Hoyos, Sebastian
individual record
Associate Professor
Positions:
- Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
overview
My research focuses on the design and implementation of mixed-signal processing systems, techniques and algorithms that jointly design for analog and digital systems with the objective of reducing power consumption and complexity or enhancing performance of high-speed and high dynamic range wireline and wireless communication systems.
education and training
- University of California, Berkeley - (Berkeley, California, United States), Postdoctoral Training 2006
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Delaware - (Newark, Delaware, United States) 2004
- M.E. in Electrical Engineering, University of Delaware - (Newark, Delaware, United States) 2002
- B.E. in Electronic Engineering, Pontifical Xavierian University - (Bogotá, Colombia) 2000
selected publications
Academic Articles45
- Zhao, H., Diaz, J., & Hoyos, S. (2022). Multi-Channel Receiver Nonlinearity Cancellation Using Channel Speculation Passing Algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs. 69(2), 599-603.
- Zavareh, A. T., & Hoyos, S. (2020). Kalman-Based Real-Time Functional Decomposition for the Spectral Calibration in Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography.. IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst. 14(2), 257-273.
- Kiran, S., Cai, S., Luo, Y., Hoyos, S., & Palermo, S. (2019). A 52-Gb/s ADC-Based PAM-4 Receiver With Comparator-Assisted 2-bit/Stage SAR ADC and Partially Unrolled DFE in 65-nm CMOS. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. 54(3), 659-671.
- Kiran, S., Cai, S., Zhu, Y., Hoyos, S., & Palermo, S. (2019). Digital Equalization With ADC-Based Receivers: Two Important Roles Played by Digital Signal Processingin Designing Analog-to-Digital-Converter-Based Wireline Communication Receivers. IEEE Microwave Magazine. 20(5), 62-79.
- Kiran, S., Shafik, A., Tabasy, E. Z., Cai, S., Lee, K., Hoyos, S., & Palermo, S. (2019). Modeling of ADC-Based Serial Link Receivers With Embedded and Digital Equalization. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology. 9(3), 536-548.
Chapters4
- Silva-Martinez, J., Silva-Rivas, F., Lu, C., Mincey, J., & Hoyos, S. (2014). Digitally-Based Calibration Techniques for RF $$ Upsigma Updelta $$ Modulators. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. Carbone, P., Kiaei, S., & Xu, F. (Eds.), Design, Modeling and Testing of Data Converters. 119-141. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
- Silva-Martinez, J., Lu, C. Y., Silva-Rivas, F., Onabajo, M., & Hoyos, S. (2011). Broadband High-Resolution 200 MHz Bandpass SigmaDelta Modulator with a Software-Based Calibration Scheme. Iniewski, K. (Eds.), CMOS Nanoelectronics: Analog and RF VSLI Circuits. McGraw Hill Professional, Access Engineering.
- Hoyos, S. (2010). OFDM Transform-Domain Receivers for Multi-Standard Communications. Multi-Mode/Multi-Band RF Transceivers for Wireless Communications. 187-217. John Wiley & Sons, Inc..
- Hoyos, S., & Sadler, B. M. (2006). Mixed-Signal Ultra-wideband Communications Receivers. Ultra-Wideband Wireless Communications and Networks. 103-126. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Conference Papers41
- Zhu, Y., Cai, S., Kiran, S., Fan, Y., Chang, P., Hoyos, S., Palermo, S., & IEEE. (2020). A 1.5GS/s 8b Pipelined-SAR ADC with Output Level Shifting Settling Technique in 14nm CMOS. 2020 IEEE CUSTOM INTEGRATED CIRCUITS CONFERENCE (CICC).
- Gomez Diaz, J. C., Tofighi Zavareh, A., Boampong, L., & Hoyos, S. (2019). Blocker-Tolerant RF-to-Digital Linearization With a Very Nonlinear Auxiliary Path. 2019 IEEE 62nd International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2019 IEEE 62nd International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS). 00, 548-551.
- Kiran, S., Cai, S., Luo, Y., Hoyos, S., & Palermo, S. (2019). A 32 Gb/s ADC-Based PAM-4 Receiver with 2-bit/Stage SAR ADC and Partially-Unrolled DFE. 2019 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2019 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC). 00, 1-4.
- Diaz, J., Kiran, S., Palermo, S., Hoyos, S., & IEEE. (2019). Jitter-Robust Multicarrier ADC-Based Serial Link Receiver Architecture. 2019 IEEE 62ND INTERNATIONAL MIDWEST SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS (MWSCAS). 1151-1154.
- Duran, E., Hoyos, S., & Jo, J. A. (2018). Cross-level sampling for bandwidth effective time-domain fluorescence lifetime imaging implementation. Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XXV, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XXV. 10499, 104991n.
patents
Patents2
- Hoyos, S., Pacheco, B., & Zavareh, A. T. (2021). Electronic device for automatic calibration of swept-source optical coherence tomography systems.
- Ahmed, R., Hoyos, S., & Silva-martinez, J. (2012). Jitter cancellation method for continuous-time sigma-delta modulators.
researcher on
Principal Investigator3
- Jitter-Tolerant Multi-Carrier ADC-Based Serial Link Architectures awarded by National Science Foundation 2019 - 2022
- Blocker-Tolerant Ultra-wideband Cognitive Spectrum Sensor awarded by National Science Foundation 2016 - 2019
recent teaching activities
- ECEN214 Elec Circuit Theory Instructor
- ECEN215 Prin Of Electrical Engr Instructor
- ECEN303 Random Signals & Systems Instructor
- ECEN325 Electronics Instructor
- ECEN326 Electronic Circuits Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Boampong, Lester (2018-05). Auxiliary-Path-Assisted Digital Linearization of Wideband Wireless Receivers. (Master's Thesis)
- Gupta, Robin (2017-12). Wide-Dynamic Range Image Sensor Prototype Based On Digital Readout Integrated Circuit. (Master's Thesis)
- Pacheco Barajas, Oscar Joseu (2017-08). Highly Efficient Spectral Calibration Methods for Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography. (Master's Thesis)
- Zhou, Jun (2014-08). Sparsity-Aware Low-Power ADC Architecture with Advanced Reconstruction Algorithms. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Abdel Ghany, Ehab (2012-12). Linearity and Noise Improvement Techniques Employing Low Power in Analog and RF Circuits and Systems. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
hoyos@tamu.edu
First Name
Sebastian
Last Name
Hoyos
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Electrical Engineering; 3128 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3128
USA