Band-Pass and Gain-Boosted Distributed Amplifier for Wide-Band Amplification above 100 GHz, (PI), Keysight Technologies Inc., $50K, 2/2016.

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1 Omeed Momeni Contact Information 3167 Kemper Hall Phone: University of California, Davis, CA Website: Education Appointments Awards and Honors Selected Research Grants Cornell University Ph.D., Electrical Engineering 2011 University of Southern California M.Sc., Electrical Engineering 2006 Isfahan University of Technology B.Sc., Electrical Engineering 2002 University of California, Davis Assistant Professor, ECE Department 2011-present University of California, Irvine Visiting Researcher, EECS Department Analog-RF IC Design Engineer NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA National Science Foundation CAREER Award 2015 Professor of the Year 2014 by IEEE Chapter at UC Davis 2015 Cornell ECE Best Ph.D. Thesis Award 2011 Outstanding Graduate Award from Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage (APSIH) 2011 Best Paper Award at the IEEE Workshop on Passive Microwave Circuits 2010 Cornell University Jacobs Fellowship 2007 NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory Summer Fellowship 2003 Collaborative Research: Novel Terahertz Phased-Array Wireless Transceivers with Beamforming Capability Enabling Point-to-Point 50 Gbps Data Rates, (Co-PI), National Science Foundation, $415K, 8/1/16-7/31/19. Band-Pass and Gain-Boosted Distributed Amplifier for Wide-Band Amplification above 100 GHz, (PI), Keysight Technologies Inc., $50K, 2/2016. CAREER: Scalable Traveling and Standing Wave Structures for High Power and High Efficiency Terahertz and mm-wave Radiator and Phased Array Systems, (PI), National Science Foundation, $500K, 2/15/15-1/31/20. Terahertz PLL-Based Phased Array for Wide-Band Radar/Sensing Systems in Silicon, (PI), National Science Foundation, $440K, 6/1/14-5/31/17. EAGER: High Performance Silicon Based Terahertz Front End Circuits for Chip-to-

2 Chip Interconnect, (Co-PI), National Science Foundation, $300K, 9/1/13-8/31/17. Journal Publications P. Y. Chiang, Z. Wang, O. Momeni, and P. Heydari, A Silicon-Based 0.3 THz Frequency Synthesizer With Wide Locking Range, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Dec (Invited) P. Y. Chiang, O. Momeni, and P. Heydari, A 200-GHz Inductively Tuned VCO With -7-dBm Output Power in 130-nm SiGe BiCMOS, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Oct Y. M. Tousi, O. Momeni and E. Afshari, A Novel CMOS High-Power Terahertz VCO Based on Coupled Oscillators: Theory and Implementation, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Dec (Invited) W. Lee, M. Adnan, O. Momeni and E. Afshari, A Nonlinear Lattice for High Amplitude, Picosecond Pulse Generation in CMOS, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Feb O. Momeni and E. Afshari, A Broadband mm-wave and Terahertz Traveling-Wave Frequency Multiplier on CMOS, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Dec (Invited) O. Momeni and E. Afshari, High Power Terahertz and Millimeter-Wave Oscillator Design: A Systematic Approach, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Mar O. Momeni, H. Hashemi and E. Afshari, A 10-Gb/s Inductorless Transimpedance Amplifier, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, Dec O. Momeni and E. Afshari, Electrical Prism: a High Quality Factor Filter for mm- Wave and Terahertz Frequencies, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Nov Conference Publications H. Jalili and O. Momeni, A 0.34-THz Varactor-less Scalable Standing Wave Radiator Array with 5.9% Tuning Range in 130nm BiCMOS, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symp., May R. Kananizadeh and O. Momeni, A 190.5GHz Mode-Switching VCO with 20.7% Continuous Tuning Range and Maximum Power of -2.1dBm in 0.13µm BiCMOS, IEEE Int l Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Feb vspace-2mm P. Y. Chiang, Z. Wang, O. Momeni, and P. Heydari, A 300GHz Frequency Synthesizer with 7.9% Locking Range in 90nm SiGe BiCMOS, IEEE Int l Solid- State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Feb O. Momeni, A 260GHz Amplifier with 9.2dB Gain and -3.9dBm Saturated Power in 65nm CMOS, IEEE Int l Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Feb P. Y. Chiang, O. Momeni, and P. Heydari, A Highly Efficient 0.2 THz Varactor-Less VCO with -7 dbm Output Power in 130nm SiGe, IEEE Compound Semiconductor IC Symposium (CSICS), Oct Y. M. Tousi, O. Momeni and E. Afshari, A 283-to-296GHz VCO with 0.76mW Peak Output Power in 65nm CMOS, IEEE Int l Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC),

3 Feb O. Momeni and E. Afshari, A High Gain 107 GHz Amplifier in 130 nm CMOS, Custom Integrated Circuit Conference (CICC), Sep O. Momeni and E. Afshari, A 220-to-275GHz Traveling-Wave Frequency Doubler with -6.6dBm Power at 244GHz in 65nm CMOS, IEEE Int l Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Feb O. Momeni and E. Afshari, Electrical Prism: a High Quality Factor Filter for mm- Wave and Terahertz Frequencies, Asia Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), Dec O. Momeni, K. Sengupta and H. Hashemi, Regenerative Frequency Divider with Synchronous Fractional Outputs, Radio Frequency Integrated circuits (RFIC) Symp., Jun F. Aflatouni, O. Momeni, H. Hashemi, A Heterodyne Phase Locked Loop with GHz Acquisition Range for Coherent Locking of Semiconductor Lasers in 0.13µm CMOS, Custom Integrated Circuit Conference (CICC), Sep L. Najafizadeh, A. K. Sutton, B. Jun, J. D. Cressler, T. Vo, O. Momeni, M. Mojarradi, C. Ulaganathan, S. Chen, B. J. Blalock, Y. Yao, X. Yu, F. Dai, P. W. Marshall, and C. J. Marshall, Radiation Response of SiGe BiCMOS Mixed-Signal Circuits Intended for Emerging Lunar Applications, European Conf. Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS), Sep Professional Activities Journal and Conference Reviewer 2011-present IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I and II, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, IEEE Int l Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Organizing Committee Member Millimeter-Wave Technology Workshop, Davis Millimeter-Wave Research Center 2014 IEEE Int. Workshop on Design Automation for Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuits 2013 Officer Cornell University Electron Devices Society This society gives graduate students opportunities to present their research work to a wide range of audiences in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Cornell. This helps the graduate students to increase the breadth of their knowledge and learn how to present their work in the best way. Chair IEEE Ithaca GOLD section GOLD helps young professionals with their needs in professional growth, community, and technical development. Patents O. Momeni and E. Afshari, Electrical Prism: A High Quality Factor Filter for Millimeter- Wave and Terahertz Frequencies, US B2.

4 O. Momeni and E. Afshari, Doppler-Inspired, High-Frequency Signal Generation and Up-Conversion, US 2012/ A1. Invited Talks IEEE SSCS and CAS Tutorial Meeting, Santa Clara, CA Jul 2016 Tektronix, Santa Clara, CA Jun 2016 Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Mar 2016 Fudan University, Shanghai, China Mar 2016 International Wireless Symposium (IWS), Shanghai, China Mar 2016 Wireless Communications Alliance (WCA), Palo Alto, CA Jan 2016 Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran Jan 2016 Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA Apr 2015 Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA, Feb 2015 Redpine Signals, Inc., San Jose, CA May 2014 Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC), Berkeley, CA Mar 2014 International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference, Irvine, CA Oct 2013 CMOS Emerging Technologies Research Symposium, Whistler, Canada Jul 2013 University of California, Davis, CA Apr 2013 University of California, Davis, CA Oct 2012 University of California, Irvine, CA Nov 2011 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Jul 2011 NASA-Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena, CA Jul 2011 University of California, Davis, CA May 2011 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA May 2011 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA May 2011 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR Apr 2011 Loral Space and Communications, Palo Alto, CA Feb 2011 Research Experience Assistant Professor University of California, Davis, CA Sep 2012-present Active research on multiple areas including mm-wave/terahertz Scalable Antenna Array/VCO Structures, mm-wave/terahertz PLL-Based Phased Array for Wideband Systems, Ultra Wide Band VCOs, Extremely Wide-Band Amplification, mm-wave High Power Amplification, and High Gain Amplifier Close to f max. The targeted applications include high-speed communication, high-resolution imaging and sensing and wide band frequency domain spectroscopy. Design and implementation of an amplifier that achieves 10 db gain and 0.4 mw saturated output power at 260 GHz in 65 nm CMOS. A novel feedback mechanism is used here to achieve the highest possible gain from the device. Visiting Researcher University of California, Irvine, CA Oct Sep 2012 Design and implementation of varactor-less terahertz VCO using inductive coupling techniques. A 200 GHz VCO with -7 dbm output power, 0.65% efficiency and 3.5%

5 tuning range was implemented in a 130nm SiGe process. Design and implementation of a 300GHz frequency synthesizer with 7.9% locking range in 90 nm SiGe. This PLL employs VCO/Divider Co Design method based on the optimum condition theory for the highest frequency of operation. Research Assistant Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Jan Sep 2011 Design and implementation of a 290 GHz source with 0.76 mw output power and 4.5% bandwidth in 65nm CMOS. A novel injection coupling mechanism between oscillators is used in this work to achieve in phase and high power signal generation at terahertz frequencies. Design and implementation of a silicon-based 6.3 ps pulse generator using nonlinear 2D lattices. Design and implementation of CMOS terahertz signal sources using circuit and wave propagation techniques. A 482 GHz oscillator on CMOS that can generate 160 µw on a standard 65 nm process was implemented. Theoretical analysis based on conservation of energy that can predict the theoretical limit of power and frequency on any given process. Systematic method of oscillator design in order to get very close to these limits is proposed. Theoretical analysis of the maximum theoretical gain at any desired frequency on any given process. An amplifier at 107 GHz with 12.5 db of gain in a 0.13 µm CMOS process with f max of around 135 GHz was implemented. Analysis of 2-D electrical transmission lattices including homogenous and inhomogenous lattices. Electrical prism (spatial filter) with quality factors of 420 at 460 GHz consisting of elements with the quality factor 20 was presented. Proposing a novel topology for frequency multiplication that takes advantage of traveling wave properties and effectively generates and combines the harmonics, for high output power. A frequency doubler that operates from 220 GHz to 275 GHz in a 65 nm CMOS process with an output power of -6.6 dbm at 244 GHz was implemented. Research Assistant University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Sep 2005-Dec 2006 Proposing a new technique to enhance the gain-bandwidth product of a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) without using any inductor. A 10-Gb/s TIA with an active area of only 0.06 mm 2 is implemented for high speed parallel optical links for chip-to-chip and intra-chip interconnections. Design and analysis of a novel regenerative fractional frequency divider with a high locking range at 5GHz. Research Assistant Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Aug 2003-May 2004 Design of high power switching power amplifiers, drivers and RF buffers in Motorola 0.4 µm process. Design of a high-speed, low power and high BW CMOS Operational Transconductance

6 Amplifier in TSMC 0.35 µm process. Design of a Mixer and a low power low noise amplifier in TSMC 0.18 µm process Work Experience Analog-RF IC Design Engineer NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA May 2004-Dec 2006 Design and characterization of high power amplifier with low resistive loads for Mass- Spectrometer applications. Design and measurement of complete T/R module for L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) on a 0.35 µm CMOS-SOI process. Design of integrated LNA and high power switching PA (L-Band) in 0.35 µm CMOS-SOI process for SAR applications. Design and measurement of RF T/R switch as a part of T/R Module in 0.35 µm CMOS- SOI process. Test and analysis of Kapton based RF inductors and transformers. RF IC Design Engineer (Intern) NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA May 2003-Aug 2003 Design of integrated High power highly efficient switching power amplifier (L-Band) in 0.35 µm CMOS-SOI technology for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) applications. Explore new topologies to design new differential switching power amplifier working with frequency injection techniques. Analog and Digital Circuit Designer ICTI, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran Jun Dec 2001 Design and implementation of computer based data converters to be used in signal processing applications through ports such as EPP and COM. Analog and Digital Circuit Test Engineer Asia Computer Company, Isfahan, Iran Jun Sep 2000 Test and optimization of analog and digital circuits used in computer boards and CRT Monitors. Teaching Experience Instructor, Unversity of California, Davis EEC100: Circuits II. Fall 2014, Evaluation Score 4.3/5. EEC110B: Electronic Circuits II. Spring Evaluation Score 4.5/5. EEC289K: Terahertz and mm-wave Integrated Circuit Design. Fall , Winter Evaluation Score 4.6/5. Teaching Assistant, Cornell University ECE579: Advanced High-Speed and RF Integrated Circuits. SP 2007, 2009, 2010 ECE433: Microwave Theory and Devices and Applications. Fall 2008

7 Teaching Assistant, Isfahan University of Technology Computer Programming. Teaching Mathematics and Physics to college and high school students Synergistic Activities Advisory Member UC Davis McNair Scholars and UC LEADS programs present These are two-year programs designed to identify educationally or economically disadvantaged undergraduates in science, mathematics or engineering who show promise of succeeding in doctoral degree programs, and to help them to reach their educational goals. Karate Instructor Isfahan University of Technology Class of 50 college and high school students