Publications and Technical Talks

• J. Y.-C. Liu, R. Berenguer, and M.-C. F. Chang, “Millimeter-Wave Self-Healing Power Amplifier for Digital Communications”, accepted to be published in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2012.
• Z.-M. Tsai, H.-C. Liao, Y.-H. Hsiao, H. Wang, J. Y.-C. Liu, M.-C. F. Chang, Y.-M. Teng, G.-W. Huang, “A 1.2V Broadband D-band Power Amplifier with 12.6-dBm Output Power in Standard RF 65-nm CMOS,” in Proc. IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Jun. 2012.
• Q. J. Gu, Z. Xu, J. Y.-C. Liu, and M.-C. F. Chang, “Active Device Physical Design Optimization for Millimeter Wave and Sub-millimeter Wave Circuits”, under revision, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2012.
• A. Tang, F. Hsiao, D. Murphy, I.-N. Ku, J. Y.-C. Liu, N.-Y. Wang, S. D’Souza, H. Wu, Y.-H. Wang, Y.-C. Kuan, M. Tang, M. Pham, G. Virbila, D. Yang, Q. Gu, C. Chien, and M.-C. F. 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,” in Proc. IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, Feb. 2012, pp. 316 – 317.
• J. Y.-C. Liu and M.-C. F. Chang, “Design and Optimization for a High Gain V-band CMOS Power Amplifier,” invited and published in IEICE Trans. Electronics, vol. E94-C, no. 10, Oct. 2011.
• J. Y.-C. Liu, Q. J. Gu, A. Tang, N.-Y. Wang, and M.-C. F. Chang, “A 60 GHz Tunable Output Profile Power Amplifier in 65 nm CMOS,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Component Letters, vol. 21, issue 7, pp. 377 – 379, Jul. 2011.
• J. Y.-C. Liu, A. Tang, N.-Y. Wang, Q. J. Gu, R. Berenguer, H.-H. Hsieh, P.-Y. Wu, C. Jou, and M.-C. F. Chang, “A V-band Self-Healing Power Amplifier with Adaptive Feedback Bias Control in 65 nm CMOS,” in Proc. IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, Jun. 2011.
• N.-Y. Wang, H. Wu, J. Y.-C. Liu, J. Lu, H.-H. Hsieh, P.-Y. Wu, C. Jou, and M.-C. F. Chang, “A 60GHz Receiver with Two-Dimensional Passive Gm-Enhancement in 65nm CMOS,” in Proc. IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, Jun. 2011.
• N.-Y. Wang, H. Wu, J. Y.-C. Liu, and M.-C. F. Chang, “65nm CMOS Receiver with 4.2dB NF and 66dB Gain for 60GHz Applications,” Electronics Letters, pp. 15 – 17, vol. 47, issue 1, Jan. 2011.
• N.-Y. Wang, H. Wu, J. Y.-C. Liu, and M.-C. F. Chang, “On the receiving end,” Electronics Letters, pp. 3 – 4, vol. 47, issue 1, Jan. 2011. (Invited Feature Article)
• J. Y.-C. Liu, Q. J. Gu, T. LaRocca, N.-Y. Wang, Y.-C. Wu, and M.-C. F. Chang, “A 60GHz High Gain Transformer-Coupled Differential Power Amplifier in 65nm CMOS,” in Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, pp. 932 – 935, Dec. 2010. (Best Paper Award)
• T. LaRocca, J. Y.-C. Liu, F. Wang, and M.-C. F. Chang, “Embedded DiCAD Linear Phase Shifter for 57-65GHz Reconfigurable Direct Frequency Modulation in 90nm CMOS,” in Proc. IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, pp. 219 – 222, Jun. 2009. (Best Paper Award)
• T. LaRocca, J. Y.-C. Liu, F. Wang, D. Murphy, and M.-C. F. Chang, “DCO with Embedded DiCAD Resonator in 90nm CMOS for 58-64GHz Linear Frequency Tuning and Low Phase Noise,” in Proc. IEEE International Microwave Symposium, pp. 685 – 688, Jun. 2009.
• T. LaRocca, J. Y.-C. Liu, and M.-C. F. Chang, “60GHz CMOS Amplifiers Using Transfomer-Coupling and Artificial Dielectric Differential Transmission Lines for Compact Design,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 44, pp. 1425 – 1435, May 2009.

• N.-Y. Wang, H. Wu, J. Y.-C. Liu, J. Lu, and M.-C. F. Chang "A 60dB Gain and 4dB Noise Figure CMOS V-Band Receiver Based on Two-Dimensional Passive Gm-Enhancement", submitted to IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2012.
• J. Y.-C. Liu, C.-M. Tang, and M.-C. F. Chang, “V-band Self-Healing Transmitter for Multi-Band Digital Communications”, in preparation to IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 2012.