Cameron T. Charles Assistant Professor   University of Utah Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 50 S. Central Campus Drive, Room 3280 Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9206   Phone: (801) 587-9497 Fax: (801) 581-5281 Office: MEB 4108 E-mail: ccharles at ece.utah.edu

Education

PhD - 2006 in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington

Dissertation: A Phase-Amplitude Calibration System for Phased Array Transmitters

MS - 2003 in Electrical Engineering at the University of Utah

Thesis: Electrical Components for a Fully Implantable Neural Recording System

BS - 2001 in Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo

Senior Project: Sound Processing/Voice Recognition Card for Real-Time Applications

Awards

Intel PhD Fellowship from Intel Corporation, 2005

Outstanding Student Designer Award from Analog Devices, 2004

Young Innovator Fellowship from the University of Washington Electrical Engineering Department, 2003

Wayne Brown Fellowship from the University of Utah College of Engineering, 2001

Research Interests

My research interests lie in the area of radio frequency integrated circuit design, with a particular focus on frequency synthesizers, integrated electronics for phased arrays, and low-power radio transceivers.  For a more complete description of my research activities, please visit the home page for my research lab at rfic.ece.utah.edu.

Teaching

Spring 2009 - ECE 6730: Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design

Fall 2008 - ECE 3110: Engineering Electronics II

Spring 2008 - ECE 5720: Analog Integrated Circuit Design

Fall 2007 - ECE 3110: Engineering Electronics II

Spring 2007 - ECE 6730: Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design

Winter 2006 - EE 536: Phase-Locked Loops (at the University of Washington)

Selected Publications

For an exhaustive list of my publications, please see my Curriculum Vitae.

H. Zarei, C. T. Charles, and D. J. Allstot, “Low-Loss Reflective Type-Phase Shifters for Multiple-Antenna Receivers,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, Vol. 54, No. 8, pp. 1647-1656, Aug. 2007.

C. T. Charles and D. J. Allstot, “Design Considerations for Integrated CMOS Reflective-Type Phase Shifters,”  Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 221-229, Mar. 2007.

D. J. Allstot, C. T. Charles, S. Kodali, X. Li, D. Ozis, J. Paramesh, S. Shekhar and J. S. Walling, “CMOS Integrated Transformers: Coming of Age,” International Conference on Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology, Shanghai, China, Oct. 2006, pp. 1480-1483.

C. T. Charles and D. J. Allstot, “A Calibrated Phase/Frequency Detector for Reference Spur Reduction in Charge-Pump PLLs,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, Vol. 53, Issue 9, pp. 822-826, Sept. 2006.

C.T. Charles and D. J. Allstot, “A 2-GHz CMOS Variable Gain Amplifier Optimized for Low Noise,” International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Kos, Greece, May 2006, pp. 2305-2308.

C. T. Charles and D. J. Allstot, “A 360 degree Extended Range Phase Detector for Type-I PLLs,” International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Kobe, Japan, May 2005, pp. 5457-5461.

R. R. Harrison and C. T. Charles, “A low-power low-noise CMOS amplifier for neural recording applications,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 38, pp. 958-965, June 2003.

Personal Interests

Cycling - I have raced road, cyclocross, and mountain bikes for a number of years, and I am currently riding with the Rocky Mountain Cycling Club.

Nordic Skiing - I started racing skate skis in the Winter of 2006-2007, this season I plan to compete in the American Birkebeiner.

Rock Climbing - I have been an avid climber for over ten years, engaging in bouldering, sport climbing, and traditional climbing.

For more details on my personal interests, see my personal page.