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Dr. Adrian Tang is currently in the sub-millimeter wave advanced technology group at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.  Adrian recently received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2012. During his graduate studies, he developed CMOS mm-wave and THz circuits and systems for imaging, radar, and communication systems. He was the first to demonstrate reflective imaging in CMOS technology and the first to demonstrate sub-centimeter scale accuracy radar in silicon technology. At Jet Propulsion Laboratory he currently works on developing 670 GHz compact radar systems for concealed weapons and explosives detection at stand-off.

Email Address

 adrian.j.tang@jpl.nasa.gov  (email me! I'm not scary!)

NASA Profile Page: Adrian Tang  (not terribly useful, everything is on this page)

Research Topics

  • THz and mm-wave wireless system and circuit design
  • THz and mm-wave imaging circuit and system design
  • THz and mm-wave radar circuit and system design
  • THz and mm-wave navigation system design
  • Super-regenerative receivers

Awards

  1. Distinguished Ph.D. Dissertation, Henry Samuli School of Engineering, UCLA 2012.
  2. First Place, Broadcom Foundation University Research Competition, 2012.
  3. Honorable Mention,  International Microwave Symposium Student Paper Competition 2012.
  4. Third Place, International Microwave Symposium Student Paper Competition 2012.
  5. First Place, UCLA Tech Forum Research Competition 2011.

Conference Publications

  1. A. Tang, "A High-Precision Millimeter-Wave Navigation System for Indoor and Urban Environment Autonomous Vehicles", Accepted IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2013.
  2. A. Tang, G. Virbila, F. Hsiao, H. Wu, D. Murphy, I. Mehdi, P. Siegel, M. F. Chang, "A 2x2 W-Band Reference Time-Shifted Phase-Locked Transmitter Array in 65nm CMOS Technology", Accepted IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2013.
  3. A. Tang, G. Virbila, H. Wu, M.F. Chang "A 155 GHz 220mW Synthesizer-Free Phase Based Radar System in 65nm CMOS Technology", Accepted IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2013.
  4. A. Tang, K. B. Cooper, R. J. Dengler, N. Llombart, P. Siegel, "Automatic Focusing for a 675 GHz Imaging Radar with Target Standoff Distances from 14 to 34 Meters", Accepted IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2013.
  5. A. Tang, M F. Chang, "Calibration and Optimization of CMOS mm-Wave Transceivers", Accepted IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2013.
  6. A. Tang, "CMOS Techniques for Communication Links Beyond 100 GHz" National Radio-Science Meeting Jan. 2013.
  7. A. Tang, M.F. Chang, "A 294 GHz 0.47mW Caterpillar Amplifer Based Transmitter in 65nm CMOS For THz Data-Links" IEEE Radio Wireless Symposium 2013.
  8. A. Tang, Hao Wu, M.F. Chang, "A 245 GHz, 2.6mW/Pixel Antenna-Less CMOS Imager with 0.7fW/Hz05 Nep and 3.5m Backscattered Range" IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuit Conference, Kobe, Japan 2012.
  9. A. Tang, Q. Gu, Z. Xu, G. Virbila, "A 349 GHz 18.2mW/Pixel CMOS Tri-Color Inter-modulated Regenerative Receiver for Color mm-Wave Imaging" IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2012. [Third Place - Best Student Paper!]
  10. A. Tang, D. Murphy, F. Hsiao, Qun Gu, Z. Xu, G. Virbila, Y.H. Wang, H. Wu, L. Nan, Y. Wu, and  Frank Chang, "A CMOS 135-150 GHz 0.4 dBm EIRP TX with 5.1dB P1dB Extension Using Envelope Feed-Forward Compensation" IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2012. [Honorable Mention Best Student Paper]   
  11. A. Tang, David Murphy, Gabriel Virbila, Frank Hsiao, Sai-Wang Tam, Hsing-Ting Yu, Yanghyo Kim, Alden Wong, Alex Wong, Yi-Cheng Wu, Mau-Chung Frank Chang, "D-Band Frequency Synthesis Using a U-band PLL and Frequency Tripler in 65nm CMOS Technology" IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2012. .
  12. A. Tang, Gabriel Virbila,Yen-Hsiang Wang, Qun Jane Gu, Zhiwei Xu, Li Du,Na Yan, Yu-Hsiu Wu, Yi-Cheng Wu, Mau-Chung Frank Chang, "A 200 GHz 16-pixel Focal Plane Array Imager using CMOS Super Regenerative Receivers with Quench Synchronization" IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2012.
  13. A. Tang, G. Virbila, D. Murphy, F. Hsiao, Y. Wang, Q. Gu, Z. Xu, Y. Wu, M. Zhu, M-C F. Chang, "A 144 GHz 0.76 cm Resolution Sub-Carrier Phase Radar for 3D Imaging Applications" IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference  2012 .
  14. A. Tang,   Frank Hsiao, David Murphy, I-Ning Ku, Jenny Y. Liu, Ning-Yi Wang, Sandeep D'Souza, Hao Wu, Yen-Hsiang Wang, Yen-Cheng Kuan,  Mandy Tang, Mike Pham, Gabriel Virbila, Derek Yang, Qun Gu, Charles Chien and Mau-Chung Frank Chang, "A Low Overhead Self-Healing Embedded System for Ensuring High Performance Yield and Long-Term Sustainability of a 60GHz 4Gbps Radio-on-a-Chip" IEEE international Solid-State Circuits Conference 2012.
  15. Y. Kim, G-S. Byun, A. Tang, C-P. Jou, H-H. Hsieh, G. Reinman, J. Cong, M-C. Chang, "An 8Gb/s/pin 4pJ/b/pin Single-T-Line Dual (Base+RF) Band Simultaneous Bidirectional Mobile Memory I/O Interface With Inter-Channel Interference Suppression", IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference 2012.
  16. Frank Hsiao, Derek Yang, Mike Pham, A. Tang, and Mau-Chung Frank Chang, " A 7Gb/s SC-FDE/OFDM Baseband MMSE Equalizer for 60GHz Wireless Communications", IEEE Asian Solid-Sate Circuits Conference 2012.
  17.  A Tang, Zhiwei Xu, Qun Jane Gu, Yi-Cheng Wu, and Mau Chung Frank Chang, "A 144 GHz 2.5mW Multi-Stage Regenerative Receiver for mm-Wave Imaging in 65nm
    CMOS", IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Symposium 2011, pp 449-452, June 2011.
  18. Mau-Chung Frank Chang, Charles Chien, A. Tang, Qun Jane Gu, "Self-Healing 4Giga-bit/sec Reconfigurable CMOS Radio-on-a-Chip", Government Microcircuit Applications & Critical Technology Conference (GOMACTech), March 2011, Orlando, FL
  19. A.Tang and M-C Frank Chang, "A 183 GHz 13.5mW/pixel CMOS Regenerative Receiver for mm-Wave Imaging Applications",IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference , Vol. 54, pp 296-297, Feb 2011.
  20. Jenny Yi-Chun Liu, A. Tang, Ning-Yi Wang, Qun Jane Gu, Roc Berenguer, Hsieh-Hung Hsieh, Chewnpu Jou and Mau-Chung Frank Chang, "A V-band Self-Healing Power Amplifier with Adaptive Feedback Bias Control in 65 nm CMOS", IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Symposium 2011, pp 423-426, June 2011.
  21. A. Tang, G. Virbila, T. LaRocca, M. Chang, "A 75-110 GHz Digitally-Probed Artificial Dielectric Phase Demodulator in 65nm CMOS" IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2011.
  22. Zhiwei Xu, Qun Jane Gu, Yi-Cheng Wu, Adrian Tang, Yu-Ling Lin, Ho-Hsian Chen, Chewnpu Jou, M.-C. Frank Chang, "A 140GHz CMOS TX and RX for Giga Bit/sec Wireless Data Link", IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference 2010, pp 19-22 Sept. 2010.
  23. David Murphy, Qun Jane Gu, Yi-Cheng Wu, Heng-Yu Jian, Zhiwei Xu, A. Tang, Frank Wang, Yu-Ling Lin, Ho-Hsiang Chen, Chewnpu Jou, Mau-Chung Frank
    Chang*" A Low Phase Noise, Wideband and Compact CMOS PLL for use in a Heterodyne 802.15.3c TRX" Proc. IEEE European Solid-State Conference 2010.
  24. A. Tang, F. Yuan, and E. Law, "CMOS active transformer current-mode sigma-delta modulators," Proc. IEEE Mid-West Symp. Circuits and Systems. pp. 625-628, Knoxville, TN., Aug. 2008.
  25. A.Tang, F. Yuan, and E. Law, "A New WiMax Sigma-Delta Modulator with Constant-Q Active Inductors," Proc. IEEE Int'l Symp. on Circuits and Systems, pp.1304-1307, Seattle, May 2008.
  26. A. Tang, F. Yuan, and E. Law, "Low-noise CMOS active transformer voltage-controlled oscillators," IEEE Mid-West Symposium Circuits and Systems, pp.1441-1444, Montreal, Aug. 2007.
  27. D. DiClemente, A. Tang, and F. Yuan,"CMOS Active Transformer Current-Mode Phase-Locked Loops,"  IEEE Mid-West Symposium Circuits and Systems, pp.1441-1444, Montreal, Aug. 2007.
  28. A.Tang, F. Yuan, and E. Law, "A new CMOS BPSK modulator with optimal transaction bandwidth control," Proc. IEEE Int'l Symp. Circuits Syst., pp.2550 - 2553, New Orleans, May 2007.
  29. A. Tang, F. Yuan and E. Law " Class AB CMOS ACtive Transformer Voltage Controlled Oscillators" Int'l symp. on Signals, Systems and Electronics, 2007.

 

Journal Publications

  1. A. Tang, G. Zhu and F. Yuan, "Current-Mode Phase Lock Loop with constant-Q Active Inductor CCO and Active Transformer Loop Filter", Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing (accepted 2012).
  2. A. Tang, and M.F. Chang, "Inter-Modulated Regenerative Receivers Operating at 349 GHz and 495 GHz for THz Imaging in 40nm and 65nm CMOS technology " IEEE Transactions on THz Science and Technology (early access).
  3. Q. Gu, K. Yang, Y. Xue, Z. Xu, A. Tang, C. Nien, T. Wu, H. Trang, M-C F. Chang, "A CMOS Integrated W-band Passive Imager", IEEE Transactions Circuits and Systems II (early access)
  4. A. Tang, D. Murphy, F. Hsiao, G. Virbila, Y.H. WAng, H. Wu, Y. Kim and M.F. Chang, "A CMOS D-Band Transmitter with IF Envelope Feed-Forward Pre-Distortion and Injection Locked Frequency Tripling Synthesizer" IEEE Transactions Microwave Theory and Techniques (IMS 2012 special issue), Vol 60, No 12, Part 2, pp 4129-4137.
  5. C. Chien, A. Tang, M.F. Chang, "Self-Healing Architecture for High Performance Radio SoC's" IEEE Design and Test of Computers. Sept 2012.
  6. Q.J. Gu, Zhiwei Xu, A. Tang, M.F. Chang, "A D-Band Passive Imager in 65nm CMOS" IEEE Microwave Wireless and Componet Letters, Vol 22, No 5, pp 263-265
  7. J.Y.C. Liu, Q. J. Gu, A.Tang , N-Y. Wang and M.C Chang, "A 60GHz Tunable Output Profile Power Amplifier in 65nm CMOS" IEEE MWCL, Vol 21, No. 7 July 2011.
  8. A Tang , Qun Jane Gu, and Mau Chung Frank Chang, "CMOS Receivers for Active and Passive mm-Wave Imaging", IEEE Communication Magazine , Oct. 2011 
  9. D. Murphy, Q.J. Gu, Yi-Cheng Wu, Heng-Yu Jian, Zhiwei Xu, A. Tang, A, F. Wang, M-C.F. Chang, "A Low Phase Noise, Wideband and Compact CMOS PLL for Use in a Heterodyne 802.15.3c Transceiver", IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits , Vol. 46, No. 7, July 2011.
  10. Q.J. Gu, Z. Xu, H.-Y. Jian, A. Tang, M.-C.F. Chang, C.-Y. Huang, and C.-C. Nien, "100 GHz integrated CMOS passive imager with >100 MV/W responsivity, 23fW /Hz05 NEP, IET Electronic Letters , Apr 2011 Vol 47, No 9, p544-545
  11. A. Tang, F. Yuan, and E. Law, "CMOS active transformers and their application in voltage-controlled quadrature oscillators,'' Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing. Vol. 61, No.1, pp.83-90, 2009
  12. A. Tang, F. Yuan, and E. Law, "A new constant-Q active inductor with applications in low-noise oscillator,'' Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing. Vol. 58, No. 1, pp.77-80, Jan. 2009.
  13. D. DiClemente, F. Yuan, and A. Tang, "Current-mode phase-locked loops with CMOS active transformers," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II. Vol.55, No. 8, pp.771-775, August 2008.
  14. A Tang, F. Yuan, and K.L.E. Law, "A new CMOS QPSK modulator with optimal transaction bandwidth control," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II. Vol 55. No. 1 Jan 2008.

Invited Talks

  1. A.Tang "Super-Regenerative Receivers for mm-wave Imaging" University of California, Los Angeles Annual Research Review, June 2011.
  2. A.Tang "675 GHz Imaging Radar for Security Screening" California Institute of Technology, Oct 2012.
  3. A.Tang "CMOS THz Imaging Techniques" University of California, Los Angeles Annual Research Review, June 2012.
Workshops
  1. A. Tang, K. B. Cooper, R. J. Dengler, N. Llombart, P. Siegel, "Compact 680 GHz Sub-Millimeter Wave Imaging Radar Systems", Accepted IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2013.
  2. A.Tang and M-C Frank Chang, "Advantages of CMOS receivers for mm-wave imaging", IEEE International Microwave Symposium/ Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Symposium 2011, June 2011.
  3. A.Tang , "CMOS Millmeter-wave Successive Approximation Radar", IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2012, June 2012.

Patents

  1. RF Sensor for portable touchscreens
  2. Sub-carrier successive approximation phased radar for 3D imaging 
  3. Intermodulated-Regenerative Receiver for sub-mm-wave imaging
  4. Digital Regenerative Recevier for sub-mm-wave imaging & communication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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