ROBERT M. FOX
Associate Professor and Associate Chair

 

Education:

PhD, EE, Auburn University, 1986
MS, EE, Auburn University, 1981
BS, Physics, University of Notre Dame, 1972

Contact Information:

Email: fox@tec.ufl.edu
Phone: 352-392-2543
Office: 537 New Engineering Building

Program Affiliation:

Area:  Electronics
Lab:   Electronic Circuits Laboratory

Fields of Interest:

• Electronic circuits
• Design-oriented analysis of analog integrated circuits

Employment:

1992 - Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida
1986 - Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida

Refereed Journals in the Last 3 Years:

2006
J. E. Brewer, L. Gao, A. Sugavanam, J.-J. Lin, Y. Su, C. Aso, Y.-P. Ding, A. Verma, x. Yang, Z. Li, H. Wu, M.-H. Hwang, S.-H. Hwang, J. Lin, R. Bashirullah, R. Fox, D. Taubenheim, P. Gorday, F. Martin, and K. K. O., "RF Substystems Implemented in Mainstream CMOS," IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 39-46, Nov-Dec 2006.

K. Jung, W. R. Eisenstadt, and R. M. Fox, "SPICE-based mixed-mode S-parameter calculations for four-port and three-port circuits," IEEE Trans. on Computer-Aided Design, vol. 25, May, 2006, pp. 909-913.

I. Seo and R. M. Fox, "Comparison of quasi-/pseudo-floating gate techniques and lowvoltage applications," J. Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, to appear. Available online; 10 pages; online publication date February 27, 2006.

2005
Q. Yin, W. R. Eisenstadt, R. M. Fox, and T. Zhang, "A translinear-based RF RMS detector for embedded test," IEEE Trans. on Instr. And Meas., Special Issue on Testing VLSI Circuits, Oct. 2005, pp. 1708-1714.

2004
R. M. Fox, H. J. Ko, and W. R. Eisenstadt, "Differential log-domain filters with high-gain common-mode feedback," IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems, Part I, vol. 51, February 2004, pp. 254-263.

Contracts and Grants:

• "Texas Instruments/University of Florida Strategic Alliance for Analog/Mixed-Signal Design"

Honors and Awards:

2005 - UF EDGGE Outstanding Faculty Award
2005 - SRC Inventor Recognition Award
1996 - HKN Teacher Appreciation Award
1995 - UF Teaching Improvement Program (TIP) Award

Patents:

• UF Invention Disclosure #12781,“Broadband Active Balun using Combined Cascode-Cascade Configuration,” with K. Jung and W. R. Eisenstadt, January 2008
• UF Invention Disclosure #12780, “Broadband Active Directional Coupler,” with K. Jung and W. R. Eisenstadt, January 2008
• UF Invention Disclosure #11848, "A Compact S-Parameter Measuring Device for RF/Microwave Test", with W. R. Eisenstadt and T. Zhang, April 6, 2005
• UF Invention Disclosure #11649 and UF # 11669 combined, "Embedded IC Test Circuits and Methods," with W. R. Eisenstadt, J.S. Yoon and T. Zhang, March 2005.
• UF Invention Disclosure # 11649, "A Robust RF Peak Detector and Pseudo RMS Detector for Embedded Test," with T. Zhang and W. R. Eisenstadt, July 27, 2004.
• University of Florida and SRC Contract 952.001 Invention Disclosure, "On-chip RF Power Detector", with Q. Lin and W. R. Eisenstadt, November 6, 2003.
• University of Florida and SRC Contract 952.001 Invention Disclosure, "On-chip RF Power Detector",  with T. Zhang and W. R. Eisenstadt, October 13, 2003.
• UF Invention Disclosure #11323, "Higher Order Harmonic Cancellation Amplifier Using a Phase Shifter", with K. Jung, and W. R. Eisenstadt, August 2003.
• US Patent #5,440,130, "X-ray Imaging System and Solid State Detector Therefor", with J. D. Cox and W. R. Eisenstadt, Aug 8, 1995
• US Patent #5,220,170, "X-ray Imaging System and Solid State Detector Therefor", with J. D. Cox and W. R. Eisenstadt