Peer-Reviewed Publications
2026
R. Huo, T. Zhang, W. Jie, Y. Zheng, D. Li, Y. Zhang, L. Gao, Y. Zhao, Y. Li, H. Jiang, M. You, J. Liu, P. Mercier, and H. Wang, “A 1.8-to-3.0 GHz Fully Integrated All-In-One CMOS Frequency Management Module Achieving -47/+42 ppm Inaccuracy from -40 °C to 95 °C and -150/+70 ppm After Accelerated Aging,” in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), doi: 10.1109/JSSC.2026.3677418. [Paper LINK]
T. Zhang, Y. Zhang, X. Cai, W. Jie, Y. Zheng, D. Li, Y. Zhao, Y. Li, H. Jiang, P. P. Mercier, and H. Wang, “BASS-PLL: A Bandwidth Augmented Sub-Sampling PLL Achieving A Wide Bandwidth Above 30% of the Reference Frequency and A Worst-Case FoMREF of -247.9 dB at 3 GHz with A Ring Oscillator,” in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 847-859, March 2026. [Paper LINK]
Y. Jiang, R. Huo, W. Jie, Y. Liu, M. You, J. Liu, and H. Wang, “A 28-Gbps 28-nm CMOS Wireline Receiver Analog Front End With An Adaptive CTLE Enabled By A Hexagonal Mask Eye-Opening Monitor,” 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Shanghai, China, 2026, pp. 1-5.
H. Xu, R. Huo, Y. Zhang, H. Jiang, Y. Liu, M. You, and H. Wang, “A 10-Bit Successive Reference Approximation ADC Enabled By Switched-Capacitor Dynamic Reference Generation With Pipelined Pre-charging And Voltage Ripple Cancellation,” 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Shanghai, China, 2026, pp. 1-5.
2025
X. Cai, T. Zhang, D. Li, Y. Zhao, Y. Li, H. Jiang, P. P. Mercier, and H. Wang, “A Constant Bandwidth Oversampling PLL Enabled By A Constant-Gain Oversampler Composed Of Double-Edge And Sampling Single-Edge Capacitive Charging and Discharging Phase Interpolators,” in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), doi: 10.1109/JSSC.2025.3640681. [Paper LINK]
R. Huo, T. Zhang, W. Jie, Y. Zheng, D. Li, L. Gao, Y. Zhao, H. Jiang, Y. Li, P. Mercier, and H. Wang, “4.2 A 1.8-to-3.0GHz Fully Integrated All-In-One CMOS Frequency Management Module Achieving -47/+42ppm Inaccuracy from -40 to 95°C and -150/+70ppm After Accelerated Aging,” 2025 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), San Francisco, CA, USA, 2025, pp. 78-80. [Paper LINK]
X. Cai, T. Zhang, Y. Zheng, L. Gao, J. Zhou, H. Yang, H. Jiang, Y. Li, and H. Wang, “A Reference Oversampling PLL With a FoMREF of −240.1 dB Enabled By a Capacitive Parasitic-Proof Ring Oscillator and a Time-Multiplexed Gm Stage,” in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (TCAS-I), vol. 72, no. 11, pp. 6338-6349, Nov. 2025. [Paper LINK]
X. Cai, T. Zhang, W. Jie, Y. Zheng, D. Li, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhao, Y. Li, H. Jiang, P. Mercier, and H. Wang, “BASS-PLL: A Bandwidth Augmented Sub-Sampling PLL Achieving a Wide Bandwidth Above 30% of the Reference Frequency and a Worst Case FoMREF of -247.9dB at 3GHz with a Ring Oscillator,” 2025 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), Boston, MA, USA, 2025, pp. 1-3. (Best Paper Finalist) [Paper LINK]
2024
T. Zhang, R. Huo, P. P. Mercier, H. Wang, “A 1.2 GHz 5-bit RC-Based Phase Interpolator with High Linearity Achieved by Self-Centering Interpolation and Buffer Delay Matching,” 2024 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), Xi’an, China, 2024, pp. 1-5. [Paper LINK]
T. Zhang, D. Zhang, J. Jin, P. P. Mercier, H. Wang, “Design and Analysis of a Family of pW-Level Sub-1V CMOS VRGs by Stacking a Current-Source Transistor and a Resistive-Load Transistor,” 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Singapore, Singapore, 2024, pp. 1-5. [Paper LINK]
R. Huo, D. Zhang, J. Jin, J. Zhou and H. Wang, “A 16MHz CMOS RC Frequency Reference with ±125ppm Inaccuracy from -40°C to 85°C Enabled by a Capacitively Modulated RC Time Constant (CMT) Generation and a Die-to-Die Error Removal (DDER) Technique,” 2024 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), Denver, CO, USA, 2024, pp. 01-02. [Paper LINK]
Publications Before 2024 (Selected)
H.Wang and P. P. Mercier, “A 763 pW 230 pJ/Conversion Fully Integrated CMOS Temperature-to-Digital Converter With +0.81 °C/-0.75 °C Inaccuracy,” in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 2281-2290, Aug. 2019. [Paper LINK]
H. Wang, X. Wang, J. Park, A. Barfidokht, J. Wang, P.P. Mercier, “A Battery-Powered Wireless Ion Sensing System Consuming 5.5 nW of Average Power,” in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), vol. 53, no. 7, pp. 2043-2053, Jul. 2018. [Paper LINK]
H. Wang and P. P. Mercier, “A Reference-Free Capacitive-Discharging Oscillator Architecture Consuming 44.4pW/75.6 nW at 2.8 Hz/6.4 kHz,” in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), vol. 51, no. 6, pp. 1–13, June 2016. [Paper LINK]
H. Wang, X. Wang, J. Park, A. Barfidokht, J. Wang and P. P. Mercier, “A 5.5 nW battery-powered wireless ion sensing system,” in Proc. IEEE European Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), Leuven, Belgium, 2017, pp. 364-367. [Paper LINK]
H. Wang and P. P. Mercier, “A 1.6%/V 124.2 pW 9.3 Hz Relaxation Oscillator Featuring a 49.7 pW Voltage and Current Reference Generator,” in Proc. IEEE European Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), Leuven, Belgium, 2017, pp. 99-102. [Paper LINK]
H. Wang and P. P. Mercier, “A 420 fW self-regulated 3T voltage reference generator achieving 0.47%/V line regulation from 0.4-to-1.2 V,” in Proc. IEEE European Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), Leuven, Belgium, 2017, pp. 15-18. [Paper LINK]
H. Wang and P. P. Mercier, “A 51 pW reference-free capacitive-discharging oscillator architecture operating at 2.8 Hz,” 2015 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), San Jose, CA, USA, 2015, pp. 1-4. (Best Paper Finalist) [Paper LINK]
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Patents
U.S. Patents
H. Wang and P. Mercier, “Near zero power fully integrated digital conversion, sensors and sensing methods,” U.S. Patent 11444633, Sept. 13, 2022.
P. Mercier and H. Wang, “Stabilized Voltage and Current Reference Generator and Circuits,” U.S. Patent 11334105, May 17, 2022.
P. Mercier and H. Wang, “Near zero power charging to digital converter, sensors and sensing methods,” U.S. Patent 10877439, Dec. 29, 2020.
S. Ha, G. Cauwenberghs, C. Kim, J. Park, P. P. Mercier, A. Akinin, H. Wang, and C. H. Maier, “Radio frequency powered adiabatic stimulation with energy replenishment,” U.S. Patent 10716948, July 21, 2020.
Chinese Patents
Hui Wang and Runtao Huo, “Temperature-Aging-Stable Fully-Integrated Communication System Frequency Management Module,” Patent Application Number 202510277269.2.
Hui Wang and Runtao Huo, “Wake-up Timer Circuit and Temperature Sensor Based on Dynamic Locking Mode,” Patent Application Number 202510910767.6.
Hui Wang, Yanling Zheng and Runtao Huo, “Clock Source Circuit and Sensor Based on Zoned Temperature Calibration Technology,” Patent Application Number 202510974193.9.
Hui Wang and Xueke Cai, “Resistor-Capacitor-Based Dual-Edge Multi-Phase Interpolator and Its Operating Method,” Patent Application Number CN202510327663.2.
Hui Wang and Xueke Cai, “A Compact, Low-Jitter Bandwidth Augmented PLL,” Patent Application Number CN202510531194.6.