RESEARCH PROJECTS PUBLICATIONS MEMBERS FACILITIES LINKS ECE EVENTS		Welcome to the Advanced MicroSystems and Circuits (AMSaC) group at Michigan State University. The mission of this research group is to develop integrated circuit and microsystem approaches that enable a bridging between novel nano/micro-sensor technologies and high impact biomedical and environmental applications. This research group focuses on the design, fabrication, and test of mixed-signal integrated circuits and multi-sensor microsystems based on Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technologies and nanostructured biological and chemical components. The AMSaC group has been actively teaching courses, conducting research, and publishing results since 2001. The AMSaC research group is dedicated to generating new technology, electronic structures, and mixed signal circuit architectures to advance the field of integrated microsystems and related areas of microelectronics.  AMSaC conducts research in the areas of VLSI Architecture, Circuits and Systems, Mixed Signal SoC design, MEMS, Digital Signal Processing, Biomedical Systems, and Computer Architecture. Lab Director: Dr. Andrew Mason
Recent Headlines Welcome to new members of the AMSaC lab in 2008: Dr. Liya Meng, Dr. S. Kota, Stefan Schorr, Paul Suchyta, Waqar Qureshi, Xiaoyi Mu, and Lin Li Dr. Mason travels to India July 2008 to give a workshop on teaching VLSI Design for the Indo-US Engineering Faculty Institutes Congratulations to 2008 graduates from the AMSaC lab: Chao Yang (Ph.D.) AMSaC lab presents a paper at the 2008 International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). AMSaC lab presents a paper at the 2007 Biomedical Circuits and Systems conference in Montreal Canada and the 2007 Analog VLSI Workshop in Shannon Ireland. Dr. Mason and colleagues receive an NSF grant to build a temperature controlled protein-based biosensor array microsystem for biological research. Dr. Mason is promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, June 2007. AMSaC lab presents three papers at the IEEE International Symp. Circuits & Systems (ISCAS), May 2007, in New Orleans Congratulations to 2007 graduates from the AMSaC lab: Chao Yang (MS), Yue Huang (MS), Daniel Rairigh (MS) Dr. Mason and collaborators at The University of Michigan receive a Department of Homeland Security grant to develop a vapor phase gas sensor array with on-chip impedance readout circuitry. Magazine Article: Mason Pioneers the future of Electronics in Biomedicine (pdf) Magazine Article: Highly Integrated Microsystems for Biomedical and Security Applications (pdf) Best Student Paper Finalist, IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Oct. 2006 Dr. Mason received the 2005 Michigan State University Teacher-Scholar Award. (link) 3^rd place, 2006 Phase2 Semic. Res. Corp./Semic. Industry Assoc. System-on-Chip Design Challenge Dr. Mason promoted to Senior Member of the IEEE, 2006. 3^rd Prize, 2005 Phase1 Semic. Research Corp./Semic. Industry Assoc. System-on-Chip Design Challenge
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