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Brian Otis

Brian Otis
Assistant Professor
RF/Analog IC Design
M430 EE/CSE
Box 352500
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
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Phone: (206)616-5998
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University of California Berkeley, 2005 Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley, 2002 M.S.
University of Washington, Seattle, 1999 B.S.

[Biosketch] [Research Interests] [Teaching] [Selected Publications] [Patents] [Honors]

Biosketch

Brian P. Otis joined the University of Washington Department of Electrical Engineering faculty in the summer of 2005. He was formerly a researcher in the University of Washington Kelly Tremblay Brain and Behavior Laboratory and the U.C. Berkeley Ralph Freeman Visual Neuroscience Lab. His M.S. and Ph.D. were completed at U.C. Berkeley at the Berkeley Wireless Research Center. He has previously held industrial positions at Intel Corporation and Agilent Laboratories.

Research Interests

1. Analysis, design, and test of ultra-low power RF integrated circuits and systems

2. Minimal energy operation of analog and digital electronics for pervasive computing and communication

3. MEMS/IC interfaces

4. Circuits and systems for bioelectrical interfaces

Please visit the Wireless Sensing Group website to learn more.

Teaching

Spring 2008: Devices and Circuits II (ee332)

Fall 2007: Linear Analog Integrated Circuit Design (ee473)

Spring 2007: Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design & Analysis (ee538)

Winter 2007: Topics in Low Power Microsystems (ee500)

Fall 2006: Linear Analog Integrated Circuit Design (ee473)

Spring 2006: Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design & Analysis (ee538)

Fall 2005: Linear Analog Integrated Circuit Design (ee473)

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Five Recent Publications

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  1. B. Otis and J. Rabaey, "Ultra-low Power Wireless Technologies for Sensor Networks", Springer-Verlag, 2007.
  2. Shailesh Rai, Brian Otis, "A 600 mW BAW-Tuned Quadrature VCO Using Source Degenerated Coupling", IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits, Vol 43, No. 1, pp.300-305, January 2008.
  3. Ying Su, Jeremy Holleman, Brian Otis, "A Digital 1.6 pJ/bit Chip Identification Circuit Using Process Variations", IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits, Vol 43, No. 1, pp. 69-77, January 2008.
  4. Jeremy Holleman and Brian Otis, "A Sub-Microwatt Low-Noise Amplifier for Neural Recording", Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) 2007.
  5. Jeremy Holleman, Chris Diorio, and Brian Otis, "A Compact Pulse-Based Charge Pump in 0.13mm CMOS", IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC) 2007.

Patents

  1. Pending: "Frequency-Selective Transformer and Mixer Incorporating Same", U.S. Publication No. US2007-0205849A1. Inventor: Brian Otis, Agilent Technologies.
  2. Pending: "Auto-Tuning Amplifier", U.S. Serial No. 12/020,805. Inventors: Steven Zafonte and Brian Otis, University of Washington.

Honors

2007 University of Washington Electrical Engineering Outstanding Research Advisor Award
2006 Nominated for the University of Washington College of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award
2004 Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center Industrial Advisory Board Best Paper Award
2004 Analog Devices Outstanding Designer Fellowship
2003 U.C. Berkeley EECS Dept. Seven Rosen Funds Departmental Award for Innovation
2003 ISLPED Student Design Contest Competition Award
2002 ISSCC Jack Raper Outstanding Paper Award
1999 University of Washington Mary Gates Undergraduate Research Scholarship

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