Adil Koukab
Chargé de cours
adil.koukab@epfl.ch +41 21 693 39 31
Domaines de compétences
Design RF and analogue ICs (RX,TX) for wireless communications standards (GSM, UMTS, WLAN, Bluetooth, UWB
)
-Noise in Mixed-Signal and RF System on chip
-Numerical and Computational methods: Spectral Method, Boundary Element Method...
-devices Physics and modeling
-Noise in Mixed-Signal and RF System on chip
-Numerical and Computational methods: Spectral Method, Boundary Element Method...
-devices Physics and modeling
Biographie
June 1993: Master of Science (DEA Optique-Electronique) from Nancy I University
June 1998: Post-Graduate diploma (DESS)in Business Administration From IAE-Metz
1993-97: Three years (PhD) in electronics research laboratory of Sup-Elec (LICM), working on the physics, modeling and characterization of microelectronic III-V based devices and deep-submicron MOSFETs.
1997 - 98: Postdoctoral position, working on Deep-Submicron MOSFETs and VDMOSFETs (CLOES Institut, Supélec France),
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Since 1999: Project leader in Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Lausanne (EPFL/LEG). he was Involved in the following European projects:
PASCALE (Parasitic substrate coupling analysis by layout extraction) Partners : ATMEL, ERICSSON, STMicroelectronics, etc.
SUPREGE (A low power superregenerative transceiver for wireless data transmission at short distances) qui sest effectué avec les sociétés suisses Logitech SA et Mead SA ainsi quavec la société française Transval SA.
SODERA (Reconfigurable low power radio architecture for software defined radio for third generation mobile terminals). Partners : STMicroelectronics (Geneva), Alcatel (France) et le LETI (France).
MuMoR (Multi-Mode Radio Architecture Platform for Enhanced 3G) Partners : STMicroelectronics (France), Nokia (Allemagne) et le LETI (France).
MegaWatch Ultra Low-Cost Low-Power Radio for Distributed Ad-Hoc Network.
Publications Infoscience
P. Gosselin; A. Koukab; M. Kayal : Computing the Impact of White and Flicker Noise in Continuous-Time Integrator-Based ADCs. 2016. 23rd International Conference on Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (MIXDES), Lodz, POLAND, JUN 23-25, 2016. p. 316-320.
D. Sallin; N. Abdo; A. Koukab; M. Estribeau; P. Magnan et al. : Silicon-on-Insulator Technology for Bioluminescence Imaging and Application to a Switching Photodetector. 2015. 22nd International Conference on Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits & Systems (MIXDES), Torun, POLAND, JUN 25-27, 2015. p. 511-514.
S. Okhonin; M. Gureev; D. Sallin; J. Appel; A. Koukab et al. : A dynamic operation of a PIN photodiode; Applied Physics Letters. 2015. DOI : 10.1063/1.4906488.
D. Sallin; A. Koukab; M. Kayal : Toward direct light-to-digital conversion using a pulse-driven hybrid MOS-PN photodetector; Optics Letters. 2015. DOI : 10.1364/Ol.40.000669.
O. T. Amiri; A. Koukab : A 10-W modified LINC Power amplifier with a reduced-size Chireix Power Combiner. 2014. IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications, California, CA, JAN 19-22, 2014. p. 25-27. DOI : 10.1109/PAWR.2014.6825733.
D. Sallin; A. Koukab; M. Kayal : MOS-PN Hybrid Device With Minimum Dark Current for Sensitive Digital Photodetection; Ieee Photonics Technology Letters. 2014. DOI : 10.1109/Lpt.2014.2346812.
D. Sallin; A. Koukab; M. Kayal : Hybrid MOS-PN photodiode with positive feedback for pulse-modulation imaging; Optics Express. 2014. DOI : 10.1364/Oe.22.014441.
O. T. Amiri; A. Koukab : A Zero Capacitive LINC Architecture for Efficient Broadband Transmitters. 2013. 43rd European Microwave Conference (EuMC), Nuremberg, GERMANY, OCT 07-10, 2013. p. 680-683.
F. Jazaeri; L. Barbut; A. Koukab; J.-M. Sallese : Analytical model for ultra-thin body junctionless symmetric double gate MOSFETs in subthreshold regime; Solid-State Electronics. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.sse.2013.02.001.
A. Koukab; F. Jazaeri; J.-M. Sallese : On performance scaling and speed of junctionless transistors; Solid-State Electronics. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.sse.2012.08.001.
A. Koukab; O. Talebi Amiri : On Gm-boosting and cyclostationary noise mechanisms in low-voltage CMOS differential Colpitts VCOs. 2012. IEEE Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF),, Jan 16-18 2012. DOI : 10.1109/SiRF.2012.6160136.
A. Koukab : Reactive Power Imbalances in LC VCOs and their Influence on Phase Noise Mechanisms; IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 2011. DOI : 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2169496.
A. Koukab; O. T. Amiri : Analysis and Modeling of On-Chip Power Combiners and Their Losses in LINC Transmitters. 2011. 33rd IEEE Annual Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC) - The Showcase for Circuit Design in the Heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA, Sep 19-21, 2011. p. -.
A. Koukab : LC-VCO Design With Dual-Gm, Boosted for RF Oscillation and Attenuated for LF Noise; Ieee Microwave And Wireless Components Letters. 2010. DOI : 10.1109/LMWC.2010.2087011.
A. Koukab : Multistandard carrier generation system for quad-band GSM/WCDMA (FDD-TDD)/WLAN (802.11 a-b-g) radio. 2006. IEEE Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2005. ESSCIRC 2005., 2005. DOI : 10.1109/ESSCIR.2005.1541588.
A. Koukab; Y. Lei; M. J. Declercq : A GSM-GPRS/UMTS FDD-TDD/WLAN 802.11a-b-g multi-standard carrier generation system; IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. 2006. DOI : 10.1109/JSSC.2006.873928.
B. Koc; A. Koukab; G. Dundar : Phase noise in bipolar and CMOS VCO's - an analytical comparison. 2006. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 2006. ISCAS 2006. Proceedings. 2006, 2006. DOI : 10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1693926.
A. Koukab; M. Declercq ; Analogue self-calibration method and apparatus for low noise, fast and wide-locking range phase locked loop. US7902929 ; US2009128241 ; US7479834 ; US2007040617 ; WO2005081406 ; EP1564890 . 2005.
Y. LEI; A. Koukab; M. Declercq : Design and optimization of CMOS prescaler. 2005. IEEE PhD Research in Microelectronics and Electronics PRIME, 2005. DOI : 10.1109/RME.2005.1543021.
A. Koukab; Y. Lei; M. Declercq : Design and optimization of a linear wide-band VCO for multimode applications, RFIC) Symposium, 2005. Digest of Papers. 2005 IEEE Radio Frequency integrated Circuits. 2005. p. 527-530. DOI : 10.1109/RFIC.2005.1489865.
A. Koukab; K. Banerjee; M. Declercq : Modeling techniques and verification methodologies for substrate coupling effects in mixed-signal system-on-chip designs; IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems. 2004. DOI : 10.1109/TCAD.2004.828117.
Infoscience
P. Gosselin; A. Koukab; M. Kayal : Computing the Impact of White and Flicker Noise in Continuous-Time Integrator-Based ADCs. 2016. 23rd International Conference on Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (MIXDES), Lodz, POLAND, JUN 23-25, 2016. p. 316-320.
D. Sallin; N. Abdo; A. Koukab; M. Estribeau; P. Magnan et al. : Silicon-on-Insulator Technology for Bioluminescence Imaging and Application to a Switching Photodetector. 2015. 22nd International Conference on Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits & Systems (MIXDES), Torun, POLAND, JUN 25-27, 2015. p. 511-514.
S. Okhonin; M. Gureev; D. Sallin; J. Appel; A. Koukab et al. : A dynamic operation of a PIN photodiode; Applied Physics Letters. 2015. DOI : 10.1063/1.4906488.
D. Sallin; A. Koukab; M. Kayal : Toward direct light-to-digital conversion using a pulse-driven hybrid MOS-PN photodetector; Optics Letters. 2015. DOI : 10.1364/Ol.40.000669.
O. T. Amiri; A. Koukab : A 10-W modified LINC Power amplifier with a reduced-size Chireix Power Combiner. 2014. IEEE Topical Conference on Power Amplifiers for Wireless and Radio Applications, California, CA, JAN 19-22, 2014. p. 25-27. DOI : 10.1109/PAWR.2014.6825733.
D. Sallin; A. Koukab; M. Kayal : MOS-PN Hybrid Device With Minimum Dark Current for Sensitive Digital Photodetection; Ieee Photonics Technology Letters. 2014. DOI : 10.1109/Lpt.2014.2346812.
D. Sallin; A. Koukab; M. Kayal : Hybrid MOS-PN photodiode with positive feedback for pulse-modulation imaging; Optics Express. 2014. DOI : 10.1364/Oe.22.014441.
O. T. Amiri; A. Koukab : A Zero Capacitive LINC Architecture for Efficient Broadband Transmitters. 2013. 43rd European Microwave Conference (EuMC), Nuremberg, GERMANY, OCT 07-10, 2013. p. 680-683.
F. Jazaeri; L. Barbut; A. Koukab; J.-M. Sallese : Analytical model for ultra-thin body junctionless symmetric double gate MOSFETs in subthreshold regime; Solid-State Electronics. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.sse.2013.02.001.
A. Koukab; F. Jazaeri; J.-M. Sallese : On performance scaling and speed of junctionless transistors; Solid-State Electronics. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.sse.2012.08.001.
A. Koukab; O. Talebi Amiri : On Gm-boosting and cyclostationary noise mechanisms in low-voltage CMOS differential Colpitts VCOs. 2012. IEEE Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF),, Jan 16-18 2012. DOI : 10.1109/SiRF.2012.6160136.
A. Koukab : Reactive Power Imbalances in LC VCOs and their Influence on Phase Noise Mechanisms; IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 2011. DOI : 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2169496.
A. Koukab; O. T. Amiri : Analysis and Modeling of On-Chip Power Combiners and Their Losses in LINC Transmitters. 2011. 33rd IEEE Annual Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC) - The Showcase for Circuit Design in the Heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA, Sep 19-21, 2011. p. -.
A. Koukab : LC-VCO Design With Dual-Gm, Boosted for RF Oscillation and Attenuated for LF Noise; Ieee Microwave And Wireless Components Letters. 2010. DOI : 10.1109/LMWC.2010.2087011.
A. Koukab : Multistandard carrier generation system for quad-band GSM/WCDMA (FDD-TDD)/WLAN (802.11 a-b-g) radio. 2006. IEEE Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2005. ESSCIRC 2005., 2005. DOI : 10.1109/ESSCIR.2005.1541588.
A. Koukab; Y. Lei; M. J. Declercq : A GSM-GPRS/UMTS FDD-TDD/WLAN 802.11a-b-g multi-standard carrier generation system; IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. 2006. DOI : 10.1109/JSSC.2006.873928.
B. Koc; A. Koukab; G. Dundar : Phase noise in bipolar and CMOS VCO's - an analytical comparison. 2006. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, 2006. ISCAS 2006. Proceedings. 2006, 2006. DOI : 10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1693926.
A. Koukab; M. Declercq ; Analogue self-calibration method and apparatus for low noise, fast and wide-locking range phase locked loop. US7902929 ; US2009128241 ; US7479834 ; US2007040617 ; WO2005081406 ; EP1564890 . 2005.
Y. LEI; A. Koukab; M. Declercq : Design and optimization of CMOS prescaler. 2005. IEEE PhD Research in Microelectronics and Electronics PRIME, 2005. DOI : 10.1109/RME.2005.1543021.
A. Koukab; Y. Lei; M. Declercq : Design and optimization of a linear wide-band VCO for multimode applications, RFIC) Symposium, 2005. Digest of Papers. 2005 IEEE Radio Frequency integrated Circuits. 2005. p. 527-530. DOI : 10.1109/RFIC.2005.1489865.
A. Koukab; K. Banerjee; M. Declercq : Modeling techniques and verification methodologies for substrate coupling effects in mixed-signal system-on-chip designs; IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems. 2004. DOI : 10.1109/TCAD.2004.828117.
