HUIKAI XIE
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

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

Honors and Awards

2010 - APEC Best Poster Award
2009 - Air Force Summerm Faculty Fellow
2008 - Best Paper fnalist, IEEE NEMS
2007 - HKN & IEEE Gainesville, Professor Appreciation Award
2007 - Marquis Who’s Who in America
2006 - Small Times® magazine Best of Small Tech Researcher of the Year Finalist
2005 - Marquis Who’s Who in America