(Ph.D.) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA, 2001
(M.S.) University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 1993
(B.S.) Seoul National University, Korea, 1991
약력/경력 Experience
IEEE Fellow
Adjunct Chair Professor, Tsinghua University, 2025
Professor, Tsinghua University, 2006-2025
Research Staff Member, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, 2001-2006
Principal Engineer, Conexant Systems (now Skyworks), 1997-2001
관심분야 Research Interest
Energy-efficient short-range transceivers
High-speed wireless/wireline interfaces
Low-noise clock/frequency generation
Low-power mixed-signal circuits & systems
연구키워드 Research Keyword
Analog/RF/AI/IoT
논문 Journal Article
L. Feng, Q. Liao, L. Kuang, J. Zhao, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “A 0.6-V fully-integrated BLE transmitter in 65-nm CMOS using a common-mode-ripple-cancelled hybrid PLL and a duty-cycle-controlled class-E/F2 PA achieving 25% system efficiency at 0 dBm,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Early Access, 2025.
Y. Nie, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “A 27.9-mW 802.15.4/4z 1T2R transceiver with FIR-embedded quadrature hybrid correlation and AoA localization,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Early Access, 2025.
X. Ji, J. Zhao, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “A polar phase-tracking receiver with two-point injection technique,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, no. 5, vol. 60, pp. 1529-1540, May 2025.
L. Feng, X. Ji, L. Kuang, Q. Liao, S. Han, J. Zhao, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “An ultra-low-voltage bias-current-free fractional-N hybrid PLL with voltage-mode phase detection and interpolation,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, no. 1, vol. 60, pp. 85-98, Jan. 2025.
Y. Nie, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “An IEEE 802.15.4/4z coherent quadrature hybrid correlation UWB receiver in 65-nm CMOS,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 59, pp. 2378-2389, Aug. 2024.
B. Zhou, Y. Li, Z. Wang, C. Wang, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “A low-complexity FM-UWB transmitter with digital reuse and analog stacking,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. vol. 59, pp. 2121-2132, July 2024.
B. Wang, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “A 65-nm sub-10-mW communication/ranging quadrature uncertain-IF IR-UWB transceiver with twin-OOK modulation,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. vol. 59, pp. 1656-1667, June 2024.
L. Feng, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “A DTC-free fractional-N BBPLL with FIR-embedded injection-locked-oscillator-based phase-domain lowpass filter,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. vol. 59, pp. 728-739, Mar. 2024.
저서 Publications
W. Rhee and Z. Yu, "Phase-Locked Loops: System Perspectives and Circuit Design Aspects," Wiley-IEEE Press, 2024.
특허 / 지적재산권 Patent / Intellectual Property
수신기, 이의 동작 방법, 및 이를 포함하는 빔포밍 레이더 시스템. 10-2206739. 202101. 대한민국
듀얼 대역 통과 필터를 이용한 초광대역 장치 및 방법. 10-2051555. 201911.
가우시안 펄스 생성 장치 및 방법 그리고 가우시안 펼스를 생성하는 초광대역 통신 장치. 10-1954659. 202101. 대한민국
그 외 특허 24건. 미국
학술활동 Conference Paper
L. Lin, B. Wang, L. Kuang, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “A 1.8Gb/s 8GHz PSK-UWB transceiver with extended PPM/PWM modulation and embedded carrier spreading,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), Apr. 2025
L. Feng, X. Ji, Q. Liao, L. Kuang, Y. Nie, J. Zhao, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “A 0.5V 0.55mm2 bias-current-free BLE transceiver with 1-bit delay-based demodulation for energy-harvesting IoT applications,” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), Apr. 2025
L. Feng, Q. Liao, L. Kuang, J. Zhao, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “A 0.6V fully-integrated BLE transmitter in 65nm CMOS using a common-mode-ripple-cancelled hybrid PLL and a duty-cycle-controlled Class-E/F2PA achieving 25% system efficiency at 0dBm” IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC), Nov. 2024
X. Ji, J. Zhao, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “A 2.3nJ/b 32-APSK polar phase-tracking receiver with two-point injection technique,” accepted for Proc. IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, June 2024
L. Feng, X. Ji, L. Kuang, Q. Liao, S. Han, J. Zhao, W. Rhee, and Z. Wang, “A 0.45V 0.72mW 2.4GHz bias-current-free fractional-N hybrid PLL using a voltage-mode phase interpolator in 28nm CMOS,” in IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Feb. 2024