Youngjoong Joo

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Senior Lecturer
BSE 1.548
210-458-6098
youngjoong.joo@utsa.edu
http://engineering.utsa.edu/yjoo/
 

Areas of Teaching Interest

Circuits, Microelectronics, Analog and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits, Advanced Integrated Circuits, CMOS image sensors

Areas of Research Interest

CMOS analog and mixed-signal circuits, Low power systems, Smart camera systems, Optical transceivers, UWB transceivers, RFID, Smart sensor systems

Educational Background

Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999

Selected Publications

  • B. Choi, S. Jo, M. Bae, J., P., J., Y. Joo, ” A Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Image Sensor with Increased Dynamic Range Using Feedback Reset Mechanism, Sensor Letters, vol.13, pp 658-662, 2015.
  • Y. Joo, H. Kim, S. Jung, ” A CMOS 802.15.4a transmitter for sub-GHz application,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 53, Issue 8, pp. 1919–1921, 2011.
  • J. Rhee, D. Park, Y. Joo, “Analysis and Design of a Robust Floating Point CMOS Image Sensor,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 9, Issue 5, pp. 578 – 585, 2009.
  • D. Park, J. Rhee, Y. Joo, “Wide Dynamic Range CMOS Image Sensor Using Self-Reset Technique,” IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 28, Issue 10, pp.890-892, 2007.
  • J. Rhee, Y. Joo, “Dual Mode Wide Dynamic Range CMOS Active Pixel Sensor,” IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 41, Issue 24, pp.1322-1323, 2005.
  • H. Kim, D. Park, Y. Joo, “All-digital low-power CMOS pulse generator for UWB system,” IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 40, Issue 24, pp.1534 – 1535, 2004.
  • S. Jung, M. Brooke, N. Jokerst, J. Liu, Y. Joo, “ Parasitic Modeling and Analysis for a 1 Gb/s CMOS Laser Driver” Trans. on Circuit and Systems – II, vol. 51, pp.517-522, 2004.
  • J. Rhee, Y. Joo, “Wide dynamic range CMOS image sensor with pixel level ADC”, vol. 39, issue 4, pp. 360 –361, IEE Electronics Letters, 2003.
  • N. Jokerst, M. Brooke, S. Cho, S. Wilkinson, M. Vrazel, S. Fike, J. Tabler, Y. Joo, S. Seo, D. Wills, A. Brown, “The heterogeneous integration of optical interconnections into integrated microsystems “IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 9, issue 2, pp.350 –360, 2003.
  • N. Jokerst, M. Brooke, J. Laskar, S. Wills, A. Brown, M. Vrazel, S. Jung, Y. Joo, J. Chang, “Microsystem optoelectronic integration for mixed multisignal systems,” IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, pp.1231-1239, vol. 6, Issue 6, 2000.
  • Y. Joo, J. Park, M. Thomas, K. Chung, M. Brooke, N. Jokerst, D. Wills, “Smart CMOS Focal Plane Arrays: A Si CMOS detector array and sigma delta analog to digital converter imaging system,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 5, no. 2, pp.296-305, 1999.
  • J. Bergman, J. Chang, Y. Joo, B. Martinpour, J. Laskar, N. Jokerst, M. Brooke, B. Brar, E. Beam III, “RTD/CMOS nanoelectronic circuits: Thin-film InP-Based resonant tunneling diodes integrated with CMOS circuits,” IEEE Electron Device letters, vol. 20, no. 3, pp.119-122, 1999.
  • S. Koppa, Y. Joo, “Compact, low cost CMOS integrated SPR Biosensor system”, IEEE Sensors, pp1-4, 2013.
  • S. Koppa, Y. Joo, ” Improvised NanoSPR Biosensor System Utilizing Gold Nanorods,” ISCAS, pp.2397-2400, 2012.
  • J. Li, S. Jung, Y. Joo, P. Gui, “A Current-Steering DAC-Based CMOS Ultra-Wideband Transmitter With Bi-Phase Modulation,” ISCAS, pp. 2545-2548, 2012.
  • S. Koppa, D. Park, Y. Joo, S. Jung, “A 105.6dB DR and 65dB peak SNR self-reset CMOS image sensor using a Schmitt trigger circuit,” IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp.1-4, 2011.
  • S. Koppa, Y. Joo, “A High Sensitive SPR Biosensor System Utilizing Gold Nanorods,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems, pp.309-312, 2011.
  • S. Koppa, Y. Joo, M. Venkataramasubramani, and L. Tang, “Nanoscale Biosensor Chip,” IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp.268-271, 2010.
  • D. Park, Y. Joo, S. Koppa, “A Simple and Robust Self-Reset CMOS Image Sensor,” IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp.680 -683, 2010.
  • N. Karandikar, S. Jung, S. C. Lee, P. Gui, Y. Joo, “Design of an Analog Correlator for 22-29GHz UWB Vehicular radar system using improved high gain multiplier architecture, “IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, pp.930 -933, 2010.