Research

General Interests

• Low Power Circuits and Architectures
• Energy Harvesting
• Power Electronics
• Mixed Signal Circuits
• Biomedical Applications

Current Work

Energy Scavenging for implantable microdevices

• Characterizing Integrated Photodiodes
• Quantum Efficiency and Overall Efficiency Calculations and Measurements
• Tissue Optics and Monte Carlo Simulations

Power Electronics

• MPPT
• DC/DC Converters

Tissue Stimulation

• Collaborating with Dr. Ming Si from Dept. of Surgery at UCD Med Center and Dr. Sebastian Wachsman-Hogiu of The Center for Biophotonics and Science Technology.
• Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocyte tissue engineering
• Driver Circuits