Gao, J. Guajardo, H. Beshary, Y. Chen, A. M. Niknejad, T. Chen “SPEAR-BF: Wideband Multi-Channel D-Band Beamformer Based on the RFSoC Platform,” 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Spectrum Innovation (DySPAN), 2026, pp. 152-159. (pdf)
6. A. S. Chakraborty, A. M. Niknejad “A Comprehensive High-to-Low Delay Model for NCFET Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-1, 2026. (pdf) (#bsim)
7. H. Beshary, A. M. Niknejad “Beam Squint Analysis and Mitigation Using Spatial IDFT for Massive Wideband Arrays,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-10, 2026. (pdf) (#array)
8. H. Beshary, Y. Chen, A. M. Niknejad “A 138 Gb/s D-Band 2-D Scalable Transceiver Array With On-Chip Antennas Achieving Sub-1-pJ/b Efficiency in 28-nm Bulk CMOS,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-15, 2026. (pdf)
9. A. Ameri, J. -C. Chien, A. M. Niknejad “Theoretical Studies of Sub-THz Active Split-Ring Resonators for Near-Field Imaging,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-14, 2026. (pdf)
10. M. Elgamal, H. Beshary, A. M. Niknejad “A D-Band ISAC Receiver With Sliding-Notch Filtering for Simultaneous FMCW Radar and OFDM Communication,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-14, 2026. (pdf) (#radar;#isac)
11. K. Bergman, A. Niknejad, U. Madhow, N. Shanbhag, M. Rodwell, X. Meng, T. Chen, Y. Ghasempour, T. Anand, P. Hanumolu, M. Lipson, M. C. Wu, M. S. -W. Chen, A. Molnar, G. Rebeiz, Z. Zhang “Beyond the Bit Pipe: CUbiC's Ubiquitous Edge-to-Cloud Connectivity for AI Infrastructure,” IEEE Micro, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-17, 2026. (pdf) (#links;#mmwave)
12. A. Ameri, F. Svelto, A. M. Niknejad “Frequency Stabilization of a 100-GHz VCO Using Resonator-Locked Loops in CMOS 28-nm,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 278-282, 2026. (pdf) (#vco;#mmwave)
13. Y. Ibrahim, A. M. Niknejad “A Performance Comparison Between W-Band Sequential and Doherty Power Amplifiers for Power Back-Off Efficiency Improvement,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 61, no. 10, pp. 5589-5600, 2026. (pdf) (#pa;#mmwave)
14. S. Hassanzadehyamchi, O. Momeni, A. m. Niknejad, A. Alizadeh “Reversed Feedback Amplifier and Cascaded Wideband High-Gain Amplifier Circuits,” , 2026. (#da;#mmwave)
15. H. Oh, S. Madhvapathy, Ð. Gluhović, V. Stojanović, A. m. Niknejad, J. Chien “Sensitivity Enhancement in Microring-Based Ultrasound Detection Using Partially-Etched Silicon Waveguide,” CLEO: Applications and Technology, 2026. (#siphotonics;#bio)
16. R. Lall, M. Evans, Y. Seo, A. m. Niknejad, M. Anwar “Continuous, Preclinical Activity Reconstruction in 177Lu-Based Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Using a Sparse Uncollimated Γ-Sensor Network,” International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics, 2026. (#bio)
17. A. Kandala, A. m. Niknejad “A Learning Method for Optimal Chirp Predistortion,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.24256, 2026. (#radar;#pll)
18. K. Kim, P. Kwon, E. Alon, A. m. Niknejad “Feedforward Nonlinear Equalizer for Short-to Medium-Reach Wireline Links,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.08313, 2026. (#links)

2025

1. J. Baek, A. Niknejad, “A 400MHz Symbol-Power-Tracking (SPT) Supply Modulator with SPT-Adaptive-Biasing Network Supporting 5G FR2 CMOS PA,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2025, pp. 1-3. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
2. A. Ameri, J. -C. Chien, A. Niknejad, “A 200GHz 200-Pixel 2D Near-Field Imager for Biomedical Applications,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2025, pp. 1-3. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor;#mmwave)
3. R. Lall, Y. Seo, A. Niknejad, M. Anwar, “A 3x3.3mm Configurable $\gamma$ Photon Spectrometer for Precision Radioguided Cancer Resection,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2025, pp. 1-3. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
4. W. Cheng, Z. Gao, J. Guajardo, H. Beshary, A. M. Niknejad, T. Chen “SPEAR+: Streaming-Based Multi-Channel SDR Implementation Using the RFSoC Platform,” MILCOM 2025 - 2025 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), 2025, pp. 317-322. (pdf) (#6g)
5. Y. Chen, H. Beshary, E. Chou, M. Wei, N. Baniasadi, A. Niknejad “A 140GHz FMCW Radar with 22dB Wideband RF-Domain Multipath Self-Interference Cancellation in 28nm CMOS,” 2025 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2025, pp. 307-310. (pdf) (#comm;#mmwave)
6. S. Hassanzadehyamchi, H. Bameri, A. M. Niknejad, O. Momeni “A 10 to 40 GHz Stacked Push-Pull Class-B Power Amplifier in 45-nm CMOS SOI with 20.4 dBm PSAT and Continuously Supporting 72 Gb/s 64-QAM and 10 Gb/s 1024-QAM Signals,” 2025 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2025, pp. 219-222. (pdf) (#pa)
7. S. Hassanzadehyamchi, A. Alizadeh, O. Momeni, A. M. Niknejad “Wideband High-Gain Amplifiers in 45-nm CMOS SOI Operating at 0.56fmax: an Analytical Approach on Reversed FeedBack Amplifiers,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-14, 2025. (pdf) (#thz;#pa;#da)
8. R. Lall, Y. Seo, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar “Configurable Γ Photon Spectrometer to Enable Precision Radioguided Tumor Resection,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-17, 2025. (pdf) (#bio)
9. A. Ameri, A. M. Niknejad “Mm-Wave CMOS Biosensor with Integrated Dielectrophoresis for Single-Cell Detection and Characterization,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-13, 2025. (pdf) (#bio;#mmwave)
10. A. Ameri, J. -C. Chien, A. M. Niknejad “Design and Implementation of a 200-GHz 200-Pixel 2-D Near-Field Imager,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-16, 2025. (pdf) (#bio;#mmwave)
11. H. Beshary, Y. Chen, E. Chou, A. M. Niknejad, “A 1.54 pJ/b 80 Gb/s D-Band 2-D Scalable Transceiver Array with on-Chip Antennas in 28-nm Bulk CMOS,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 8, pp. 61-64, 2025. (pdf) (#mmwave;#6g)
12. Y. Ibrahim, A. Niknejad “A 23-28-GHz Doherty Power Amplifier with a PVT Insensitive Power Detection for Adaptive Biasing,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 8, pp. 41-44, 2025. (pdf) (#pa)
13. A. Ameri, A. M. Niknejad “A Sub-THz Harmonic Recycling Single-Stage Frequency Quadrupler in CMOS 28-nm Technology,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 8, pp. 37-40, 2025. (pdf) (#thz;#lo)
14. E. Chou, H. Beshary, N. Baniasadi, A. M. Niknejad “A 200 GHz Wideband and Low-Power Direct-Downconversion Receiver Element in 16 nm FinFET Technology,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 8, pp. 349-352, 2025. (pdf) (#lna;#6g;#mmwave;#rx)
15. R. J. Braganza, A. M. Niknejad “A Broadband K- and Ka-Band Power Amplifier in Bulk Digital 28-nm CMOS,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 73, no. 11, pp. 8823-8833, 2025. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
16. J. Baek, Y. Ibrahim, R. J. Braganza, A. M. Niknejad “A Symbol-Based Power-Tracking Supply Modulator Integrated With a 28-GHz CMOS PA for 5G FR2,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 60, no. 12, pp. 4383-4395, 2025. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
17. R. Lall, K. Lee, A. Cunha, R. Abergel, Y. Seo, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar, “Single-X-Ray Sensitive Energy-Binning Dosimeter for Closed-Loop Cancer External-Beam Radiotherapy,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1423-1436, 2025. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
18. J. Guajardo, A. M. Niknejad, “Open-Source End-to-End Digital Beamforming System Modeling,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.07584, vol. , pp. -, 2025. (pdf) (#beamform;#mimo)
19. X. Zhang, M. Singh, H. Oh, A. Khodkumbhe, R. Wang, R. Li, D. Onural, V. Stojanović, D. Cabric, A. m. Niknejad “High-Efficiency mmWave-to-Optical Converter With> 30dB Sideband SNR on a Monolithic Integration Platform,” CLEO: Science and Innovations, 2025. (#siphotonics)
20. X. Zhang, H. Oh, M. Singh, R. Wang, A. Khodkumbhe, R. Li, D. Cabric, A. m. Niknejad, J. Chien, V. Stojanović “Efficient Wideband RF/mm-Wave-to-Optical Signal Transduction by a Monolithic CMOS LNA and Photonic Molecule Modulator,” CLEO: Applications and Technology, 2025. (#siphotonics)
21. R. Lall, Y. Seo, A. m. Niknejad, M. Anwar “A 3x3. 3mm Configurable Y Photon Spectrometer for Precision Radioguided Cancer Resection,” 2025 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2025. (#sensor;#bio)
22. J. Guajardo, A. m. Niknejad “Spatial-to-Spectral Harmonic-Modulated Arrays for 6G Multi-Beam MIMO,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.16262, 2025. (#array;#6g;#beamform)

2024

1. D. Marinese, “Kristofer S. J. Pister, Borivoje Nikolic, and Ali M. Niknejad Receive the 2024 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Innovative Education Award [awards],” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 125-127, 2024. (pdf)
2. M. Anderson, S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, J. Rabaey, “A Fully-Passive 4-Channel RF Beamformer with Ultra-Low Insertion Loss at 12GHz X/Ku-Band for Low-Power Applications in 28nm CMOS,” IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium-IMS , 2024, pp. 935-938. (pdf) (#beamform;#phaseshift)
3. R. Rabbani, M. Roschelle, S. Gweon, R. Kumar, A. Vercruysse, N. Cho, M. Spitzer, A. M. Niknejad, V. Stojanovic, M. Anwar , “A Fully Wireless, Miniaturized, Multicolor Fluorescence Image Sensor Implant for Real-Time Monitoring in Cancer Therapy,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2024, pp. 318-320. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
4. E. Chou, N. Baniasadi, A. M. Niknejad, “A 200 GHz Wideband and Compact Differential LNA Leveraging an Active Balun Input Stage in 16nm FinFET Technology,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2024, pp. 375-378. (pdf) (#lna;#6g)
5. D. Lovell, T. Yuan, Y. Lin, M. Bapat, R. Hijab, J. Maravilla, N. Ramachandran, E. Krause, N. Patle, S. Chung , “Scum-V23 Towards a Crystal-Free System-on-Chip for Iot in 16nm,” IEEE Workshop on Crystal-Free/-Less Radio and System-Based Research for IoT (CrystalFreeIoT), 2024, pp. 18-23. (pdf) (#comm)
6. R. Lall, K. Lee, A. Cunha, R. Abergel, Y. Seo, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar , “A 7$\times$55 X-Ray Energy Binning Dosimeter for Closed-Loop Cancer Radiotherapy,” IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI Technology and Circuits), 2024, pp. 1-2. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor) (Best Student Paper)
7. Y. Ibrahim, A. M. Niknejad , “A 2-Way W-Band Power Amplifier with an Isolated Combining Output Network for Power Back-Off Efficiency Enhancement in 16nm FinFET Technology,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 7, pp. 203-206, 2024. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
8. M. Roschelle, R. Rabbani, S. Gweon, R. Kumar, A. Vercruysse, N. Cho, M. Spitzer, A. M. Niknejad, V. Stojanovic, M. Anwar , “A Wireless, Multicolor Fluorescence Image Sensor Implant for Real-Time Monitoring in Cancer Therapy,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 3580-3598, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
9. C. Adamopoulos, H. Oh, S. Buchbinder, P. Zarkos, P. Bhargava, A. Gharia, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar, V. Stojanovic, “Monolithic Electronic-Biophotonic System-on-Chip for Label-Free Real-Time Molecular Sensing,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 59, no. 9, pp. 2907-2921, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
10. A. Kandala, S. Wang, J. Blecha, Y. Wang, R. Lall, A. M. Niknejad, Y. Seo, M. Evans, R. Flavell, H. Vanbrocklin, “Millimeter-Scale Radioluminescent Power for Electronic Sensors,” iScience, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 1-8, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
11. R. Lall, K. Lee, S. Chopra, A. Kandala, M. Evans, Y. Seo, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar , “Low Cost, High Temporal Resolution Optical Fiber-Based $\gamma$-Photon Sensor for Real-Time Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Cancer-Targeting Radiopharmaceuticals,” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol. 247, pp. 115956-115956, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
12. M. Roschelle, R. Rabbani, E. Papageorgiou, H. Zhang, M. Cooperberg, B. Stohr, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar , “Multicolor Fluorescence Microscopy for Surgical Guidance Using a Chip-Scale Imager with a Low-NA Fiber Optic Plate and a Multi-Bandpass Interference Filter,” Biomedical Optics Express, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 1761-1776, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
13. R Lall, Kn Bobba, A Bidkar, Y Seo, R Flavell, A. M. Niknejad, M Anwar , “A Sparse Uncollimated $\gamma$ Counter Network for in Vivo Dose Reconstructiodn in 225ac-Based Targeted Alpha Therapy,” Biology International Journal of Radiation Oncology, vol. 120, no. 2, pp. S109-S109, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
14. N. Baniasadi, R. Hijab, A. M. Niknejad , “mm-Wave and Sub-Thz Chip-to-Package Transitions for Communications Systems,” arXiv preprint arXiv:3, vol. , pp. -, 2024. (pdf) (#package;#mmwave)
15. Y. Chen, A. M. Niknejad, “An RF-Domain Leakage Cancellation Scheme for FMCW Radars,” arXiv preprint arXiv:9, vol. , pp. -, 2024. (pdf) (#radar;#sensor)
16. B. Liu, “PLL Design for FMCW Radar Systems,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2024-106, 2024. (pdf) (#radar)
17. R. Lall, K. Lee, A. Cunha, R. Abergel, Y. Seo, A. m. Niknejad, M. Anwar “A 76× 55 X-Ray Energy Binning Dosimeter for Closed-Loop Cancer Radiotherapy,” 2024 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI Technology and Circuits), 2024. (#sensor;#bio)

2023

1. E. Chou, H. Beshary, M. Wei, R. Hijab, F. Sheikh, S. Callender, A. M. Niknejad , “Comparative Performance of 100-200 GHz Wideband Transceivers: CMOS vs Compound Semiconductors,” IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS), 2023, pp. 292-299. (pdf) (#6g;#device)
2. F. Guo, N. Krzysztofowicz, A. Moreno, J. Ni, D. Lovell, Y. Chi, K. Ahmad, S. Afshar, J. Alexander, D. Brater , “A Heterogeneous Soc for Bluetooth LE in 28nm,” IEEE Hot Chips 35 Symposium (HCS), 2023, pp. 1-11. (pdf) (#comm)
3. A. Alizadeh, S. Hassanzadehyamchi, A. Moradinia, A. Nazhad, M. Frounchi, O. Momeni, A. M. Niknejad, J. Cressler, S. Kiaei , “D-Band Active Transmission Line with 33-GHz Bandwidth and 13-dB Gain at F $ _ {\text {max}} $/2,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 2452-2465, 2023. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
4. K. Kim, S. Moon, J. Han, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad , “Precursor ISI Cancellation Sliding-Block DFE for High-Speed Wireline Receivers,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 4169-4182, 2023. (pdf) (#links)
5. S. Hassanzadehyamchi, A. Alizadeh, A. M. Niknejad, O. Momeni , “A 200-GHz Power Amplifier with 18.7-dBm $ P_\text {sat} $ in 45-nm CMOS SOI: a Model-Based Large-Signal Approach on Cascaded Series-Connected Power Amplification,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 1631-1642, 2023. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
6. L. Zhang, A. M. Niknejad, “Galepr: a Galvanically Coupled Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer for Deep Tissue Hypoxia Diagnosis,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 1015-1024, 2023. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
7. R Lall, M Evans, Y Seo, A. M. Niknejad, M Anwar , “Dosimetry Reconstruction in Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Using a Sparse Network of External Sensors,” Biology International Journal of Radiation Oncology, vol. 117, no. 2, pp. S30-S31, 2023. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
8. H. Beshary, A. M. Niknejad, “Spatial IDFT for Squint-Free Massive Arrays,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.19559, vol. , pp. -, 2023. (pdf) (#beamform;#array;#6g)
9. M Roschelle, R Rabbani, E Papageorgiou, H Zhang, M Cooperberg, Ba Stohr, A. M. Niknejad, M Anwar , “Multicolor on-Chip Fluorescence Microscopy for Real-Time Surgical Guidance,” Biorxiv: the Preprint Server for Biology, vol. , pp. -, 2023. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
10. M. Anderson, A. M. Niknejad, J. Rabaey, “Passive Radio Frequency Beamformer Using Transmission-Line Transformers and Tunable Capacitors,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2023-50, 2023. (pdf) (#beamform;#rfid)

2022

1. L. Zhang, A. Niknejad, “A 480-Multiplication-Factor 13.2-to-17.3GHz Sub-Sampling PLL Achieving 6.6mW Power and -248.1 dB Fom Using a Proportionally Divided Charge Pump,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2022, pp. 1-3. (pdf) (#pll;#mmwave)
2. M. Wei, N. Baniasadi, E. Chou, H. Beshary, S. Krishnamurthy, E. Alon, A. Niknejad, “A D-Band Packaged CMOS Integrated Transmitter for MU-MIMO Applications,” IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC), 2022, pp. 6-8. (pdf) (#mmwave;#6g;#rx)
3. E. Chou, N. Baniasadi, H. Beshary, M. Wei, E. Naviasky, L. Iotti, A. Niknejad, “A Low-Power and Energy-Efficient D-Band CMOS Four-Channel Receiver with Integrated LO Generation for Digital Beamforming Arrays,” ESSCIRC - IEEE 48th European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), 2022, pp. 489-492. (pdf) (#mmwave;#6g;#rx)
4. L. Zhang, A. M. Niknejad, “A Galvanically Coupled Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer for Deep Tissue Hypoxia Diagnosis,” IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI Technology and Circuits), 2022, pp. 250-251. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
5. J. -C. Chien, A. M. Niknejad, “A Single-Element CMOS-LRRM VNA Electronic Calibration Technique,” 99th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG), 2022, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#cal;#mmwave)
6. M. G. Anderson, A. Thielens, S. Wielandt, A. M. Niknejad, J. M. Rabaey, “Analysis of Ultralow Power Radio Frequency Beamforming Using Transmission-Line Transformers and Tunable Passives,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 2473-2488, 2022. (pdf) (#rfid;#phaseshift)
7. E. Chou, L. Iotti, A. Niknejad, “Design of an Inductor-Less 72-GHz 2:1 CMOS CML Frequency Divider with Dual-Core VCO,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 2752-2756, 2022. (pdf) (#pll;#mmwave)
8. N. Baniasadi, A. M. Niknejad, “Noise Measure Revisited for Design of Amplifiers Close to Activity Limits,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 2276-2283, 2022. (pdf) (#lna;#theory)
9. R Lall, K Lee, S Chopra, A. M. Niknejad, M Evans, M Anwar, “Avalanche Photodiode-Based $gamma$-Photon Scintillation Detectors for Personalized Dosimetry in Targeted Radionuclide Therapy,” International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, vol. 114, no. 3, pp. e530-e531, 2022. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
10. R. Kubaisy, S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, “Design of Linear Passive Mixer-First Receivers for Mmwave Digital Beamforming Arrays,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.03162, vol. , pp. -, 2022. (pdf) (#mixer;#5g)

2021

1. E. Naviasky, L. Iotti, G. LaCaille, B. Nikolic, E. Alon, A. Niknejad, “A 71-to-86GHz Packaged 16-Element by 16-Beam Multi-User Beamforming Integrated Receiver in 28nm CMOS,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2021, pp. 218-220. (pdf) (#array;#5g;#mmwave;#rx;#beamform)
2. D. Burnett, F. Maksimovic, B. Wheeler, O. Khan, A. M. Niknejad, K. Pister, “Free-Running 2.4 GHz Ring Oscillator-Based FSK TX/RX for Ultra-Small Iot Motes,” 2020 15th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC), 2021, pp. 101-104. (pdf) (#sensor;#vco)
3. C. Adamopoulos, S. Buchbinder, P. Zarkos, P. Bhargava, A. Gharia, A. Ninkejad, M. Anwar, V. Stojanovic, “Fully Integrated Electronic-Photonic Sensor for Label-Free Refractive Index Sensing in Advanced Zero-Change CMOS-SOI Process,” 2021 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2021, pp. 1-2. (pdf) (#sensor;#bio)
4. L. Iotti, G. LaCaille, A. M. Niknejad, “A Dual-Injection Technique for mm-Wave Injection-Locked Frequency Multipliers,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 69, no. 12, pp. 5417-5428, 2021. (pdf) (#lo;#mmwave)
5. S. Krishnamurthy, F. Maksimovic, L. Iotti, A. M. Niknejad, “Analysis and Design of Submilliwatt Interference-Tolerant Receivers Leveraging N-Path Filter-Based Translational Positive FeedBack,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 3496-3509, 2021. (pdf) (#iot;#rx;#npath)
6. E. Naviasky, L. Iotti, G. LaCaille, B. Nikolić, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad, “A 71-to-86-GHz 16-Element by 16-Beam Multi-User Beamforming Integrated Receiver Sub-Array for Massive MIMO,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 3811-3826, 2021. (pdf) (#rx;#5g;#mmwave;#mimo)
7. S. Krishnamurthy, L. Iotti, A. M. Niknejad, “Design of High-Linearity Mixer-First Receivers for mm-Wave Digital MIMO Arrays,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 56, no. 11, pp. 3375-3387, 2021. (pdf) (#mixer;#5g;#mmwave;#mimo)
8. S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, “An Enhanced Mixer-First Receiver with Distortion Cancellation, Achieving 80-dB/decade RF Selectivity and +8-dBm B1dB for Adjacent Channel Blockers,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 4, pp. 64-67, 2021. (pdf) (#rx;#npath)
9. S. C. Adamopoulos, “Fully Integrated Electronic-Photonic Biosensor for Label-Free Real-Time Molecular Sensing in Advanced Zero-Change CMOS-SOI Process,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 4, pp. 198-201, 2021. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
10. L. Zhang, A. M. Niknejad, “An Ultrasensitive 14-GHz 1.12-mW EPR Spectrometer in 28-nm CMOS,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 819-822, 2021. (pdf) (#vco;#sensor;#bio)
11. C. Adamopoulos, P. Zarkos, S. Buchbinder, P. Bhargava, A. Niknejad, M. Anwar, V. Stojanović, “Lab-on-Chip for Everyone: Introducing an Electronic-Photonic Platform for Multiparametric Biosensing Using Standard CMOS Processes,” IEEE Open Journal of the Solid-State Circuits Society, vol. 1, pp. 198-208, 2021. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor;#siphotonics)
12. S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, “Fanout Optimization for an Inductor-Less BroadBand Variable Gain Cherry-Hooper Amplifier,” Masters Report: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2021-23, 2021. (pdf) (#analog;#vga;#amps)
13. L. Zhang, “Millimeter-Wave Impedance Spectroscopy for High Sensitivity and Selectivity Biomolecular Detection,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2022-246, 2021. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)

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Books

1. G. Hueber, A. M. Niknejad, Millimeter-Wave Circuits for 5G and Radar, Cambridge University Press, 2019. (pdf) (#5g;#radar;#comm;#mmwave)
2. Yogesh Singh Chauhan, Darsen Lu, Sriramkumar Venugopalan, Sourabh Khandelwal, Juan Pablo Duarte, Navid Paydavosi, Ai Niknejad, Chenming Hu FinFET Modeling for IC Simulation and Design: Using the BSIM-CMG Standard, Academic Press, 2015. (pdf) (#bsim)
3. A. M. Niknejad, H. Hashemi, mm-Wave Silicon Technology: 60 GHz and Beyond, Springer Science & Business Media, 2008. (pdf) (#60ghz;#mmwave)
4. A. M. Niknejad, Electromagnetics for High-Speed Analog and Digital Communication Circuits, Cambridge University Press, 2007. (pdf) (#em)
5. A. M. Niknejad, R. Meyer, Design, Simulation and Applications of Inductors and Transformers for Si RF Ics, Springer Science & Business Media, 2000. (pdf) (#inductor)

Book Chapters

1. A. M. Niknejad, S Voinigescu, H Hashemi, S Raman, “Digital Mm-Wave Silicon Transmitters” in mm-Wave Silicon Power Amplifiers and Transmitters, 2016, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ. Press. (pdf) (#rfdac;#tx;#mmwave)
2. A. M. Niknejad, A. Arbabian, S. Callender, J. Chen, J. Chien, S. Kang, J. Park, S. Thyagarajan, “mm-Wave Silicon: Smarter, Faster, and Cheaper Communication and Imaging” in Frequency References, Power Management for SoC, and Smart Wireless Interfaces, 2014, Springer, Cham. (pdf) (#60ghz;#mmwave)
3. D. Lu, C. Lin, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Multi-Gate MOSFET Compact Model BSIM-MG” in Compact Modeling, 2010, Springer, Dordrecht. (pdf) (#bsim)
4. Y. Wang, A. M. Niknejad, V. Gaudet, K. Iniewski, “CMOS IR-UWB Transceiver System Design for Contact-Less Chip Testing Applications” in Circuits and Systems for Future Generations of Wireless Communications, 2009, Springer, Dordrecht. (pdf) (#uwb)
5. A. M. Niknejad, S. Emami, C. Doan, B. Heydari, M. Bohsali, “Design and Modeling of Active and Passive Devices” in mm-Wave Silicon Technology, 2008, Springer, Boston, MA. (pdf) (#inductor)
6. M. Dunga, C. Lin, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “BSIM-CMG: a Compact Model for Multi-Gate Transistors” in FinFETs and Other Multi-Gate Transistors, 2008, Springer, Boston, MA. (pdf) (#bsim)
7. A. M. Niknejad, S. Emami, B. Heydari, E. Adabi, B. Afshar, B. Floyd, “Amplifiers and Mixers” in mm-Wave Silicon Technology, 2008, Springer, Boston, MA. (pdf) (#amps;#mixer)
8. A. M. Niknejad, H. Hashemi, “Introduction to mm-Wave Silicon Devices, Circuits, and Systems” in mm-Wave Silicon Technology, 2008, Springer, Boston, MA. (pdf) (#mmwave)
9. A. M. Niknejad, “RF Building Blocks for the Next-Gen Wireless Systems” in Wireless Technologies: Circuits, Systems, and Devices, 2007, CRC press. (pdf) (#rxtx)

Technical Reports

1. A. M. Niknejad, S. Thyagarajan, “Maximum Achievable Gain of a Two Port Network,” Dept. Elect. Eng. Comput. Sci., Univ. California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Tech. Rep, 2016. (pdf) (#mmwave;#theory)
2. A. M. Niknejad, D. Chowdhury, J. Chen, J. Park, Lu Ye, “Mm-Wave Quadrature Spatial Power Combinig: a Proposal,” Dept. Elect. Eng. Comput. Sci., Univ. California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Tech. Rep, 2010. (pdf) (#antenna;#tx;#mmwave)
3. A. M. Niknejad, E. Alon, B. Nikolic, J. Rabaey, “Wafer Scale Distributed Radio,” Dept. Elect. Eng. Comput. Sci., Univ. California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Tech. Rep, 2009. (pdf) (#comm;#mmwave)
4. K. Kouznetsov, A. M. Niknejad, “Design and Analysis of Distributed Amplifiers,” Dept. Elect. Eng. Comput. Sci., Univ. California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Tech. Rep, 1999. (pdf) (#da;#amps)

Magazine Articles

1. B. Elgharbawy, S. Hassanzadehyamchi, H. Bameri, A. M. Niknejad, O. Momeni “High-Power and Highly Efficient CMOS Power Amplifiers for D-Band Applications in Silicon: Design Methodologies That Extend CMOS Power, Gain, and Bandwidth Toward Sub-Terahertz Operation,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 74-85, 2026. (pdf) (#pa;#mmwave)
2. F. Sheikh, E. Chou, M. Wei, A. Niknejad “Amplifying Terahertz Connectivity [Circuits From a Systems Perspective],” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 22-25, 2026. (pdf)
3. D. Marinese, “Kristofer S. J. Pister, Borivoje Nikolic, and Ali M. Niknejad Receive the 2024 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Innovative Education Award [awards],” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 125-127, 2024. (pdf)
4. A. M. Niknejad, “Inductors and Transformers: Enabling the Gigahertz Silicon IC Revolution,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 30-32, 2014. (pdf) (#inductor)
5. P. Liang, H. Wang, C. H. Peng, A. Peng, H. C. Hwang, G. Chien, C. L. Tsai, A. Niknejad, “Digital Transmitter Design for Mobile Devices,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 114-123, 2013. (pdf) (#rfdac;#tx)
6. S. Mirabbasi, A. M. Niknejad, “DL Ali M. Niknejad Delivers Technical Tour De Force on Energy Efficient Mm-Wave Communication and Medical Imaging at SSCS-Vancouver ,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 33-34, 2011. (pdf) (#bio;#mmwave)
7. D. D. Lu, C. Lin, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Compact Modeling of Variation in FinFET SRAM Cells,” IEEE Design & Test of Computers, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 44-50, 2010. (pdf) (#bsim)
8. A. M. Niknejad, “Siliconization of 60 GHz,” IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 78-85, 2010. (pdf) (#60ghz;#mmwave)
9. C. H. Doan, S. Emami, D. A. Sobel, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “Design Considerations for 60 GHz CMOS Radios,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 42, no. 12, pp. 132-140, 2004. (pdf) (#60ghz;#mmwave)

Conference Papers

1. S. Callender, I. Momson, A. Khodkumbhe, A. Niknejad, S. Rami, S. Pellerano “A 60GHz LNA and PA Achieving 5dB NF and 35.6% Peak PAE in a Gate-All-Around (GAA) CMOS Process with Backside Power Delivery,” 2026 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2026, pp. 443-446. (pdf) (#lna;#60ghz)
2. Y. Ibrahim, A. Niknejad “A 37-43 GHz VSWR-Resilient Load-Isolated Doherty Power Amplifier Achieving 26% Average PAE at 36 Gb/s in 45-nm SOI CMOS,” 2026 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2026, pp. 175-178. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
3. W. Cheng, Z. Gao, J. Guajardo, H. Beshary, Y. Chen, A. M. Niknejad, T. Chen “SPEAR-BF: Wideband Multi-Channel D-Band Beamformer Based on the RFSoC Platform,” 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Spectrum Innovation (DySPAN), 2026, pp. 152-159. (pdf)
4. J. Baek, A. Niknejad, “A 400MHz Symbol-Power-Tracking (SPT) Supply Modulator with SPT-Adaptive-Biasing Network Supporting 5G FR2 CMOS PA,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2025, pp. 1-3. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
5. A. Ameri, J. -C. Chien, A. Niknejad, “A 200GHz 200-Pixel 2D Near-Field Imager for Biomedical Applications,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2025, pp. 1-3. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor;#mmwave)
6. R. Lall, Y. Seo, A. Niknejad, M. Anwar, “A 3x3.3mm Configurable $\gamma$ Photon Spectrometer for Precision Radioguided Cancer Resection,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2025, pp. 1-3. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
7. W. Cheng, Z. Gao, J. Guajardo, H. Beshary, A. M. Niknejad, T. Chen “SPEAR+: Streaming-Based Multi-Channel SDR Implementation Using the RFSoC Platform,” MILCOM 2025 - 2025 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), 2025, pp. 317-322. (pdf) (#6g)
8. Y. Chen, H. Beshary, E. Chou, M. Wei, N. Baniasadi, A. Niknejad “A 140GHz FMCW Radar with 22dB Wideband RF-Domain Multipath Self-Interference Cancellation in 28nm CMOS,” 2025 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2025, pp. 307-310. (pdf) (#comm;#mmwave)
9. S. Hassanzadehyamchi, H. Bameri, A. M. Niknejad, O. Momeni “A 10 to 40 GHz Stacked Push-Pull Class-B Power Amplifier in 45-nm CMOS SOI with 20.4 dBm PSAT and Continuously Supporting 72 Gb/s 64-QAM and 10 Gb/s 1024-QAM Signals,” 2025 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2025, pp. 219-222. (pdf) (#pa)
10. M. Anderson, S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, J. Rabaey, “A Fully-Passive 4-Channel RF Beamformer with Ultra-Low Insertion Loss at 12GHz X/Ku-Band for Low-Power Applications in 28nm CMOS,” IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium-IMS , 2024, pp. 935-938. (pdf) (#beamform;#phaseshift)
11. R. Rabbani, M. Roschelle, S. Gweon, R. Kumar, A. Vercruysse, N. Cho, M. Spitzer, A. M. Niknejad, V. Stojanovic, M. Anwar , “A Fully Wireless, Miniaturized, Multicolor Fluorescence Image Sensor Implant for Real-Time Monitoring in Cancer Therapy,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2024, pp. 318-320. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
12. E. Chou, N. Baniasadi, A. M. Niknejad, “A 200 GHz Wideband and Compact Differential LNA Leveraging an Active Balun Input Stage in 16nm FinFET Technology,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2024, pp. 375-378. (pdf) (#lna;#6g)
13. D. Lovell, T. Yuan, Y. Lin, M. Bapat, R. Hijab, J. Maravilla, N. Ramachandran, E. Krause, N. Patle, S. Chung , “Scum-V23 Towards a Crystal-Free System-on-Chip for Iot in 16nm,” IEEE Workshop on Crystal-Free/-Less Radio and System-Based Research for IoT (CrystalFreeIoT), 2024, pp. 18-23. (pdf) (#comm)
14. R. Lall, K. Lee, A. Cunha, R. Abergel, Y. Seo, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar , “A 7$\times$55 X-Ray Energy Binning Dosimeter for Closed-Loop Cancer Radiotherapy,” IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI Technology and Circuits), 2024, pp. 1-2. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor) (Best Student Paper)
15. E. Chou, H. Beshary, M. Wei, R. Hijab, F. Sheikh, S. Callender, A. M. Niknejad , “Comparative Performance of 100-200 GHz Wideband Transceivers: CMOS vs Compound Semiconductors,” IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS), 2023, pp. 292-299. (pdf) (#6g;#device)
16. F. Guo, N. Krzysztofowicz, A. Moreno, J. Ni, D. Lovell, Y. Chi, K. Ahmad, S. Afshar, J. Alexander, D. Brater , “A Heterogeneous Soc for Bluetooth LE in 28nm,” IEEE Hot Chips 35 Symposium (HCS), 2023, pp. 1-11. (pdf) (#comm)
17. L. Zhang, A. Niknejad, “A 480-Multiplication-Factor 13.2-to-17.3GHz Sub-Sampling PLL Achieving 6.6mW Power and -248.1 dB Fom Using a Proportionally Divided Charge Pump,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2022, pp. 1-3. (pdf) (#pll;#mmwave)
18. M. Wei, N. Baniasadi, E. Chou, H. Beshary, S. Krishnamurthy, E. Alon, A. Niknejad, “A D-Band Packaged CMOS Integrated Transmitter for MU-MIMO Applications,” IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC), 2022, pp. 6-8. (pdf) (#mmwave;#6g;#rx)
19. E. Chou, N. Baniasadi, H. Beshary, M. Wei, E. Naviasky, L. Iotti, A. Niknejad, “A Low-Power and Energy-Efficient D-Band CMOS Four-Channel Receiver with Integrated LO Generation for Digital Beamforming Arrays,” ESSCIRC - IEEE 48th European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), 2022, pp. 489-492. (pdf) (#mmwave;#6g;#rx)
20. L. Zhang, A. M. Niknejad, “A Galvanically Coupled Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer for Deep Tissue Hypoxia Diagnosis,” IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI Technology and Circuits), 2022, pp. 250-251. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
21. J. -C. Chien, A. M. Niknejad, “A Single-Element CMOS-LRRM VNA Electronic Calibration Technique,” 99th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG), 2022, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#cal;#mmwave)
22. E. Naviasky, L. Iotti, G. LaCaille, B. Nikolic, E. Alon, A. Niknejad, “A 71-to-86GHz Packaged 16-Element by 16-Beam Multi-User Beamforming Integrated Receiver in 28nm CMOS,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2021, pp. 218-220. (pdf) (#array;#5g;#mmwave;#rx;#beamform)
23. D. Burnett, F. Maksimovic, B. Wheeler, O. Khan, A. M. Niknejad, K. Pister, “Free-Running 2.4 GHz Ring Oscillator-Based FSK TX/RX for Ultra-Small Iot Motes,” 2020 15th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC), 2021, pp. 101-104. (pdf) (#sensor;#vco)
24. C. Adamopoulos, S. Buchbinder, P. Zarkos, P. Bhargava, A. Gharia, A. Ninkejad, M. Anwar, V. Stojanovic, “Fully Integrated Electronic-Photonic Sensor for Label-Free Refractive Index Sensing in Advanced Zero-Change CMOS-SOI Process,” 2021 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2021, pp. 1-2. (pdf) (#sensor;#bio)
25. A. Niknejad “Short Course: Modeling and RF Design Considerations for Advanced CMOS Technology,” 2020 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference - (ISSCC), 2020, pp. 1-80. (pdf) (#device)
26. S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, “10-35GHz Passive Mixer-First Receiver Achieving +14dBm in-Band IIP3 for Digital Beam-Forming Arrays,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2020, pp. 275-278. (pdf) (#rx;#npath;#filter)
27. A. Townley, N. Baniasadi, S. Krishnamurthy, C. Sideris, A. Hajimiri, E. Alon, A. Niknejad, “A Fully Integrated, Dual Channel, Flip Chip Packaged 113 GHz Transceiver in 28nm CMOS Supporting an 80 Gb/s Wireless Link,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2020, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#comm;#thz;#rxtx)
28. G. LaCaille, J. Dunn, A. Puglielli, L. Iotti, S. Ramakrishnan, L. Calderin, Z. Lin, E. Naviasky, B. Nikolic, A. Niknejad, E. Alon, “Design and Demonstration of a Scalable Massive MIMO Uplink at E-Band,” IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), 2020, pp. 1-6. (pdf) (#mimo)
29. F. Maksimovic, B. Wheeler, D. C. Burnett, O. Khan, S. Mesri, I. Suciu, L. Lee, A. Moreno, A. Sundararajan, B. Zhou, R. Zoll, A. Ng, T. Chang, X. Villajosana, T. Watteyne, A. Niknejad, K. S. J. Pister, “A Crystal-Free Single-Chip Micro Mote with Integrated 802.15.4 Compatible Transceiver, Sub-Mw BLE Compatible Beacon Transmitter, and Cortex M0,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2019, pp. C88-C89. (pdf) (#iot;#comm;#rxtx)
30. Y. Li, A. M. Niknejad, “A 138fs-Rms Integrated-Jitter and 249dB-FOM Clock Multiplier with -51dBc Spur Using a Digital Spur Calibration Technique in 28-nm CMOS,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2019, pp. C42-C43. (pdf) (#pll)
31. A. Ameri, L. Zhang, A. Gharia, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar, “A 114GHz Biosensor with Integrated Dielectrophoresis for Single Cell Characterization,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2019, pp. C314-C315. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
32. A. Ameri, L. Zhang, A. Gharia, M. Anwar, A. M. Niknejad, “Dielectrophoretic-Assisted Biosensor for Single-Cell Characterization at Mmwave Frequencies in CMOS 28nm Technology,” Actuators and Microsystems & Eurosensors XXXIII (TRANSDUCERS & EUROSENSORS XXXIII) 20th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, 2019, pp. 174-177. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
33. S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, “Enhanced Passive Mixer-First Receiver Driving an Impedance with 40dB/decade Roll-Off, Achieving +12dBm Blocker-P1dB, +33dBm IIP3 and Sub-2dB NF Degradation for a 0dBm Blocker,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2019, pp. 139-142. (pdf) (#mixer;#rx)
34. L. Iotti, G. LaCaille, A. M. Niknejad, “A 57-74-GHz Tail-Switching Injection-Locked Frequency Tripler in 28-nm CMOS,” ESSCIRC - IEEE 45th European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), 2019, pp. 115-118. (pdf) (#lo;#pll)
35. C. Adamopoulos, A. Gharia, A. Niknejad, M. Anwar, V. Stojanović, “Electronic-Photonic Platform for Label-Free Biophotonic Sensing in Advanced Zero-Change CMOS-SOI Process,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2019, pp. 1-2. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
36. L. Zhang, A. Ameri, M. Anwar, A. M. Niknejad, “A Microwave-Optical Biosensor with 5.4ppm Label/reference-Free Long-Term Stability and Single Photon Sensitivity in 28nm Bulk CMOS,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2019, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
37. C. Adamopoulos, A. Gharia, A. Niknejad, M. Anwar, V. Stojanović “Electronic-Photonic Platform for Label-Free Biophotonic Sensing in Advanced Zero-Change CMOS-SOI Process,” 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2019, pp. 1-2. (pdf)
38. J. Chien, A. Arbabian, A. M. Niknejad, “A Dual-Element VNA Electronic Calibration in CMOS,” IEEE 18th Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF), 2018, pp. 71-74. (pdf) (#cal)
39. Z. Shao, H. Liu, Y. Liu, H. Jang, B. Liu, B. Zhao, A. M. Niknejad, L. Lin, “An Integrated, Direct-Write Temperature Shock Recording Chip,” IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 2018, pp. 507-510. (pdf) (#sensor)
40. B. Zhao, N. Kuo, B. Liu, Y. Li, L. Iotti, A. M. Niknejad, “A 5.8GHz Power-Harvesting 116$\mu$m $\times$ 116$\mu$m Dielet Near-Field Radio with on-Chip Coil Antenna,” IEEE International Solid - State Circuits Conference - (ISSCC), 2018, pp. 456-458. (pdf) (#rfid;#comm)
41. L. Iotti, G. LaCaille, A. M. Niknejad, “A 12mW 70-to-100GHz Mixer-First Receiver Front-End for mm-Wave Massive-MIMO Arrays in 28nm CMOS,” IEEE International Solid - State Circuits Conference - (ISSCC), 2018, pp. 414-416. (pdf) (#rx;#mmwave;#mimo)
42. N. Kuo, B. Zhao, A. M. Niknejad, “Intermodulation Uplink for Far-Field Passive RFID Applications,” IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium - IMS, 2018, pp. 274-277. (pdf) (#rfid)
43. L. Zhang, A. Ameri, Y. Li, N. Kuo, M. Anwar, A. M. Niknejad, “A 37.5-45.I GHz Superharmonic-Coupled QVCO with Tunable Phase Accuracy in 28nm Bulk CMOS,” IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC), 2018, pp. 223-226. (pdf) (#vco;#mmwave)
44. N. Kuo, A. M. Niknejad, “An E-Band QPSK Transmitter Element in 28-nm CMOS with Multistate Power Amplifier for Digitally-Modulated Phased Arrays,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2018, pp. 184-187. (pdf) (#mmwave;#pa;#rfdac)
45. J. Chien, A. Arbabian, A. M. Niknejad, “A Single- Element VNA Electronic Calibration in CMOS,” IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium - IMS, 2018, pp. 1304-1307. (pdf) (#cal)
46. S. Krishnamurthy, F. Maksimovic, A. M. Niknejad, “580 $\mu$w 2.2-2.4GHz Receiver with +3.3dBm Out-of-Band IIP3 for IoT Applications,” ESSCIRC - IEEE 44th European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), 2018, pp. 106-109. (pdf) (#rx)
47. O. Khan, A. Niknejad, K. Pister, “Ultra Low-Power Transceiver Soc Designs for IoT, NB-IoT Applications,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2018, pp. 1-77. (pdf) (#rxtx;#iot)
48. J. Chien, M. Anwar, A. M. Niknejad, “A CMOS Single-Cell Deformability Analysis Using 3D Hydrodynamic Stretching in a GHz Dielectric Flow Cytometry,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2017, pp. 861-864. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
49. B. Zhao, Y. Lian, A. M. Niknejad, C. H. Heng, “A Low-Power Compact IEEE 802.15.6 Compatible Human Body Communication Transceiver with Digital Sigma-Delta IIR Mask Shaping,” ESSCIRC - 43rd IEEE European Solid State Circuits Conference, 2017, pp. 380-383. (pdf) (#bodycomm)
50. S. Ramakrishnan, L. Calderin, A. Niknejad, B. Nikolić, “An FD/FDD Transceiver with RX Band Thermal, Quantization, and Phase Noise Rejection and >64dB TX Signal Cancellation,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2017, pp. 352-355. (pdf) (#fdd;#rxtx)
51. B. Yang, E. Y. Chang, A. Niknejad, B. Nikolić, E. Alon, “A 65nm CMOS I/Q RF Power DAC with 24 dB 3rd Harmonic Cancellation and Up to 18dB Mixed-Signal Filtering,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2017, pp. 302-303. (pdf) (#rfdac;#tx)
52. B. Wheeler, F. Maksimovic, N. Baniasadi, S. Mesri, O. Khan, D. Burnett, A. Niknejad, K. Pister, “Crystal-Free Narrow-Band Radios for Low-Cost IoT,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2017, pp. 228-231. (pdf) (#iot;#rxtx;#comm)
53. Y. Li, M. Mar, B. Nikolić, A. M. Niknejad, “On-Chip Spur and Phase Noise Cancellation Techniques,” IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC), 2017, pp. 109-112. (pdf) (#pll)
54. D. C. Burnett, B. Wheeler, F. Maksimovic, O. Khan, A. M. Niknejad, K. S. J. Pister, “Narrowband Communication with Free-Running 2.4GHz Ring Oscillators,” International Conference on Performance Evaluation and Modeling in Wired and Wireless Networks (PEMWN), 2017, pp. 1-6. (pdf) (#vco;#iot)
55. A. Townley, P. Swirhun, D. Titz, A. Bisognin, F. Gianesello, R. Pilard, C. Luxey, A. Niknejad, “A 94GHz 4TX-4RX Phased-Array for FMCW Radar with Integrated LO and Flip-Chip Antenna Package,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2016, pp. 294-297. (pdf) (#radar;#mmwave;#array)
56. X. Xiao, A. Pratt, A. Niknejad, E. Alon, B. Nikolić, “A 65nm CMOS Wideband TDD Front-End with Integrated T/R Switching Via PA Re-Use,” ESSCIRC Conference : 42nd European Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2016, pp. 181-184. (pdf) (#trswitch;#pa)
57. A. Puglielli, G. LaCaille, A. M. Niknejad, G. Wright, B. Nikolić, E. Alon, “Phase Noise Scaling and Tracking in OFDM Multi-User Beamforming Arrays,” IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2016, pp. 1-6. (pdf) (#comm;#mimo)
58. O. Khan, B. Wheeler, D. Burnett, F. Maksimovic, S. Mesri, K. Pister, A. Niknejad, “Frequency Reference for Crystal Free Radio,” IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (IFCS), 2016, pp. 1-2. (pdf) (#iot;#comm)
59. Nai-Chung Kuo, Bo Zhao, A. M. Niknejad, “Near-Field Power Transfer and Backscattering Communication to Miniature RFID Tag in 65nm CMOS Technology,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2016, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#rfid)
60. S. Ramakrishnan, L. Calderin, A. Puglielli, E. Alon, A. Niknejad, B. Nikolić, “A 65nm CMOS Transceiver with Integrated Active Cancellation Supporting FDD From 1GHz to 1.8GHz at +12.6dBm TX Power Leakage,” IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI-Circuits), 2016, pp. 1-2. (pdf) (#rxtx;#fdd)
61. J. Chien, E. Yeh, L. P. Lee, M. Anwar, A. M. Niknejad, “A Near-Field Modulation Chopping Stabilized Injection-Locked Oscillator Sensor for Protein Conformation Detection at Microwave Frequency,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2015, pp. 332-333. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
62. A. M. Niknejad, S. Thyagarajan, E. Alon, Y. Wang, C. Hull, “A Circuit Designer's Guide to 5G mm-Wave,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2015, pp. 1-8. (pdf) (#5g;#mmwave) (Best Invited Paper Award)
63. J. Chien, E. Yeh, L. P. Lee, M. Anwar, A. M. Niknejad, “A Microwave Reconfigurable Dielectric-Based Glucose Sensor with 20 Mg/dl Sensitivity at Sub-Nl Sensing Volume in CMOS,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2015, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
64. J. Chien, A. M. Niknejad, “Sensor-on-CMOS Dielectric Characterization Using Temperature Modulation,” 86th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference, 2015, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
65. Jun-Chau Chien, A. M. Niknejad, “A Single-Element CMOS-Based Electronic De-Embedding Technique with TRL Level of Accuracy,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2015, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#cal)
66. J. Chien, A. M. Niknejad, “Impedance Renormalization in CMOS-Based Single-Element Electronic De-Embedding,” 85th Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG), 2015, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#cal)
67. J. Chien, P. Upadhyaya, H. Jung, S. Chen, W. Fang, A. M. Niknejad, J. Savoj, K. Chang, “A Pulse-Position-Modulation Phase-Noise-Reduction Technique for a 2-to-16GHz Injection-Locked Ring Oscillator in 20nm CMOS,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2014, pp. 52-53. (pdf) (#vco;#pll)
68. P. Murali, I. Izyumin, D. Cohen, J. Chien, A. M. Niknejad, B. Boser, “A CMOS Micro-Flow Cytometer for Magnetic Label Detection and Classification,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2014, pp. 422-423. (pdf) (#bio)
69. D. Titz, A. Bisognin, J. Chen, F. Ferrero, R. Pilard, F. Gianesello, A. Cathelin, A. M. Niknejad, C. Luxey, “Antenna-Array Topologies for mm-Wave Beamforming Transmitter with Quadrature Spatial Combining,” IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2014, pp. 399-402. (pdf) (#antenna;#60ghz;#tx;#rfdac;#mmwave)
70. S. V. Thyagarajan, S. Kang, A. M. Niknejad, “A 240GHz Wideband QPSK Receiver in 65nm CMOS,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2014, pp. 357-360. (pdf) (#thz;#comm;#rx)
71. S. Kang, S. V. Thyagarajan, A. M. Niknejad, “A 240GHz Wideband QPSK Transmitter in 65nm CMOS,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2014, pp. 353-356. (pdf) (#thz;#comm;#tx)
72. N. Kuo, B. Yang, C. Wu, L. Kong, A. Wang, M. Reiha, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad, B. Nikolić, “A Frequency-Reconfigurable Multi-Standard 65nm CMOS Digital Transmitter with LTCC Interposers,” IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC), 2014, pp. 345-348. (pdf) (#tx;#package;#rfdac)
73. J. Chien, N. Kuo, A. M. Niknejad, “A 26-GHz Low-Phase-Error in-Phase-Coupled QVCO Using Modified Bi-Directional Diodes,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2014, pp. 253-256. (pdf) (#vco;#mmwave)
74. J. Chien, M. Anwar, Erh-Chia Yeh, L. P. Lee, A. M. Niknejad, “A 6.5/11/17.5/30-GHz High Throughput Interferometer-Based Reactance Sensors Using Injection-Locked Oscillators and Ping-Pong Nested Chopping,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2014, pp. 1-2. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
75. J. Chien, M. Anwar, E. Yeh, L. P. Lee, A. M. Niknejad, “A 6.5/17.5-GHz Dual-Channel Interferometer-Based Capacitive Sensor in 65-nm CMOS for High-Speed Flow Cytometry,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2014, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
76. M. Tabesh, M. Rangwala, A. M. Niknejad, A. Arbabian, “A Power-Harvesting Pad-Less mm-Sized 24/60GHz Passive Radio with on-Chip Antennas,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2014, pp. 1-2. (pdf) (#iot;#rfid;#mmwave) (Best Paper Award)
77. A. Niknejad “Short Course: mm-Wave Phased-Array Receivers,” 2013 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference Digest of Technical Papers, 2013, pp. 1-117. (pdf) (#array)
78. H. Agarwal, S. Venugopalan, M. -. Chalkiadaki, N. Paydavosi, J. P. Duarte, S. Agnihotri, C. Yadav, P. Kushwaha, Y. S. Chauhan, C. C. Enz, A. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Recent Enhancements in BSIM6 Bulk MOSFET Model,” International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices (SISPAD), 2013, pp. 53-56. (pdf) (#bsim)
79. W. Sansen, H. Darabi, J. Long, A. Hajimiri, A. Niknejad, “RF Blocks for Wireless Transceivers,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2013, pp. 518-518. (pdf) (#rxtx)
80. H. Wang, C. Peng, C. Lu, Y. Chang, R. Huang, A. Chang, G. Shih, R. Hsu, P. C. P. Liang, S. Son, A. Niknejad, G. Chien, C. L. Tsai, H. C. Hwang, “A Highly-Efficient Multi-Band Multi-Mode Digital Quadrature Transmitter with 2D Pre-Distortion,” IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2013, pp. 501-504. (pdf) (#rfdac;#tx)
81. C. Lu, H. Wang, C. Peng, A. Goel, S. Son, P. Liang, A. Niknejad, H. Hwang, G. Chien, “A 24.7dBm All-Digital RF Transmitter for Multimode BroadBand Applications in 40nm CMOS,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2013, pp. 332-333. (pdf) (#pa;#tx;#rfdac)
82. L. Ye, J. Chen, L. Kong, P. Cathelin, E. Alon, A. Niknejad, “A Digitally Modulated 2.4GHz WLAN Transmitter with Integrated Phase Path and Dynamic Load Modulation in 65nm CMOS,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2013, pp. 330-331. (pdf) (#tx;#rfdac)
83. N. Paydavosi, S. Venugopalan, A. Sachid, A. Niknejad, C. Hu, S. Dey, S. Martin, X. Zhang, “Flicker Noise in Advanced CMOS Technology: Effects of Halo Implant,” Proceedings of the European Solid-State Device Research Conference (ESSDERC), 2013, pp. 238-241. (pdf) (#bsim)
84. J. Chen, L. Ye, D. Titz, F. Gianesello, R. Pilard, A. Cathelin, F. Ferrero, C. Luxey, A. M. Niknejad, “A Digitally Modulated mm-Wave Cartesian Beamforming Transmitter with Quadrature Spatial Combining,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2013, pp. 232-233. (pdf) (#tx;#rfdac;#mmwave) (Jack Kilby Best Student Paper Award)
85. S. Kang, A. M. Niknejad, “A 100GHz Active-Varactor VCO and a Bi-Directionally Injection-Locked Loop in 65nm CMOS,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2013, pp. 231-234. (pdf) (#vco;#mmwave)
86. Y. Chauhan, S. Venugopalan, N. Paydavosi, P. Kushwaha, S. Jandhyala, J. Duarte, S. Agnihotri, C. Yadav, H. Agarwal, A. M. Niknejad, “BSIM Compact MOSFET Models for SPICE Simulation,” Proceedings of the 20th International Conference Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems-MIXDES 2013, 2013, pp. 23-28. (pdf) (#bsim)
87. A. Borna, C. Hull, Y. Wang, H. Wang, A. Niknejad, “An RF Receiver with an Integrated Adaptive Notch Filter for Multi-Standard Applications,” Proceedings of the ESSCIRC (ESSCIRC), 2013, pp. 185-188. (pdf) (#rx;#multiband;#filter)
88. J. Chien, M. Anwar, E. Yeh, L. P. Lee, A. M. Niknejad, “A 1-50 GHz Dielectric Spectroscopy Biosensor with Integrated Receiver Front-End in 65nm CMOS,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2013, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
89. S. V. Thyagarajan, A. M. Niknejad, C. D. Hull, “A 60 GHz Linear Wideband Power Amplifier Using Cascode Neutralization in 28nm CMOS,” Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2013, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#pa;#60ghz;#mmwave)
90. A. Borna, Y. Wang, C. Hull, H. Wang, A. Niknejad, “A Fully Integrated Highly Linear Receiver with Automatic IP2 Calibration Schemes for Multi-Standard Applications,” Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2013, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#rx)
91. A. Arbabian, S. Kang, S. Callender, J. Chien, B. Afshar, A. Niknejad, “A 94GHz mm-Wave to Baseband Pulsed-Radar for Imaging and Gesture Recognition,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2012, pp. 56-57. (pdf) (#radar;#mmwave)
92. M. Chalkiadaki, A. Mangla, C. C. Enz, Y. S. Chauhan, M. A. Karim, S. Venugopalan, A. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Evaluation of the BSIM6 Compact MOSFET Model's Scalability in 40nm CMOS Technology,” Proceedings of the European Solid-State Device Research Conference (ESSDERC), 2012, pp. 50-53. (pdf) (#bsim)
93. J. Park, S. Kang, S. V. Thyagarajan, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad, “A 260 GHz Fully Integrated CMOS Transceiver for Wireless Chip-to-Chip Communication,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2012, pp. 48-49. (pdf) (#comm;#thz) (Most Frequently Cited Paper Award)
94. Y. S. Chauhan, S. Venugopalan, M. A. Karim, S. Khandelwal, N. Paydavosi, P. Thakur, A. M. Niknejad, C. C. Hu, “BSIM Industry Standard Compact MOSFET Models,” Proceedings of the ESSCIRC (ESSCIRC), 2012, pp. 30-33. (pdf) (#bsim)
95. S. Venugopalan, M. Karim, Dd Lu, A. M. Niknejad, C Hu, “Compact Models for Real Device Effects in FinFETs,” The international conference on simulation of semiconductor processes and devices (SISPAD), Denver, CO, USA, 2012, pp. 292-295. (pdf) (#bsim)
96. S Khandelwal, Ys Chauhan, D. Lu, Ma Karim, S Venugopalan, A Sachid, A. M. Niknejad, C Hu, “Analytical Surface-Potential Calculation in UTBSOI Mosfets with Independent Back-Gate Control,” NSTI-Nanotech 2012, 2012, pp. 780-783. (pdf) (#bsim)
97. Ys Chauhan, Ma Karim, S Venugopalan, S Khandelwal, P Thakur, N Paydavosi, Ab Sachid, A. M. Niknejad, C Hu, “BSIM6: Symmetric Bulk MOSFET Model,” NSTI-Nanotech 2012, 2012, pp. 724-729. (pdf) (#bsim)
98. A. Arbabian, A. M. Niknejad, “A Three-Stage Cascaded Distributed Amplifier with GBW Exceeding 1.5THz,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2012, pp. 211-214. (pdf) (#da;#pa;#mmwave)
99. S. Venugopalan, K. Dandu, S. Martin, R. Taylor, C. Cirba, X. Zhang, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “A Non-Iterative Physical Procedure for RF CMOS Compact Model Extraction Using BSIM6,” Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2012, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#bsim)
100. S. Khandelwal, Y. S. Chauhan, M. A. Karim, S. Venugopalan, A. Sachid, A. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Analysis and Modeling of Vertical Non-Uniform Doping in Bulk Mosfets for Circuit Simulation,” Circuits and Systems (ICCDCS) 8th International Caribbean Conference on Devices, 2012, pp. 1-5. (pdf) (#bsim)
101. C. Hu, A. Niknejad, V. Sriramkumar, D. Lu, Y. Chauhan, M. Kahm, A. Sachid, “BSIM-IMG: a Turnkey Compact Model for Fully Depleted Technologies,” IEEE International SOI Conference (SOI), 2012, pp. 1-24. (pdf) (#bsim)
102. J. Muller, B. Stefanelli, A. Frappe, L. Ye, A. Cathelin, A. Niknejad, A. Kaiser, “A 7-Bit 18th Order 9.6 GS/s FIR Filter for High Data Rate 60-GHz Wireless Communications,” Proceedings of the ESSCIRC (ESSCIRC), 2011, pp. 67-70. (pdf) (#filter;#tx;#60ghz;#mmwave)
103. A. Arbabian, A. M. Niknejad, “Time-Domain Ultra-Wideband Synthetic Imager (TUSI) in Silicon,” Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2011, pp. 505-511. (pdf) (#uwb;#radar)
104. J. Chen, A. M. Niknejad, “A Compact 1V 18.6dBm 60GHz Power Amplifier in 65nm CMOS,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2011, pp. 432-433. (pdf) (#pa;#60ghz)
105. Ma Karim, S. Venugopalan, Y. Chauhan, D. Lu, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Drain Induced Barrier Lowering (DIBL) Effect on the Intrinsic Capacitances of Nano-Scale Mosfets,” NSTI-Nanotech 2011, 2011, pp. 814-817. (pdf) (#bsim)
106. Ys Chauhan, Dd Lu, S Venugopalan, Ma Karim, A. M. Niknejad, C Hu, “Compact Models for Sub-22 nm MOSFETs,” NSTI-Nanotech 2011, 2011, pp. 720-725. (pdf) (#bsim)
107. J. Park, S. Kang, A. M. Niknejad, “A 0.38 THz Fully Integrated Transceiver Utilizing Quadrature Push-Push Circuitry,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2011, pp. 22-23. (pdf) (#thz;#radar)
108. M. Tabesh, J. Chen, C. Marcu, L. Kong, S. Kang, E. Alon, A. Niknejad, “A 65nm CMOS 4-Element Sub-34mW/element 60GHz Phased-Array Transceiver,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2011, pp. 166-168. (pdf) (#array;#60ghz;#rxtx;#mmwave)
109. M. Tabesh, A. Arbabian, A. Niknejad, “60GHz Low-Loss Compact Phase Shifters Using a Transformer-Based Hybrid in 65nm CMOS,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2011, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#60ghz;#phaseshift;#mmwave)
110. S. Callender, A. M. Niknejad, “A Phase-Adjustable Delay-Locked Loop Utilizing Embedded Phase Interpolation,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2011, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#analog;#pll)
111. V. Sriramkumar, D. D. Lu, T. H. Morshed, Y. Kawakami, P. M. Lee, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “BSIM-CG: a Compact Model of Cylindrical Gate / Nanowire Mosfets for Circuit Simulations,” Systems and Applications Proceedings of International Symposium on VLSI Technology, 2011, pp. 1-2. (pdf) (#bsim)
112. S. Venugopalan, Y. S. Chauhan, D. D. Lu, M. A. Karim, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Modeling Intrinsic and Extrinsic Asymmetry of 3D Cylindrical Gate/gate-All-Around Fets for Circuit Simulations,” 11th Annual Non-Volatile Memory Technology Symposium Proceeding, 2011, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#bsim)
113. D. Chowdhury, S. V. Thyagarajan, L. Ye, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad, “A Fully-Integrated Efficient CMOS Inverse Class-D Power Amplifier for Digital Polar Transmitters,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2011, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#pa;#rfdac)
114. S. Kang, J. Chien, A. M. Niknejad, “A 100GHz Phase-Locked Loop in 0.13$\mu$m SiGe BiCMOS Process,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2011, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#pll;#vco;#mmwave)
115. A. Arbabian, S. Kang, S. Callender, B. Afshar, J. Chien, A. Niknejad, “A 90GHz Pulsed-Transmitter with Near-Field/far-Field Energy Cancellation Using a Dual-Loop Antenna,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2011, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#radar;#antenna;#mmwave) (Best Student Paper Award: 2nd Place)
116. O. Bakr, M. Johnson, J. Park, E. Adabi, K. Jones, A. Niknejad, “A Scalable-Low Cost Architecture for High Gain Beamforming Antennas,” IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology, 2010, pp. 806-813. (pdf) (#antenna;#array)
117. S. Heinen, D. Leenaerts, T. Stetzler, Y. Manoli, J. Craninckx, A. Niknejad, D. Belot, R. Roovers, K. P. Pun, J. Hurwitz, “F2: Reconfigurable RF and Data Converters,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference - (ISSCC), 2010, pp. 512-513. (pdf) (#adc)
118. A. Arbabian, B. Afshar, J. Chien, S. Kang, S. Callender, E. Adabi, S. D. Toso, R. Pilard, D. Gloria, A. Niknejad, “A 90GHz-Carrier 30GHz-Bandwidth Hybrid Switching Transmitter with Integrated Antenna,” IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference - (ISSCC), 2010, pp. 420-421. (pdf) (#tx;#radar;#mmwave) (Jack Kilby Best Student Paper Award)
119. Z. Deng, A. M. Niknejad, “A Layout-Based Optimal Neutralization Technique for mm-Wave Differential Amplifiers,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2010, pp. 355-358. (pdf) (#mmwave;#amps)
120. Jiashu Chen, A. M. Niknejad, “A Stage-Scaled Distributed Power Amplifier Achieving 110GHz Bandwidth and 17.5dBm Peak Output Power,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2010, pp. 347-350. (pdf) (#da;#pa;#mmwave)
121. Z. Deng, A. M. Niknejad, “The Load-Thru (LT) De-Embedding Technique for the Measurements of Mm-Wave Balanced 4-Port Devices,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2010, pp. 207-210. (pdf) (#cal)
122. S. Yao, T. H. Morshed, D. D. Lu, S. Venugopalan, W. Xiong, C. R. Cleavelin, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Global Parameter Extraction for a Multi-Gate Mosfets Compact Model,” International Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures (ICMTS), 2010, pp. 194-197. (pdf) (#bsim)
123. J. Muller, A. Cathelin, A. Niknejad, A. Kaiser, “A FIR Baseband Filter for High Data Rate 60-GHz Wireless Communications,” Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 2010, pp. 1771-1774. (pdf) (#60ghz;#filter;#mmwave)
124. Z. Deng, A. M. Niknejad, “A 4-Port-Inductor-Based VCO Coupling Method for Phase Noise Reduction,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2010, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#inductor;#vco)
125. D. Chowdhury, Lu Ye, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad, “A 2.4GHz Mixed-Signal Polar Power Amplifier with Low-Power Integrated Filtering in 65nm CMOS,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2010, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#pa;#tx)
126. E. Adabi, A. M. Niknejad, “A mm-Wave Transformer Based Transmit/receive Switch in 90nm CMOS Technology,” European Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2009, pp. 389-392. (pdf) (#trswitch;#mmwave)
127. N. Poobuapheun, W. Chen, Z. Boos, A. M. Niknejad, “An Inductorless High Dynamic Range 0.3- 2.6 GHz Receiver CMOS Front-End,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2009, pp. 387-390. (pdf) (#rx)
128. D. Chowdhury, C. D. Hull, O. B. Degani, P. Goyal, Y. Wang, A. M. Niknejad, “A Single-Chip Highly Linear 2.4GHz 30dBm Power Amplifier in 90nm CMOS,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2009, pp. 378-379. (pdf) (#pa)
129. C. Marcu, D. Chowdhury, C. Thakkar, L. Kong, M. Tabesh, J. Park, Y. Wang, B. Afshar, A. Gupta, A. Arbabian, S. Gambini, R. Zamani, A. M. Niknejad, E. Alon, “A 90nm CMOS Low-Power 60GHz Transceiver with Integrated Baseband Circuitry,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2009, pp. 314-315. (pdf) (#60ghz;#rxtx;#mmwave)
130. M. Bohsali, A. M. Niknejad, “Current Combining 60GHz CMOS Power Amplifiers,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2009, pp. 31-34. (pdf) (#pa;#mmwave;#60ghz)
131. A. M. Niknejad, D. Chowdhury, “Transforming RF and Mm-Wave CMOS Circuits,” Automation and Test International Symposium on VLSI Design, 2009, pp. 138-141. (pdf) (#inductor)
132. Zhiming Deng, Jiashu Chen, J. Tsai, A. M. Niknejad, “A CMOS Ku-Band Single-Conversion Low-Noise Block Front-End for Satellite Receivers,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2009, pp. 135-138. (pdf) (#lna)
133. T. H. Morshed, M. V. Dunga, J. Zhang, D. D. Lu, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Compact Modeling of Flicker Noise Variability in Small Size Mosfets,” IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2009, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#bsim)
134. D. D. Lu, C. Lin, S. Yao, W. Xiong, F. Bauer, C. R. Cleavelin, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Design of FinFET SRAM Cells Using a Statistical Compact Model,” International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices (SISPAD), 2009, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#bsim)
135. Yanjie Wang, B. Afshar, Tuan-Yi Cheng, V. Gaudet, A. M. Niknejad, “A 2.5mW Inductorless Wideband VGA with Dual FeedBack DC-Offset Correction in 90nm CMOS Technology,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2008, pp. 91-94. (pdf) (#vga;#amps)
136. C. Marcu, A. M. Niknejad, “A 60 GHz High-Q Tapered Transmission Line Resonator in 90nm CMOS,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2008, pp. 775-778. (pdf) (#inductor;#mmwave;#60ghz)
137. A. Arbabian, A. M. Niknejad, “A Tapered Cascaded Multi-Stage Distributed Amplifier with 370GHz GBW in 90nm CMOS,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2008, pp. 57-60. (pdf) (#da;#pa;#mmwave) (Best Student Paper Award: 2nd Place)
138. D. Chowdhury, P. Reynaert, A. M. Niknejad, “A 60GHz 1V + 12.3dBm Transformer-Coupled Wideband PA in 90nm CMOS,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2008, pp. 560-561. (pdf) (#pa;#60ghz)
139. E. Adabi, A. M. Niknejad, “Broadband Variable Passive Delay Elements Based on an Inductance Multiplication Technique,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2008, pp. 445-448. (pdf) (#phaseshift;#60ghz;#mmwave)
140. A. Arbabian, A. M. Niknejad, “A BroadBand Distributed Amplifier with Internal FeedBack Providing 660GHz GBW in 90nm CMOS,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2008, pp. 196-197. (pdf) (#da;#pa;#mmwave)
141. B. Afshar, Y. Wang, A. M. Niknejad, “A Robust 24mW 60GHz Receiver in 90nm Standard CMOS,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2008, pp. 182-183. (pdf) (#rx;#60ghz;#mmwave)
142. C. Lin, M. V. Dunga, D. Lu, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Statistical Compact Modeling of Variations in Nano Mosfets,” Systems and Applications (VLSI-TSA) International Symposium on VLSI Technology, 2008, pp. 165-166. (pdf) (#bsim)
143. B. Heydari, P. Reynaert, E. Adabi, M. Bohsali, B. Afshar, A. Arbabian, A. M. Niknejad, “A 60-GHz 90-nm CMOS Cascode Amplifier with Interstage Matching,” European Microwave Integrated Circuit Conference, 2007, pp. 88-91. (pdf) (#60ghz;#amps;#lna;#mmwave)
144. B. Heydari, M. Bohsali, E. Adabi, A. M. Niknejad, “A 60 GHz Power Amplifier in 90nm CMOS Technology,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2007, pp. 769-772. (pdf) (#pa;#60ghz;#mmwave)
145. E. Adabi, A. M. Niknejad, “CMOS Low Noise Amplifier with Capacitive FeedBack Matching,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2007, pp. 643-646. (pdf) (#lna)
146. E. Adabi, B. Heydari, M. Bohsali, A. M. Niknejad, “30 GHz CMOS Low Noise Amplifier,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2007, pp. 625-628. (pdf) (#lna;#mmwave)
147. W. Chen, G. Liu, B. Zdravko, A. M. Niknejad, “A Highly Linear BroadBand CMOS LNA Employing Noise and Distortion Cancellation,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2007, pp. 61-64. (pdf) (#lna)
148. M. V. Dunga, C. Lin, D. D. Lu, W. Xiong, C. R. Cleavelin, P. Patruno, J. Hwang, F. Yang, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “BSIM-MG: a Versatile Multi-Gate FET Model for Mixed-Signal Design,” IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI-Circuits), 2007, pp. 60-61. (pdf) (#bsim) (Best Student Paper Award)
149. D. D. Lu, M. V. Dunga, C. Lin, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “A Multi-Gate MOSFET Compact Model Featuring Independent-Gate Operation,” IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2007, pp. 565-568. (pdf) (#bsim)
150. A. Cathelin, B. Martineau, N. Seller, S. Douyere, J. Gorisse, S. Pruvost, C. Raynaud, F. Gianesello, S. Montusclat, S. P. Voinigescu, A. M. Niknejad, D. Belot, J. P. Schoellkopf, “Design for Millimeter-Wave Applications in Silicon Technologies,” ESSCIRC - 33rd European Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2007, pp. 464-471. (pdf) (#mmwave)
151. B. Heydari, E. Adabi, M. Bohsali, B. Afshar, A. Arbabian, A. M. Niknejad, “Internal Unilaterization Technique for CMOS Mm-Wave Amplifiers,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2007, pp. 463-466. (pdf) (#amps)
152. P. Haldi, D. Chowdhury, G. Liu, A. M. Niknejad, “A 5.8 GHz Linear Power Amplifier in a Standard 90nm CMOS Process Using a 1V Power Supply,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2007, pp. 431-434. (pdf) (#pa) (Best Student Paper Award)
153. C Hu, Ch Lin, M Dunga, D Lu, A. M. Niknejad, “A Versatile Multi-Gate MOSFET Compact Model: BSIM-MG,” NSTI-Nanotech 2007, 2007, pp. 512-514. (pdf) (#bsim)
154. C Hu, M Dunga, C. Lin, D. Lu, A. M. Niknejad, “Compact Modeling for New Transistor Structures,” Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices 2007, 2007, pp. 285-288. (pdf) (#bsim)
155. P. Reynaert, A. M. Niknejad, “Power Combining Techniques for RF and Mm-Wave CMOS Power Amplifiers,” ESSCIRC - 33rd European Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2007, pp. 272-275. (pdf) (#pa;#mmwave)
156. B. Heydari, M. Bohsali, E. Adabi, A. M. Niknejad, “Low-Power mm-Wave Components Up to 104GHz in 90nm CMOS,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2007, pp. 200-201. (pdf) (#thz;#mmwave)
157. S. Emami, C. H. Doan, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “A Highly Integrated 60GHz CMOS Front-End Receiver,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2007, pp. 190-191. (pdf) (#60ghz;#rx;#mmwave)
158. A. Niknejad, H. Sakai, “mm-Wave Tranceivers and Building Blocks,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2007, pp. 186-187. (pdf) (#rxtx;#mmwave)
159. A. M. Niknejad, S. Emami, B. Heydari, M. Bohsali, E. Adabi, “Nanoscale CMOS for mm-Wave Applications,” IEEE Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Symposium, 2007, pp. 1-4. (pdf) (#mmwave)
160. N. Poobuapheun, W. Chen, Z. Boos, A. M. Niknejad, “A 1.5V 0.7-2.5GHz CMOS Quadrature Demodulator for Multi-Band Direct-Conversion Receivers,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2006, pp. 797-800. (pdf) (#rx;#multiband)
161. Y. Chee, A. Niknejad, J. Rabaey, “A 46% Efficient 0.8dBm Transmitter for Wireless Sensor Networks,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2006, pp. 43-44. (pdf) (#tx;#sensor;#iot)
162. B. Afshar, A. M. Niknejad, “X/Ku Band CMOS LNA Design Techniques,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2006, pp. 389-392. (pdf) (#lna)
163. M. Dunga, X. Xi, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Dynamic Behavior Model for High-K Mosfets,” NSTI-Nanotech 2006, 2006, pp. 835-838. (pdf) (#bsim)
164. M. Dunga, C. Lin, X. Xi, S Chen, D. Lu, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “BSIM4 and BSIM Multi-Gate Progress,” NSTI-Nanotech 2006, 2006, pp. 658-661. (pdf) (#bsim)
165. G. Liu, T. K. Liu, A. M. Niknejad, “A 1.2V, 2.4GHz Fully Integrated Linear CMOS Power Amplifier with Efficiency Enhancement,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2006, pp. 141-144. (pdf) (#pa)
166. C. Lin, M. V. Dunga, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “A Compact Quantum-Mechanical Model for Double-Gate MOSFET,” 8th International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology Proceedings, 2006, pp. 1272-1274. (pdf) (#bsim)
167. A. Cunha, A. M. Niknejad, “A General Domain CMOS Companding Integrator,” Proceedings of the 19th annual symposium on Integrated circuits and systems design, 2006, pp. 108-112. (pdf) (#analog)
168. J. He, X. Xi, M. Chan, H. Wan, M. Dunga, B. Heydari, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Charge-Based Core and the Model Architecture of BSIM5,” Sixth international symposium on quality electronic design (isqed'05), 2005, pp. 96-101. (pdf) (#bsim)
169. H. Dogan, R. G. Meyer, A. M. Niknejad, “A DC-2.5GHz Wide Dynamic-Range Attenuator in 0.13$\mu$m CMOS Technology,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2005, pp. 90-93. (pdf) (#vga)
170. Y. H. Chee, A. M. Niknejad, J. Rabaey, “An Ultra-Low Power Injection Locked Transmitter for Wireless Sensor Networks,” Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2005, pp. 797-800. (pdf) (#tx;#iot)
171. Mohan V. Dunga, Xuemei Xi, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “A Holistic Model for Mobility Enhancement Through Process-Induced Stress,” IEEE Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, 2005, pp. 43-46. (pdf) (#bsim)
172. S. B. T. Wang, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “A Sub-mW 960-Mhz Ultra-Wideband CMOS LNA,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2005, pp. 35-38. (pdf) (#lna) (Best Student Paper Award)
173. S. Emami, C. H. Doan, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “A 60-GHz Down-Converting CMOS Single-Gate Mixer,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2005, pp. 163-166. (pdf) (#mixer;#60ghz;#mmwave)
174. H. Wan, P. Su, S. Fung, C. Chen, P. Wyatt, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “RF Modeling for FDSOI MOSFET and Self Heating Effect on RF Parameter Extraction,” NSTI-Nanotech 2005, 2005, pp. 151-154. (pdf) (#bsim)
175. A. M. Niknejad, Chinh Doan, S. Emami, Mohan Dunga, Xuemei Xi, Jin He, R. Brodersen, Chenming Hu, “Next Generation CMOS Compact Models for RF and Microwave Applications,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2005, pp. 141-144. (pdf) (#bsim;#mmwave)
176. Zhiming Deng, A. M. Niknejad, “Dual-Mode Voltage-Controlled Oscillator with Injection Lock,” IEEE Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, 2005, pp. 129-132. (pdf) (#vco)
177. Y. H. Chee, A. M. Niknejad, J. Rabaey, “A Sub-100 $\mu$/w 1.9-GHz CMOS Oscillator Using FBAR Resonator,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2005, pp. 123-126. (pdf) (#vco)
178. Chung-Hsun Lin, M. Dunga, S. Balasubramanian, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, X. Xi, J. He, L. Chang, R. Q. Williams, M. B. Ketchen, W. E. Haensch, M. Chan, “Compact Modeling of FinFETs Featuring Independent-Gate Operation Mode,” (VLSI-TSA-Tech). IEEE VLSI-TSA International Symposium on VLSI Technology, 2005, pp. 120-121. (pdf) (#bsim)
179. M. Y. Bohsali, A. M. Niknejad, “Microwave Performance of Monolithic Silicon Passive Transformers,” IEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Systems. Digest of Papers, 2004, pp. 647-650. (pdf) (#inductor)
180. H. Dogan, R. G. Meyer, A. M. Niknejad, “A DC-10GHz Linear-in-dB Attenuator in 0.13 /spl Mu/m CMOS Technology,” Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2004, pp. 609-612. (pdf) (#vga)
181. C. H. Doan, S. Emami, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “Millimeter-Wave CMOS Device Modeling and Simulation,” IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2004, pp. 524-527. (pdf) (#mmwave;#60ghz)
182. A. D. Berny, A. M. Niknejad, R. G. Meyer, “A 1.8 GHz LC VCO with 1.3 GHz Tuning Range and Mixed-Signal Amplitude Calibration,” Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI Circuits), 2004, pp. 54-57. (pdf) (#vco)
183. M. Chan, W. Lee, X. Xi, J. He, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, P. Ko, “Modeling CMOS Non-Quasi-Static Effects in a Quasi-Static Simulation Engine,” 2nd Hiroshima International Workshop on Nanoelectronics for Tera-Bit Information Processing, 2004, pp. 12-13. (pdf) (#bsim)
184. J. He, Xuemei Xi, Mansun Chan, Chung-Hsun Lin, A. Niknejad, Chenming Hu, “A Non-Charge-Sheet Based Analytical Model of Undoped Symmetric Double-Gate Mosfets Using SPP Approach,” Circuits and Systems. Proceedings International Symposium on Signals, 2004, pp. 45-50. (pdf) (#bsim)
185. Y. H. Chee, J. Rabaey, A. M. Niknejad, “A Class A/B Low Power Amplifier for Wireless Sensor Networks,” IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2004, pp. 409-412. (pdf) (#pa;#iot)
186. C. H. Doan, S. Emami, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “Design of CMOS for 60GHz Applications,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2004, pp. 440-441. (pdf) (#60ghz;#mmwave) (Technology Directions Award)
187. A. Bevilacqua, A. M. Niknejad, “An Ultra-Wideband CMOS LNA for 3.1 to 10.6 GHz Wireless Receivers,” IEEE International Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2004, pp. 382-383. (pdf) (#uwb;#lna)
188. Jin He, Xuernei Xi, Hui Wan, Mansun Chan, A. Niknejad, Chenming Hu, “Surface-Potential-Plus Approach for Next Generation CMOS Device Modeling,” IWJT '04. The Fourth International Workshop on Junction Technology, 2004, pp. 321-324. (pdf) (#bsim)
189. Xuemei Jane Xi, Jin He, M. Dunga, Hui Wan, Mansun Chan, Chung-Hsun Lin, B. Heydari, A. M. Niknejad, Chenming Hu, “BSIM5 MOSFET Model,” Proceedings. 7th International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuits Technology, 2004, pp. 920-923. (pdf) (#bsim)
190. C. H. Doan, S. Emami, D. Sobel, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “60 GHz CMOS Radio for Gb/s Wireless LAN,” IEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Systems. Digest of Papers, 2004, pp. 225-228. (pdf) (#60ghz;#mmwave)
191. X. Xi, J. He, M. Dunga, C. Lin, B. Heydari, H. Wan, M. Chan, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “The Development of the Next Generation BSIM for Sub-100nm Mixed-Signal Circuit Simulation,” NSTI-Nanotech 2005, 2004, pp. 233-236. (pdf) (#bsim)
192. S. B. Wang, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “Modeling Omnidirectional Small Antennas for UWB Applications,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Symposium, 2004, pp. 1295-1298. (pdf) (#uwb;#antenna)
193. J. He, X Xi, M Chan, A. M. Niknejad, C Hu, “An Exact Analytic Model of Undoped Body Mosfets Using the SPP Approach,” NSTI-Nanotech 2004, 2004, pp. 128-131. (pdf) (#bsim)
194. Jin He, X. Xi, Mansun Chan, A. Niknejad, Chenming Hu, “A Physics Based Analytical Model of Undoped Body Mosfets,” Proceedings. 7th International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuits Technology, 2004, pp. 1192-1195. (pdf) (#bsim)
195. T. Mansun chan, J. He, X. Xi, C. Lin, P. Xinnan lin, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Quasi-2D Compact Modeling for Double-Gate MOSFET,” NSTI-Nanotech 2004, 2004, pp. 108-113. (pdf) (#bsim)
196. S. Emami, C. H. Doan, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “Large-Signal Millimeter-Wave CMOS Modeling with BSIM3,” IEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Systems. Digest of Papers, 2004, pp. 163-166. (pdf) (#bsim;#mmwave)
197. Xuemei Xi, Jin He, M. Dunga, Chung-Hsun Lin, B. Heydari, Hui Wan, M. Chan, A. M. Niknejad, Chenming Hu, “The Next Generation BSIM for Sub-100nm Mixed-Signal Circuit Simulation,” Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2004, pp. 13-16. (pdf) (#bsim)
198. M. Chan, X. Xi, J. He, C. Lin, T. Man, M. Dunga, B. Heydari, H. Wan, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “The Next Generation BSIM Model Extending From Conventional to Double-Gate Mosfets,” The 1st International Workshop on Compact Modeling (IWCM'04), 2004, pp. -. (#bsim)
199. A. D. Berny, A. M. Niknejad, R. G. Meyer, “A Wideband Low-Phase-Noise CMOS VCO,” Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2003, pp. 555-558. (pdf) (#vco)
200. M. Chan, X. Xi, J. He, K. Cao, M. Dunga, A. M. Niknejad, P. Ko, C. Hu, “Practical Compact Modeling Approaches and Options for Sub-0.1 $\mu$m CMOS Technologies,” Microelectronics Reliability, 2003, pp. 399-404. (pdf) (#bsim)
201. Chung-Hsun Lin, P. Su, Y. Taur, X. Xi, J. He, A. M. Niknejad, M. Chan, C. Hu, “Circuit Performance of Double-Gate SOI CMOS,” International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium, 2003, pp. 266-267. (pdf) (#bsim)
202. J. He, X. Xi, M. Chan, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “An Advanced Surface Potential-Plus MOSFET Model,” Tech. Proc. 2003 Nanotechnology Conf, 2003, pp. 262-262. (pdf) (#bsim)
203. Pin Su, S. K. H. Fung, P. W. Wyatt, Hui Wan, Mansun Chan, A. M. Niknejad, Chenming Hu, “A Unified Model for Partial-Depletion and Full-Depletion SOI Circuit Designs: Using BSIMPD As a Foundation,” Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2003, pp. 241-244. (pdf) (#bsim)
204. M. Dunga, X. Xi, J. He, I. Polishchuk, Q. Lu, M. Chan, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Modeling of Direct Tunneling Current in Multi-Layer Gate Stacks,” Nanotechnology, 2003, pp. 306-309. (pdf) (#bsim)
205. J. He, X. Xi, M. Chan, K. Cao, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “A Physics Based Analytical Surface Potential and Capacitance Model of Mosfets Operation From Accumulation to Depletion Region,” Proc. NSTI Nanotech, 2003, pp. 302-305. (pdf) (#bsim)
206. A. M. Niknejad, M Chan, C Hu, B Brodersen, X Xi, J He, S Emami, C Doan, Y Cao, P Su, “Compact Modeling for RF and Microwave Integrated Circuits,” NSTI-Nanotech 2003, 2003, pp. 294-297. (pdf) (#bsim)
207. M. Chan, Y. Taur, C. Lin, J. He, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “A Framework for Generic Physics Based Double-Gate MOSFET Modeling,” Technical Proceedings of the 2003 Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, 2003, pp. 270-276. (pdf) (#bsim)
208. C. -. Lin, J. He, X. Xi, H. Kam, A. M. Niknejad, M. Chan, C. Hu, “The Impact of Scaling on Volume Inversion in Symmetric Double-Gate Mosfets,” International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium, 2003, pp. 148-149. (pdf) (#bsim)
209. A. M. Niknejad, “Modeling of Passive Elements with ASITIC,” IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, 2002, pp. 303-306. (pdf) (#inductor)
210. P. Su, S. K. H. Fung, H. Wan, A. Niknejad, M. Chan, C. Hu, “An Impact Ionization Model for SOI Circuit Simulation [MOSFETS],” IEEE International SOI Conference (SOI), 2002, pp. 201-202. (pdf) (#bsim)
211. A. M. Niknejad, “Modeling of Passive Elements with ASITIC,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2002, pp. 149-152. (pdf) (#inductor)
212. A. M. Niknejad, R. Meyer, J. Tham, “Fully-Integrated Low Phase Noise Bipolar Differential VCOs at 2.9 and 4.4 GHz,” Proceedings of the 25th European Solid-State Circuits Conference (IEEE), 1999, pp. 198-201. (pdf) (#vco)
213. A. M. Niknejad, R. G. Meyer, “Analysis and Optimization of Monolithic Inductors and Transformers for RF Ics,” Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1997, pp. 375-378. (pdf) (#inductor)

Journal Papers

1. A. S. Chakraborty, A. M. Niknejad “A Comprehensive High-to-Low Delay Model for NCFET Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-1, 2026. (pdf) (#bsim)
2. H. Beshary, A. M. Niknejad “Beam Squint Analysis and Mitigation Using Spatial IDFT for Massive Wideband Arrays,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-10, 2026. (pdf) (#array)
3. H. Beshary, Y. Chen, A. M. Niknejad “A 138 Gb/s D-Band 2-D Scalable Transceiver Array With On-Chip Antennas Achieving Sub-1-pJ/b Efficiency in 28-nm Bulk CMOS,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-15, 2026. (pdf)
4. A. Ameri, J. -C. Chien, A. M. Niknejad “Theoretical Studies of Sub-THz Active Split-Ring Resonators for Near-Field Imaging,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-14, 2026. (pdf)
5. M. Elgamal, H. Beshary, A. M. Niknejad “A D-Band ISAC Receiver With Sliding-Notch Filtering for Simultaneous FMCW Radar and OFDM Communication,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-14, 2026. (pdf) (#radar;#isac)
6. K. Bergman, A. Niknejad, U. Madhow, N. Shanbhag, M. Rodwell, X. Meng, T. Chen, Y. Ghasempour, T. Anand, P. Hanumolu, M. Lipson, M. C. Wu, M. S. -W. Chen, A. Molnar, G. Rebeiz, Z. Zhang “Beyond the Bit Pipe: CUbiC's Ubiquitous Edge-to-Cloud Connectivity for AI Infrastructure,” IEEE Micro, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-17, 2026. (pdf) (#links;#mmwave)
7. A. Ameri, F. Svelto, A. M. Niknejad “Frequency Stabilization of a 100-GHz VCO Using Resonator-Locked Loops in CMOS 28-nm,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 278-282, 2026. (pdf) (#vco;#mmwave)
8. Y. Ibrahim, A. M. Niknejad “A Performance Comparison Between W-Band Sequential and Doherty Power Amplifiers for Power Back-Off Efficiency Improvement,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 61, no. 10, pp. 5589-5600, 2026. (pdf) (#pa;#mmwave)
9. S. Hassanzadehyamchi, A. Alizadeh, O. Momeni, A. M. Niknejad “Wideband High-Gain Amplifiers in 45-nm CMOS SOI Operating at 0.56fmax: an Analytical Approach on Reversed FeedBack Amplifiers,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-14, 2025. (pdf) (#thz;#pa;#da)
10. R. Lall, Y. Seo, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar “Configurable Γ Photon Spectrometer to Enable Precision Radioguided Tumor Resection,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-17, 2025. (pdf) (#bio)
11. A. Ameri, A. M. Niknejad “Mm-Wave CMOS Biosensor with Integrated Dielectrophoresis for Single-Cell Detection and Characterization,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-13, 2025. (pdf) (#bio;#mmwave)
12. A. Ameri, J. -C. Chien, A. M. Niknejad “Design and Implementation of a 200-GHz 200-Pixel 2-D Near-Field Imager,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. PP, no. 99, pp. 1-16, 2025. (pdf) (#bio;#mmwave)
13. H. Beshary, Y. Chen, E. Chou, A. M. Niknejad, “A 1.54 pJ/b 80 Gb/s D-Band 2-D Scalable Transceiver Array with on-Chip Antennas in 28-nm Bulk CMOS,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 8, pp. 61-64, 2025. (pdf) (#mmwave;#6g)
14. Y. Ibrahim, A. Niknejad “A 23-28-GHz Doherty Power Amplifier with a PVT Insensitive Power Detection for Adaptive Biasing,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 8, pp. 41-44, 2025. (pdf) (#pa)
15. A. Ameri, A. M. Niknejad “A Sub-THz Harmonic Recycling Single-Stage Frequency Quadrupler in CMOS 28-nm Technology,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 8, pp. 37-40, 2025. (pdf) (#thz;#lo)
16. E. Chou, H. Beshary, N. Baniasadi, A. M. Niknejad “A 200 GHz Wideband and Low-Power Direct-Downconversion Receiver Element in 16 nm FinFET Technology,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 8, pp. 349-352, 2025. (pdf) (#lna;#6g;#mmwave;#rx)
17. R. J. Braganza, A. M. Niknejad “A Broadband K- and Ka-Band Power Amplifier in Bulk Digital 28-nm CMOS,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 73, no. 11, pp. 8823-8833, 2025. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
18. J. Baek, Y. Ibrahim, R. J. Braganza, A. M. Niknejad “A Symbol-Based Power-Tracking Supply Modulator Integrated With a 28-GHz CMOS PA for 5G FR2,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 60, no. 12, pp. 4383-4395, 2025. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
19. R. Lall, K. Lee, A. Cunha, R. Abergel, Y. Seo, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar, “Single-X-Ray Sensitive Energy-Binning Dosimeter for Closed-Loop Cancer External-Beam Radiotherapy,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1423-1436, 2025. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
20. J. Guajardo, A. M. Niknejad, “Open-Source End-to-End Digital Beamforming System Modeling,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.07584, vol. , pp. -, 2025. (pdf) (#beamform;#mimo)
21. Y. Ibrahim, A. M. Niknejad , “A 2-Way W-Band Power Amplifier with an Isolated Combining Output Network for Power Back-Off Efficiency Enhancement in 16nm FinFET Technology,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 7, pp. 203-206, 2024. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
22. M. Roschelle, R. Rabbani, S. Gweon, R. Kumar, A. Vercruysse, N. Cho, M. Spitzer, A. M. Niknejad, V. Stojanovic, M. Anwar , “A Wireless, Multicolor Fluorescence Image Sensor Implant for Real-Time Monitoring in Cancer Therapy,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 3580-3598, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
23. C. Adamopoulos, H. Oh, S. Buchbinder, P. Zarkos, P. Bhargava, A. Gharia, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar, V. Stojanovic, “Monolithic Electronic-Biophotonic System-on-Chip for Label-Free Real-Time Molecular Sensing,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 59, no. 9, pp. 2907-2921, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
24. A. Kandala, S. Wang, J. Blecha, Y. Wang, R. Lall, A. M. Niknejad, Y. Seo, M. Evans, R. Flavell, H. Vanbrocklin, “Millimeter-Scale Radioluminescent Power for Electronic Sensors,” iScience, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 1-8, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
25. R. Lall, K. Lee, S. Chopra, A. Kandala, M. Evans, Y. Seo, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar , “Low Cost, High Temporal Resolution Optical Fiber-Based $\gamma$-Photon Sensor for Real-Time Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Cancer-Targeting Radiopharmaceuticals,” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol. 247, pp. 115956-115956, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
26. M. Roschelle, R. Rabbani, E. Papageorgiou, H. Zhang, M. Cooperberg, B. Stohr, A. M. Niknejad, M. Anwar , “Multicolor Fluorescence Microscopy for Surgical Guidance Using a Chip-Scale Imager with a Low-NA Fiber Optic Plate and a Multi-Bandpass Interference Filter,” Biomedical Optics Express, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 1761-1776, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
27. R Lall, Kn Bobba, A Bidkar, Y Seo, R Flavell, A. M. Niknejad, M Anwar , “A Sparse Uncollimated $\gamma$ Counter Network for in Vivo Dose Reconstructiodn in 225ac-Based Targeted Alpha Therapy,” Biology International Journal of Radiation Oncology, vol. 120, no. 2, pp. S109-S109, 2024. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
28. N. Baniasadi, R. Hijab, A. M. Niknejad , “mm-Wave and Sub-Thz Chip-to-Package Transitions for Communications Systems,” arXiv preprint arXiv:3, vol. , pp. -, 2024. (pdf) (#package;#mmwave)
29. Y. Chen, A. M. Niknejad, “An RF-Domain Leakage Cancellation Scheme for FMCW Radars,” arXiv preprint arXiv:9, vol. , pp. -, 2024. (pdf) (#radar;#sensor)
30. A. Alizadeh, S. Hassanzadehyamchi, A. Moradinia, A. Nazhad, M. Frounchi, O. Momeni, A. M. Niknejad, J. Cressler, S. Kiaei , “D-Band Active Transmission Line with 33-GHz Bandwidth and 13-dB Gain at F $ _ {\text {max}} $/2,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 2452-2465, 2023. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
31. K. Kim, S. Moon, J. Han, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad , “Precursor ISI Cancellation Sliding-Block DFE for High-Speed Wireline Receivers,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 4169-4182, 2023. (pdf) (#links)
32. S. Hassanzadehyamchi, A. Alizadeh, A. M. Niknejad, O. Momeni , “A 200-GHz Power Amplifier with 18.7-dBm $ P_\text {sat} $ in 45-nm CMOS SOI: a Model-Based Large-Signal Approach on Cascaded Series-Connected Power Amplification,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 1631-1642, 2023. (pdf) (#pa;#5g;#mmwave)
33. L. Zhang, A. M. Niknejad, “Galepr: a Galvanically Coupled Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer for Deep Tissue Hypoxia Diagnosis,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 1015-1024, 2023. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
34. R Lall, M Evans, Y Seo, A. M. Niknejad, M Anwar , “Dosimetry Reconstruction in Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Using a Sparse Network of External Sensors,” Biology International Journal of Radiation Oncology, vol. 117, no. 2, pp. S30-S31, 2023. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
35. H. Beshary, A. M. Niknejad, “Spatial IDFT for Squint-Free Massive Arrays,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.19559, vol. , pp. -, 2023. (pdf) (#beamform;#array;#6g)
36. M Roschelle, R Rabbani, E Papageorgiou, H Zhang, M Cooperberg, Ba Stohr, A. M. Niknejad, M Anwar , “Multicolor on-Chip Fluorescence Microscopy for Real-Time Surgical Guidance,” Biorxiv: the Preprint Server for Biology, vol. , pp. -, 2023. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
37. M. G. Anderson, A. Thielens, S. Wielandt, A. M. Niknejad, J. M. Rabaey, “Analysis of Ultralow Power Radio Frequency Beamforming Using Transmission-Line Transformers and Tunable Passives,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 2473-2488, 2022. (pdf) (#rfid;#phaseshift)
38. E. Chou, L. Iotti, A. Niknejad, “Design of an Inductor-Less 72-GHz 2:1 CMOS CML Frequency Divider with Dual-Core VCO,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 2752-2756, 2022. (pdf) (#pll;#mmwave)
39. N. Baniasadi, A. M. Niknejad, “Noise Measure Revisited for Design of Amplifiers Close to Activity Limits,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 2276-2283, 2022. (pdf) (#lna;#theory)
40. R Lall, K Lee, S Chopra, A. M. Niknejad, M Evans, M Anwar, “Avalanche Photodiode-Based $gamma$-Photon Scintillation Detectors for Personalized Dosimetry in Targeted Radionuclide Therapy,” International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, vol. 114, no. 3, pp. e530-e531, 2022. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
41. R. Kubaisy, S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, “Design of Linear Passive Mixer-First Receivers for Mmwave Digital Beamforming Arrays,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.03162, vol. , pp. -, 2022. (pdf) (#mixer;#5g)
42. L. Iotti, G. LaCaille, A. M. Niknejad, “A Dual-Injection Technique for mm-Wave Injection-Locked Frequency Multipliers,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 69, no. 12, pp. 5417-5428, 2021. (pdf) (#lo;#mmwave)
43. S. Krishnamurthy, F. Maksimovic, L. Iotti, A. M. Niknejad, “Analysis and Design of Submilliwatt Interference-Tolerant Receivers Leveraging N-Path Filter-Based Translational Positive FeedBack,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 3496-3509, 2021. (pdf) (#iot;#rx;#npath)
44. E. Naviasky, L. Iotti, G. LaCaille, B. Nikolić, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad, “A 71-to-86-GHz 16-Element by 16-Beam Multi-User Beamforming Integrated Receiver Sub-Array for Massive MIMO,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 3811-3826, 2021. (pdf) (#rx;#5g;#mmwave;#mimo)
45. S. Krishnamurthy, L. Iotti, A. M. Niknejad, “Design of High-Linearity Mixer-First Receivers for mm-Wave Digital MIMO Arrays,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 56, no. 11, pp. 3375-3387, 2021. (pdf) (#mixer;#5g;#mmwave;#mimo)
46. S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, “An Enhanced Mixer-First Receiver with Distortion Cancellation, Achieving 80-dB/decade RF Selectivity and +8-dBm B1dB for Adjacent Channel Blockers,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 4, pp. 64-67, 2021. (pdf) (#rx;#npath)
47. S. C. Adamopoulos, “Fully Integrated Electronic-Photonic Biosensor for Label-Free Real-Time Molecular Sensing in Advanced Zero-Change CMOS-SOI Process,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 4, pp. 198-201, 2021. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
48. L. Zhang, A. M. Niknejad, “An Ultrasensitive 14-GHz 1.12-mW EPR Spectrometer in 28-nm CMOS,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 819-822, 2021. (pdf) (#vco;#sensor;#bio)
49. C. Adamopoulos, P. Zarkos, S. Buchbinder, P. Bhargava, A. Niknejad, M. Anwar, V. Stojanović, “Lab-on-Chip for Everyone: Introducing an Electronic-Photonic Platform for Multiparametric Biosensing Using Standard CMOS Processes,” IEEE Open Journal of the Solid-State Circuits Society, vol. 1, pp. 198-208, 2021. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor;#siphotonics)
50. L. Zhang, A. M. Niknejad, “Design and Analysis of a Microwave-Optical Dual Modality Biomolecular Sensing Platform,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 639-649, 2020. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
51. B. Zhao, N. Kuo, B. Liu, Y. Li, L. Iotti, A. M. Niknejad, “A Batteryless Padless Crystalless 116$\mu$\times $116$\mu$ Dielet Near-Field Radio with on-Chip Coil Antenna,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 249-260, 2020. (pdf) (#rfid;#comm)
52. L. Iotti, S. Krishnamurthy, G. LaCaille, A. M. Niknejad, “A Low-Power 70-100-GHz Mixer-First RX Leveraging Frequency-Translational FeedBack,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 55, no. 8, pp. 2043-2054, 2020. (pdf) (#mmwave;#mixer)
53. S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, “Design and Analysis of Enhanced Mixer-First Receivers Achieving 40-dB/decade RF Selectivity,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 1165-1176, 2020. (pdf) (#multiband;#rx;#mixer)
54. S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, “Synthesis and Design of Enhanced N-Path Filters with 60-dB/decade RF Selectivity,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 3, pp. 522-525, 2020. (pdf) (#rx;#filter;#npath)
55. C. Adamopoulos, A. Gharia, A. M. Niknejad, V. Stojanović, M. Anwar, “Microfluidic Packaging Integration with Electronic-Photonic Biosensors Using 3D Printed Transfer Molding,” Biosensors, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 177-177, 2020. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
56. D. Lu, M. Dunga, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, F. Liang, W. Hung, J. Lee, C. Hsu, M. Chiang, “Compact Device Models for FinFET and Beyond,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.02580, vol. , pp. -, 2020. (pdf) (#bsim)
57. B. Zhao, N. Kuo, A. M. Niknejad, B. Nikolić, “A Line-Array Technique for Wireless Power Transfer Toward a 100$\mu$m $\times$ 100 $\mu$m Coil Antenna,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 353-364, 2019. (pdf) (#rfid;#antenna)
58. N. Kuo, A. M. Niknejad, “Low-Leakage Constellation Formation Exploiting Combination Redundancy in a Digitally Modulated Mmw Phased Array,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 67, no. 7, pp. 2580-2598, 2019. (pdf) (#rfdac;#antenna)
59. O. Khan, D. C. Burnett, F. Maksimovic, B. Wheeler, S. Mesri, A. Sundararajan, B. L. Zhou, A. M. Niknejad, K. S. J. Pister, “Time Keeping Ability of Crystal-Free Radios,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 2390-2399, 2019. (pdf) (#comm;#iot)
60. B. Zhao, Y. Lian, A. M. Niknejad, C. H. Heng, “A Low-Power Compact IEEE 802.15.6 Compatible Human Body Communication Transceiver with Digital Sigma-Delta IIR Mask Shaping,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 346-357, 2019. (pdf) (#bodycomm)
61. L. Zhang, N. Kuo, A. M. Niknejad, “A 37.5-45 GHz Superharmonic-Coupled QVCO with Tunable Phase Accuracy in 28 nm CMOS,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 54, no. 10, pp. 2754-2764, 2019. (pdf) (#vco;#mmwave)
62. N. Kuo, A. M. Niknejad, “RF-Powered-Tag Intermodulation Uplink with Three-Tone Transmitter for Enhanced Uplink Power,” IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 56-66, 2019. (pdf) (#rfid)
63. M. G. Anderson, A. Thielens, S. Wielandt, A. Niknejad, J. Rabaey, “Ultralow-Power Radio Frequency Beamformer Using Transmission-Line Transformers and Tunable Passives,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 158-160, 2019. (pdf) (#antenna;#array;#phaseshift;#beamform)
64. L. Iotti, G. LaCaille, A. M. Niknejad, “A 57-74-GHz Tail-Switching Injection-Locked Frequency Tripler in 28-nm CMOS,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 2, no. 9, pp. 115-118, 2019. (pdf) (#lo;#pll)
65. G. Lacaille, A. Puglielli, E. Alon, B. Nikolic, A. M. Niknejad, “Optimizing the LO Distribution Architecture of Mm-Wave Massive MIMO Receivers,” arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.01339, vol. , pp. -, 2019. (pdf) (#mmwave;#mimo;#comm)
66. N. Kuo, B. Yang, A. Wang, L. Kong, C. Wu, V. P. Srini, E. Alon, B. Nikolić, A. M. Niknejad, “A 0.4-to-4-GHz All-Digital RF Transmitter Package with a Band-Selecting Interposer Combining Three Wideband CMOS Transmitters,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 66, no. 11, pp. 4967-4984, 2018. (pdf) (#package;#multiband;#rfdac)
67. N. Kuo, B. Zhao, A. M. Niknejad, “Novel Inductive Wireless Power Transfer Uplink Utilizing Rectifier Third-Order Nonlinearity,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 319-331, 2018. (pdf) (#rfid)
68. N. Kuo, B. Zhao, A. M. Niknejad, “Equation-Based Optimization for Inductive Power Transfer to a Miniature CMOS Rectenna,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 2393-2408, 2018. (pdf) (#rfid)
69. B. Yang, E. Y. Chang, A. M. Niknejad, B. Nikolić, E. Alon, “A 65-nm CMOS $I/Q$ RF Power DAC with 24- to 42-dB Third-Harmonic Cancellation and Up to 18-dB Mixed-Signal Filtering,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 1127-1138, 2018. (pdf) (#rfdac;#pa)
70. N. Kuo, A. M. Niknejad, “Single-Antenna FDD Reader Design and Communication to a Commercial UHF RFID Tag,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 28, no. 7, pp. 630-632, 2018. (pdf) (#rfid)
71. J. Chien, A. Ameri, E. Yeh, A. Killilea, M. Anwar, A. M. Niknejad, “A High-Throughput Flow Cytometry-on-a-CMOS Platform for Single-Cell Dielectric Spectroscopy at Microwave Frequencies,” Lab on a Chip, vol. 18, no. 14, pp. 2065-2076, 2018. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
72. K. Trotskovsky, A. Whitcombe, G. LaCaille, A. Puglielli, P. Lu, Z. Wang, N. Narevsky, G. Wright, A. M. Niknejad, B. Nikolić, E. Alon, “A 0.25-1.7-GHz, 3.9-13.7-mW Power-Scalable, 10-dBm Harmonic Blocker-Tolerant Mixer-First RF-to-Digital Receiver for Massive MIMO Applications,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 38-41, 2018. (pdf) (#mimo;#rx)
73. N. Kuo, B. Yang, A. Wang, L. Kong, C. Wu, V. P. Srini, E. Alon, B. Nikolić, A. M. Niknejad, “A Wideband All-Digital CMOS RF Transmitter on HDI Interposers with High Power and Efficiency,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 65, no. 11, pp. 4724-4743, 2017. (pdf) (#tx;#package;#rfdac)
74. O. Khan, B. Wheeler, F. Maksimovic, D. Burnett, A. M. Niknejad, K. Pister, “Modeling the Impact of Phase Noise on the Performance of Crystal-Free Radios,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 64, no. 7, pp. 777-781, 2017. (pdf) (#comm;#iot)
75. P. Murali, A. M. Niknejad, B. E. Boser, “CMOS Microflow Cytometer for Magnetic Label Detection and Classification,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 543-555, 2017. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
76. L. Calderin, S. Ramakrishnan, A. Puglielli, E. Alon, B. Nikolić, A. M. Niknejad, “Analysis and Design of Integrated Active Cancellation Transceiver for Frequency Division Duplex Systems,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 52, no. 8, pp. 2038-2054, 2017. (pdf) (#fdd)
77. X. Xiao, A. Pratt, B. Yang, A. Wang, A. M. Niknejad, E. Alon, B. Nikolić, “A 65-nm CMOS Wideband TDD Front-End with Integrated T/R Switching Via PA Re-Use,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 1768-1782, 2017. (pdf) (#trswitch;#mmwave;#60ghz)
78. A. Townley, P. Swirhun, D. Titz, A. Bisognin, F. Gianesello, R. Pilard, C. Luxey, A. M. Niknejad, “A 94-GHz 4TX-4RX Phased-Array FMCW Radar Transceiver with Antenna-in-Package,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 1245-1259, 2017. (pdf) (#radar;#mmwave;#array)
79. B. Zhao, N. Kuo, A. M. Niknejad, “A Gain Boosting Array Technique for Weakly-Coupled Wireless Power Transfer,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 32, no. 9, pp. 7130-7139, 2017. (pdf) (#rfid)
80. N. Kuo, B. Zhao, A. M. Niknejad, “A 10-Mb/s Uplink Utilizing Rectifier Third-Order Intermodulation in a Miniature CMOS Tag,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 27, no. 11, pp. 1031-1033, 2017. (pdf) (#rfid)
81. N. Kuo, B. Zhao, A. M. Niknejad, “Bifurcation Analysis in Weakly-Coupled Inductive Power Transfer Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 63, no. 5, pp. 727-738, 2016. (pdf) (#rfid)
82. N. Kuo, B. Zhao, A. M. Niknejad, “Inductive Power Transfer Uplink Using Rectifier Second-Order Nonlinearity,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 63, no. 11, pp. 2073-2085, 2016. (pdf) (#rfid)
83. B. Zhao, N. Kuo, A. M. Niknejad, “An Inductive-Coupling Blocker Rejection Technique for Miniature RFID Tag,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 63, no. 8, pp. 1305-1315, 2016. (pdf) (#rfid) (Darlington Best Paper Ward)
84. J. Chien, A. M. Niknejad, “Oscillator-Based Reactance Sensors with Injection Locking for High-Throughput Flow Cytometry Using Microwave Dielectric Spectroscopy,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 457-472, 2016. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
85. J. Chien, A. M. Niknejad, “Design and Analysis of Chopper Stabilized Injection-Locked Oscillator Sensors Employing Near-Field Modulation,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 1851-1865, 2016. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
86. N. Kuo, B. Zhao, A. M. Niknejad, “Inductive Wireless Power Transfer and Uplink Design for a CMOS Tag with 0.01 Mm$^2$ Coil Size,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 852-854, 2016. (pdf) (#rfid)
87. A. Puglielli, A. Townley, G. LaCaille, V. Milovanović, P. Lu, K. Trotskovsky, A. Whitcombe, N. Narevsky, G. Wright, T. Courtade, E. Alon, B. Nikolić, A. M. Niknejad, “Design of Energy- and Cost-Efficient Massive MIMO Arrays,” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 104, no. 3, pp. 586-606, 2016. (pdf) (#mimo;#array)
88. N. Kuo, J. Chien, A. M. Niknejad, “Design and Analysis on Bidirectionally and Passively Coupled QVCO with Nonlinear Coupler,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 1130-1141, 2015. (pdf) (#vco)
89. S. Sharma, S. Khandelwal, T. Ytterdal, A. M. Niknejad, “HD2 Reduction Technique for Single-Ended Amplifier,” Electronics Letters, vol. 51, no. 25, pp. 2091-2092, 2015. (pdf) (#analog)
90. M. Tabesh, N. Dolatsha, A. Arbabian, A. M. Niknejad, “A Power-Harvesting Pad-Less Millimeter-Sized Radio,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 962-977, 2015. (pdf) (#iot;#rfid;#mmwave)
91. S. V. Thyagarajan, S. Kang, A. M. Niknejad, “A 240 GHz Fully Integrated Wideband QPSK Receiver in 65nm CMOS,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 2268-2280, 2015. (pdf) (#thz;#comm;#rx)
92. S. Kang, S. V. Thyagarajan, A. M. Niknejad, “A 240 GHz Fully Integrated Wideband QPSK Transmitter in 65 Nm CMOS,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 2256-2267, 2015. (pdf) (#thz;#comm;#tx)
93. S. Kang, J. Chien, A. M. Niknejad, “A W-Band Low-Noise PLL with a Fundamental VCO in SiGe for Millimeter-Wave Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 62, no. 10, pp. 2390-2404, 2014. (pdf) (#vco;#pll;#mmwave)
94. Y. S. Chauhan, S. Venugopalan, M. Chalkiadaki, M. A. U. Karim, H. Agarwal, S. Khandelwal, N. Paydavosi, J. P. Duarte, C. C. Enz, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “BSIM6: Analog and RF Compact Model for Bulk MOSFET,” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 234-244, 2014. (pdf) (#bsim)
95. S. V. Thyagarajan, A. M. Niknejad, C. D. Hull, “A 60 GHz Drain-Source Neutralized Wideband Linear Power Amplifier in 28 nm CMOS,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 61, no. 8, pp. 2253-2262, 2014. (pdf) (#pa;#mmwave;#60ghz)
96. H. Wang, C. Peng, Y. Chang, R. Z. Huang, C. Chang, X. Shih, C. Hsu, P. C. P. Liang, A. M. Niknejad, G. Chien, C. L. Tsai, H. C. Hwang, “A Highly-Efficient Multi-Band Multi-Mode All-Digital Quadrature Transmitter,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 1321-1330, 2014. (pdf) (#rfdac;#tx)
97. S. V. Thyagarajan, A. M. Niknejad, “Efficient Switching Power Amplifiers Using the Distributed Switch Architecture,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 60, no. 10, pp. 2774-2787, 2013. (pdf) (#pa)
98. S. Venugopalan, M. A. Karim, S. Salahuddin, A. M. Niknejad, C. C. Hu, “Phenomenological Compact Model for QM Charge Centroid in Multigate Fets,” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1480-1484, 2013. (pdf) (#bsim)
99. J. Park, A. M. Niknejad, “A Wideband 100 GHz Low Noise Amplifier with Slow-Wave CPW in 65nm LP CMOS,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 55, no. 8, pp. 1954-1957, 2013. (pdf) (#lna;#mmwave)
100. L. Ye, J. Chen, L. Kong, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad, “Design Considerations for a Direct Digitally Modulated WLAN Transmitter with Integrated Phase Path and Dynamic Impedance Modulation,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 48, no. 12, pp. 3160-3177, 2013. (pdf) (#rfdac;#tx;#comm)
101. A. Arbabian, S. Callender, S. Kang, M. Rangwala, A. M. Niknejad, “A 94 GHz Mm-Wave-to-Baseband Pulsed-Radar Transceiver with Applications in Imaging and Gesture Recognition,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 1055-1071, 2013. (pdf) (#radar;#mmwave;#array)
102. J. Park, A. M. Niknejad, “Y-Band on-Chip Dual Half-Width Leaky-Wave Antenna in a Nanoscale CMOS Process,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 12, pp. 1476-1479, 2013. (pdf) (#antenna)
103. N. Paydavosi, S. Venugopalan, Y. S. Chauhan, J. P. Duarte, S. Jandhyala, A. M. Niknejad, C. C. Hu, “BSIM-SPICE Models Enable FinFET and UTB IC Designs,” IEEE Access, vol. 1, pp. 201-215, 2013. (pdf) (#bsim)
104. S Venugopalan, D. Lu, Y. Kawakami, P. Lee, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “BSIM-CG: a Compact Model of Cylindrical/surround Gate MOSFET for Circuit Simulations,” Solid-State Electronics, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 79-89, 2012. (pdf) (#bsim)
105. A. M. Niknejad, D. Chowdhury, J. Chen, “Design of CMOS Power Amplifiers,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 60, no. 6, pp. 1784-1796, 2012. (pdf) (#pa)
106. Y. Wang, B. Afshar, L. Ye, V. C. Gaudet, A. M. Niknejad, “Design of a Low Power, Inductorless Wideband Variable-Gain Amplifier for High-Speed Receiver Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 696-707, 2012. (pdf) (#vga;#amps)
107. S. Khandelwal, Y. S. Chauhan, D. D. Lu, S. Venugopalan, M. Ahosan Ul Karim, A. B. Sachid, B. Nguyen, O. Rozeau, O. Faynot, A. M. Niknejad, C. C. Hu, “BSIM-IMG: a Compact Model for Ultrathin-Body SOI Mosfets with Back-Gate Control,” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 59, no. 8, pp. 2019-2026, 2012. (pdf) (#bsim)
108. J. Park, S. Kang, A. M. Niknejad, “A 0.38 THz Fully Integrated Transceiver Utilizing a Quadrature Push-Push Harmonic Circuitry in SiGe BiCMOS,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. 2344-2354, 2012. (pdf) (#thz;#radar)
109. J. Muller, B. Stefanelli, A. Frappe, L. Ye, A. Cathelin, A. Niknejad, A. Kaiser, “A 7-Bit 18th Order 9.6 GS/s FIR Up-Sampling Filter for High Data Rate 60-GHz Wireless Transmitters,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 47, no. 7, pp. 1743-1756, 2012. (pdf) (#filter;#tx;#60ghz;#mmwave)
110. D. Chowdhury, S. V. Thyagarajan, L. Ye, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad, “A Fully-Integrated Efficient CMOS Inverse Class-D Power Amplifier for Digital Polar Transmitters,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 1113-1122, 2012. (pdf) (#pa;#rfdac)
111. M. A. Karim, Y. S. Chauhan, S. Venugopalan, A. B. Sachid, D. D. Lu, B. Y. Nguyen, O. Faynot, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Extraction of Isothermal Condition and Thermal Network in UTBB SOI MOSFETs,” IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 33, no. 9, pp. 1306-1308, 2012. (pdf) (#bsim)
112. J. Park, A. M. Niknejad, “Theory and Design of N-Push BJT Clamping Harmonic Generator for Silicon Terahertz ICs,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 22, no. 12, pp. 639-641, 2012. (pdf) (#thz;#mmwave)
113. E. Adabi, A. M. Niknejad, “Analysis and Design of Transformer-Based mm-Wave Transmit/receive Switches,” International Journal of Microwave Science and Technology, vol. 2012, pp. 1-11, 2012. (pdf) (#trswitch;#mmwave)
114. C. Wang, J. Chien, H. Fang, K. Takei, J. Nah, E Plis, S. Krishna, A. M. Niknejad, A. Javey, “Self-Aligned, Extremely High Frequency III-V Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors on Rigid and Flexible Substrates,” Nano letters (American Chemical Society), vol. 12, no. 8, pp. 4140-4145, 2012. (pdf) (#device)
115. C. Wang, J. Chien, K. Takei, T. Takahashi, J. Nah, A. M. Niknejad, A. Javey, “Extremely Bendable, High-Performance Integrated Circuits Using Semiconducting Carbon Nanotube Networks for Digital, Analog, and Radio-Frequency Applications,” Nano letters (American Chemical Society), vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 1527-1533, 2012. (pdf) (#device)
116. D. Lu, M. Dunga, C. Lin, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “A Computationally Efficient Compact Model for Fully-Depleted SOI MOSFETs with Independently-Controlled Front-and Back-Gates,” Solid-State Electronics, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 31-39, 2011. (pdf) (#bsim)
117. J. Chen, A. M. Niknejad, “Design and Analysis of a Stage-Scaled Distributed Power Amplifier,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 1274-1283, 2011. (pdf) (#da;#pa;#mmwave)
118. Z. Deng, A. M. Niknejad, “On the Noise Optimization of CMOS Common-Source Low-Noise Amplifiers,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 654-667, 2011. (pdf) (#lna)
119. M. Tabesh, J. Chen, C. Marcu, L. Kong, S. Kang, A. M. Niknejad, E. Alon, “A 65nm CMOS 4-Element Sub-34 mW/element 60 GHz Phased-Array Transceiver,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 46, no. 12, pp. 3018-3032, 2011. (pdf) (#60ghz;#array;#rxtx;#mmwave)
120. D. Chowdhury, L. Ye, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad, “An Efficient Mixed-Signal 2.4-GHz Polar Power Amplifier in 65-nm CMOS Technology,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 46, no. 8, pp. 1796-1809, 2011. (pdf) (#pa;#rfdac)
121. Z. Deng, A. M. Niknejad, “A 4-Port-Inductor-Based VCO Coupling Method for Phase Noise Reduction,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 46, no. 8, pp. 1772-1781, 2011. (pdf) (#inductor;#vco)
122. T. Takahashi, K. Takei, E. Adabi, Z. Fan, A. M. Niknejad, A. Javey, “Parallel Array InAs Nanowire Transistors for Mechanically Bendable, Ultrahigh Frequency Electronics,” ACS nano, vol. 4, no. 10, pp. 5855-5860, 2010. (pdf) (#device)
123. A. Arbabian, S. Callender, S. Kang, B. Afshar, J. Chien, A. M. Niknejad, “A 90 GHz Hybrid Switching Pulsed-Transmitter for Medical Imaging,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 45, no. 12, pp. 2667-2681, 2010. (pdf) (#radar;#mmwave)
124. Z. Deng, A. M. Niknejad, “The Speed-Power Trade-Off in the Design of CMOS True-Single-Phase-Clock Dividers,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 45, no. 11, pp. 2457-2465, 2010. (pdf) (#pll)
125. A. M. Niknejad, E. Adabi, B. Heydari, M. Bohsali, B. Afshar, D. Chowdhury, P. Reynaert, “Device, Circuit, and System Considerations for 60 GHz CMOS,” IEICE transactions on fundamentals of electronics, communications and computer sciences, vol. 92, no. 2, pp. 350-359, 2009. (pdf) (#60ghz;#mmwave)
126. A. Arbabian, A. M. Niknejad, “Design of a CMOS Tapered Cascaded Multistage Distributed Amplifier,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 938-947, 2009. (pdf) (#da;#amps)
127. C. Lin, M. V. Dunga, D. D. Lu, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Performance-Aware Corner Model for Design for Manufacturing,” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 595-600, 2009. (pdf) (#bsim)
128. Jungdong Park, A. M. Niknejad, “Ladder-Shaped Network for ESD Protection of Millimetre-Wave CMOS ICs,” Electronics Letters, vol. 45, no. 15, pp. 795-797, 2009. (pdf) (#package;#mmwave)
129. C. Marcu, D. Chowdhury, C. Thakkar, J. Park, L. Kong, M. Tabesh, Y. Wang, B. Afshar, A. Gupta, A. Arbabian, S. Gambini, R. Zamani, E. Alon, A. M. Niknejad, “A 90nm CMOS Low-Power 60 GHz Transceiver with Integrated Baseband Circuitry,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 44, no. 12, pp. 3434-3447, 2009. (pdf) (#60ghz;#rxtx;#comm;#mmwave)
130. D. Chowdhury, C. D. Hull, O. B. Degani, Y. Wang, A. M. Niknejad, “A Fully Integrated Dual-Mode Highly Linear 2.4 GHz CMOS Power Amplifier for 4G Wimax Applications,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 44, no. 12, pp. 3393-3402, 2009. (pdf) (#pa)
131. D. Chowdhury, P. Reynaert, A. M. Niknejad, “Design Considerations for 60 GHz Transformer-Coupled CMOS Power Amplifiers,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 44, no. 10, pp. 2733-2744, 2009. (pdf) (#pa;#60ghz;#mmwave)
132. D. Chowdhury, P. Reynaert, A. M. Niknejad, “Transformer-Coupled Power Amplifier Stability and Power Back-Off Analysis,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 507-511, 2008. (pdf) (#pa)
133. Y. Wang, A. M. Niknejad, V. Gaudet, K. Iniewski, “A CMOS IR-UWB Transceiver Design for Contact-Less Chip Testing Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 334-338, 2008. (pdf) (#uwb)
134. G. Liu, P. Haldi, T. K. Liu, A. M. Niknejad, “Fully Integrated CMOS Power Amplifier with Efficiency Enhancement at Power Back-Off,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 600-609, 2008. (pdf) (#pa)
135. H. Dogan, R. G. Meyer, A. M. Niknejad, “Analysis and Design of RF CMOS Attenuators,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 43, no. 10, pp. 2269-2283, 2008. (pdf) (#vga)
136. W. Chen, G. Liu, B. Zdravko, A. M. Niknejad, “A Highly Linear BroadBand CMOS LNA Employing Noise and Distortion Cancellation,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 1164-1176, 2008. (pdf) (#lna)
137. P. Haldi, D. Chowdhury, P. Reynaert, G. Liu, A. M. Niknejad, “A 5.8 GHz 1 V Linear Power Amplifier Using a Novel on-Chip Transformer Power Combiner in Standard 90nm CMOS,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 1054-1063, 2008. (pdf) (#pa)
138. J. He, X. Xi, H. Wan, M. Dunga, M. Chan, A. M. Niknejad, “BSIM5: an Advanced Charge-Based MOSFET Model for Nanoscale VLSI Circuit Simulation,” Solid-State Electronics, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 433-444, 2007. (pdf) (#bsim)
139. A. M. Niknejad, M. Bohsali, E. Adabi, B. Heydari, “Integrated Circuit Transmission-Line Transformer Power Combiner for Millimetre-Wave Applications,” Electronics Letters, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 47-48, 2007. (pdf) (#inductor)
140. B. Heydari, M. Bohsali, E. Adabi, A. M. Niknejad, “Millimeter-Wave Devices and Circuit Blocks Up to 104 GHz in 90nm CMOS,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 42, no. 12, pp. 2893-2903, 2007. (pdf) (#mmwave;#thz)
141. N. Poobuapheun, W. Chen, Z. Boos, A. M. Niknejad, “A 1.5-V 0.7-2.5-GHz CMOS Quadrature Demodulator for Multiband Direct-Conversion Receivers,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 1669-1677, 2007. (pdf) (#rx;#multiband)
142. A. M. Niknejad, “0-60 GHz in Four Years: 60 GHz RF in Digital CMOS,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Newsletter, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 5-9, 2007. (pdf) (#60ghz;#mmwave)
143. J. M. Rabaey, F. De Bernardinis, A. M. Niknejad, B. Nikolic, A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, “Embedding Mixed-Signal Design in Systems-on-Chip,” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 94, no. 6, pp. 1070-1088, 2006. (pdf) (#em)
144. M. V. Dunga, Chung-Hsun Lin, X. Xi, D. D. Lu, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “Modeling Advanced FET Technology in a Compact Model,” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 53, no. 9, pp. 1971-1978, 2006. (pdf) (#bsim)
145. J. Hu, X. Xi, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, “On Gate Leakage Current Partition for MOSFET Compact Model,” Solid-state electronics, vol. 50, no. 12-Nov, pp. 1740-1743, 2006. (pdf) (#bsim)
146. Z. Deng, A. M. Niknejad, “9.6/4.8 GHz Dual-Mode Voltage-Controlled Oscillator with Injection Locking,” Electronics Letters, vol. 42, no. 23, pp. 1343-1344, 2006. (pdf) (#vco)
147. P. Haldi, G. Liu, A. M. Niknejad, “CMOS Compatible Transformer Power Combiner,” Electronics Letters, vol. 42, no. 19, pp. 1091-1092, 2006. (pdf) (#pa;#mmwave)
148. S. B. T. Wang, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “Design of a Sub-mW 960-Mhz UWB CMOS LNA,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 2449-2456, 2006. (pdf) (#uwb)
149. Y. H. Chee, A. M. Niknejad, J. M. Rabaey, “An Ultra-Low-Power Injection Locked Transmitter for Wireless Sensor Networks,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 41, no. 8, pp. 1740-1748, 2006. (pdf) (#tx;#iot)
150. He Jin, C. Mansun, Xi Xuemei, W. Hui, P. Su, A. M. Niknejad, Hu Chenming, “BSIM Model Research and Recent Progress,” Chinese Journal of Semiconductors, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 388-388, 2006. (pdf) (#bsim)
151. S. B. T. Wang, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “Circuit Modeling Methodology for UWB Omnidirectional Small Antennas,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 871-877, 2006. (pdf) (#uwb;#antenna)
152. A. D. Berny, A. M. Niknejad, R. G. Meyer, “A 1.8-GHz LC VCO with 1.3-GHz Tuning Range and Digital Amplitude Calibration,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 909-917, 2005. (pdf) (#vco)
153. C. H. Doan, S. Emami, A. M. Niknejad, R. W. Brodersen, “Millimeter-Wave CMOS Design,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 144-155, 2005. (pdf) (#mmwave;#60ghz)
154. M. Chan, P. Su, H. Wan, C. Lin, S. Fung, A. M. Niknejad, C. Hu, P. Ko, “Modeling the Floating-Body Effects of Fully Depleted, Partially Depleted, and Body-Grounded SOI Mosfets,” Solid-State Electronics, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 969-978, 2004. (pdf) (#bsim)
155. A. Bevilacqua, A. M. Niknejad, “An Ultrawideband CMOS Low-Noise Amplifier for 3.1-10.6-GHz Wireless Receivers,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 2259-2268, 2004. (pdf) (#uwb;#lna)
156. K. L. Scott, T. Hirano, H. Yang, H. Singh, R. T. Howe, A. M. Niknejad, “High-Performance Inductors Using Capillary Based Fluidic Self-Assembly,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 300-309, 2004. (pdf) (#inductor)
157. Pin Su, S. K. H. Fung, P. W. Wyatt, Hui Wan, A. M. Niknejad, M. Chan, Chenming Hu, “On the Body-Source Built-in Potential Lowering of SOI Mosfets,” IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 90-92, 2003. (pdf) (#bsim)
158. Sang Lam, Hui Wan, Pin Su, P. W. Wyatt, C. L. Chen, A. M. Niknejad, Chenming Hu, P. K. Ko, M. Chan, “RF Characterization of Metal T-Gate Structure in Fully-Depleted SOI CMOS Technology,” IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 251-253, 2003. (pdf) (#bsim)
159. A. M. Niknejad, R. G. Meyer, “Analysis of Eddy-Current Losses Over Conductive Substrates with Applications to Monolithic Inductors and Transformers,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 166-176, 2001. (pdf) (#inductor)
160. A. M. Niknejad, R. G. Meyer, “Analysis, Design, and Optimization of Spiral Inductors and Transformers for Si RF Ics,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 33, no. 10, pp. 1470-1481, 1998. (pdf) (#inductor)
161. A. M. Niknejad, R. Gharpurey, R. G. Meyer, “Numerically Stable Green Function for Modeling and Analysis of Substrate Coupling in Integrated Circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 305-315, 1998. (pdf) (#em;#inductor)

Dissertations and Theses

1. B. Liu, “PLL Design for FMCW Radar Systems,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2024-106, 2024. (pdf) (#radar)
2. M. Anderson, A. M. Niknejad, J. Rabaey, “Passive Radio Frequency Beamformer Using Transmission-Line Transformers and Tunable Capacitors,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2023-50, 2023. (pdf) (#beamform;#rfid)
3. S. Krishnamurthy, A. M. Niknejad, “Fanout Optimization for an Inductor-Less BroadBand Variable Gain Cherry-Hooper Amplifier,” Masters Report: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2021-23, 2021. (pdf) (#analog;#vga;#amps)
4. L. Zhang, “Millimeter-Wave Impedance Spectroscopy for High Sensitivity and Selectivity Biomolecular Detection,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2022-246, 2021. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
5. K. Trotskovsky, “Scalable RF Receivers for Large Antenna Arrays,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2020-188, 2020. (pdf) (#array;#comm)
6. B. J. Dunn, “An Open, Scalable Massive MIMO Testbed Operating at E-Band Frequencies,” , 2020. (pdf) (#comm;#mmwave;#mimo)
7. T. Liu, (Advisor: A. M. Niknejad), “A Low Power Mutual Noise-Canceling Receiver Front-End with Blocker Tolerance for Iot Applications,” Master's: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2019-86, 2019. (pdf) (#rx;#iot)
8. H. Vemuri, (Advisor: A. M. Niknejad), “Low Power ISM Band Receiver Front End,” Master's: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2019-4, 2019. (pdf) (#rx;#iot)
9. A. Townley, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “BroadBand mm-Wave Transceivers for Sensing and Communication,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley, 2018. (pdf) (#radar;#mmwave;#comm)
10. N. Kuo, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “New RF Transmitter Techniques for RFID, Cellular, and MMW Applications,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley, 2018. (pdf) (#rfid)
11. F. Maksimovic, (Advisors: A. M. Niknejad and K. Pister) “Monolithic Wireless Transceiver Design,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2009-25, 2018. (pdf) (#vco)
12. Luya Zhang, (Advisor: A. M. Niknejad), “A Multi-Parametric Microwave-Optical Biomolecular Sensor,” Master's Thesis: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report, 2018. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
13. P. Murali, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “CMOS Magnetic Particle Flow Cytometer,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2017-175, 2017. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
14. L. Calderin, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Flexible Integrated Architectures for Frequency Division Duplex Communication,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2017-55, 2017. (pdf) (#fdd;#tx)
15. Y. Toh, (Advisor: A. M. Niknejad), “BPSK Demodulation for RF Applications,” Master' Thesis: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2017-91, 2017. (pdf) (#comm)
16. M. Tabesh, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Energy-Efficient mm-Wave Systems for Communication and Sensing,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2016-171, 2016. (pdf) (#rfid;#mmwave;#60ghz)
17. S. V. Thyagarajan, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Millimeter-Wave/terahertz Circuits and Systems for Wireless Communication,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2016-22, 2016. (pdf) (#thz;#comm;#rx;#mmwave;#antenna)
18. S. Kang, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Millimeter-Wave/sub-Terahertz CMOS Transceivers for High-Speed Wireless Communications,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2016-19, 2016. (pdf) (#thz;#comm;#tx;#mmwave)
19. Kai Yiu Tam, (Advisor: A. M. Niknejad), “Low Noise Integrated CMOS Direct Conversion RF Receiver Front-End,” Master's Thesis: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2016-102, 2016. (pdf) (#rx)
20. S. Callender, (Chair: A M. Niknejad), “Wideband Signal Acquisition Via Frequency-Interleaved Sampling,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2015-224, 2015. (pdf) (#adc;#mmwave;#mixer)
21. J. Chien, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Advanced High-Frequency Measurement Techniques for Electrical and Biological Characterization in CMOS,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2017-9, 2015. (pdf) (#bio;#sensor)
22. S. Kang, (Advisor: A. M. Niknejad), “A W-Band Phase-Locked Loop for Millimeter-Wave Applications,” Master's Thesis: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2015-25, 2015. (pdf) (#pll;#mmwave)
23. A. Borna, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Interference Management Techniques for Multi-Standard Wireless Receivers,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2014-187, 2014. (pdf) (#rx;#multiband;#filter)
24. J. Chen, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Advanced Architectures for Efficient Mm-Wave CMOS Wireless Transmitters,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2014-42, 2014. (pdf) (#tx;#mmwave)
25. J. Park, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Fully Integrated Silicon Terahertz Transceivers for Sensing and Communication Applications,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2013-36, 2013. (pdf) (#radar;#thz;#comm;#mmwave)
26. L. Ye, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Design and Analysis of Digitally Modulated Transmitters for Efficiency Enhancement,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2013-99, 2013. (pdf) (#rfdac;#pa;#tx)
27. A. Arbabian, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Time-Domain Ultra-Wideband Synthetic Imager in Silicon,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2013-188, 2013. (pdf) (#uwb;#radar)
28. P. Swirhun, (Advisor: A. M. Niknejad), “Millimeter-Wave Circuit Design for Radar Transceivers,” Master's Thesis: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2013-192, 2013. (pdf) (#radar;#mmwave)
29. J. Yaquian, (Advisor: A. M. Niknejad), “Analysis and Design of a High Speed Delta-Sigma Modulator for mm-Wave Imaging Applications,” Master's Thesis: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2012-76, 2012. (pdf) (#adc)
30. Z. Deng, (Chair: A. M. Nikneajd), “Design Techniques for High-Frequency CMOS Integrated Circuits: From 10 GHz to 100 GHz,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2011-123, 2011. (pdf) (#mmwave;#vco;#amps)
31. C. Marcu, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “LO Generation and Distribution for 60GHz Phased Array Transceivers,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2011-132, 2011. (pdf) (#vco;#pll;#lo;#60ghz;#mmwave)
32. B. Afshar, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Millimeter-Wave Circuits for 60GHz and Beyond,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2010-113, 2010. (pdf) (#60ghz;#rx;#mmwave)
33. O. Bakr, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “A Scalable and Cost Effective Architecture for High Gain Beamforming Antennas,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2010-178, 2010. (pdf) (#antenna;#array)
34. E. Adabi Firouzjaei, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “mm-Wave Phase Shifters and Switches,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2010-163, 2010. (pdf) (#phaseshift;#60ghz;#mmwave)
35. D. Chowdhury, (Chair: A. M. Nikneajd), “Efficient Transmitters for Wireless Communications in Nanoscale CMOS Technology,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2010-168, 2010. (pdf) (#rfdac;#pa;#tx)
36. N. Poobuapheun, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “LNA and Mixer Designs for Multi-Band Receiver Front-Ends,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2009-107, 2009. (pdf) (#lna;#mixer)
37. W. Chen, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Designs of BroadBand Highly Linear CMOS Lnas for Multiradio Multimode Applications,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2009-112, 2009. (pdf) (#lna;#multiband;#rx)
38. M. Bohsali, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Millimeter-Wave CMOS Power Amplifiers Design,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2009-25, 2009. (pdf) (#pa;#60ghz;#mmwave)
39. M. V. Dunga, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Nanoscale CMOS Modeling,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2008-20, 2008. (pdf) (#bsim)
40. B. Heydari, (Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “CMOS Circuits and Devices Beyond 100 GHz,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2008-121, 2008. (pdf) (#bsim;#60ghz;#mmwave)
41. C. Marcu, (Advisor: A. M. Niknejad), “60 GHz Tapered Transmission Line Resonators,” Master's Thesis: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2008-117, 2008. (pdf) (#phaseshift;#60ghz)
42. E. Adabi Firouzjaei, (Advisor: A. M. Niknejad), “Microwave and mm-Wave CMOS Low Noise Amplifiers,” Master's: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2007-160, 2007. (pdf) (#lna;#mmwave)
43. G. Liu, (co-Chiar: A. M. Niknejad, co-Chair: T.-J. King Liu), “Fully Integrated CMOS Power Amplifier,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2006-162, 2006. (pdf) (#pa)
44. Y. Chee, (co-Chair: J. Rabaey, co-Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Ultra Low Power Transmitters for Wireless Sensor Networks,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2006-57, 2006. (pdf) (#tx;#iot)
45. A. Berny, (co-Chair: R. Meyer, co-Chair: A. M. Niknejad), “Analysis and Design of Wideband LC Vcos,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2006-50, 2006. (pdf) (#vco)
46. M. V. Dunga, (Advisor: A. M. Niknejad), “A Scalable MOS Device Substrate Resistance Model for RF and Microwave Circuit Simulation,” Master's Thesis: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report, 2004. (pdf) (#bsim)
47. A. M. Niknejad, (Chair: R. Meyer), “Analysis, Simulation, and Applications of Passive Devices on Conductive Substrates,” Dissertation: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Memorandum No. UCB/ERL M00/31, 2000. (pdf) (#inductor)
48. A. M. Niknejad, (Advisor: R. Meyer), “Analysis, Design, and Optimazaion of Spiral Inductors and Transformers for Si FR Ics: Research Project,” Master's Thesis: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences University of California at Berkeley Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-1997, 1997. (pdf) (#inductor)

Patents

1. S. Hassanzadehyamchi, O. Momeni, A. m. Niknejad, A. Alizadeh “Reversed Feedback Amplifier and Cascaded Wideband High-Gain Amplifier Circuits,” , 2026. (#da;#mmwave)
2. S. Thyagarajan, A. M. Niknejad, S. Venugopalan, “Multi-Antenna Beam Forming and Spatial Multiplexing Transceiver,” , 2020. (#beamform)
3. S. Thyagarajan, A. M. Niknejad, S. Venugopalan, “Apparatus and Method for Operating a Power Amplifier Array with Enhanced Efficiency at Back-Off Power Levels,” US Patent App. 15/791,312, 2018. (#pa)
4. L. Yun, A. M. Niknejad, V. Sattiraju, S. Magar, “Systems and Networks for Half and Full Duplex Wireless Communication Using Multiple Radios,” US Patent 9,019,934, 2015.
5. A. M. Niknejad, “Wearable User Interface Device, System, and Method of Use,” US Patent 9,046,919, 2015.
6. S. Magar, V. Sattiraju, A. M. Niknejad, L. Yun, J. Beck, “Wireless Physiological Sensor Patches and Systems,” US Patent 8,926,509, 2015. (#bio)
7. J. Beck, V. Sattiraju, A. M. Niknejad, L. Yun, R. Lee, S. Magar, L. Fisher, “Integrated Wireless Patch for Physiological Monitoring,” US Patent 8,718,742, 2014. (#bio)
8. L. Yun, A. M. Niknejad, V. Sattiraju, J. Beck, S. Magar, “Wireless Communications Systems Using Multiple Radios,” US Patent 8,879,983, 2014. (#bio)
9. S. Magar, L. Yun, J. Beck, V. Sattiraju, A. M. Niknejad, “Methods and Apparatus to Retrofit Wired Healthcare and Fitness Systems for Wireless Operation,” US Patent 8,611,319, 2013. (#bio)
10. V. Sattiraju, A. M. Niknejad, L. Yun, “Low Power Radiofrequency (RF) Communication Systems for Secure Wireless Patch Initialization and Methods of Use,” US Patent App. 12/739,549, 2011. (#bio)
11. A. M. Niknejad, “Dynamic Low Power Receiver,” US Patent App. 12/138,394, 2009. (#comm)
12. L. Yun, A. M. Niknejad, “Smart Antenna Subsystem,” US Patent App. 12/138,398, 2009.

Software

1. D. Lu, C. Lin, M. Dunga, V Sriramkumar, S. Yao, T. Morshed, N. Paydavosi, S. Jandhyala, Y. Chauhan, S. Khandelwal, “BSIM-IMG102. 7.0 Independent Multi-Gate MOSFET Compact Model,” 2016. (pdf) (#bsim)
2. S. Khandelwal, J. Duarte, A. Medury, S. Venugopalan, N. Paydavosi, D. Lu, C. Lin, M. Dunga, S. Yao, T. Morshed, “BSIM-CMG 110.0. 0: Multi-Gate MOSFET Compact Model: Technical Manual,” 2015. (pdf) (#bsim)
3. T. Morshed, D. Lu, W. Yang, M. Dunga, X Xi, J. He, W. Liu, M. Kanyu, X. Jin, J. Ou, “BSIM4v4. 7 MOSFET Model,” 2011. (pdf) (#bsim)
4. A. M. Niknejad, R. Meyer, “ASITIC: Analysis and Simulation of Spiral Inductors and Transformers for Ics,” 1995. (pdf) (#inductor)

Other Publications

1. H. Oh, S. Madhvapathy, Ð. Gluhović, V. Stojanović, A. m. Niknejad, J. Chien “Sensitivity Enhancement in Microring-Based Ultrasound Detection Using Partially-Etched Silicon Waveguide,” CLEO: Applications and Technology, 2026. (#siphotonics;#bio)
2. R. Lall, M. Evans, Y. Seo, A. m. Niknejad, M. Anwar “Continuous, Preclinical Activity Reconstruction in 177Lu-Based Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Using a Sparse Uncollimated Γ-Sensor Network,” International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics, 2026. (#bio)
3. A. Kandala, A. m. Niknejad “A Learning Method for Optimal Chirp Predistortion,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.24256, 2026. (#radar;#pll)
4. K. Kim, P. Kwon, E. Alon, A. m. Niknejad “Feedforward Nonlinear Equalizer for Short-to Medium-Reach Wireline Links,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.08313, 2026. (#links)
5. X. Zhang, M. Singh, H. Oh, A. Khodkumbhe, R. Wang, R. Li, D. Onural, V. Stojanović, D. Cabric, A. m. Niknejad “High-Efficiency mmWave-to-Optical Converter With> 30dB Sideband SNR on a Monolithic Integration Platform,” CLEO: Science and Innovations, 2025. (#siphotonics)
6. X. Zhang, H. Oh, M. Singh, R. Wang, A. Khodkumbhe, R. Li, D. Cabric, A. m. Niknejad, J. Chien, V. Stojanović “Efficient Wideband RF/mm-Wave-to-Optical Signal Transduction by a Monolithic CMOS LNA and Photonic Molecule Modulator,” CLEO: Applications and Technology, 2025. (#siphotonics)
7. R. Lall, Y. Seo, A. m. Niknejad, M. Anwar “A 3x3. 3mm Configurable Y Photon Spectrometer for Precision Radioguided Cancer Resection,” 2025 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2025. (#sensor;#bio)
8. J. Guajardo, A. m. Niknejad “Spatial-to-Spectral Harmonic-Modulated Arrays for 6G Multi-Beam MIMO,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.16262, 2025. (#array;#6g;#beamform)
9. R. Lall, K. Lee, A. Cunha, R. Abergel, Y. Seo, A. m. Niknejad, M. Anwar “A 76× 55 X-Ray Energy Binning Dosimeter for Closed-Loop Cancer Radiotherapy,” 2024 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits (VLSI Technology and Circuits), 2024. (#sensor;#bio)