Chip Design

Intelligent Electronic System Platform

Smart Sensor Chip

Research description

Develop key technology for intelligent electronic systems and applications.

Research focuses.

  • Intelligent sensing system platform and applications.
  • Edge AI platform and systems.
  • Rugged sensing system platform for disaster prevention.
  • AIoT platform and systems.

Research results

Develop MorSensor/iSOMA/PaS/SenCu intelligent sensing system platform and smart feed drive systems to provide advanced circuit design and system integration support and services for domestic academic and research teams; both academic achievements and patented technology transfer are taken into consideration.

Develop a rugged sensor system and actually install it on the four major bridges in the Zhuoshui River basin in Taiwan.

IC-EMC

Research description

Electromagnetic compatibility of integrated circuits (IC-EMC) measurement technology and design strategy.

Research focuses

  • Measurement technology for IEC-61967 and IEC-62132 standards.
  • Development of wideband IC-EMC measurement technology.
  • Chip-level countermeasure reference designs and IC turnkey design flow.

Research results

Construct measurement technology complied with the IEC standards and EMC countermeasure reference designs.

Assist the partners in industry, academia , and government to develop related technology of IC-EMC.

Wideband conducted EMC measurement technology: IEC 61967-4 up to 13 GHz, IEC 62132-4 up to 18 GHz.

Antenna-in-Package (AiP) Design

Research description

Millimeter-wave antenna-in-package (mmWave AiP) array research.

Research focuses

  • Development of mmWave passive device and AiP technology.
  • Development of IPD process technology.
  • Antenna array design and simulation.

Research results

Develop antenna array design prototype suitable for millimeter wave bands.

Jointly create mass-producible AiP array systems with the industry.

CMOS MEMS Technology Platform

Research description

Technology development for the combo sensor and readout circuit platform.

Research focuses

  • Heterogeneous platform development and creation of design platform environment.
  • Multi-sensor component and readout circuit simulation/design/verification/measurement.
  • Development of sensor IP rights.
  • Development of transducer intellectual property (IP).

Research results

  • Tri-axis accelerator sensing system-on-chip (SoC).
  • Self-developed chip-scale heterogeneous packaging technology.
  • Provide one-stop workflow of the combo senor SoC design and production platform for domestic R&D teams.

Low-power Low-noise SoC

Research description

Sensor system circuit with low-power, low-noise, and auto-correct capabilities.

Research focuses

Low-power, low-noise, and auto-calibration sensor interface and readout circuit IP.

Sensor system IP integration platform.

Research results

Successfully integrate accelerometer sensor and circuit system on a chip, and calibrate the sensor with the algorithm in the chip. It is currently the most highly integrated and smallest size monolithic accelerometer in the world.

Wireless Energy Harvesting Chip Technology

Research description

Self-powered wireless communication sensor chip.

Research focuses

  • Miniaturized variety sensor module.
  • Wireless energy harvesting, no battery power required.

Research results

Successfully integrate different process circuit chips, sensors, and micro-coil IPD chip to make a miniaturized sensor module.