Kamran Eshraghian
Encyclopedia
Kamran Eshraghian is an electronic engineer notable for being a key early pioneer of VLSI in Australia
. He is one of the fathers of CMOS
VLSI design and his books have been influential on a par with the Mead & Conway revolution
.
, under Robert Eugene Bogner , with a thesis entitled Vehicle Traffic Monitoring. In 1980, he completed his PhD, under Peter Harold Cole
, with a thesis entitled Electromagnetic Traffic Sensing and Surveillance.
both in Europe and Australia. He has been a professor at Edith Cowan University
in Perth, Western Australia
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He is one of the fathers of CMOS
CMOS
Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor is a technology for constructing integrated circuits. CMOS technology is used in microprocessors, microcontrollers, static RAM, and other digital logic circuits...
VLSI design and his books have been influential on a par with the Mead & Conway revolution
Mead & Conway revolution
The Mead & Conway revolution was the development of VLSI design and prototyping within or for academic institutions, both for education and research, and consequently breeding new kinds of industries based on microelectronics applications.-Background:...
.
Education
In 1978, Eshraghian completed his M.Eng.Sci, at the University of AdelaideUniversity of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
, under Robert Eugene Bogner , with a thesis entitled Vehicle Traffic Monitoring. In 1980, he completed his PhD, under Peter Harold Cole
Peter Harold Cole
Peter Harold Cole is an electronic engineer notable for pioneering research in the area of RFID technology, holding over 30 patents.-Education:...
, with a thesis entitled Electromagnetic Traffic Sensing and Surveillance.
Career
In 1979 he joined the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide after spending some 10 years with Philips ResearchPhilips
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
both in Europe and Australia. He has been a professor at Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University is located in Perth, Western Australia. It was named after the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Australian university named after a woman....
in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
Books by Eshraghian
- Douglas A. Pucknell and Kamran Eshraghian, Basic VLSI Design, Prentice-Hall, 1995, ISBN 0130791539.
- Neil H. E. Weste and Kamran Eshraghian, Principles of CMOS VLSI Design: A Systems Perspective, Addison-Wesley, 1985, ISBN 0201082225.
Selected Journal Publications
- A. Moini, A. Bouzerdoum, K. Eshraghian, A. Yakovleff, X. T. Nguyen, A. Blanksby, R. Beare, D. AbbottDerek AbbottDerek Abbott is a physicist and electronic engineer. He is a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide, Australia...
, and R. E. Bogner, "An insect vision-based motion detection chip," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 279-284 (1997).
- D. AbbottDerek AbbottDerek Abbott is a physicist and electronic engineer. He is a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide, Australia...
, B. R. DavisBruce R. DavisBruce Raymond Davis was born in Adelaide, 1939, and is an electronic engineer notable for his research in mobile communication systems, satellite communications, and high frequency data communication systems.-Education:...
, N. J. PhillipsNicholas J. PhillipsNicholas John Phillips was an English physicist, notable for the development of photochemical processing techniques for the color hologram...
, and K. Eshraghian, "Simple derivation of the thermal noise formula using window-limited Fourier transforms," IEEE Trans. Education, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 1-13, 1996.
- A. AdibiAkbar AdibiAkbar Adibi was an Iranian electronic engineer, VLSI researcher, and university engineering professor.-Biography:...
and K. Eshraghian, "Generalized-model for GaAs-MESFET Photodetectors," IEE Proceedings-G Circuits Devices and Systems, Vol. 136, No. 6, pp. 337-343 (1989).
- D. AbbottDerek AbbottDerek Abbott is a physicist and electronic engineer. He is a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide, Australia...
, B. DavisBruce R. DavisBruce Raymond Davis was born in Adelaide, 1939, and is an electronic engineer notable for his research in mobile communication systems, satellite communications, and high frequency data communication systems.-Education:...
, B. Gonzalez, A. Hernandez, and K. Eshraghian, "Modelling of low power CW laser beam heating-effects on a GaAs substrate," Solid-State Electronics, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 809-816 (1998).
- J. F. Lopez, K. Eshraghian, R. Sarmiento, A. Nunez, and D. AbbottDerek AbbottDerek Abbott is a physicist and electronic engineer. He is a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide, Australia...
, "GaAs pseudodynamic latched logic for high performance processor cores," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 32, No. 8, pp. 1297-1303 (1997).