Hello, my name is Chi-Wa U, but my friends usually call me Zephyr. I am a native scholar from Macau, China, and I specialize in the field of CMOS analog circuit design.

Currently, I am a Post-doctoral Fellow (UM Macao Fellow) at the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, Institute of Microelectronics, University of Macau.

My research focuses on developing ultra-low-power bandgap circuits for Internet of Things applications and designing analog front-end transceivers for biomedical applications.

Academic Qualifications

Ph. D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Macau, Macao, China (08. 2019 – 06. 2023)

UM PhD Assistantship; Macao Education Fund Special Financial Assistance; Akrostar Technology Academic Prize

Supervisors: Prof. Chi-Seng Lam, Prof. Man-Kay Law

B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, China (08. 2015 – 06. 2019)

Major Rank: 1; CEM Academic Prize

Professional Experience

UM Macau Fellow, State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI & Institute of Microelectronics, University of Macau, Macao, China (08. 2023 - Present)

Research Assistant, State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI & Institute of Microelectronics, University of Macau, Macao, China (06. 2023 - 07.2023)

Teaching Experience

Resident Tutors, Moon Chun Memorial College (MCMC), University of Macau, Macau, China ****(08. 2019 – 06. 2023)

Teaching Assistant, Moon Chun Memorial College (MCMC), University of Macau, Macau, China (08. 2019 – 06. 2023)

Residential College Experiential Learning

Teaching Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, China (08. 2019 – 12. 2022)

Information Technology Revolution and Electronics
Flexible Alternative Current Transmission System
Physic I
Graduation Project I

Research Projects Experience

External Research Project Grants

Core Member, Precise Current Sensing Technology, Precise PWM, PFM or PSM Control and Switching Technology for High Voltage Application DC-DC Converter, Amicro Semiconductor Co., Ltd., China (04/2023 – 09/2024), MOP$1.61M – Ongoing
Core Member, 12 / 24 V Integrated DC-DC Step-Down Converter for Driverless Electronic System of Electric Vehicle <SGDX20201103093601011>, Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission (SZSTI), Shenzhen, China (30/07/2021 – 31/07/2023), MOP$1.1M – Completed
Research Member, Study and Design of DC-DC KY Boost Converters in Nanoscale CMOS Technology <FDCT 120/2016/A3>, Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), Macao, China (27/03/2017-26/03/2020) – Completed

Internal Research Project Grants

Core Member, Ultrasonic Imaging Transceiver ASIC Design for CMUT <MYRG2022-00172-IME>, University of Macau, Macao, China (01/01/2023 – 31/12/2024), MOP$600k – Ongoing