HUIKAI XIE
Associate Professor

 

Education:

PhD, ECE, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002
MS, EE, Tufts University, 1998
MS, EE, Beijing Institute of Technology, 1992
BS, EE, Beijing Institute of Technology, 1992

Contact Information:

Email: hkxie@ece.ufl.edu
Phone: 352-846-0441
Office: 221 Benton Hall
Homepage: www.img.ufl.edu/php/memberpublic.php?id=32

Program Affiliation:

Area:  Devices, Electronics, Electromagnetics & Energy Systems
Lab:   Microelectromechanical System (MEMS)

Fields of Interest:

• Semiconductor devices
• Integrated microsensors and microactuators
• Optical MEMS
• Biosensors
• Biomedical imaging
• Fiber optics
• Micro/nano fabrication technology
• Multi-domain simulation

Employment:

2002 - Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida

Refereed Journals in the Last 3 Years:

2008
Wu, L., Xie, H., Xie, H., and Xie, H., "A large vertical displacement electrothermal bimorph microactuator with very small lateral shift," Sensors & Actuators A, in print, February 2008.

Todd, S.T., and Xie, H., "An Electrothermomechanical Lumped Element Model of an Electrothermal Bimorph Actuator," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, in print, February 2008.

2007
Qu, H., and Xie, H., "Process Development for CMOS-MEMS Sensors with Robust, Electrically- Isolated Bulk Silicon Microstructures," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol.16, no. 5, pp. 1152-1161, October 2007.

Fu, L., Jain, A., Cranfield, C., Xie, H., and Gu, M., "Three-dimensional nonlinear optical endoscopy," J. Biomed. Opt. , Vol. 12, 040501, July 2007.

Wang, Z., Lee, C.S., Waltzer, W., Liu, J., Xie, H., Yuan, Z., and Pan, Y., "in vivo bladder imaging with MEMS-based endoscopic Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography," Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 12, 034009, June 2007.

Wu, L., and Xie, H., "A 124 Degree Rotation Angle Electrothermal Micromirror with Integrated Platinum Heater," Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of, Volume 13, Issue 2, pp: 316 - 321, April 2007.

2006
L. Fu, A. Jain, H. Xie, C. Cranfielda, and M. Gu, "Nonlinear optical endoscopy based on a double-clad photonic crystal fiber and a MEMS mirror," Optics Express, vol. 14, pp. 1027-1032, February 2006.

Contracts and Grants:

• National Science Foundation, "MEMS-Based Endoscopic optical Confocal Imaging"
• National Science Foundation, "Integrated DC-DC Converter with Substrate-Molded Filter"

Patents:

• US patent #6,940,630, “Integrated monolithic tri-axial micromachined accelerometer,” issued August 21, 2007
• US patent #7,215,429, “Vertical Displacement Device,” issued on May 8, 2007
• US patent #7,026,184, "Method of Fabricating Microstructures and Devices Made Therefrom," with G. Fedder, Z. Pan and W. Frey, issued April 11, 2006.
• US patent #6,940,630, "Vertical Displacement Device," issued on September 6, 2005.
• US patent application #11/673,139, “Dual-Chopper Amplifier Readout Circuit for Capacitive Sensors,” with D. Fang
• US patent application #20040253571, "MEMS waveform generator and adiabatic logic circuits using the same," with M. Frank, November 2005
• US patent application #10/143,280,"Multiple Membrane Structure and Method of Manufacture,” with K. Gabriel and X. Zhu.
• US patent application #60/671,894, “Microactuator Having Multiple Degrees of Freedom”, with S. Todd
• US patent application #60/670,355, “Fabrication of MEMS Device from CMOS Semiconductor”, with K. Ngo
• US patent application #60/650,188, “Single-fiber optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging probe”
• US patent application #60/643,526, “Full circumferential scanning MEMS mirror and miniature OCT intravascular imaging probe using the same”
• US patent application #60/788,034, “Integrated Power Passives,” with K. Ngo
• US patent application #2006021338, "Integrated CMOS-MEMS Moveable Neural Sensor/Probe,” with T. Nishida, E. Patrick, and J. Sanchez,
• US patent application #60/820,651,“Dual Function Battery Antenna,” with J. Lin
• US patent application #60/873,525, "Fiber Optic Fault Detection System for Underground Power Lines,” with D. Gibson, and D. Kovac
• US patent application #20070191682, "Optical probes for imaging narrow vessels or lumens," with J. Rolland, E. Johnson, O. Ilegbsi, K-S Lee, and M. Costa, August 2007.
• US patent application #20040231420, "Integrated monolithic tri-axial micromachined acceleerometer," with G. Fedder, Z. Pan, and W. Frey, November 2004
• US patent application #20030142934, "Endoscopic imaging system," with Y. Pan and G. K. Fedder