1. Introducing Chulsoon Hwang
Presentation to the Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering, April 20, 2017

2. Professional Background
BS, KAIST, `07
MS, KAIST, `09
Ph.D, KAIST, `12
KAIST: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Samsung Electronics, `12-15
Designed mobile phones (desens)
Missouri S&T, `15-present
Visiting Research Professor, `15-16
Assistant Professor, `16-present

3. Signal / Power Integrity
Research Interests
Signal / Power Integrity
Signal propagation
Power delivery (noise)
IC / Package / PCB
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
Intra-EMI
Inter-EMI
Cell phones / vehicles

4. Center for EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility)
S&T heads an NSF I/UCRC on Electromagnetic Compatibility with more than 20 Industry partners
6 tenured/tenure track faculty
7 research faculty
>40 students

5. Project #1 Intra EMI Funded by Samsung, Sony, and ASUS
An Early Warning System for RF Sensitivity
Design
Pre-Design
Assessment
Hardware
Debugging
performance
= target ? no
yes
Release
Noise Radiation and Coupling Physics

6. Project #2 Inter EMI Funded by John Deere Full Vehicle EMI Estimation
Cable bundle test
Equivalent Source Model
Radiation Physics
Full vehicle EMI

7. Project #3 Silicon-Level Signal/Power Integrity
Seeking Funds from NSF, etc
Electrical Performance of 3D-IC/TSV
Power Noise Impact on Signal Propagation
Through Silicon Via (TSV)
3D-IC
Silicon
Metal
SiO2

8. Future Research Directions
Vehicle EMI
SI/PI in 3D-ICs / Silicon Interposers

9. Instructional Focus EE2200: Introduction to Electronic Devices
Fundamentals on devices (Diode, BJT, and FET)
CpE5210: Introduction to VLSI
Physical layer design for VLSI
Emphasis on design practice using CAD tools
Future Plan
Advanced Signal/Power Integrity focused on circuit analysis