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Tugahan, Johnny R.

Thesis: Design of a D-Band Low Noise Amplifier with YZ-Embedding Gain Boosting Technique for 6G Applications in 22nm FDSOI Technology

Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora

Internship:  Xinyx Design (accepted) under GRIP Program  but under off-site/online supervision

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• Johnny R. Tugahan, Jefferson A. Hora and Xi Zhu, "A 146 GHz Low Noise Amplifier with 19.65 dB Gain Using YZ-Embedding Gain Boosting Technique in 22-nm FDSOI Technology," in Proc. IEEE 23rd International Symp. on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), Sep. 2024, pp. 1-4.

Cañeda, Jerwin D.

Thesis: Design of a D-Band High Gain Transmission Line-Based Power Amplifier for 5G-Advanced Applications in 22nm FDSOI Technology

Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora

Internship: Xinyx Design under GRIP Program *

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• Jerwin D. Cañeda, Jefferson A. Hora and Xi Zhu, "32.1 dB Gain D-Band Line-Based Power Amplifier for 5G-Advanced Applications in 22nm FDSOI Technology," in Proc. IEEE 23rd International Symp. on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), Sep. 2024, pp. 1-4.

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:

• Robert M Comaling, Xi Zhu, and Jefferson A Hora, "A 95.71% Power Efficiency DC-DC PFM Boost Converter with Recursive Voltage Supply Technique for Low-Power Energy Harvesting Application," in Proc. IEEE 10th International Symposium on Microwave, Antenna, Propagation and EMC Technologies for Wireless Communications (MAPE), Nov. 2024, pp. 1-4.

• Robert M. Comaling, Mike Martin C. Diangco and Jefferson A. Hora, "22nm FDSOI Forward Body Biasing in Designing Ultra-Low Power, High PSRR Voltage Reference for IoT Power Management Applications," TENCON 2023 - 2023 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2023, pp. 1-5.

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:

• Mike Martin C Diangco, Jefferson A Hora, and Xi Zhu, "Triple-Band RF Energy Harvesting System Using TDM Combiner Drawing 1.5 μW in 22nm FDSOI Technology," in Proc. IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), Nov. 2024, pp. 754-758. 

• Mike Martin C. Diangco, Jefferson A. Hora and Xi Zhu, "83.17% Power Conversion Efficiency, 13.5 dB Power Dynamic Range Rectifier for RF Energy Harvesting Applications in 22nm FDSOI Technology," 2023 22nd International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), Sydney, Australia, 2023, pp. 381-386

• T. I. V. Arboleda, K. L. P. Laure, M. M. C. Diangco, J. A. Hora and X. Zhu, "A 88.6%-Efficient Multi-Input Capacitive-Based Energy Combiner with Adaptive Path Control for WSN-IoT Applications," 2024 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems (APCCAS), Taipei, Taiwan, 2024, pp. 749-753

• R. M. Comaling, M. M. C. Diangco and J. A. Hora, "22nm FDSOI Forward Body Biasing in Designing Ultra-Low Power, High PSRR Voltage Reference for IoT Power Management Applications," TENCON 2023 - 2023 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2023, pp. 1-5

• M. M. C. Diangco, G. C. Omongos, N. A. Tabaculde, G. F. P. Palencia and J. A. Hora, "Hybrid Multistage Differential Rectifier for Indoor Light Energy Harvester in 65nm CMOS Technology," TENCON 2023 - 2023 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2023, pp. 759-764

• M. M. C. Diangco and O. J. L. Gerasta, "Multiple-Input Energy Harvesting DC Adder Combiner for Internet of Things (IoT) Wireless Sensor Nodes (WSN) Applications in 65nm CMOS Technology," 2019 IEEE 11th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management ( HNICEM ), Laoag, Philippines, 2019, pp. 1-6

 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:

• Robert L. M. Bagundol, Jefferson A. Hora and Emrys L. Oling, "Design Methodology of a Voltage Bandgap Reference with High PSRR in Advanced Technology Nodes for LDO Application," 2022 IEEE 14th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management (HNICEM), Boracay Island, Philippines, 2022, pp. 1-6

 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:

• Marc Macbeth M. Toledo and Jefferson A. Hora, "Low Power Gate Voltage Controlled Schmitt Trigger with Adjustable Hysteresis and 0.1Vth Margin in 22nm FDSOI," TENCON 2023 - 2023 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2023, pp. 301-305

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: XINYX DESIGN  under GRIP Program*

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• Lawrence P. Grana and Jefferson A. Hora, "Low-Quiescent and Reduced-Power Zero-Current Detector for a DC-DC Switched-Mode Converter Implemented in 22nm FDSOI," TENCON 2023 - 2023 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2023, pp. 1244-1249

 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:

• Johnson E Clamonte, Olga Joy L Gerasta, and John Carlo P Guinoo, "Design of a Compact Fractal Dipole Antenna for GPS-GSM-based Tracking Applications," in Proc.  IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), pp. 162- 166, Oct. 2023.

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:

• R. J. O. Lauro, R. -A. C. O. Calimpusan, J. T. Dellosa and J. E. Erojo, "Design and Simulation of a Series-fed Microstrip Patch Array Antenna for Automotive Radar Application," 2024 4th Asian Conference on Innovation in Technology (ASIANCON), Pimari Chinchwad, India, 2024, pp. 1-7

• D. A. A. Dumogho, J. E. Erojo, R. -A. C. O. Calimpusan and J. T. Dellosa, "Comparative Analysis of Patch Antenna Design for RF Energy Harvesting," 2024 8th International Artificial Intelligence and Data Processing Symposium (IDAP), Malatya, Turkiye, 2024, pp. 1-6

• Joshua E Erojo, Najie Pandian, Olga Joy L Gerasta, and Christopher Gerasta, "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,"  in Proc.  IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), pp. 151-155, Oct. 2023.

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:

• D. D. Mugot, O. J. L. Gerasta, J. S. Macasero, R. S. Macasero and J. L. S. Balasa, "A Dual Band Sawtooth Corrugated Vivaldi Antenna Design for Communication Signal Enhancement and Emergency Applications," TENCON 2024 - 2024 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Singapore, Singapore, 2024, pp. 62-65 

• Jesrey Martin S Macasero, Najie M Pandian, Olga Joy L Gerasta, Rochelle M Sabarillo, Gene Fe P Palencia, and Rovick P Tarife, "Investigating the Impact of Soil Conditions on a Modified Bow-Tie Antenna’s Radiation Characteristics Operating at 270MHz," in Proc.  IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), pp. 167-172, Oct. 2023.

• V. J. V. Ylaya, O. J. L. Gerasta, J. M. S. Macasero, D. P. Pongcol, N. M. Pandian and R. R. P. Vicerra, "Linear Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave LFM-CW Short-Range Radar for Detecting Subsurface Water Content With Deep Learning," 2020 IEEE 12th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management (HNICEM), Manila, Philippines, 2020, pp. 1-6

• Jesrey Martin S. Macasero and Olga Joy L. Gerasta, “Performance comparison of beat frequency extraction algorithm and cross Correlation algorithm for FMCW radar signal processing implemented on LabVIEW and USRP”, in Proc. IEEE 11th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management (HNICEM), Dec. 2019.

• D. Pongcol, O. J. Gerasta, J. Martin Macasero, V. J. Ylaya, N. Pandian and A. Caberos, "Dual Continuous Wave Radar for Ground Object Detection in GNU-Radio with USRP," 2019 IEEE 11th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management ( HNICEM ), Laoag, Philippines, 2019, pp. 1-6

• D. P. Pongcol, O. Joy L. Gerasta, J. M. S. Macasero, V. Jay V. Ylaya, N. M. Pandian and A. B. Caberos, "Frequency Shift Keying Radar for Ground Object Detection in GNU-Radio with USRP," 2019 19th International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2019, pp. 442-447

• Jesrey Martin S. Macasero, Olga Joy L. Gerasta, Daryl P. Pongcol, Vrian Jay V. Ylaya, and Aileen B. Caberos “Underground Target Objects Detection Simulation Using FMCW Radar with SDR Platform,” in Proc. IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management (HNICEM), Dec. 2018.

• D. P. Pongcol, O. J. L. Gerasta, J. M. S. Macasero, V. J. V. Ylaya and A. B. Caberos, "GNU-Radio Simulation Application for Impulse Radar Technique on Ground Object Detection," 2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), Baguio City, Philippines, 2018, pp. 1-6

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:

• Dhondee D Mugot, Olga Joy L Gerasta, Jesrey S Macasero, Rochelle S Macasero, and Jessa Lee S Balasa, "A Dual Band Sawtooth Corrugated Vivaldi Antenna Design for Communication Signal Enhancement and Emergency Applications," in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 62-65, Dec, 2024.

Ramas, Gil P.

Thesis: 

Thesis Adviser:  Dr. Olga Joy L. Gerasta 

Internship: Antenna Lab at Tatung University, Taiwan

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• Gil P Ramas, Chi-Fang Huang, Olga Joy L Gerasta, Jessa Lee S Balasa, and Ruel Saranza, "Design of Planar Inverted-F Antenna (Pifa) for 4G Cellular Base Station with Spectrum Sensing," in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 66-69, Dec, 2024.

• Gil P Ramas, Timea Lee J Dura, Najie Pandian, and Olga Joy L Gerasta, "Comparative Study of Multiband Horn and Yagi-Uda Antenna For Spectrum Sensing Applications," in Proc.  IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), pp. 156-161 Oct. 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:

• F. R. Manabat, J. H. P. Dayondon, J. C. R. Fernandez, K. K. Adrivan and J. A. Hora, "A Design of High Efficiency Non-Time Division Multiplexing Battery-less and Self-Powered Multi-Input Single-Inductor Single-Output Using 22nm FDSOI Technology," 2023 22nd International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), Sydney, Australia, 2023, pp. 1-6

• Kriz Kevin C Adrivan, and Jefferson A Hora, "A Nano-Watt, Subthreshold Self-Biased CMOS Voltage Reference without Resistors and BJT," in Proc. IEEE TENCON Region 10 Conf., Nov. 2022. 

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:

• Mark Eric C Andam, Johanna Mae B Quinalayo, and Jefferson A Hora, "Reconfigurable Dual-band Radio Frequency Energy Harvester utilizing 900MHz and 2.4 GHz Frequency Band," in Proc. IEEE TENCON Region 10 Conf., Nov. 2022. 

• J. M. B. Quinalayo, J. A. Hora, R. M. Sabarillo and M. E. C. Andam, "Characterization, Analysis and Optimization of a CMOS RF Energy Harvesting Rectifier System for WSN Application," TENCON 2022 - 2022 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2022, pp. 1-6 

• Mark Eric C. Andam, Charlene Mae P. Canja, Mycel A. Capilayan, A Design of Self-biased Cross Coupled Rectifier with Integrated Dual Threshold Voltage for RF Energy Harvesting Application, Procedia Computer Science, Volume 109, 2017, Pages 384-391

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:

• Ritt Vincent A. Librado, Jefferson A. Hora, and Kevin O. Maglinte, "4-Phase Interleaved Charge Pump Topologies with Reversion Loss Elimination Techniques for IoT Applications," 2023 22nd International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), Sydney, Australia, 2023, pp. 369-374.

• Ritt Vincent A Librado, and Jefferson A Hora, "A 90.9% Efficient 4-phase Interleaved Charge Pump Topology with FBB and Internal Clock Boosting Technique for Energy Harvesting Applications,"  in Proc. IEEE TENCON Region 10 Conf., Nov. 2022. 

• R. V. A. Librado, A. P. B. Olaivar and A. Caberos-Gumera, "Operational Transconductance Amplifier Design Integration for MEMS Accelerometer Application in 65nm CMOS Technology," 2020 IEEE 12th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management (HNICEM), Manila, Philippines, 2020

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:

• Johanna Mae B Quinalayo, Jefferson A Hora, Rochelle M Sabarillo, and Mark Eric C Andam, "Characterization, Analysis and Optimization of a CMOS RF Energy Harvesting Rectifier System for WSN Application," in Proc. IEEE TENCON Region 10 Conf., Nov. 2022. 

• Mark Eric C Andam, Johanna Mae B Quinalayo, and Jefferson A Hora, "Reconfigurable Dual-band Radio Frequency Energy Harvester utilizing 900MHz and 2.4 GHz Frequency Band," in Proc. IEEE TENCON Region 10 Conf., Nov. 2022. 

Maestre, Susie P.  

Thesis: Improving Digital Design PPA (Performance, Power, Area) using iSpatial Physical Restructuring 

Thesis Adviser: Prof. Aileen Caberos-Gumera / Dr. Jefferson Hora (co-adviser)

Internship:  Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• Susie Maestre, Aileen Gumera, Jefferson Hora, and Melvin Joey de Guzman, "Improving Digital Design PPA (Performance, Power, Area) using iSpatial Physical Restructuring," in Proc. 37th International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers and Communications (ITC-CSCC), Jul. 2022.  

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:

• John Xavier Toledo, Jennibeth Gatal, and John Imperial, "Configurable Precision IEEE 754-2019 Floating-Point Square Root IP using CrossLink-NxFPGA," in Proc. Int. Conf., Electrical, Communication, and Computer Engineering (ICECCE), pp. 1-5, KL Malaysia, June 2021 

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: Dr. Olga Joy Gerasta / Dr. Jefferson A. Hora (co-adviser)

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• R. C. M. Calam, J. A. Hora, O. J. L. Gerasta, X. Zhu and E. Dutkiewicz, "A Self-Calibrating Off-Time Controller for WSN/IoT Synchronous Non-Inverting Buck-Boost DC-to-DC Converter Application," 2019 IEEE International Circuits and Systems Symposium (ICSyS), Kuantan, Malaysia, 2019, pp. 1-4

 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: Dr. Olga Joy Gerasta / Dr. Jefferson Hora (co-adviser)

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• K. J. P. Jimenez, J. A. Hora, O. J. L. Gerasta, X. Zhu and E. Dutkiewicz, "Self-Biased 2.4 GHz CMOS RF-to-DC Converter with 80% Efficiency and −22.04 dBm Sensitivity for Wi-Fi Energy Harvesting," 2019 IEEE International Circuits and Systems Symposium (ICSyS), Kuantan, Malaysia, 2019, pp. 1-4 

Empas, Paul Emmanuel G.

Thesis: A Linearized Cascode Shut-off Low-Noise Amplifier for Carrier Aggregation Application

Thesis Adviser: Dr. Olga Joy Gerasta

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• P. E. G. Empas, O. J. L. Gerasta and J. A. Hora, "A Linearized Cascode Shut-off Low-Noise Amplifier for Carrier Aggregation Application," 2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), Baguio City, Philippines, 2018, pp. 1-5

• J. A. Hora, D. L. Piandong, P. E. G. Empas, O. J. L. Gerasta, X. Zhu and E. Dutkiewicz, "A CMOS Implemented Transimpedance Amplifier Design for Optical Communications," 2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), Baguio City, Philippines, 2018, pp. 1-6

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:

• J. A. Hora, A. C. Arellano, X. Zhu and E. Dutkiewicz, "Design of Buck Converter with Dead-time Control and Automatic Power-Down System for WSN Application," 2019 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC), London, UK, 2019, pp. 582-586

 Berido, Rovil S.

Thesis: High Power Conversion Efficiency Adaptive Reconfigurable Active Voltage Rectifier/Voltage Doubler for Implantable Medical Devices

Thesis Adviser: Prof. Allenn C. Lowaton

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• J. A. Hora, N. M. Mapula, E. D. Talagon, M. B. Bate, R. S. Berido and G. F. P. Palencia, "Design of RF to DC converter in 90nm CMOS technology for ultra-low power application," 2015 International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), Cebu, Philippines, 2015, pp. 1-6

Salem, Arcel R. 

Thesis: A Fabric IP Netlist Generator for a Compiler-Approach to Fabric Integration

Thesis Adviser: Assoc. Prof. Allenn Lowaton

Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• Arcel R. Salem, Erwil V. Pasia, and Allenn C. Lowaton, "A Fabric IP Netlist Generator for a Compiler-Approach to Fabric Integration," International Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & Telecommunications, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 181-187, May 2019.

Maglinte, Kevin O. 

Thesis: An Innovative Layout Generator for FPGA IP Physical Design Integration

Thesis Adviser: Dr. Harrez Quimque/Assoc. Prof. Nieva Mapula

Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• Jayson S Abayan, Winston John F Astillero, Dennis Von G Itaas, Nieva M Mapula, Harreez M Villaruz, Gene Fe P Palencia, Rochelle M Sabarillo, Kevin O Maglinte, and Jefferson A Hora, "A 2μA Quiescent Current Output-Capacitorless LDO with Adaptive Power Transistors for Low Power Management in Energy Harvesting," in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 244-247, Dec. 2024.

• Dave Carl Maghinay, Vince Dominique Silvosa, Kevin Maglinte, and Rochelle Sabarillo, "A Non-Overlapping Synthetic Clock Generator for DC-DC Boost Converter in 65 nm CMOS Technology,"  in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 79-82, Dec. 2024.

• Dale Matthew D Legaspi, Neil F Mora, Nieva M Mapula, Thesa L Vergara, Emrys Leowhel T Oling, Harreez M Villaruz, Gene Fe P Palencia, Rochelle M Sabarillo, and Kevin O Maglinte, "Dual Mode Output Capacitorless Low Dropout with Low Quiescent Current for Hearing Aid Applications," in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 794-797, Dec. 2024.

• Nivea Joy Ubos, Ma Ricalyn Zablan, Kirsten Daniella Acas, Olga Joy Gerasta, Gene Fe Palencia, Nieva Mapula, Kevin Maglinte, Rochelle Sabarillo, and Jessa Lee Balassa, "RF-to-DC Conversion Circuit with Configurable Impedance Matching Circuit for RF Energy Harvesting in 65nm CMOS Technology," in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 1314-1318, Dec. 2024.

• Michelle P Hermias, Migo K Navarro, Nieva M Mapula, Gene F Palencia, Kevin O Maglinte, and Thesa L Vergara, "Dual-Path CCM Boost Converter Optimization for Indoor Light Energy Harvesting in Biomedical Devices," in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 88-91, Dec. 2024.

• Ritt Vincent A. Librado, Jefferson A. Hora, and Kevin O. Maglinte, "4-Phase Interleaved Charge Pump Topologies with Reversion Loss Elimination Techniques for IoT Applications," 2023 22nd International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), Sydney, Australia, 2023, pp. 369-374, Oct. 2023.

• Paul Adrian E Divino, Michelle P Prunes, and Kevin O Maglinte, "Single-Inductor Multiple-Output (SIMO) Boost DC-DC Converter using Ripple-Based Control for Ultra-Low Power Indoor Light Energy Harvesting Applications," in Proc. IEEE 11th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management (HNICEM), pp. 1-6, Dec. 2019.

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:

• Jewin D. Cañeda and Re-Ann Cristine O. Calimpusan, "Design and Development of IoT-based SMART Monitoring System for Hydro-Powered Generator," 2022 International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies (ICEET), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2022, pp. 1-6

• John Raphael Otadoy, Kister  Genesis Jimenez, Jefferson A. Hora, Re-Ann Cristine O. Calimpusan and Allenn C. Lowaton, "Analysis and Comparison of Novel Clock Gating Cell Topologies in 65nm CMOS Process Technology," 2019 IEEE 11th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management ( HNICEM ), Laoag, Philippines, 2019, pp. 1-6

• Blesshe. Mae B. Beron, Varrie T. Duhaylungsod, Kister Genesis Jimenez, Jefferson A Hora, Re-Ann  Cristine. O. Calimpusan and Olga Joy Gerasta, "ASIC Implementation of Pipelined Blowfish Cryptographic Core in 0.13 µm CMOS Process Technology," 2019 IEEE 11th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management ( HNICEM ), Laoag, Philippines, 2019, pp. 1-6

• Re-Ann Cristine O. Calimpusan, Rolando. Trajano, Alvin. Yungao and Jeffrey. T. Dellosa, "Water Purification System Powered by a Mini Hydroelectric Power System," 2021 6th International Conference on Development in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2021, pp. 1-6

• Re-Ann Cristine O. Calimpusan, Jefferson A. Hora and Allenn. C. Lowaton, "CMOS Modified Differential Voltage Multiplier Co-integrated with Indoor Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting in 65nm CMOS Process for WSN Application," 2019 IEEE 11th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management ( HNICEM ), Laoag, Philippines, 2019, pp. 1-6

• R. T. Nericua, G. V. S. Maraat, R. -A. C. O. Calimpusan, O. J. Gerasta and J. A. Hora, "16-Bit Low Power Feedforward Architecture Sigma-Delta ADC with Integrator Time Multiplexing for Microprocessors," 2018 International Conference on Control, Electronics, Renewable Energy and Communications (ICCEREC), Bandung, Indonesia, 2018, pp. 184-188

• D. M. G. Abad, A. J. C. Ondoy, R. -A. C. O. Calimpusan, O. J. Gerasta and J. A. Hora, "Output Response Analyzer of Built-in-Self-Test for 14-Bit ADC in 0.13µm CMOS Technology," 2018 International Conference on Control, Electronics, Renewable Energy and Communications (ICCEREC), Bandung, Indonesia, 2018, pp. 81-85

Escabal, Ingrid B.

Thesis: Development of Framer/Deframer for 5GBPS JESD204B soft IP

Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora

Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*

Published Papers:

• C. J. Sagario, B. Quidlat, K. G. Jimenez, I. B. Escabal, A. C. Lowaton and J. A. Hora, "Design of Single Poly Flash Memory Cell with Power Reduction Technique at Program Mode in 65nm CMOS Process," 2018 International Conference on Control, Electronics, Renewable Energy and Communications (ICCEREC), Bandung, Indonesia, 2018, pp. 76-80

Geralla, Leo B. 

Thesis: Optimization of Physically-Aware Synthesis for Digital Implementation Flow

Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora

Internship: Lattice Semiconductor under the GRIP Program*

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• E. Geralla, L., Joey de Guzman, M., & A. Hora, J. (2018). Optimization of Physically-Aware Synthesis for Digital Implementation Flow. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7(2.11), 31-34.

 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:

• Jayson S Abayan, Winston John F Astillero, Dennis Von G Itaas, Nieva M Mapula, Harreez M Villaruz, Gene Fe P Palencia, Rochelle M Sabarillo, Kevin O Maglinte, and Jefferson A Hora, "A 2μA Quiescent Current Output-Capacitorless LDO with Adaptive Power Transistors for Low Power Management in Energy Harvesting," in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 244-247, Dec. 2024.

• Clark Rojen B Casanes, Nathan Rhei N Remo, Kirt Menard L Ugay, and Rochelle M Sabarillo, "Configurable FOCV-Based MPPT for Indoor Light and TEG Energy Harvesting Systems,"  in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 75-78, Dec. 2024.

• Dave Carl Maghinay, Vince Dominique Silvosa, Kevin Maglinte, and Rochelle Sabarillo, "A Non-Overlapping Synthetic Clock Generator for DC-DC Boost Converter in 65 nm CMOS Technology,"  in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 79-82, Dec. 2024.

• Dale Matthew D Legaspi, Neil F Mora, Nieva M Mapula, Thesa L Vergara, Emrys Leowhel T Oling, Harreez M Villaruz, Gene Fe P Palencia, Rochelle M Sabarillo, and Kevin O Maglinte, "Dual Mode Output Capacitorless Low Dropout with Low Quiescent Current for Hearing Aid Applications," in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 794-797, Dec. 2024.

• Nivea Joy Ubos, Ma Ricalyn Zablan, Kirsten Daniella Acas, Olga Joy Gerasta, Gene Fe Palencia, Nieva Mapula, Kevin Maglinte, Rochelle Sabarillo, and Jessa Lee Balassa, "RF-to-DC Conversion Circuit with Configurable Impedance Matching Circuit for RF Energy Harvesting in 65nm CMOS Technology," in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 1314-1318, Dec. 2024.

• Jesrey Martin S Macasero, Najie M Pandian, Olga Joy L Gerasta, Rochelle M Sabarillo, Gene Fe P Palencia, and Rovick P Tarife, "Investigating the Impact of Soil Conditions on a Modified Bow-Tie Antenna’s Radiation Characteristics Operating at 270MHz," in Proc.  IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), pp. 167-172, Oct. 2023.

• J. M. B. Quinalayo, J. A. Hora, R. M. Sabarillo and M. E. C. Andam, "Characterization, Analysis and Optimization of a CMOS RF Energy Harvesting Rectifier System for WSN Application," TENCON 2022 - 2022 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2022, pp. 1-6, Nov. 2022.

• D. P. Madelo, A. Tayros, R. Sabarillo, A. Lowaton and J. Hora, "Design of Low Power P-Gated Schmitt Trigger SRAM in 65nm CMOS Technology," 2018 International Conference on Control, Electronics, Renewable Energy and Communications (ICCEREC), Bandung, Indonesia, 2018, pp. 189-194, Dec. 2018.

• R. M. Sabarillo and C. O. Mocorro, "Indoor light energy harvesting system for battery recharging and wireless sensor networks implemented in 90nm CMOS technology," in Proc. 2015 International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), Cebu, Philippines, pp. 1-5, Dec. 2015.

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:

• Dale Matthew D Legaspi, Neil F Mora, Nieva M Mapula, Thesa L Vergara, Emrys Leowhel T Oling, Harreez M Villaruz, Gene Fe P Palencia, Rochelle M Sabarillo, and Kevin O Maglinte, "Dual Mode Output Capacitorless Low Dropout with Low Quiescent Current for Hearing Aid Applications," in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 794-797, Dec. 2024.

• Michelle P Hermias, Migo K Navarro, Nieva M Mapula, Gene F Palencia, Kevin O Maglinte, and Thesa L Vergara, "Dual-Path CCM Boost Converter Optimization for Indoor Light Energy Harvesting in Biomedical Devices," in Proc. 2024 IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conf. (TENCON), Singapore, pp. 88-91, Dec. 2024.

• Japheth Jay O Vergara, and Thesa Ll Vergara, "PWM Speed Control of Brushless DC Motor for Inrush Current Regulation of Solar Water Pumping System," in Proc. IEEE 13th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management (HNICEM), pp. 1-5, Nov. 2021.

• Thesa L. Vergara and Jefferson A. Hora, "High Stability Adaptive LDO using Dynamic Load Sensing for Low Power Management of Wireless Sensor Networks," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Dec. 2020.

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:

• Jhon Ray M. Esic, Van Louven A. Buot, and Jefferson A. Hora, "Full-Custom Design Fractional Step-Down Charge Pump DC-DC Converter with Digital Control Implemented in 90nm CMOS Technology," International Journal of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 303-308, December 2014.

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:

• Mangca, D. C., Gerasta, O. J., Luna, A. L., Zhu, X., & Hora, J. A. (2018). On-the-fly Computation Method in Field-Programmable Gate Array for Analog-to-Digital Converter Linearity Testing. Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences, 50(5), 589-606.

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:  Analog Devices Inc. under the GRIP Program*

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• J. M. A. Gorospe, J. A. Hora and X. Zhu, "1 μA Quiescent All-MOS Subthreshold Design Technique of Voltage Reference for Biomedical and IoT Device Applications," TENCON 2024 - 2024 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Singapore, Singapore, 2024, pp. 230-233

Jilluh, Qadier Idres

Thesis: A Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Interface Circuit Using Negative Voltage Converter with Active Diode and DC-DC Buck Converter

Thesis Adviser: Prof. Allenn C. Lowaton

Internship:  None

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• M. G. Bautista, Q. I. Jilluh, M. Heimlich, E. Dutkiewicz and J. Pasco, "Design of low power, high PSRR low drop-out voltage regulator," 2015 International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), Cebu, Philippines, 2015

Tolete, John Michael C. 

Thesis: A Modified RF to DC Converter CMOS Rectifier Design for Energy Harvesting

Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora

Internship: None

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

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:

• M. R. F. Abingosa, C. Receno, J. Imperial and J. A. Hora, "Interconnect modeling of global metals for 40nm node," 2015 International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), Cebu, Philippines, 2015, pp. 1-6

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:

• Mark Eric C. Andam, Charlene Mae P. Canja, Mycel A. Capilayan, A Design of Self-biased Cross Coupled Rectifier with Integrated Dual Threshold Voltage for RF Energy Harvesting Application, Procedia Computer Science, Volume 109, 2017, Pages 384-391

• M. A. Capilayan, R. Minguez and J. A. Hora, "Analysis on HSpice performance trade-off versus simulation time," 2015 International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), Cebu, Philippines, 2015, pp. 1-6

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:

• J. X. Toledo, J. Gatal and J. Imperial, "Configurable Precision IEEE 754–2019 Floating-Point Square Root IP using CrossLink-NxFpga," 2021 International Conference on Electrical, Communication, and Computer Engineering (ICECCE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2021, pp. 1-6

• J. F. Gatal, E. Raffiñan, J. Imperial and J. A. Hora, "FPGA-based H.264 Video Decoder in RTP payload format," 2015 International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), Cebu, Philippines, 2015, pp. 1-6

Husayan, Gladdy Christine G.

Thesis: Improved IP Configuration Process of Lattice FPGA Devices

Thesis Adviser: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora

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: Dr. Jefferson A. Hora

Internship: Analog Devices Inc. under the GRIP Program*

Scholarship: DOST-ERDT

Published Papers:

• J. Santillan and J. A. Hora, "Dual-mode current control boost converter with VCO for battery application," 2015 International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM), Cebu, Philippines, 2015, pp. 1-6

 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