Geng Tang

Ph.D Candidate, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
Master's Candidate, Department of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo, SUNY
IEEE Student Member
ITE Student Member

My primary research interests lie in the development of analog/digital VLSI design. This includes topics from analog/digital CMOS design, VLSI CAD, RF/Microwave Circuit Design, etc. I work with Prof. James J. Whalen and Prof. Ramalingam Sridhar. I am currently working on low power VLSI design for register files device.

Contact Information

Email: gengtang@tamu.edu
Phone: +1 (716) 939-1177
212B Bonner Hall,
Buffalo, NY 14260
Where AM I NOW?

Educational Background

• Texas A&M University
  Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering [August 2011 - ]
  Ph. D Electrical Engineering


• State University of New York at Buffalo
  Department of Electrical Engineering [August 2009 - June 2011]
  M.S. Electrical Engineering
  GPA: 3.91/4


• Southeast University, Nanjing P.R.China
  School of Electronic Science and Engineering [August 2004 - May 2008]
  B.E. Electronics Engineering
  GPA: 81.4/100

Research Experience

• Graduate Research Assistant, Aug. 2009 - Jun. 2011
  RF/Microwave Measurement Lab, State University of New York at Buffalo
  Advisor: Prof. James J. Whalen, Prof. Y.K. Yoon


• Research Assistant, Aug.2006 - Feb.2009
  Electrical Circuit and System Lab, Southeast University
  Advisor: Prof. Guoliang Du

Teaching Experience

• Course Instructor/Teaching Assistant, Fall 2010
  EE 458/EE 575: RF/Microwave Laboratory
  Graduate level course for electrical engineering students.
• Teaching Assistant, Spring 2011
  EE 353: Electronic Circuits Laboratory
  Undergraduate level lab course for electrical engineering students.

Awards

• 02/2010 Research Assistantship Award, University at Buffalo, SUNY
• 08/2010 Teaching Assistantship Award, University at Buffalo, SUNY
• 12/2007 Excellent Prize, the First CPLD Design Contest, Southeast University
• 09/2007 First Prize in Jiangsu Division, Second Prize National, National Undergraduate Electronic Design Contest
• 05/2007 Second Prize, the First Freesacle Smartcar Contest, Southeast University
• 05/2007 First Prize, the Ninth Electronic Design Contest, Southeast University

Paper

Graduation Thesis

• 06/2008 Design of Digital Oscilloscope with Network Communication

Projects

Low Power Register Files design

Buffalo,NY 01/2011 -

• Design a new structure to increase the working frequency and lower the power.
• Domino dynamic circuit is used to readout from the RAM cells.
• Discharging cells are used to reduce static leakage.
• Target frequency is 8GHz, reduce about 25% static power compare to previous work.

Development of a Regional Transportation Data Warehouse

Buffalo,NY 11/2010 -

• Data Warehouse Schema Design.
• Data Import Tools Batch Programs design.
• User interface programming.
• Design and simulation environment: Java, GeoServer, MySQL, JSPs

Low Power 8T SRAM design

Buffalo,NY 08/2010 - 12/2010

• Compare performance between 6T 7T and 8T SRAM structures.
• SNM analysis between different structures.
• Research increasing VDD-MIN with increasing threshold voltage variation.

Electrospun PVDF-HFP and PDMS Nanofibers

Buffalo,NY 01/2010 - 06/2010

• Collect continuous single nanofiber with PVDF-HFP.
• Fiber surface be defect-free: beads
• Diameters be controllable
• Find out the relation between diameter with different parameters.
• Fail to get PDMS nano fibers due to the high viscosity.

Eddy Current Heating

Buffalo,NY 05/2010 - 08/2010

• Build a model to simulate the eddy current heating process.
• Find out the relation between temputerature and Magnetic field, Time and Frequency.
• Design and simulation environment: Comsol 3.5a

Glare Sensor Design and Simulation

Buffalo,NY 02/2010 - 05/2010

• Design and implementation of a 10x10 array of glare sensor cells.
• Each pixel of the design has a photodetector, a comparator, a analog readout and a digital alarm output.
• Active participation in all the stages of development, including schematic design, layout design, system simulation and testing of the system.
• Design and simulation environment: MAGIC 7.5, Spice Opus 2.31

Selectable Amplifier System

Buffalo,NY 09/2009 - 12/2009

• Design and implementation of a single chip amplifier with digitally selectable gains [1 (0dB), 3.2 (10dB), 10 (20dB) and 100 (40dB)].
• Active participation in all the stages of development, including schematic design, layout design, system simulation and testing of the system.
• Drive an 8 ohm load at the output.
• Achieve the desired Bandwidth, CMRR and Maximum P-P output swing.
• Design and simulation environment: MAGIC 7.5, SPICE 3

Compact High-pass filter using Complementary Split Ring Resonators (CSRRs)

Buffalo,NY 09/2009 - 12/2009

• Design high pass filters with good performance and small dimensions
• Achieve broadband composite right/left handed (CRLH) transmission lines by using complementary split rings resonators (CSRRs).
• High pass filters (HPFs) are obtained by making use of balanced CRLH/CSRR-based metamaterial transmission lines.
• Design and simulation environment: HFSS v11.

Digital Multi-zone Metal detector

Nanjing, China 08/2008 - 02/2009

• Lead the project group. Find the key factors affecting the performance of analogue system.
• Select the ADC (24bits), evaluate its performance.
• Design an efficient algorithm with the help of 24bits ADC.
• Use FPGA to deal with the algorithm.

Data Acquisition System based on Logarithmic amplifiers

Nanjing, China 06/2008 - 07/2008

• Designed the LOG module and the PGA module.
• Designed a data acquisition system for weak signal.
• Applied a CPLD chip to control the acquisition system.
• Logarithmic amplifiers is used to improve the resolution of ADC.

Design of Digital Oscilloscope with Network Communication

Nanjing, China 01/2008 - 06/2008

• Applied a CPLD chip as the main controller to control the oscilloscope’s sample, memory, transmission and display.
• Transferred the data by network interface with the TCP/IP protocol.
• Edited the corresponding software of Host and Slave.

Long Distance Punch Card System

Nanjing, China 06/2007

• Applied RS232-M1 card protocol bridge.
• Took charge of the circuit design and the writing of the MCU software.

"Bleed it out" the rechargeable module of common electronic equipment

Nanjing, China 05/2006 - 05/2007

• Applied a DC-DC high-efficiency stabilized voltage supply to make the rechargeable module of digital equipment.
• Controlled with ATMega8.

the System Development of 51 MCU with Computer Long-range Controller

Nanjing, China 05/2006 - 12/2006

• Edited the program of serial port with VC, including the transmission of character and digital, LED control.
• Applied two 89C51 MCU connected by wireless transmitting module to control data transmission and receiving, data processing.

the Build of Applied Wireless Network and Internet-based Laboratory

Nanjing, China 05/2005 - 05/2006

• Researched on the wireless span’s technology, security, manageability.
• Applied the peer bridging to make the complete and certified wireless network building with security.
• Built a Internet-based Laboratory with wireless network technology.