Zsolt Miklós KOVÁCS VAJNA

University of Brescia
Department of Information Engineering - DII
(former: Department of Electronics for Automation - DEA)
Via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, ITALY
 
Voice: (+39) 030 3715 437
Fax: (+39) 030 380014
e-mail: zsolt.kovacs@ing.unibs.it

Biography

1983 - 1988 : Laurea degree summa cum laude in Electronics Engineering (Bachelor's and Master's Degree) [Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy]
1988 - 1989 : Specialization in Organization and Management [Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Bologna]
1989 - 1991 : Visiting Researcher [Department of Electronics, Computer Sciences and Systems (DEIS), Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna]
1991 - 1994 : Ph.D. degree in Electronics Engineering and Computer Sciences [Department of Electronics, Computer Sciences and Systems, University of Bologna]
1994 - 1998 : Assistant Professor and Research Associate in Electronics [Department of Electronics, Computer Sciences and Systems, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna]
1998 - 2002 : Associate Professor of Electronics [Department of Electronics for Automation (DEA), Faculty of Engineering, University of Brescia, Italy]
2002 - today : Full Professor of Electronics [Department of Electronics for Automation, Faculty of Engineering, University of Brescia]

Teaching activity

1993 - 1998 : teaching assistant of the course "Applied Electronics I" [Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna, Bologna site, Italy]
1994 - 1998 : teaching assistant of the course "Electronics II" [Faculty of Engineering, University of Bologna, Cesena site, Italy]
1998 - 2002 : teacher of the course "Microelectronics" [Faculty of Engineering, University of Brescia, Italy]
2002 - today : teacher of the course "Electronics Circuit Design" [Master's degree, Faculty of Engineering, University of Brescia, Italy]
2003 - today : teacher of the course "Microelectronics" [Master's degree, Faculty of Engineering, University of Brescia, Italy]

Research interests and activities (Laboratory of Microelectronics):

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Reference publications 2007-2010 (1990-2010)

  • S. Sbaraini, A. Richelli, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, EMI Susceptibility in a Bulk-driven Miller OpAmp, IEE Electronics Letters, Vol. , No. , pp. , 2010
  • A. Cerutti, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, Dental Color Perception and Resin Composite Layering (invited Keynote Address), Proc. of IADR 2010 - Barcelona, pp. , Jul. 2010
  • Zs. Kovacs, D. Lena, M. Pasotti, G. Pisoni, F. Torricelli , Single Poly Non Volatiale Memory Cell with Single Bit Modification Granularity, Patent No. IT MI09A002350, filing date: 30.12.2009
  • A. Cacciatori, G. Cavagnini, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, Dispositivo Radar Perfezionato, Patent No. IT BS2009A000239, filing date: 28.12.2009
  • A. Cacciatori, G. Cavagnini, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, Dispositivo Radar 3D, Patent No. IT BS2009A000238, filing date: 28.12.2009
  • F. Torricelli, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, L. Colalongo, Unified Mobility Model for Amorphous Organic Materials, Proc. of SISPAD 2009 - San Diego, pp. 218-221, Sep. 2009 [pdf]
  • F. Torricelli, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, L. Colalongo, The Role of the Density of States on the Hole Mobility of Disordered Organic Semiconductors, Organic Electronics, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 1037-1040, Aug 2009 [ISSN: 1566-1199; DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2009.05.013]
  • A. Richelli, L. Colalongo, L. Mensi, A. Cacciatori, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, Charge Pump Architectures Based on Dynamic Gate Control of the Pass-Transistors, IEEE Transactions on VLSI, Vol. 17, No. 7, pp. 964-967, Jul 2009 [ISSN 1063-8210; DOI: 10.1109/TVLSI.2008.2008832]
  • A. Richelli, L. Colalongo, S. Tonoli, Zs. Kovacs-Vajna, A 0.2V-1.2V DC/DC Boost Converter for Power Harvesting Applications, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 1541-1546, Jun 2009 [ISSN: 0885-8993; DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2009.2013224]
  • F. Torricelli, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, L.Colalongo, A Charge-Based OTFT Model for Circuit Simulation, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vo. 56, No. 1, pp. 20-30, Jan. 2009 [ISSN: 0018-9383; DOI: 10.1109/TED.2008.2007717]
  • F. Mondinelli, M. Borgatti, Zs. Kovacs, Routing Procedure and System, Corresponding Network, such as a Network on Chip (NOC), and Computer Program Product therefor, U.S.A. Patent No. US7,466,701, filing date: 12.11.2004, pub. date: 18.5.2006, Issued: 16.12.2008
  • A. Richelli, L. Colalongo, S. Tonoli, Zs. Kovacs-Vajna, A 0.2V-1.2V Converter for Power Harvesting Applications, Proc. of Esscirc 2008 - Edinburgh, pp. 406-409, Sep. 2008
  • F. Torricelli, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, L. Colalongo, A charge control analytical model for organic thin film transistors, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 92, No. 11, pp. 113306-113308, Mar 2008 [ISSN: 0003-6951; DOI: 10.1063/1.2898400]
  • L. Mensi, A. Richelli, L. Colalongo, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, Charge Pump Circuit with Reuse of Accumulated Electrical Charge, U.S.A. Patent No. US7,317,347, filing date: 28.10.2005, pub. date: 25.5.2006, Issued: 8.01.2008
  • V. Ferrari, A. Ghisla, Zs. Kovács Vajna, D. Marioli, A. Taroni, ASIC front-end interface with frequency and duty cycle output for resistive-bridge sensors, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 128/1, pp. 112-119, Jul 2007 [ISSN: 0924-4247; DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.04.060]
  • L. Mensi, A. Richelli, L. Colalongo, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, Charge Pump Circuit with Dynamic Biasing of Pass Transistors, U.S.A. Patent No. US7,248,096, filing date: 22.11.2004 , pub. date: 25.5.2006, Issued: 24.07.2007
  • A. Richelli, L. Mensi, L. Colalongo, P. L. Rolandi, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, A 1.2V-5V High Efficiency CMOS Charge Pump for Non-Volatile Memories, Proc. of ISCAS 2007 - New Orleans, pp. 2411-2414 , May 2007 [ISBN: 1-4244-0920-9; DOI: 10.1109/ISCAS.2007.377946]
  • A. Richelli, A Savio, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, Integrated Transformer Based Step-Up Converter, U.S.A. Patent No. US7,196,915, filing date: 13.01.2003, pub. date: 15.07.2004, Issued: 27.03.2007
  • A. Richelli, L. Mensi, L. Colalongo, P. L. Rolandi, Zs. M. Kovacs-Vajna, A 1.2 to 8V Charge Pump with Improved Power Efficiency for Non-Volatile Memories, Proc. of ISSCC 2007 - S. Francisco, pp. 522-523, Feb 2007 [ISSN: 0193-6530; ISBN: 1-4244-0853-9; DOI: 10.1109/ISSCC.2007.373524]

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