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ASICs Research

The research is mainly concerned with physical layer communication-system design, VLSI ASIC design, and testbed development for wireless communications. Such a multidisciplinary approach to the design and development of wireless communication systems allows us to bridge across disciplinary boundaries to arrive at an optimum solution, resulting in maximum system performance with minimal hardware complexity.

The tables below provide highlights of the different research areas. They also point out potential application areas for each research topic. Details regarding specific areas can be obtained by following the appropriate links or by email babak@ee.ucla.edu

High Speed Wireless Data Communications
Subcategories	Accomplishments	Application Areas
· Physical Layer Communications · High speed VLSI ASICs o Smart Antenna Arrays o Equalization o Mod / Demod · Testbd Development & Field Trials	· Field trials using first generation UCLA testbed o 30 Mbps indoor o 10 Mbps outdoor mobile · Versatile ASIC architecture for high speed data communications · Novel asymmetric system architecture enabling high speed communications and minimal protable hardware complexity.	· Broadband fixed wireless access · Home/Office Multimedia networks · High speed wireless LANs

Variable Rate Low Power FHSS Baseband Processor
Subcategories	Accomplishments	Application Areas
· Versatile FHSS Testbed · Micro-Power Baseband Processors o Agile DDFS for low power & fast hopping o Versatile minimal power Mod/Demod o MAC micro-controller o FEC coder/decoder	· Fast FHSS/FSK testbed · Ultra Low Power FSK Receiver	·Cordless telephony ·Factory automation ·Micro-sensor communications ·Space communications

Micro-Power VLSI for Future W-CDMA based Cellular Communications
Subcategories	Accomplishments	Application Areas
· Low Power Correlator · VLSI for MUD · Smart Antenna Array Processor	· 100 mW, 20 Mcps Correlator	· Third Generation Cellular Systems

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Last updated: 10/27/05