學系成員

  • 學歷

    國立東華大學電機工程博士, 2005/9~2010/6

    國立東華大學電機工程碩士, 2003/9~2005/6

    經歷

    元智大學-電機工程系-副教授, 2024/8~迄今

    元智大學-電機工程系-助理教授, 2021/8~2024/7

    臺北大學-電機工程系-助理教授(約聘級), 2015/9~2021/7

    中央研究院-天文及天文物理研究-博士後研究員, 2010/9~2015/8

    龍華科技大學-電機工程學系 兼任助理教授, 2013/9~2015/8

    中央研究院-天文及天文物理研究-工程師, 2008/9~2010/8

    研究專長

    混合訊號與射頻晶片設計

    • Mixed-signal/Radio Frequency IC Designs

    頻率合成器與時脈產生器晶片設計

    • Frequency Synthesizer/Clock Generator IC Designs

    綠能電路晶片設計

    • Green Energy Circuit IC Designs
  • 期刊論文

    Journal Paper

    [10] Yue-Fang Kuo, Jhih-Wei Yang, Jia-Chuan Lin, "K-band Frequency Mixing Divider for Translation Loop Applications,” Accepted in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters, Oct. 2024. (SCI) (Impact Factor: 2.86)

    [09] M.-A. Chung, P.-R. Huang, and Y.-F. Kuo, "Diode-based Piecewise-Linear Tuning Design of  Ku-Band Voltage-Controlled Oscillator,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 222-224, Feb. 2024. (SCI) (Impact Factor: 2.86)

    [08] Y.-F. Kuo, Y.-Y. Kuo, and J.-C. Lin, "5GHz Phase-Locked Loop With a Phase-Adjusting Function,"  IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters, Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 583-586, May 2023. (SCI) (Impact Factor: 2.86)

    [07]Y.-F. Kuo, M.-H. Yang, and C.-K. Liu, "Design and Analysis of a Dual Clock Edge-triggered Divide-by-four Divider," IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 451-454, April 2023. (SCI) (Impact Factor: 2.86)

    [06] Y.-H. Lee, Y.-H. Chiu, S.-H. Lai, W.-Y. Chiou, and Y.-F. Kuo, "A Design of 12.8-Gpixels/s Hardware-Efficient Lossless Embedded Compression Engine for Video Coding Applications," IEEE Trans. Very Large Scale Integr. (VLSI) Syst., vol. 30, Iss. 8, pp.1119-1132, Aug. 2022. (SCI) (Impact Factor: 3.26)

    [05] Y.-F. Kuo, Y.-P. Wu, and Y.-C. Liu, “A Ku-Band CMOS LC-tank VCO With Compact Enhanced Linearity Tuning Converter,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 31, Iss. 1, pp. 181-183, Feb. 2021. (SCI) (Impact Factor: 2.8)
    [04] Y.-F. Kuo, M.-H. Yang, and Y.-C. Chiang, “5 GHz Adjustable Loop Bandwidth Frequency Synthesizer With On-chip Loop Filter Array,IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 31, Iss. 1, pp. 72-75, Jan. 2021. (SCI) (Impact Factor: 2.8)
    [03] Huo-Ying Chang, Ro-Min Weng, and Y.-F. Kuo, “An independently tunable dual-band bandpass filter using open-loop resonators", Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, Jan. 2015. (EI)
    [02] Y.-F. Kuo and Ro-Min Weng, “5 GHz Low Power Frequency Synthesizer with Dual-modulus Counter,” IET Circuits, Devices & Systems, Vol. 3, Iss. 6, pp. 365-375, Dec. 2009. (SCI)
    [01] Y.-F. Kuo and Ro-Min Weng, “Regenerative Frequency Divider for 14 sub-band UWB Applications,” Electronics Letters, Vol. 44, Iss. 2, pp.111-112, Jan. 2008. (SCI)

  • 會議論文

    Conference Proceeding

    [29] Yue-Fang Kuo, Wen-Shih Tseng, Po-Hsien Wu, Ting-Wen Chen, Jhih-TingHsieh, “Open-Source EDA Tool of Klayout for CMOS Full-custom VLSI physical Verifi cation DRC/LVS,” VLSI Design/CAD Symposium, Taichung, Taiwan, July 2024, pp. 1 – 4.

    [28] Yue-Fang Kuo, Wei-Yang Chen, Su-Wei Chang, “Low-Power OptimizationDesign of 20-bit Digital Shift Register for Phase-Locked Loop Applications,” in Proc. IEEE International Conf. Consumer Electronics – Taiwan (ICCE-TW), Taichung, Taiwan, July 2024, pp. 1-2. (EI)

    [27] Yash Ravindra Pant, Sriram Srinivasaraghavan, Yue-Fang Kuo, Bo-Wen Gu, “Design of a Low Phase Noise and High Linearity Differential/QuadratureVoltage-controlled Oscillator for WiFi and 5G NR Applications,” in Proc. IEEE International Workshop on Electromagnetics: Applications and StudentInnovation Competition (iWEM), Taoyuan, Taiwan, July 2024, pp. 1 – 2. (EI)

    [26] Po-Hsien Wu, Yue-Fang Kuo, Wan-Ju Li, Chia-Chuan Kuo, and Chuan-Kai Chou, “Dual-Band Local Oscillator with Adjustable Independent Outputs for 5G/WiFi Applications,” in Proc. 12th IEEE Global Conf. Consumer Electronics, Nara, Japan, Oct. 2023, pp. 1-2. (EI)

    [25] Po-Hsien Wu, Kai-Lun Cheng, Ting-Han Shen, Chia-Chien Ma, and Yue-Fang Kuo, “Design of 2.1-4.8GHz Fractional-N Frequency Divider based on Digital Delta-Sigma Modulator and Clock Distribution Technique,” in Proc. Asia-Pacific Microwave Conf. (APMC), Taipei, Taiwan, Sept. 2023, pp. 1-2. (EI)

    [24] Devavarshini Arulnambi, Khutiza Afrose Syed, Yue-Fang Kuo, and Po-Hsien Wu , “An Efficient Architecture Design of High-Speed Dual-Modulus Prescaler for Frequency Synthesizers,” in Proc. IEEE International Conf. Consumer Electronics – Taiwan (ICCE-TW), PingTung, Taiwan, July 2023, pp. 1-2. (EI)

    [23] M.-A. Chung, P.-R. Huang, and Y.-F. Kuo, “Low-Power 14GHz LC-VCO in 180nm CMOS Technology,” 5th IEEE International Conference on  Knowledge Innovation and Invention 2022, Hualien, Taiwan, July 2022, pp. 60-62.

    [22] Y.-F. Kuo and S. Han, “Low-Power Optimization Design of CMOS Phase-Locked Loop for WiFi-6E Applications,” IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan, July 2022, pp. 9-10.

    [21] Y.-S. Lin and Y.-F. Kuo, “A Low Phase Noise Variation Voltage-controlled Oscillator With a Full Wilson Current Mirror,” 8th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, Osaka, Japan, Oct. 2019, pp. 1-2.
    [20] Y.-C. Liu, Y.-F. Kuo, and J.-C. Lin, “The Design of DC-DC Converter With an Automatic Dual-mode Switching Controller,” 7th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, Nara, Japan, Oct. 2018, pp. 1-2.
    [19] Y.-P. Wu, Y.-F. Kuo, and Y.-C. Liu, “Design and Analysis of a 3.85-5.23 GHz Linear-tuning CMOS LC-tank VCO,” 7th IEEE International Symposium on Next-Generation Electronics, Taipei, Taiwan, May 2018, pp.1-4
    [18] Y.-F. Kuo, C.-L. Hsiao, and H.-C. Wei, “Phase Noise Analysis of 28GHz Phase-locked Oscillator for Next Generation 5G System,” 6th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, Nagoya, Japan, Oct. 2017, pp. 1-2.
    [17] Y.-J. Hwang, C.-C. Chiong,Y.-D. Huang, C.-D. Huang, C.-T. Liu, Y.-F. Kuo, S.-.Weng, C.-T. Ho, P.-H. Chiang, H.-L. Wu, C.-C. Chang, S.-T. Jian, C.-F. Lee, Y.-W. Lee, Marian Pospieszalski, Doug Henke, Ricardo Finger, Valeria Tapia, Alvaro Gonzalez, “Band-1 receiver front-end cartridges for Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA): design and development toward production," SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation and Telescope Conference, Edinburgh, UK, July 2016, pp.1
    [16] Y.-J. Hwang, C.-C. Chiong, S.-S. Weng, Y.-D. Huang, Y.-F Kuo, H.-Y. Chang, Y.-S. Lin, Z.-M. Tsai, H. Wang, “Broadband Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits and Modules for Astronomical Instruments in Taiwan," IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Aug. 2016, pp.1-3
    [15] Yue-Fang Kuo, Chau-Ching Chiong, and Yuh-Jing Hwang, “Offset Phase-Locked Loop Analysis for Millimeter-wave Local Oscillator Source” In Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, Nanjing, China, Dec. 2015.
    [14] Chih-Lung Hsiao, Hung-Che Wei, and Yue-Fang Kuo, ”A Broadband Low Voltage CMOS Low Noise Amplifier Design,” IEEE 3rd Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, Tokyo, Japan, 7-10, Oct. 2014.
    [13] Yuh-Jing Hwang, Chau-Ching. Chiong, Ted Huang, Yue-Fang Kuo, Chi-Chang Lin, Chin-Ting Ho, Marian Pospieszalski, Doug Henke, Stephane Claude, Nicolas Reyes, Ricardo Finger, Hedy Chuang, “Development of Band-1 Receiver Cartridge for Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA),” 2014 SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation and Telescope Conference, Montreal, Canada, 22-27, July 2014.
    [12] Yue-Fang Kuo and Yuh-Jing Hwang, “A Ka-Band YIG-based Local Oscillator for Astronomical Heterodyne Receiver,” In Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, Seoul, Korea, Nov. 2013, pp. 322-324.
    [11] Yue-Fang Kuo, Chau-Ching Chiong, Yuh-Jing Hwang, Ching-Chi Chuang, and Chin-Ting Ho, “Development of Astronomical Local Oscillator Module for Actacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) Band-1 in Taiwan,” In Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, Sept. 2013.
    [10] Yue-Fang Kuo, Ming-Jei Liu, Yuh-Jing Hwang, and Chau-Ching Chiong, “A Ka-band Offset Phase-locked Single-Tuning VCO with an Automatic Loop Bandwidth Calibration,” In Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Dec. 2012, pp. 1115-1117.
    [09] Yue-Fang Kuo, Chau-Ching Chiong, and Yuh-Jing Hwang, “A broadband Phase-locked Ka-band Single-Tuning VCO with Reconfigurable loop filters,” In Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 2011, pp. 773-776.
    [08] Yue-Fang Kuo, Yuh-Jing Hwang, Chau-ching Chiong, Ro-Min Weng, and Ming-Tang Chen, “Phase-locked Broadband GaAs HBT VCO Module for Millimeter-wave Astronomical Local Oscillators,” In Proceedings of European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, Rome, Italy, Sept. 2009, pp. 471-474.
    [07] Yue-Fang Kuo and Ro-Min Weng, ”Fractional Dual-Modulus Prescaler with Regenerative Divider,” In Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics, Kyoto, Japan, May 2009, pp. 495-497.
    [06]
    Yue-Fang Kuo and Ro-Min Weng, “A Dynamic-Logic Frequency Divider for 5-GHz WLAN Frequency Synthesizer,” in Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Radioelektronika, Brno, Czech Republic, Apr. 24-25, 2007, pp. 403-406.
    [05] Ro-Min Weng, Chun-Yu Liu, Ming-Hui Liang, and Yue-Fang Kuo, “A 192MHz to 1.946GHz Programmable DLL-based Frequency Multiplier for RF Application,” in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Las Vegas, USA, Jan. 10-14, 2007, vol.1, no. 7, pp. 1-2.
    [04] Yue-Fang Kuo, Ro-Min Weng, and Chun-Yu Liu, “5.4 GHz low-power swallow-counterless frequency synthesizer with a nonlinear PFD,” in Proceedings of 2006 IFIP International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration, Nice, France, Oct. 16-18, 2006, pp.357-360.
    [03] Ro-Min Weng, Chuan-Yu Liu, and Yue-Fang Kuo, “A Novel Low Supply Voltage VCO For IEEE 802.11a WLAN,” in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Las Vegas, USA, vol.9, No. 3, Jan.7-11, 2006, pp.361-362.
    [02] Yue-Fang Kuo, Ro-Min Weng, and Chuan-Yu Liu, “A Fast Locking PLL with Phase Error Detector,” in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, vol.6, No. 3, Hong Kong, China, Dec. 19-21, 2005, pp.423-426.
    [01] Ro-Min Weng, Xie-Ren Hsu, and Yue-Fang Kuo, “A 1.8-V High-Precision Compensated CMOS Bandgap Reference,” in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, vol.4, No. 3, Hong Kong, China, Dec. 19-21, 2005, pp.271-274.

  • 研究計畫

    [12] 2024/08/01 ~ 2025/07/31

    導入延伸進階實驗和專題創意發想於電學實驗課程之行動研究
    教育部教學實踐研究計畫, 主持人

    [11] 2023/08/01 ~ 2024/07/31

    導入開放式晶片佈局軟體於大班積體電路設計課程之行動研究
    教育部教學實踐研究計畫, 主持人

    [10] 2022/09/12 ~ 2023/12/31

    頻率合成器之模擬平台與低相位雜訊架構設計

    產學合作計畫:工業技術研究院, 主持人

    [09] 2023/08/01 ~ 2024/07/31

    應用於雙頻帶系統之獨立可調頻率雙迴路頻率合成器設計(2/2)

    國科會專題研究計畫, 主持人

    [08] 2022/08/01 ~ 2023/07/31

    應用於雙頻帶系統之獨立可調頻率雙迴路頻率合成器設計(1/2)

    國科會專題研究計畫, 主持人

    [07] 2021/08/01 ~ 2022/07/31

    應用於第五代行動通訊波束成形技術之多相位頻率合成器設計

    科技部專題研究計畫, 主持人

    [06] 2021/04/01 ~ 2021/06/30
    11GHz至13GHz 壓控振盪器設計
    產學合作計畫:稜研科技股份有限公司, 主持人

    [05] 2020/08/01 ~ 2021/07/31
    應用於第五代行動通訊之新型毫米波段頻率合成器設計II (2/2)
    科技部專題研究計畫, 主持人

    [04] 2019/08/01 ~ 2020/07/31
    應用於第五代行動通訊之新型毫米波段頻率合成器設計I (1/2)
    科技部專題研究計畫, 主持人

    [03] 2019/04/01 ~ 2021/03/31
    11GHz至13GHz PLL鎖相電路(2年)
    產學合作計畫:稜研科技股份有限公司, 主持人

    [02] 2020/08/01 ~ 2021/07/31
    以國際產業導向與參考設計平台之混合式電路晶片設計實作
    教育部教學實踐研究計畫, 主持人

    [01] 2018/08/01 ~ 2019/07/31
    具全頻帶迴路頻寬校正之頻率合成器
    科技部專題研究計畫, 主持人


    中央研究院 天文及天文物理研究所(Co-I)

    [10] 臺美天文合作平台計畫 - ALMA and GMT(2/3);NSTC 112-2124-M-001-014-

    [09] 臺美天文合作平台計畫 - ALMA and GMT(1/3);NSTC 111-2124-M-001-005-

    [08] Atacama 大型毫米/次毫米陣列-臺灣計畫(3/3);NSTC 110-2124-M-001-007- 

    [07] Atacama 大型毫米/次毫米陣列-臺灣計畫(2/3);NSTC 109-2124-M-001-005-

    [06] Atacama 大型毫米/次毫米陣列-臺灣計畫(1/3);MOST 108-2112-M-001-048-

    [05] Atacama大型毫米/次毫米波陣列(ALMA)-臺灣計畫(3/3);MOST 107-2119-M-001-041-

    [04] Atacama大型毫米/次毫米波陣列(ALMA)-臺灣計畫(2/3);MOST 106-2119-M-001-013-

    [03] Atacama大型毫米/次毫米波陣列(ALMA)-臺灣計畫(1/3);MOST 105-2119-M-001-042-

    [02] Atacama 大型毫米/次毫米陣列-台灣計畫;MOST 103-2119-M-001-010-MY2

    [01] 阿塔卡瑪大型毫米及次毫米波陣列(ALMA)第一頻段接收機

    Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band-1 Receiver Development

  • 得獎事蹟

    教師:

    112學年元智大學青年學者研究獎(Yuan Ze University Young Scholar Research Award)

    111學年度元智大學電機通訊學院教學特殊貢獻獎

    111學年元智大學電機工程學系甲組教師教學評鑑優等

    111學年元智大學創新教學佳作獎

    111電信學門計畫成果發表-優良海報展示獎

    學生:

    112學年「元智大學電機工程學系甲組1122畢業專題競賽」之「電子組」第1名

    112學年「元智大學電機工程學系甲組1122畢業專題競賽」之「電子組」第2名

    112年6月「第十五屆全國大專院校行動通訊專題創意競賽」之「通訊電路群」獲得優選

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