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Registration: https:\/\/forms.gle\/dmhuz5bYCfQ9YBa79<\/a><\/p>\n

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Registration: https:\/\/forms.gle\/dmhuz5bYCfQ9YBa79<\/p>\n

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Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/560442<\/a><\/p>\n

Date: 4 June 2026<\/p>\n

Description: In-person seminar. Social period 5 \u2013 6pm followed by technical session from 6-7pm. Refreshments will be provided (please note dietary restrictions during registration).<\/p>\n

Location: Boston Conference Room, Building 6, 1 Analog Way, Wilmington, MA 01887 (All visitors must check in at the first floor of the HUB before crossing over to Building 6)<\/p>\n

Speaker: Yizhuo Wu, Delft University of Technology<\/p>\n

Topic: Open-Source AI for Analog Correction: From RF Power Amplifiers to Energy-Efficient Silicon<\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/p>\n

RF PAs dominate the energy budget of modern base stations and Wi-Fi access points, yet their efficiency-oriented designs aggravate nonlinearities. At the same time, next-generation standards demand tighter linearity and modulation accuracy under wide bandwidths, making robust digital predistortion increasingly critical. For practical deployment, two considerations are important: 1) linearity, meeting stringent ACPR and EVM targets even under quantization; 2) energy, keeping inference and update power within tight radio back-end budgets. \u00a0This talk will discuss the OpenDPD framework and the role of open-source AI in bridging the gap between algorithm design and silicon deployment for analog\/RF systems.<\/p>\n

Biography:<\/p>\n

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Yizhuo Wu received her B.Sc. degree in microelectronics from UESTC, Chengdu, China, in 2021 and her M.Sc. degree in microelectronics at TU Delft in 2023. She is now a Ph.D. student supervised by Dr. Chang Gao in the Lab of Efficient Machine Intelligence. Her research focuses on co\u2013designed software\u2013hardware AI for wireless signal processing, aiming to develop energy-efficient solutions for high-frequency signal processing tasks. She is a recipient of the 2026 IEEE MTT-S Graduate Student Fellowship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/560442
\nDate: 4 June 2026
\nDescription: In-person seminar. Social period 5 \u2013 6pm followed by technical session from 6-7pm. Refreshments will be provided (please note dietary restrictions during registration).
\nLocation: Boston Conference Room, Building 6, 1 Analog Way, Wilmington, MA 01887 (All visitors must check in at …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":761,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744\/revisions\/761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":741,"date":"2026-04-30T16:23:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/?p=741"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:23:59","slug":"distinguished-microwave-lecture-15-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/2026\/04\/30\/distinguished-microwave-lecture-15-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Microwave Lecture — 15 October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/557947<\/a><\/p>\n

Date: 15 October 2026<\/p>\n

Description: In-person seminar. Social period 5 – 6pm followed by technical session from 6-7pm. Refreshments will be provided (please note dietary restrictions during registration).<\/p>\n

Location: Hubble Auditorium, 1 Analog Way, Wilmington, MA 01887<\/p>\n

Speaker: Prof. Mark Rodwell, UCSB<\/p>\n

Topic: 100-300 GHz Wireless: transistors, ICs, systems<\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/p>\n

We describe the opportunities, and the research challenges, presented in the development of 100-300GHz wireless communications and imaging systems. In such links, short wavelengths permit massive spatial multiplexing both for network nodes and point-point links, permitting aggregate transmission capacities approaching 1Tb\/s. 100-300GHz radar imaging systems can provide thousands of image pixels and sub-degree angular resolution from small apertures, supporting foul-weather driving and aviation. Challenges include the mm-wave IC designs, the physical design of the front-end modules, the complexity of the back-end digital beamformer required for spatial multiplexing, and, for imaging, the development of system architectures requiring far fewer RF channels than the number of image pixels. We will describe transistor development, IC design, and system design, and describe our efforts to develop 140GHz massive MIMO wireless hubs, and 210GHz and 280GHz MIMO backhaul links.<\/p>\n

Biography:<\/p>\n

\"Mark<\/p>\n

Mark Rodwell holds the Doluca Family Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCSB and directs the SRC\/DARPA Center for Converged TeraHertz Communications and Sensing. His research group develops nm and THz transistors, and high-frequency integrated circuits and systems. Prof. Rodwell received the 2010 IEEE Sarnoff Award, the 2012 Marconi Prize Paper Award, the 1997 IEEE Microwave Prize, the 2009 IEEE IPRM Conference Award, and the 1998 European Microwave Conference Microwave Prize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/557947
\nDate: 15 October 2026
\nDescription: In-person seminar. Social period 5 – 6pm followed by technical session from 6-7pm. Refreshments will be provided (please note dietary restrictions during registration).
\nLocation: Hubble Auditorium, 1 Analog Way, Wilmington, MA 01887
\nSpeaker: Prof. Mark Rodwell, UCSB
\nTopic: 100-300 GHz Wireless: transistors, ICs, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upcoming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":731,"date":"2026-01-28T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/?p=731"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:09:17","slug":"mtt-young-professionals-outstanding-lecture-28-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/2026\/01\/28\/mtt-young-professionals-outstanding-lecture-28-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MTT Young Professionals Outstanding Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Registration<\/strong>: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/524672<\/a><\/p>\n

Description<\/strong>: Virtual lunchtime seminar. January 28th 2026 from 12-1 PM EST<\/p>\n

Loc<\/strong>ation<\/strong>: Virtual (Zoom link will be sent to registered attendees the day before and again day of the event).<\/p>\n

Speaker<\/strong>: Dr. Atom O. Watanabe, Staff Research Scientist, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center<\/p>\n

Topic<\/strong>: The Evolution of mmWave Antenna-in-Package Toward a Connected Intelligent Future<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/b><\/span>: This lecture presents the latest innovations in mmWave antenna-in-package (AiP) technologies as a key enabler of high-performance wireless communication and sensing systems. It covers advancements in high-frequency packaging substrates for compact multi-layer AiP integration, along with signal and power integrity challenges and solutions.\u00a0 The lecture also includes heterogeneous integration approaches, measurement methodologies and results, as well as an introduction to the emerging Antennas-to-AI platform concept.<\/p>\n

Biography<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Atom O. Watanabe is currently a Staff Research Scientist at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. His current research interests and expertise include modeling and design, signal\/power integrity analysis, and hardware characterization for millimeter-wave packages, co-packaged optics, chiplet-based high-performance computers, and quantum computers. He received the Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. This talk is supported by MTT-S YP Outstanding Lecturer Series and MTT-S Speakers Bureau Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/524672
\nDescription: Virtual lunchtime seminar. January 28th 2026 from 12-1 PM EST
\nLocation: Virtual (Zoom link will be sent to registered attendees the day before and again day of the event).
\nSpeaker: Dr. Atom O. Watanabe, Staff Research Scientist, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
\nTopic: The Evolution of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":720,"date":"2025-12-01T17:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/?p=720"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:56:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:56:36","slug":"ieee-ap-s-distinguished-lecture-01-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/2025\/12\/01\/ieee-ap-s-distinguished-lecture-01-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Registration<\/strong>: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/507406<\/a><\/p>\n

Description<\/strong>: In-person seminar. Social period 5:30 – 6pm followed by technical session from 6-7pm. Pizza and drinks will be provided (please note dietary restrictions during registration).<\/p>\n

Loc<\/strong>ation<\/strong>: MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Main Cafeteria, 244 Wood St, Lexington, MA, 02421 (Please be prepared to show a valid form of ID, such as a driver’s license or passport, when entering the gate. After arriving, walk to the central flag pole, go down the steps, and enter through the lower entrance)<\/p>\n

Speaker<\/strong>: Professor Satish Kumar Sharma<\/p>\n

Topic<\/strong>: Design and Development of Flat Panel Phased Array Antennas for Wireless and Satellite Communication Applications<\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a great demand for high data throughput, innovative beam steering antenna solutions for wireless and satellite communication applications. In the last decade, beam steering antennas have seen tremendous progress, primarily due to the maturity of silicon beamforming chipsets, multilayer printed circuit boards, and 3D printing technologies. This talk will focus on the emerging flat panel phased array antennas used in wireless and satellite communications. The presentation will delve into electronic beam steering through beam forming networks and commercially available beam forming integrated circuit (BFIC) chips. Examples of X-\/Ku-\/Ka-band flat panel phased array antennas featuring dual linear, dual circular, and polarization reconfigurable designs will be showcased. The challenges and roles of silicon BFICs, multilayered printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication, RF component assembly, beam forming algorithms, and 3D dielectric and metal printing in antenna array designs will be explored during these discussions. The talk will emphasize the importance of data throughput testing of Ka-band flat panel phased array antennas in a laboratory environment and over-the-air (OTA) testing across a 1 km link between two San Diego State University buildings. It will also cover data throughput testing of a dual circular polarized Ka-band flat panel phased array on a payload over a 100,000 ft Aerostar balloon. The speaker will conclude with insights on the future evolution of beam steering technology.<\/p>\n

Biography<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Dr. Satish Kumar Sharma, IEEE Fellow, <\/em>received his Ph. D. degree in Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India, in August 1997. He received his Bachelor of Technology in Electronics Engineering from Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, India 1991. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Manitoba, Canada, from March 1999 to May 2001. He joined InfoMagnetics Technologies (IMT) Corporation, Winnipeg, Canada, as a Senior Antenna Engineer from May 2001 to August 2006. While at IMT, he was also a Part-Time Research Associate at the University of Manitoba until August 2006. Dr. Sharma joined San Diego State University (SDSU) as an Assistant Professor in August 2006. He established the Antenna and Microwave Laboratory (AML) shortly after joining SDSU and has led the AML as its Director since then. He became a tenured Associate Professor in August 2010. He was promoted to full Professor in August 2014 and currently holds this position. He received the National Science Foundation (NSF)\u2019s prestigious faculty early career development (CAREER) award 2009. He also received the 2015 IEEE AP-S Harold A. Wheeler Prize Paper Award. He was Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation and IEEE Antennas, Wireless & Propagation Letters. He is an IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer (2025-2027), IEEE AP-S AdCom member (2025-2027), and the 2025 inaugural Chair of the Technical Committee on Security (TC9): Security, Defense, Disaster Management. His research lab can analyze, design, develop, and verify antennas from VHF to millimeter wave (110 GHz) frequencies. He has advised and mentored more than 110 undergraduate\/graduate students and Post-Doctoral Fellows\/visiting research scholars.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sharma has published over 335 journal and conference papers and holds three US and Canadian patents. He co-edited three volumes of \u201cHandbook of Reflector Antennas and Feed Systems<\/em>\u201d, published by Artech House<\/em> in May\/June 2013. His other co-authored book, \u201cMultifunctional Antennas and Arrays for Wireless Communication Systems<\/em>\u201d, was published by IEEE-Press\/Wiley<\/em> in April 2021. He has collaborated with industry professionals on SBIR\/STTR Phase I and II projects funded by DARPA, SPAWAR, Missile Defense Agency, and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) in addition to projects from the NSF and Office of Naval Research (ONR). He has also served as an engineer\/consultant for several wireless and defense companies. He is also the CEO\/founder of 5GAntennaTech, LLC. His research interests include microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies, beam steering antennas, flat panel phased array antennas, reconfigurable and tunable antennas, 3D printed antennas, inkjet printed conformal antennas, massive MIMO antennas, antennas for Cube-Satellites, reflector antennas and their feed systems, and metasurface antennas. His h<\/em>-index is 38, i10<\/em>-index is 112, with a record of 6300+ citations (source: Google Scholar, July 2025).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/507406
\nDescription: In-person seminar. Social period 5:30 – 6pm followed by technical session from 6-7pm. Pizza and drinks will be provided (please note dietary restrictions during registration).
\nLocation: MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Main Cafeteria, 244 Wood St, Lexington, MA, 02421 (Please be prepared to show a valid …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":700,"date":"2025-10-21T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/?p=700"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:01:55","slug":"mtt-young-professionals-outstanding-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/2025\/10\/21\/mtt-young-professionals-outstanding-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"MTT Young Professionals Outstanding Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Registration<\/strong>: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/504512<\/a><\/p>\n

Description<\/strong>: Virtual lunchtime seminar. October 21st from 12-1 PM EDT<\/p>\n

Loc<\/strong>ation<\/strong>: Virtual (Zoom link will be sent to registered attendees the day before and again day of the event).<\/p>\n

Speaker<\/strong>: Dr. Ricardo Figueiredo, Instituto de Telecomunica\u00e7\u00f5es in Aveiro, Portugal<\/p>\n

Topic<\/strong>: Modern RF Linearity Characterization: Paving the Way for Next-Generation System Design<\/p>\n

Biography<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Ricardo Figueiredo is RF and microwave researcher at Instituto de Telecomunica\u00e7\u00f5es in Aveiro, Portugal, specializing in modern linearity characterization. My work focuses on how nonlinearities impact RF system performance and how better measurement techniques can drive smarter design decisions. Passionate about bridging research and real-world applications, I enjoy breaking down complex RF problems into practical insights engineers can apply. As an MTT-S Outstanding YP Lecturer, I look forward to engaging with the community, sharing knowledge, and exploring how advanced characterization can push RF system performance forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/504512
\nDescription: Virtual lunchtime seminar. October 21st from 12-1 PM EDT
\nLocation: Virtual (Zoom link will be sent to registered attendees the day before and again day of the event).
\nSpeaker: Dr. Ricardo Figueiredo, Instituto de Telecomunica\u00e7\u00f5es in Aveiro, Portugal
\nTopic: Modern RF Linearity Characterization: Paving the Way …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":669,"date":"2025-09-11T17:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T21:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/?p=669"},"modified":"2025-09-12T09:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T13:17:22","slug":"distinguished-microwave-lecture-26-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/2025\/09\/11\/distinguished-microwave-lecture-26-march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Microwave Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/469449<\/a><\/p>\n

Description: In-person seminar. Social period 5:30 – 6pm followed by technical session from 6-7pm. Pizza and drinks will be provided (please note dietary restrictions during registration).<\/p>\n

Location: Main Cafeteria, 244 Wood St, Lexington, MA, 02421 (Please be prepared to show a valid form of ID, such as a driver’s license or passport, when entering the gate. After arriving, walk to the central flag pole, go down the steps, and enter through the lower entrance)<\/p>\n

Speaker: Dr. Michael Roberg, Qorvo<\/p>\n

Topic: Power without Pain: High-Power MMIC PA Designs, the Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them<\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/p>\n

This presentation discusses high power monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier (PA) design in Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) and Gallium Nitride (GaN).\u00a0 At a high level, GaN versus GaAs semiconductor technology from the perspective of power amplifier design metrics is analyzed to help determine the relative advantages and disadvantages of each technology.\u00a0 This is followed with an introduction of the most prevalent MMIC design topologies for the bulk of microwave applications which include reactively matched, non-uniform distributed, balanced, push-pull, Doherty and serially combined.\u00a0 Following introduction of the main topologies, the presentation focuses on the potential pitfalls the MMIC designer can encounter with detailed discussion on how to avoid them with the goal of first past design success.\u00a0 The presentation relies on experience from the author\u2019s career with over 20 years of experience in the defense and commercial industries as well as academia.\u00a0 MMIC designers will appreciate the candid explanation of the design topologies and pitfalls while non-designers will come away with a good working knowledge of what can be achieved and what to watch out for.<\/p>\n

Biography:<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/p>\n

Michael Roberg received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2012. From 2003 to 2009, he was an engineer at Lockheed Martin-MS2 in Moorestown, NJ working on advanced phased array radar systems. From 2012 to 2022 he worked for Qorvo in the High Performance Analog business unit as a MMIC Design Engineering Fellow. In 2021, he received the Outstanding Young Engineer award from MTT-S and in 2022 he won the industry paper competition at IMS in Denver. From 2022-2024 he was an Engineering Fellow at mmTron, Inc. where he focused on MMIC development for millimeter wave systems.\u00a0 Michael re-joined Qorvo as a member of the research organization in 2024 and continues to focus on advanced MMIC development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/469449
\nDescription: In-person seminar. Social period 5:30 – 6pm followed by technical session from 6-7pm. Pizza and drinks will be provided (please note dietary restrictions during registration).
\nLocation: Main Cafeteria, 244 Wood St, Lexington, MA, 02421 (Please be prepared to show a valid form of ID, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":691,"date":"2025-08-27T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/?p=691"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:17:44","slug":"virtual-lunchtime-technical-seminar-13-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/2025\/08\/27\/virtual-lunchtime-technical-seminar-13-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Lunchtime Technical Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/495608<\/a><\/p>\n

Time: 27 August 2025, 12 – 1pm<\/p>\n

Location: Virtual only. Zoom link will be distributed to registered attendees the evening before the seminar.<\/p>\n

Speaker: Goutam Chattopadhyay, NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Title: MHz to THz Technologies and Our Place in the Universe<\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/p>\n

Space exploration captivates us because it speaks to one of humanity\u2019s deepest instincts\u2014the desire to understand our origins and our place in the cosmos. By venturing beyond Earth, we uncover the mysteries of distant planets, stars, and galaxies, gaining profound insights into our own world. Whether searching for signs of life, studying the birth of stars, or tracing the evolution of galaxies, each discovery reshapes our understanding of the universe\u2014and ourselves. Space exploration inspires innovation, demands global collaboration, and pushes us to dream beyond the limits of the possible. Ultimately, it reminds us that while we occupy a tiny corner of the cosmos, we are a curious and resilient species capable of reaching for the stars.<\/p>\n

The rapid advancement of technologies championed by the MHz-to-THz community of the IEEE MTT-S has revolutionized space exploration, opening new frontiers for scientific discovery. These technologies enable more efficient communication systems, high-resolution imaging, and enhanced remote sensing\u2014tools that are critical for probing distant worlds and cosmic phenomena. As space agencies and private ventures continue to harness these capabilities, they deepen our understanding of planetary environments, astrophysical processes, and the very fabric of space-time. In doing so, MTT-S technologies not only transform how we explore the cosmos but also challenge our perspective on humanity\u2019s place within it, inviting us to revisit fundamental questions about our existence, the possibility of life beyond Earth, and our role in the universe.<\/p>\n

This lecture will explore these questions and the ways we, as a global community, strive to answer them.<\/p>\n

Biography:<\/p>\n

Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at the NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, a Visiting Professor at the Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA, a BEL Distinguished Visiting Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, and an Adjunct Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, in 2000. He is a Fellow of IEEE (USA) and IETE (India), Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer.<\/p>\n

His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, and development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.<\/p>\n

He has more than 350 publications in international journals and conferences and holds more than twenty patents. He also received more than 35 NASA technical achievement and new technology invention awards. He received the IEEE Region-6 Engineer of the Year Award in 2018, Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), India in 2017. He was the recipient of the best journal paper award in 2020 and 2013 by IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, best paper award for antenna design and applications at the European Antennas and Propagation conference (EuCAP) in 2017, and IETE Prof. S. N. Mitra Memorial Award in 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/495608
\nTime: 27 August 2025, 12 – 1pm
\nLocation: Virtual only. Zoom link will be distributed to registered attendees the evening before the seminar.
\nSpeaker: Goutam Chattopadhyay, NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology<\/p>\n

Title: MHz to THz Technologies and Our Place in the Universe
\nAbstract:
\nSpace exploration captivates us …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":682,"date":"2025-07-28T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/?p=682"},"modified":"2025-08-04T09:28:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:28:05","slug":"distinguished-microwave-lecture-28-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/2025\/07\/28\/distinguished-microwave-lecture-28-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Microwave Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/493358<\/a><\/p>\n

Location: Virtual (Zoom link will be emailed to registered attendees the day prior to the talk)<\/p>\n

Title: Microwave Photonic Radars: What can Photonics bring to Radars?<\/p>\n

Description: As the only method for all-weather and long-distance target detection and recognition, radar has been intensively studied since it was proposed, and is considered as an essential sensor for future intelligent society. In the past few decades, great efforts have been devoted to improving radar\u2019s functionality, precision, and response time, of which the key is to generate, control, and process a wideband signal at a high speed. Thanks to the high frequency, large bandwidth, low loss transmission, and electromagnetic immunity provided by modern photonics, implementation of the radars in the optical domain can provide better performance in terms of resolution, coverage, and speed which may not be achievable using traditional, even state-of-the-art electronics. In this talk, I’ll give an overview of the photonic technologies that are currently known to be attractive for radars. System architectures and their performance that may interest the radar society are emphasized. Emerging technologies in this area and possible future research directions are discussed.<\/p>\n

Speaker: Dr. Shilong Pan, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics<\/p>\n

Biography:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Shilong Pan is currently a professor of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. His research has focused on microwave photonics, which includes optical generation and processing of microwave signals, analog photonic links, photonic microwave measurement, and integrated microwave photonics. He has authored or co-authored over 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals.<\/p>\n

Prof. Pan is currently a deputy Editor of Chinese Optics Letters, an associate editor of IEEE\/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology and IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques and is the vice chair of IEEE MTT-22 Microwave Photonics. He has also served as a Chair of a number of international conferences, symposia, and workshops, including the TPC Chair of IEEE ICOCN 2015, the TPC chair of IEEE MWP2023, a TPC Co-chair of IEEE MWP2017, and a General Co-chair of IEEE MWP2021.<\/p>\n

Prof. Pan is a Fellow of IEEE, Optica, and SPIE. He was selected as an IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer in 2019 and an IEEE MTT-S Distinguished Microwave Lecturer in 2022, and was a recipient of IEEE MTT-S Outstanding Young Engineer Award in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/493358
\nLocation: Virtual (Zoom link will be emailed to registered attendees the day prior to the talk)
\nTitle: Microwave Photonic Radars: What can Photonics bring to Radars?
\nDescription: As the only method for all-weather and long-distance target detection and recognition, radar has been intensively studied since it …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":672,"date":"2025-05-19T17:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/?p=672"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:34:47","slug":"vna-capabilities-workshop-19-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r1.ieee.org\/mtts-boston\/2025\/05\/19\/vna-capabilities-workshop-19-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"VNA Capabilities Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Registration: https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/474109<\/a><\/p>\n

Description: In-person Workshop on VNA Capabilities\u00a0from 05:00 \u2013 07:00 PM. Free for all.<\/p>\n

Location: Wentworth Institute of Technology, 550 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115, Beatty Hall 426<\/p>\n

Parking: 55 Annunciation Road, Boston Annex Lot<\/p>\n

Speaker: Rick Hollowell, Copper Mountain Technologies<\/p>\n

Topic: Capabilities of a Vector Network Analyzer<\/a><\/p>\n

Overview:<\/p>\n

A Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) is an essential tool for accurately measuring the S-parameters of RF components and devices, including filters, cables, and antennas. This presentation will explore the principles of VNAs, providing a comprehensive overview of their core measurement capabilities. We will also highlight modern advancements in VNA technology, showcasing how these innovations enable more precise and versatile testing in today’s rapidly evolving RF landscape.<\/p>\n