Best Paper of 2024
8-λ × 50 Gbps/λ Heterogeneously Integrated Si-Ph DWDM Transmitter
Cooper S. Levy ; Zhe Xuan ; Jahnavi Sharma ; Duanni Huang ; Ranjeet Kumar ; Chaoxuan Ma ; Songtao Liu ; Jinyong Kim ; Xinru Wu ; Tolga Acikalin ; Haisheng Rong ; Ganesh Balamurugan ; James E. Jaussi
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits ( Volume: 59, Issue: 3, March 2024)
10.1109/JSSC.2023.3344072

Cooper S. Levy
Intel LabsHillsboro, OR, USA

Zhe Xuan
Intel LabsHillsboro, OR, USA

Jahnavi Sharma
Intel LabsHillsboro, OR, USA

Duanni Huang
Intel LabsSanta Clara, CA, USA

Ranjeet Kumar
Intel LabsSanta Clara, CA, USA

Chaoxuan Ma
Intel LabsSanta Clara, CA, USA

Songtao Liu
Intel LabsSanta Clara, CA, USA

Jinyong Kim
Intel LabsHillsboro, OR, USA

Xinru Wu
Intel LabsHillsboro, OR, USA

Tolga Acikalin
Intel LabsHillsboro, OR, USA

Haisheng Rong
Intel LabsHillsboro, OR, USA

Ganesh Balamurugan
Intel LabsHillsboro, OR, USA

James E. Jaussi
Intel LabsHillsboro, OR, USA
The IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC) Best Paper Award recognizes the most outstanding paper published in the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits during the previous calendar year. This award highlights exceptional contributions that advance the state of the art in integrated circuit (IC) design through technical excellence, clarity, and long-term impact on the field.
Award Description
This annual award honors the authors of the most distinguished paper published in JSSC. The winning paper is selected through a rigorous, multi-stage review and voting process involving the Journal’s editorial leadership and reviewers.
Prize
- Single annual award, with multiple recipients permitted
- US$300 per author, up to a total of US$4,500
- If the paper has more than 15 authors, the US$4,500 total is divided equally
- Each recipient also receives an official certificate
Funding:
The award is fully funded by the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS).
Eligibility
- All papers published in the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits during the previous year
- Self-nominations are not permitted
- Nominations within the same institution are not permitted
Nomination Process
Nominations are gathered from:
- Associate Editors and Guest Editors who handled the paper
- Peer reviewers, who may nominate a paper during the review process
- Citation data and IEEE Xplore download metrics are provided to editors to support nomination decisions
A short supporting statement (a few sentences) is required for each nomination.
Multiple nominations for the same paper are allowed and serve as evidence of its impact and strength.
After nominations close, the final published papers are distributed to the selection committee for evaluation.
Selection Committee
The committee is appointed by the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) and consists of:
- The two most recent JSSC Editors-in-Chief (serving 6-year staggered terms)
- Six current Associate Editors, selected to ensure broad technical coverage and a balance of industry and academic perspectives
- The current EiC, who serves as a non-voting chair (votes only to break ties)
Committee procedures:
- Work is conducted individually; no in-person meetings
- Votes are submitted by email
- A quorum is reached with >50% of voting members
Voting Method:
Each committee member ranks their top three papers:
- 1st place = 3 points
- 2nd place = 2 points
- 3rd place = 1 point
The paper with the highest total score is selected as the winner.
Ties are resolved by the EiC.
The EiC forwards the final selection to IEEE following approval from the SSCS Vice President of Publications.
Schedule
- September 1 – October 1: Nomination period
- October 1 – November 30: Committee review and final selection
- December: Winners notified
- February: Award presented at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)
Basis for Judging
The selection committee evaluates papers based on:
- Impact on the field (current and potential future influence)
- Technical excellence and rigor
- Novelty and innovation
- Clarity of presentation and writing
Presentation & Publicity
The award is presented each year at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC).
Winners are featured in:
- IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine (SSC-M)
- SSCS website
- Additional SSCS communications and promotions
Past Recipients
| Year | Recipients | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Emir Ali Karahan, Zheng Liu, and Kaushik Sengupta | Deep-Learning-Based Inverse-Designed Millimeter-Wave Passives and Power Amplifiers Vol. 58, Issue 11, Page(s): 3074-3088, November 2023 |
| 2022 | Dihang Yang, David Murphy, Hooman Darabi, Arya Behzad, Asad A. Abidi, Stephen C. Au, Sraavan R. Mundlapudi, Kejian Shi, and Weiyu Leng | A Harmonic-Mixing PLL Architecture for Millimeter-Wave Application Vol. 57, Issue 12, Page(s): 3552-3566, December 2022 |
| 2021 | Hao Li, Ganesh Balamurugan, Taehwan Kim, Meer N. Sakib, Ranjeet Kumar, Haisheng Rong, James Jaussi, and Bryan Casper | A 3-D-Integrated Silicon Photonic Microring-Based 112-Gb/s PAM-4 Transmitter With Nonlinear Equalization and Thermal Control Vol. 56, Issue 1, Page(s): 19 – 29 |
| 2020 | Brian Zimmer, Rangharajan Venkatesan, Yakun Sophia Shao, Jason Clemons, Matthew Fojtik, Nan Jiang, Ben Keller, Alicia Klinefelter, Nathaniel Pinckney, Priyanka Raina, Stephen G. Tell, Yanqing Zhang, William J. Dally, Joel S. Emer, C. Thomas Gray, Stephen W. Keckler, and Brucek Khailany | A 0.32–128 TOPS, Scalable Multi-Chip-Module-Based Deep Neural Network Inference Accelerator With Ground-Referenced Signaling in 16 nm Vol. 55, Issue 4, Page(s): 920 – 932 |
| 2019 | Chintan Thakkar, Anandaroop Chakrabarti, Shuhei Yamada, Debabani Choudhury, James Jaussi, and Bryan Casper | A 42.2-Gb/s 4.3-pJ/b 60-GHz Digital Transmitter With 12-b/Symbol Polarization MIMO Vol. 54, Issue 12, Page(s): 3565 – 3576 |
| 2018 | Masaki Sakakibara, Koji Ogawa, Shin Sakai, Yasuhisa Tochigi, Katsumi Honda, Hidekazu Kikuchi, Takuya Wada, Yasunobu Kamikubo, Tsukasa Miura, Masahiko Nakamizo, Naoki Jyo, Ryo Hayashibara, Shinya Miyata, Satoshi Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Ota, Hirotsugu Takahashi, Tadayuki Taura, Yusuke Oike, Keiji Tatani, Takayuki Ezaki, and Teruo Hirayama. | A 6.9-μm Pixel-Pitch Back-Illuminated Global Shutter CMOS Image Sensor With Pixel- Parallel 14-Bit Subthreshold ADC Vol. 53, Issue 11, Page(s): 3017 – 3025 |
| 2017 | Bodhisatwa Sadhu, Yahya Tousi, Joakim Hallin, Stefan Sahl, Scott K. Reynolds, Örjan Renström, Kristoffer Sjögren, Olov Haapalahti, Nadav Mazor, Bo Bokinge, Gustaf Weibull, Håkan Bengtsson, Anders Carlinger, Eric Westesson, Jan-Erik Thillberg, Leonard Rexberg, Mark Yeck, Xiaoxiong Gu, Mark Ferriss, Duixian Liu, Daniel Friedman, and Alberto Valdes-Garcia | A 28-GHz 32-Element TRX Phased-Array IC With Concurrent Dual-Polarized Operation and Orthogonal Phase and Gain Control for 5G Communications Vol. 52, Issue 12, Page(s): 3373 – 3391 |
| 2016 | Lucien Breems, Muhammed Bolatkale, Hans Brekelmans, Shagun Bajoria, Jan Niehof, Robert Rutten, Bert Oude-Essink, Franco Fritschij, Jagdip Singh, and Gerard Lassache | A 2.2 GHz Continuous-Time ΔΣADC With −102 dBc THD and 25 MHz Bandwidth Vol. 51, Issue 12, Page(s): 2906 – 2916 |
| 2015 | Tzu-Chien Hsueh, Frank O’Mahony, Mozghan Mansuri, and Bryan Casper | An On-Die All-Digital Power Supply Noise Analyzer With Enhanced Spectrum Measurements Vol. 50, Issue 7, Page(s): 1711 – 1721 |
| 2014 | Michael Boers, Bagher Afshar, Iason Vassiliou, Saikat Sarkar, Sean T. Nicolson, Ehsan Adabi, Bevin George Perumana, Theodoros Chalvatzis, Spyros Kavvadias, Padmanava Sen, Wei Liat Chan, Alvin Hsing-Ting Yu, Ali Parsa, Med Nariman, Seunghwan Yoon, Alfred Grau Besoli, Chryssoula A. Kyriazidou, Gerasimos Zochios, Jesus A. Castaneda, Tirdad Sowlati, Maryam Rofougaran, and Ahmadreza Rofougaran. | A 16TX/16RX 60 GHz 802.11ad Chipset With Single Coaxial Interface and Polarization Diversity Vol. 49, Issue 12, Page(s): 3031 – 3045 |
| 2013 | Ron Kapusta, Junhua Shen, Steven Decker, Hongxing Li, Eitake Ibaragi, and Haiyang Zhu | A 14b 80 MS/s SAR ADC With 73.6 dB SNDR in 65 mm CMOS Vol. 48, Issue 12, Page(s): 3059-3066, December. 2013 |
| 2012 | David Murphy, Hooman Darabi, Asad Abidi, Amr Amin Hafez, Ahmad Mirzael, Mohyee Mikhemar, and Mau-Chung Frank Chang | A Blocker-Tolerant, Noise-Cancelling Receiver Suitable for Wideband Wireless Applications Vol. 47, Issue 12, Page(s): 2943 – 2963, December 2012 |
| 2011 | Muhammed Bolatkale, Lucien J. Breems, Robert Rutten, and Kofi A. A. Makinwa | A 4-GHz Continuous-Time Δ-ΣADC with 70-dB DR and -74 dBFS THD in 125-MHz BW Vol. 46, Issue 12, Page(s): 2857 – 2868, December 2011 |
| 2010 | Christopher Peter Hurrell, Colin Lyden, David Laing, Derek Hummerston, and Mark Vickery | An 18 b 12.5 MS/s ADC With 93 dB SNR Vol. 45, Issue 12, Page(s): 2647 – 2654, December 2010 |
| 2009 | Byungsub Kim, Yong Liu, Timothy O. Dickson, John F. Bulzacchelli, and Daniel J. Friedman | A 10-Gb/s Compact Low-Power Serial I/O With DFE-IIR Equalization in 65-nm CMOS Vol. 44, Issue 12, Page(s): 3526 – 3538, December 2009 |
| 2008 | Junghwan Han and Ranjit Gharpurey | Recursive Receiver Down-Converters With Multiband Feedback and Gain-Reuse Vol. 43, Issue 5, Page(s): 1119 – 1131, May 2008 |
| 2007 | John Poulton, Robert Palmer, Andrew Fuller, Trey Greer, John Eyles, William Dally, and Mark Horowitz | A 14-mW 6.25-Gb/s Transceiver in 90-nm CMOS Vol. 42, Issue: 12, Page(s): 2745 – 2757, December 2007 |
| 2006 | Jonathan B. Ashbrook, Hyeon-Min Bae, Sanjiv Chopra, Jinki Park, Naresh R. Shanbhag, and Andrew C. Singer | An MLSE Receiver for Electronic Dispersion Compensation of OC-192 Fiber Links Digital Vol. 41, Issue: 11, Page(s): 2541 – 2554, November 2006 |
| 2005 | Drs. Michiel. A. P. Pertijs, Kofi A. A. Makinwa and Johan H. Huijsing | A CMOS smart temperature sensor with a 3s inaccuracy of + 0.1° C from -55° C to 125° C Vol. 40, Issue: 12, Page(s): 2805 – 2815, December 2005 |
| 2004 | Xiang Guan, Hossein Hashemi, and Ali Hajimiri | A Fully Integrated 24-GHz Eight-Element Phased-Array Receiver in Silicon Vol. 39, Issue: 12, Page(s): 2311 – 2320, December 2004 |
| 2003 | Danilo Manstretta, Brandolini Massimo, and Francesco Svelto | Second-order intermodulation mechanisms in CMOS downconverters Vol. 38, Issue: 3, Page(s): 394 – 406, March 2003 |
| 2002 | Alireza Shirvani, David K. Su, and Bruce A. Wooley | A CMOS RF power amplifier with parallel amplification for efficient power control Vol. 37, Issue: 6, Page(s): 684 – 693, June 2002 |
| 2001 | Marko Sokolich, Charles H.Fields, Stephen Thomas III, Binqiang Shi, Young Kim Boegeman, Mary Montes, Rosanna Martinez, Allan R. Kramer, and Meena Madhav | A low-power 72.8-GHz Static Frequency Divider in AlInAs/InGaAs HBT Technology Vol. 36, Page(s): 1328 – 1333, September 2001 |
| 2000 | Ichiro Fujimori, Akihiko Nogi, and Tetsuro Sugimoto | A Multibit Delta–Sigma Audio DAC with 120-dB Dynamic Range Vol. 35, Page(s): 1066 – 1073, August 2000 |
| 1999 | Brian P. Brandt and Joseph Lutsky | A 75-mW, 10-b, 20-MSPS CMOS Subranging ADC with 9.5 Effective Bits at Nyquist Vol. 34, Page(s): 1788 – 1795, December 1999. |
| 1998 | Mark. J. Loinaz, K. J. Singh, Andrew. J. Blanksby, David A. Inglis, Kamran. Azadet, and Bryan Ackland | A 200-mW, 3.3-V, CMOS Color Camera IC Producing 352 × 288 24-b Video at 30 Frames/s Vol. 33, Page(s): 2092 – 2103, December 1998. |
| 1997 | Todd L. Brooks, David H. Robertson, Daniel F. Kelly, Anthony Del Muro, and Stephen W. Harston | A cascaded sigma-delta pipeline A/D converter with 1.25 MHz signal bandwidth and 89 dB SNR Vol. 32, Page(s): 1896 – 1906, December 1997. |
| 1996 | Takanori Saeki, Yuji Nakaoka, Mamoru Fujita, Akihito Tanaka, Kyoichi Nagata, Kenichi Sakakibara, Tatsuya Matano, Yukio Hoshino, Kazutaka Miyano, Satoshi Isa, Shigeyuki Nakazawa, Eiichiro Kakehashi, John M. Drynan, MasahirKomuro, Tadashi Fukase, Haruo Iwasaki, Motohiro Takenaka, Junichi Sekine, Masahiko Igeta, Nobuko Nakanishi, Toshiro Itani, Kazuyoshi Yoshida, Hiroshi Yoshino, Syuichi Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Yoshii, Michihiko Ichinose, Tomoo Imura, Masato Uziie, Shinichi Kikuchi, Kuniaki Koyama, Yukio Fukuzo, and Takashi Okuda | A 2.5-ns Clock Access, 250-MHz, 256-Mb SDRAM with Synchronous Mirror Delay Vol. 31, Page(s): 1656- 1668, November 1996 |
| 1995 | Loke Kun Tan and Henry Samueli | A 200 Mhz Quadrature Digital Synthesizer/Mixer in 0.8 mm C.M.O.S. Vol. 30, Page(s): 193-200, March 1995 |
| 1993 | Michiel de Wit, Khen-San Tan, and Richard K. Hester | Low-Power 12b Analog-to-Digital Converter with On-Chip Precision Trimming Vol. 28, Page(s): 455 – 461, April 1993 |
| 1992 | Masato Motomura, Hachiro Yamada, Tadayoshi Enomoto | A 2K-Word Dictionary Search Processor (DISP) LSI with an Approximate Word Search Capability Vol. 27, Page(s): 883 – 891, June 1992 |