Weiping Ni

Biography

I got my PhD from the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University in 2007. During my PhD studies, my research projects included universal mobility modelling of Double-Gate CMOS devices, on-chip non-linear loaded interconnect transmission signal analysis, low-noise amplifier designs for the wideband CDMA receivers, and novel RF passive device design and fabrication with patterned ferromagnetic material. I worked at a world-leading MEMS inertial sensor company based in USA for more than 9 years after I got my PhD. I developed my expertise in low-power ASIC design for the sensor interface circuitry and the digital signal processing circuitry for motion detection and gesture recognition. The design activities included building the entire low-power digital system for accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer ASICs with power-up controls, operation mode controls, analogue-digital interface controls, and memory IP interface controls; as well as designing various specific digital function blocks, such as high speed serial bus communication protocols, digital motion processors, checksum and error correction implementations. Recently, I became interested in the renovation of the future healthcare technology with the applications of modern wearable sensors and VLSI designs. My current research is focusing on the ultra-low power on-node digital signal processor integrated circuit design for the wireless body network.  

Research Interest

During the last 10 years, I have had considerable industrial R&D experience of new Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) product development, from concept to commercial product. My current research interests are built on the above experience, including: •    Technology advancement in microelectronics for the ultra-low power VLSI chip design in emerging applications including medical industry and consumer electronics. •    CMOS process enhancement in the ultra-low power VLSI chip design fabrication. •    Algorithm optimization for the on-chip microprocessor and digital processing unit design to ensure ultra-low power design. •    “System-On-a-Chip” body sensing technology and instrument development for a wide range of applications, including clinical tests and diagnoses in surgeries and hospitals; pharmaceutical research and industry; consumer electronics.