Faculty Profiles

Andrew Mason
Associate Professor
Research Biography

Dr. Mason teaches in the areas of microelectronics and biomedical and computer engineering, particularly VLSI technology and design, mixed-signal integrated circuit design, and biomedical instrumentation. His research encompasses many areas of mixed-signal circuit design and the fabrication of integrated microsystems with the central goal of developing new technologies that bridge the gap between state-of-the art sensing materials and biomedical or environmental applications.

Selected Publications
  • A. Mason, A. V. Chavan, K. D. Wise, "A Mixed-Voltage Sensor Readout Circuit with On-Chip Calibration and Built-In Self-Test," IEEE Sensors J, vol. 7, no. 9, pp. 1225-1232, September 2007.
  • K. Oweiss, A. Mason, Y. Suhail, A. Kamboh, K. Thomson, "A Scalable Wavelet Transform VLSI Architecture for Real-Time Signal Processing in High-Density Intra-Cortical Implants," IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems I, vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 1266-1278, June 2007.
  • A. Kamboh, M. Raetz, K. Oweiss, A. Mason "Area-Power Efficient VLSI Implementation of Multichannel DWT for Data Compression in Implantable Neuroprosthetics," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Circ. Systems, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 128-135, June 2007.
  • J. Zhang, J. Zhou and A. Mason, "Highly Adaptive Transducer Interface Circuit for Multi-Parameter Microsystems," IEEE Trans. Circ. Sys. I, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 167-178, Jan. 2007.
Selected Achievements and Awards
  • MSU Teacher Scholar Award