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Hoyos, Sebastian

Associate Professor

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Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

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hoyos@tamu.edu

1 979 862 4253

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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 Articles43

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.
Kiran, S., Cai, S., Luo, Y., Hoyos, S., & Palermo, S. (2018). 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), 1-13.
Palermo, S., Hoyos, S., Cai, S., Kiran, S., & Zhu, Y. (2018). Analog-to-Digital Converter-Based Serial Links: An Overview. IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine. 10(3), 35-47.
Cai, S., Tabasy, E. Z., Shafik, A., Kiran, S., Hoyos, S., & Palermo, S. (2017). A 25 GS/s 6b TI Two-Stage Multi-Bit Search ADC With Soft-Decision Selection Algorithm in 65 nm CMOS. IEEE JOURNAL OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS. 52(8), 2168-2179.

Chapters4

Silva-Martinez, J., Silva-Rivas, F., Lu, C., Mincey, J., & Hoyos, S. (2014). Digitally-Based Calibration Techniques for RF $$ Upsigma Updelta $$ Σ Δ Modulators. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. Carbone, P., Kiaei, S., & Xu, F. (Eds.), Design, Modeling and Testing of Data Converters. (pp. 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 Sigma–Delta 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: Advanced Techniques, Architectures, and Trends. (pp. 187-217). John Wiley & Sons, Inc..
Hoyos, S., & Sadler, B. M. (2006). Mixed-Signal Ultra-wideband Communications Receivers. Ultra-Wideband Wireless Communications and Networks. (pp. 103-126). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.