The MSEE in Microelectronics track established its Graduate Research Internship Program (GRIP), an Industry-partnered research thesis execution and/or actual live project participation related to IC design). This program helps students to finish their thesis and bridges them to land a work in the industry after their studies.
David Estose, a graduating MS student, is currently working with Lattice Semiconductors under the GRIP.
ACTIVE DOST-ERDT SCHOLARS
Cañeda, Jerwin
Tugahan, Johnny
Ramos, Grace Melanie Martha
Sumbillo, Regel Jem
Haniah Mohammad
Homecillo, Sheila
Caserial, Leizl
MSEE IN MICROELECTRONICS ALUMNI
AY 2023 - 2024
Comaling, Robert M.
Thesis: 22nm FDSOI Forward Body Biasing in Designing Ultra-Low Power, High PSRR Voltage Reference for IoT Power Management Applications
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Xinyx Design under GRIP Program *
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Diangco, Mike Martin C.
Thesis: 83.17% Power Conversion Efficiency, 13.5 dB Power Dynamic Range Rectifier for RF Energy Harvesting Applications in 22nm FDSOI Technology
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Xinyx Design under GRIP Program *
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Bagundol, Robert Leemar M.
Thesis: Design Methodology of a Voltage Bandgap Reference with High PSRR in Advanced Technology Node for LDO Application
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Toledo, Marc Macbeth M.
Thesis: A Reduced-Power Zero-Current Detector for DC-DC Switched Mode Converter
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Grana, Lawrence P.
Thesis: Low Power Gate Voltage Controlled Schmitt Trigger with Adjustable Hysteresis and 0.1Vth Margin in 22nm FDSOI
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Clamonte, Johnson E.
Thesis: Design of a Compact Fractal Dipole Antenna for GPS-GSM-based Tracking Applications
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Olga Joy L. Gerasta
Internship: --
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Erojo, Joshua Jr. E.
Thesis: Design of Bow-Tie Antenna Loaded with Parasitic Element for Gain, Directivity and Front-To-Back Ratio Enhancement for Very High Frequency (VHF) Wireless Receiving Applications
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Olga Joy L. Gerasta
Internship: --
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Macasero, Jesrey Martin S.
Thesis: Utility Pipelines Detection Using an SDR Based SFCW-Ground Penetrating Radar System with Convolutional Neural Network
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Olga Joy L. Gerasta
Internship: DOST-Funded Project at MSU-IIT RF & Communications Laboratory
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Mugot, Dhondee D.
Thesis: Communication Signal Enhancement System Design Using Sawtooth Corrugated Vivaldi Antenna
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Olga Joy L. Gerasta
Internship: DOST-Funded Project at MSU-IIT RF & Communications Laboratory
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Ramas, Gil P.
Thesis:
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Olga Joy L. Gerasta
Internship: Antenna Lab at Tatung University, Taiwan
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
AY 2022 - 2023
Adrivan, Kriz Kevin C.
Thesis: A Nano-Watt, Self-Biased Subthreshold CMOS Voltage Reference without Resistors and BJT
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Andam, Mark Eric C.
Thesis: Reconfigurable Rectifier Design for Dual Band RF Energy Harvesting
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Librado, Ritt Vincent A.
Thesis: Switched-Capacitor Power Converter (SCPC) for Concurrent Multi-Source Energy Harvesting in 65nm CMOS Process
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Quinalayo-Tecson, Johanna Mae B.
Thesis: Failure Design Analysis and Evaluation of the Fabricated 3-stage CMOS RF Rectifier for Energy Harvesting in 65 nm CMOS Process
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
AY 2021 - 2022
Maestre, Susie P.
Thesis: Improving Digital Design PPA (Performance, Power, Area) using iSpatial Physical Restructuring
Thesis Adviser: Prof. Aileen Caberos-Gumera
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
AY 2020 - 2021
Toledo, John Xavier P.
Thesis: Configurable Precision IEEE754-2019 Floating-Point Square Root IP Using Crosslink-NX FPGA
Thesis Adviser: Prof. Jennibeth F. Gatal
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
AY 2019 - 2020
Calam, Ramon Cristopher M.
Thesis: A Self-Calibrating Off-Time Controller for WSN/IoT Synchronous Non-Inverting Buck-Boost DC-to-DC Converter Application
Thesis Adviser: --
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Jimenez, Kresil Joy
Thesis: Self-Biased 2.4 GHz CMOS RF-to-DC Converter with 80% Efficiency and −22.04 dBm Sensitivity for Wi-Fi Energy Harvesting
Thesis Adviser: --
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
AY 2017 - 2018
Empas, Paul Emmanuel G.
Thesis: A Linearized Cascode Shut-off Low-Noise Amplifier for Carrier Aggregation Application
Thesis Adviser: --
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Arellano, Aileen Chris C.
Thesis: Buck Converter with Dead-Time Control and Power-down System for WSN in 65nm CMOS Process
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Analog Devices Inc. under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Berido, Rovil S.
Thesis: High Power Conversion Efficiency Adaptive Reconfigurable Active Voltage Rectifier/Voltage Doubler for Implantable Medical Devices
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Salem, Arcel R.
Thesis: A Fabric IP Netlist Generator for a Compiler-Approach to Fabric Integration
Thesis Adviser: --
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Maglinte, Kevin O.
Thesis: An Innovative Layout Generator for FPGA IP Physical Design Integration
Thesis Adviser: --
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
AY 2016 - 2017
Calimpusan, Re-Ann Cristine O.
Thesis: Modified differential voltage multiplier implemented in indoor photovoltaic energy harvesting circuit for wireless sensor networks using 65nm CMOS Process
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Escabal, Ingrid B.
Thesis: Development of Framer/Deframer for 5GBPS JESD204B soft IP
Thesis Adviser: --
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Published Papers:
Geralla, Leo B.
Thesis: Optimization of Physically-Aware Synthesis for Digital Implementation Flow
Thesis Adviser: --
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Sabarillo, Rochelle M,
Thesis: Energy Harvesting from Indoor Ambient Light for Battery Recharging and wireless sensor nodes application implemented in 90nm CMOS Process
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Vergara, Thesa Ll.
Thesis: Sub-1V Ultra-low quiescent current adaptive capacitorless low-dropout voltage regulator for low power management of wireless sensor networks implemented in 65nm CMOS Process
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Analog Devices Inc. under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
AY 2015 - 2016
Esic, Jhon Ray M.
Thesis: Formal Equivalence Verification Between Register Transfer Level/Gate-Level Netlist and FPGA Full-Chip Netlist Using Cadence Conformal Logic Equivalence Checker
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Mangca, Darwin C.
Thesis: On-the-fly Computation Method in Field-Programmable Gate Array for Analog-to-Digital Converter Linearity Testing
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Analog Devices Inc. under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
AY 2014 - 2015
Gorospe, John Michael A.
Thesis: Low Voltage Ultra Low Power PVT Independent and High PSRR Voltage Reference in 65nm CMOS Process
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Jilluh, Qadier Idres
Thesis: A Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Interface Circuit Using Negative Voltage Converter with Active Diode and DC-DC Buck Converter
Thesis Adviser: --
Internship: Xinyx Design under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Tolete, John Michael C.
Thesis: A Modified RF to DC Converter CMOS Rectifier Design for Energy Harvesting
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
AY 2014 - 2015
Abingosa, Marion Rey
Thesis: Interconnect Modeling of Global Metals for 40nm Node
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Capilayan, Mycel A.
Thesis: HSPICE Analysis on Performance Trade-Off Versus Simulation Time
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Xinyx Design under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Gatal, Jennibeth F.
Thesis: FPGA-Based H.264 Video Decoder in RTP Payload Format
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
Husayan, Gladdy Christine G.
Thesis: Improved IP Configuration Process of Lattice FPGA Devices
Thesis Adviser: --
Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Santillan, Jofrey F.
Thesis: Dual-mode Current Control Boost Converter for Battery Application
Thesis Adviser: --
Internship: Analog Devices Inc. under the GRIP Program*
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Published Papers:
AY 2012 - 2013
Amaya, Alvin B.
Thesis: Design of an 8 BIT Binary-Weighted Current-Steering Digital-to-Analog Converter for Microcontroller Application
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT
Mercado, Harvey T.
Thesis: Class AB Low Pass Filter for 18-BIT Delta-Sigma Audio Digital-to-Analog Converter
Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora
Scholarship: DOST-ERDT