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관심분야

CMOS sensors: image sensors, 3D depth sensors, biosensors 
Analog & mixed-signal integrated circuits & systems 
VLSI circuits

학력

  • (Ph.D.) University of Michian, Ann Arbor

약력/경력

  • Research Staff Member, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics Feb. 2013 ~ Feb. 2016

학술지 논문

  • (2022)  Multievent Histogramming TDC With Pre-Post Weighted Histogramming Filter for CMOS LiDAR Sensors.  IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL.  22,  23
  • (2022)  A 2.03-mW CMOS Image Sensor With an Integrated Four-Stacked Charge-Recycling Driver for Image Signal Transmission.  IEEE ACCESS.  10, 
  • (2022)  An 80 x 60 Flash LiDAR Sensor With In-Pixel Delta-Intensity Quaternary Search Histogramming TDC.  IEEE JOURNAL OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS.  57,  11
  • (2022)  Checkerboard Dropout: A Structured Dropout With Checkerboard Pattern for Convolutional Neural Networks.  IEEE ACCESS.  10, 
  • (2022)  A Low-Power Indirect Time-of-Flight CMOS Image Sensor With Fixed Depth Noise Compensation and Dual-Mode Imaging for Depth Dynamic Range Enhancement.  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS I-REGULAR PAPERS.  69,  10
  • (2022)  CMOS Image Sensor With Two-Step Single-Slope ADCs and a Detachable Super Capacitive DAC.  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS II-EXPRESS BRIEFS.  69,  3
  • (2021)  A 5.02nW 32-kHz Self-Reference Power Gating XO With Fast Startup Time Assisted by Negative Resistance and Initial Noise Boosters.  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS II-EXPRESS BRIEFS.  68,  11
  • (2021)  Direct TOF Scanning LiDAR Sensor With Two-Step Multievent Histogramming TDC and Embedded Interference Filter.  IEEE JOURNAL OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS.  56,  4
  • (2020)  CMOS Skin Sensor for Mobile Skin Diagnosis Using an Electronic Cotton Pad.  IEEE ACCESS.  8, 
  • (2020)  Indirect Time-of-Flight CMOS Image Sensor With On-Chip Background Light Cancelling and Pseudo-Four-Tap/Two-Tap Hybrid Imaging for Motion Artifact Suppression.  IEEE JOURNAL OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS.  55,  11
  • (2019)  Design of a Time-of-Flight Sensor With Standard Pinned-Photodiode Devices Toward 100-MHz Modulation Frequency.  IEEE ACCESS.  7, 
  • (2019)  Indirect Time-of-Flight Depth Sensor with Two-Step Comparison Scheme for Depth Frame Difference Detection.  SENSORS.  19,  17
  • (2019)  Design and Analysis of a 12-b Current-Steering DAC in a 14-nm FinFET Technology for 2G/3G/4G Cellular Applications.  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS I-REGULAR PAPERS.  66,  10
  • (2019)  Histogram-based mixed-signal time-to-digital-converter array for direct time-of-flight depth sensors.  ELECTRONICS LETTERS.  55,  6
  • (2018)  Mutual Capacitive Sensing Touch Screen Controller for Ultrathin Display with Extended Signal Passband Using Negative Capacitance.  SENSORS.  18,  11
  • (2018)  CMOS depth sensor with programmable filter circuits for environment-adaptive noise suppression.  ELECTRONICS LETTERS.  54,  19
  • (2018)  A 12-Gb/s Stacked Dual-Channel Interface for CMOS Image Sensor Systems.  SENSORS.  18,  8
  • (2017)  A Method for Enhancing the Sensing Distance of a Fingerprint Sensor.  SENSORS.  17,  10
  • (2017)  Design and Evaluation of a CMOS Image Sensor with Dual-CDS and Column-parallel SS-ADCs.  JOURNAL OF SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE.  17,  1
  • (2016)  Biometrics for Electronic Eyes: System Authentication with Embedded CMOS Image Sensor.  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS.  62,  3

특허/프로그램

  • CMOS image sensor systems using low-power multi-mode data path and methods of processing the same.  16/435,739.  20201208.  미국
  • 플로팅 디퓨전 노드의 모듈레이션 장치 및 방법.  10-2019-0099697.  20201102.  대한민국
  • CIS 시스템을 위한 저전력 멀티 모드 데이터패스.  10-2018-0066737.  20200304.  대한민국

학술회의논문

  • (2021)  Low-Cost and Effective Fault-Tolerance Enhancement Techniques for Emerging Memories-Based Deep Neural Networks.  Design Automation Conference.  미국
  • (2021)  A 70mW Indirect Time-of-Flight Image Sensor with Depth Dynamic Range Enhancement and Fixed Depth Noise Compensation.  IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC).  미국
  • (2021)  A CMOS LiDAR Sensor with Pre-Post Weighted-Histogramming for Sunlight Immunity Over 105 klx and SPAD-based Infinite Interference Canceling.  IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits.  미국
  • (2021)  A 48× 40 13.5 mm Depth Resolution Flash LiDAR Sensor with In-Pixel Zoom Histogramming Time-to-Digital Converter.  IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference.  미국
  • (2020)  A Jitter-Tolerant Referenceless Digital-CDR for Cellular Transceivers.  IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC).  미국
  • (2020)  A 36-Channel SPAD-Integrated Scanning LiDAR Sensor with Multi-Event Histogramming TDC and Embedded Interference Filter.  IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits.  미국
  • (2020)  A Dynamic Pseudo 4-Tap CMOS Time-of-Flight Image Sensor with Motion Artifact Suppression and Background Light Cancelling Over 120klux.  IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference.  미국
  • (2016)  Always-On CMOS Image Sensor: Energy-Efficient Circuits and Architecture.  International Workshop on Image SEnsors and Imaging Systems (IWISS).  일본
  • (2016)  Review of low power image sensors for always-on imaging.  International SoC Design Conference.  대한민국
  • (2016)  A 12-Gb/s dual-channel transceiver for CMOS image sensor systems.  European Solid-State Circuits Conference.  스위스