Circuits and Systems

A brief introduction

The research area of the Circuits and Systems group covers the theory and applications of circuits and systems, signal processing, and VLSI circuit and system design methodology.

The complexity of electronic circuits is ever increasing, and so is their design. Two drivers are (i) already phenomenal integration densities are still doubling every 18 months (Moore's law), and (ii) new advanced applications require integrated solutions with increased intelligence and immense processing power. The main goal in our research program is to provide a sound mathematical framework for synthesis and analysis problems in the complete trajectory from system application, algorithm design, mapping to a hardware architecture or embedded system, VLSI circuit design, and finally the design verification.

Our system applications are taken from several areas that require new mathematical insights, eg. wireless communications, distributed networks, radio astronomy and biomedical applications, and we limit ourselves to the central signal processing aspects of these. The objective is to develop efficient signal processing algorithms and to compile these onto embedded systems and the underlying physical circuits. The new insights are incorporated in design tools and actual designs.

The group participates in DIMES and the TU Delft ICT research center, and NIRICT, the Netherlands Institute for Research in ICT (an institute in the context of the 3TU Federation of the three Technical Universities in The Netherlands). Organizationally, the group is embedded in the Department of Micro-electronics and Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (EWI).

Presentations

This link will direct you to four slide presentations which are used to introduce the group to starting MSc students.

News

Symposium "Sensors and Imaging: A VLSI Perspective", 7 December 2009

See the symposium program.

Group outing

Group outing: trail search in Delft; July 2009. Other pictures, More pictures

Geert Leus wins NWO VICI Award (16 December 2008)

Geert's research proposal is "Distributed Signal Processing for Self-Organizing Wireless Networks". As distributed, ad-hoc communication is becoming ubiquitous, the problem of effective utilization of the frequency-time communication environment is more acute than ever. It is our contention that only a new distributed paradigm for detection, estimation, localization and frequency-time sharing will be capable of solving the issue. The proposal formulates a new paradigm based on self-organizing networks, cognitive radio, spectrum sensing, and UWB technology. The NWO VICI grant (1.25M EUR) is intended for experienced researchers. Out of 162 submissions, 30 projects were selected (3 within technical sciences--STW). See also the NWO website (in dutch).

Signal processing seminar

The schedule for Fall 2008 is listed here.

Group outing

Group outing to Enkhuizen; July 2008. More pictures

Contact address

 

Chair:	prof.dr.ir. A.J. van der Veen
Secretary:	mw. L.S. Bruns
Mail:	Circuits and Systems
	Faculty of Electrical Engineering
	Mekelweg 4
	2628 CD Delft
	The Netherlands
Phone:	(+31 15) 2781372 (secr.)
Fax:	(+31 15) 2786190
E-mail:	cas@cas.et.tudelft.nl

|  16 December 2008   |