Lei Zhang Associate Professor
Address:2-511 Ziqiang Science and Technology Building, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Tel: +86-10-6277-2102
Email: zhang.lei@tsinghua.edu.cn
Lei Zhang, graduated with honors from the Department of Electronic Engineering in Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2003. During 2006 to 2008, he has been a visiting scholar for the joint degree program in University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), U.S.A, and received his Ph.D. degree in Tsinghua University in 2008. He has been a Postdoctoral Fellow in UCLA from 2008 to 2010. Since 2010, he has been Assistant Professor and subsequently Associate Professor of Institute of Microelectronics in Tsinghua University from 2012. His research interests cover analog and RF/mmW/THz integrated circuits and systems for the Sixth-Generation (6G) wireless communications and teraherz imaging, fully integrated multi-channel automotive radar, data converters, CMOS integrated microarray biochips for biosensing and biodetections, integrated neuromorphic circuits and systems, and artificial intelligence algorithms. Prof. Zhang is a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of analog signal processing technical committee (ASPTC) of IEEE Circuits and System Society (CASS), and a member of National Intelligent Connected Vehicle Standardization Committee of China. He has directed/participated over 20 projects including National Key Research and Development Program of China, National Basic Research Program of China, National High-tech R&D Program of China, NSFC, etc., and published over 110 technical papers with over 400 citations, co-authored 4 technical books, and held 4 international conference awards, 7 National provincial and ministerial awards of China, and over 30 patents.
Address: 9-116 East Main Building, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Tel: +86-10-6277-2102
Email: zhang.lei@tsinghua.edu.cn
SELECTED JOURNAL PAPERS:
(Corresponding Author is marked by *.)
· Weiping Wu, Jingze Wang, Shi Chen, Shulan Chen, Xun Bao, Yan Wang, and Lei Zhang*, “A 276–312-GHz (×12) Frequency Multiplier Chain With Milliwatt Level Output Power in 65-nm CMOS Technology,” IEEE Microw. Wireless Tech. Lett., vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 1556-1559, Nov. 2023. (SCI, EI)
· Weiping Wu, Ruolan Chen, Shi Chen, Jingze Wang, Liang Chen, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “A Compact W-Band Power Amplifier with a Peak PAE of 21.1% in 65nm CMOS Technology,” IEEE Microw. Wireless Tech. Lett., vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 703-706, Jun. 2023. (SCI, EI)
· Liang Chen, Lei Zhang*, Weiping Wu, and Yan Wang, “A Compact 140-GHz CMOS Power Amplifier With 10.5-dBm Output Power and 27.6-dB Power Gain Supporting up to 128-QAM Modulation,” IEEE Solid-State Circuits Lett., vol. 5, pp. 214-217, Aug. 2022. (SCI, EI)
· Haoran Zhao, Lei Zhang*, and Liyan Qiao, “Compressed Sampling in Shift-Invariant Spaces Associated With FrFT,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 166081-166094, Dec. 2021. (SCI, EI)
· Liang Chen, Lei Zhang*, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “A Compact E-Band Power Amplifier with Gain-Boosting and Efficiency Enhancement,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol. 68, no. 11, pp. 4620-4630, Nov. 2020. (SCI, EI)
· Liang Chen, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “A 26.4 dB Gain 15.82 dBm 77 GHz CMOS Power Amplifier with 15.9% PAE Using Transformer Based Quadrature Coupler Network,” IEEE Microw. Wireless Comp. Lett., vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 78-81, Jan. 2020. (SCI, EI)
· Liang Chen, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “A Monolithic Dual-Band 77/94 GHz Transceiver Front-End with Shared Frequency Multiplier,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 177784-177792, Dec. 2019. (SCI, EI)
· Weiping Wu, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “A PVT-Robust Analog Baseband with DC Offset Cancellation for FMCW Automotive Radar,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 43249-43257, Apr. 2019. (SCI, EI)
· Wei Zhu, Lei Zhang, and Yan Wang, “A 10.56-GHz Broadband Transceiver with Integrated T/R Switching via Matching Network Reuse and 0.3–2.1-GHz Baseband in 28-nm CMOS Technology,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol. 67, no. 7, pp. 2599-2617, Jul. 2019. (SCI, EI)
· Dong Huang, Lei Zhang*, Li Zhang, and Yan Wang, “A 60-GHz, 15-dB Gain Range Digitally Controlled Phase-Inverting VGA with 0-dBm OP1dB and 3° Phase Variation in 65-nm CMOS,” IEEE Microw. Wireless Compon. Lett., vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 819-821, Sep. 2018. (SCI, EI)
· Jinwen Geng, Lei Zhang*, Cheng Zhu, Lan Dai, Xizeng Shi, and He Qian, “An Oscillator-Based CMOS Magneto-Sensitive Microarray Biochip with On-Chip Inductor Optimization Methodology,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 2556-2569, May 2018. (SCI, EI)
· Di Li, Lei Zhang*, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “Design of mm-wave amplifiers based on over and under neutralization techniques,” Science China Information Science, vol. 61, no. 6, 069404, Jun. 2018. (SCI, EI)
· Di Li, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “6Gbps 16QAM fully integrated receiver using optimized neutralization technique LNA in 90nm CMOS,” Science China Information Science, vol. 61, no. 6, 069406, Jun. 2018. (SCI, EI)
· Chuan Qin, Lei Zhang*, Chunyuan Zhou, Li Zhang, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “Dual AC Boosting Compensation Scheme for Multi-Stage Amplifiers,” IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. II: Exp. Briefs, vol. 64, no. 8, pp. 882-886, Aug. 2017. (SCI, EI)
· Dong Huang, Lei Zhang*, Di Li, Li Zhang, Yan Wang and Zhiping Yu, “A 60 GHz 360° 5-bit Phase Shifter with Constant IL Compensation Followed by a Normal Amplifier with ±1 dB Gain Variation and 0.6dBm OP-1dB,” IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. II: Exp. Briefs, vol. 64, no. 12, pp. 1437-1441, Dec. 2017. (SCI, EI)
· Chuan Qin, Lei Zhang*, Li Zhang, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “A 5.8 GHz Class-AB Power Amplifier with 25.4 dBm Saturation Power and 29.7% PAE,” Science China Information Science, vol. 60, 042403, Apr. 2017. (SCI, EI)
· Cheng Zhu, Lei Zhang*, Jinwen Geng, Xizeng Shi, and He Qian, “A micro-array bio detection system based on a GMR sensor with 50-ppm sensitivity,” Science China Information Science, vol. 60, 082403, Aug. 2017. (SCI, EI)
· Jinwen Geng, Lei Zhang*, Cheng Zhu, and He Qian, “An Oscillator-based CMOS Magneto-Sensitive Biosensor with In-Situ Switched Capacitor Calibration Scheme,” IEEE Microw. Wireless Compon. Lett., vol. 26, no. 8, pp. 640-642, Aug. 2016. (SCI, EI)
· Lei Zhang*, Jun Luo, Wei Zhu, Li Zhang, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “A Fully Integrated CMOS 60GHz Transceiver for IEEE802.11ad Applications,” J. Commun. Information Networks, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 45-61, Aug. 2016. (invited paper)
· Jun Luo, Lei Zhang*, Li Zhang, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “Behavioral Analysis and Optimization of CMOS CML Dividers for Millimeter-Wave Applications,” IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. II: Exp. Briefs, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 256-260, Mar. 2015. (SCI, EI)
· Lei Zhang*, Chunyuan Zhou, Hongrui Wang, Yan Wang, He Qian, and Zhiping Yu, “A Fully Integrated 60GHz Four Channel CMOS Receiver with 7GHz Ultra-Wide Bandwidth for IEEE 802.11ad Standard,” China Commun., vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 1-6, Jun. 2014. (invited paper, SCI)
· Jun Luo, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “A Distributed De-embedding Solution for CMOS mm-wave On-Wafer Measurements Based-on Double Open-Short Technique,” IEEE Microw. Wireless Compon. Lett., vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 686-688, Dec. 2013. (SCI, EI)
· Lei Zhang*, Zhijie Chang, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu “Current-Reuse Single Miller Feedforward Compensation for Multistage Amplifiers,” IET Electronics Lett., vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 94-96, Jan. 2013. (SCI, EI)
· Hongrui Wang, Lei Zhang*, Dongxu Yang, Dajie Zeng, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “Modeling of Current-Return-Path Effect on Single-Ended Inductor in Millimeter-Wave Regime,” IEEE Electron Device Lett., vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 737-739, Jun. 2011. (SCI, EI)
· Hongrui Wang, Lei Zhang*, Li Zhang, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “Design of 24GHz High Gain Receiver Front-End Utilizing ESD-Split Input Matching Network,” IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. II: Exp. Briefs, vol. 58, no. 8, pp. 482-486, Aug. 2011. (SCI, EI)
· Chunyuan Zhou, Lei Zhang*, Li Zhang, Yan Wang, Zhiping Yu and He Qian, “Injection-Locking Based Power and Speed Optimization of CML Dividers,” IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. II: Exp. Briefs, vol. 58, no. 9, pp. 565-569, Sep. 2011. (SCI, EI)
SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS:
(Corresponding Author is marked by *.)
· Weiping Wu, Xun Bao, Shulan Chen, Yan Wang, Lei Zhang*, “A 67.8-to-108.2GHz Power Amplifier with a Three-Coupled-Line-Based Complementary-Gain-Boosting Technique Achieving 442GHz GBW and 23.1% peak PAE,” IEEE Int. Solid-State Circuits Conf. (ISSCC), San Francisco, CA, U.S.A., Feb. 2024. (EI)
· Shi Chen, Qi Zhao, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “A Fully Integrated W-Band Four-Channel Silicon-Based Radiometer Array in 65-nm CMOS,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), Monterey, California, U.S.A., May 2023. (EI)
· Bo Zhang, Lei Zhang*, Mojun Wu and Yan Wang, “Dynamic Gesture Recognition Based on RF Sensor and AE-LSTM Neural Network,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), Daegu, South Korea, May 2021. (EI)
· Zexin Yuan, Lei Zhang*, Yan Wang, “A K-band Fractional-N PLL with Low-Spur Low-Power Linearization Circuit and PVT Robust Spur Trapper,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), Daegu, South Korea, May 2021. (EI)
· Huapin Chen, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “A 2.8 nV/Hz Chopper Amplifier for Bridge Readout with Dual Ripple Reduction and Noise-Nonlinearity-Cancelling Loop,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), Daegu, South Korea, May 2021. (EI)
· Mingshi Han, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “A 300kHz Bandwidth 1.66nV/Hz Chopper Instrumentation Amplifier with Ripple Reduction Loop Using Multi-Rate Duty-Cycled Resistors,” IEEE Int. Conf. Solid-State Integr. Circuit Tech. (ICSICT), Nanjing, China, Oct. 2022. (excellent paper award, EI)
· Mojun Wu , Lei Zhang*, Bo Zhang, and Yan Wang, “A Compact Mixed-Mode 62 GHz Doherty Power Amplifier with 28.9% Peak PAE and 14.2 dBm OP1dB Using Dynamic Power Allocation,” IEEE MTT-S Int. Wireless Symp. (IWS), Nanjing, China, May 2021. (best paper award, EI)
· Weiping Wu, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “A 20-Gb/S CMOS Cross-Coupled Dual-Feedback Loop Transimpedance Amplifier,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), Seville, Spain, May 2020. (EI)
· Liang Chen, Lei Zhang*, Weiping Wu, Li Zhang, and Yan Wang, “A Compact 76-81 GHz 3TX/4RX Transceiver for FMCW Radar Applications in 65-nm CMOS Technology,” IEEE Radio-Frequency Integr. Circuits Symp. (RFIC), Boston, MA, U.S.A., Jun. 2019. (EI)
· Liang Chen, Lei Zhang*, Li Zhang, and Yan Wang, “A Compact E-Band PA with 22.37% PAE 14.29 dBm Output Power and 26 dB Power Gain with Efficiency Enhancement at Power Back-off,” IEEE Radio-Frequency Integr. Circuits Symp. (RFIC), Boston, MA, U.S.A., Jun. 2019. (EI)
· Wei Zhu, Wei Lv, Bingbing Liao, Yanping Zhu, Yuefei Dai, Pei Li, Lei Zhang, and Yan Wang, “A 21 to 30-GHz Merged Digital-Controlled High Resolution Phase Shifter-Programmable Gain Amplifier with Orthogonal Phase and Gain Control for 5-G Phase Array Application,” IEEE Radio-Frequency Integr. Circuits Symp. (RFIC), Boston, MA, U.S.A., Jun. 2019. (EI)
· Ji Dong, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “Reconfigurable Antenna for Automotive Radar System,” IEEE Int. Symp. Antennas Propagation USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI), Atlanta, GA, U.S.A., Jul. 2019. (EI)
· Weiping Wu, Lei Zhang*, Li Zhang, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “An Accurate dB-Linear Programmable-Gain Amplifier with Temperature-Robust Characteristic,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), Florence, Italy, May 2018. (EI)
· Chuan Qin, Lei Zhang*, Li Zhang, Yan Wang, Zhiping Yu, “An 5-GHz Inductor-Noise Cancelling Receiver with 1.8 dB Noise Figure in 65nm LP CMOS,” IEEE Radio-Frequency Integr. Circuits Symp. (RFIC), San Francisco, CA, U.S.A., May 2016. (EI)
· Dongyang Yan, Lei Zhang*, Li Zhang, and Yan Wang, “A 3.1-4.2GHz Automatic Amplitude Control Loop VCO with Constant KVCO and <10mV Amplitude Variation,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), Montreal, Canada, May 2016. (EI)
· Dong Huang, Lei Zhang*, Di Li, Li Zhang, and Yan Wang, “A 60GHz 360° Digitally Controlled Phase Shifter with 6-bit Resolution and 2.3° Maximal rms Phase Error in 65nm CMOS Technology,” IEEE Int. Symp. Radio-Frequency Integr. Tech. (RFIT), Sendai, Japan, Aug. 2015. (best paper award, EI)
· Jun Luo, Lei Zhang*, Wei Zhu, Li Zhang, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “A 64dB Gain 60GHz Receiver with 7.1dB Noise Figure for 802.11ad Applications in 90nm CMOS,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), Lisbon, Portugal, May 2015. (EI)
· Jun Luo, Lei Zhang*, Li Zhang, Yan Wang and Zhiping Yu, “A 24GHz Low Power and Low Phase Noise PLL Frequency Synthesizer with Constant KVCO for 60GHz Wireless Applications,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuits Syst. (ISCAS), Lisbon, Portugal, May 2015. (EI)
· Chuan Qin, Lei Zhang*, Dajie Zeng, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “A Wideband Low Noise Amplifier with Current Reuse and Linearity Enhancement,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuit Syst. (ISCAS), Beijing, China, May, 2013. (EI)
· Jun Luo, Lei Zhang*, and Yan Wang, “A Unified Model and Direct Extraction Methodologies of Various CPWs for CMOS mm-Wave Applications,” IEEE Custom Integr. Circuits Conf. (CICC), San Jose, California, U.S.A., Sep., 2012. (Intel/Analog Devices/Catalyst Foundation Award, EI)
· Qing Jin, Kaiyuan Yang, Chunyuan Zhou, Dongxu Yang, Lei Zhang, Yan Wang, Zhiping Yu, and Weidong Geng, “A Transformer-based Filtering Technique to Lower LC-Oscillator Phase Noise,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuit Syst. (ISCAS), Seoul, Korea, May 2012. (EI)
· Lei Zhang*, Xiangqing He, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “A Fully Integrated CMOS Nanoscale Biosensor Microarray,” IEEE Custom Integr. Circuits Conf. (CICC), San Jose, California, U.S.A., Sep. 2011. (EI)
· Hongrui Wang, Lei Zhang, Dongxu Yang, Dajie Zeng, Li Zhang, Yan Wang, and Zhiping Yu, “A 60GHz Wideband Injection-Locked Frequency Divider with Adaptive-Phase-Enhancing Technique,” IEEE Radio Freq. Integr. Circuits (RFIC) Symp., Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., Jun. 2011. (EI)
· Chunyuan Zhou, Lei Zhang, Li Zhang, Yan Wang, Zhiping Yu, and He Qian, “A 50% Duty Cycle Wide-Locking Range Divide-By-3 Divider Upto 6 GHz,” IEEE Radio Freq. Integr. Circuits (RFIC) Symp., Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., Jun. 2011. (EI)
· Hongrui Wang, Dajie Zeng, Dongxu Yang, Li Zhang, Lei Zhang, Yan Wang, He Qian, and Zhiping Yu, “A Unified Model for On-chip CPWs with Various Types of Ground Shields,” IEEE Radio Freq. Integr. Circuits (RFIC) Symp., Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., Jun. 2011. (EI)
· Hongrui Wang, Dajie Zeng, Dongxu Yang, Li Zhang, Lei Zhang, Yan Wang, He Qian, and Zhiping Yu, “Understanding Dynamic Behavior of mm-Wave CML Divider with Injection-Locking Concept,” IEEE Int. Symp. Circuit Syst. (ISCAS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2011. (EI)
BOOKS/CHAPTERS:
· Lei Zhang et al., “New Technological Trends for Automotive Radar,” Blue Book of Intelligent Connected Vehicle, Social Science Academic Press, Beijing, 2019.
· Lei Zhang, “Technological Trends for Automotive Radar,” Blue Book of Intelligent Connected Vehicle, Social Science Academic Press, Beijing, 2018.
· Lei Zhang, Cheng Zhu, Jinwen Geng, Xizeng Shi, Yunhua Gao, Zhijie Chang, and He Qian, “Silicon-based Integrated Microarray Biochips for Biosensing and Biodetection Applications,” Biosensors - Micro and Nanoscale Applications, InTech, 2015.
· Lei Zhang, Zhiping Yu and Xiangqing He, “Integrated Biosensor and Interfacing Circuits,” Biosensors, InTech, 2010.
