Integrated Circuits and Systems
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Integrated Circuits and Systems deals with integrated realization of complex functions on semiconductor substrates in a compact form-factor known as a “chip”. Integrated circuits are the core of consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, smartwatches, game consoles; automobiles, airplanes, spacecraft, and ships; IT, telecommunications, and datacenters; medical devices and instrumentation; and robots to name a few. Ongoing research activities include integrated circuits that enable future-generation wireless communication systems (5G, 6G, and beyond), energy-efficient high-speed wireline communication systems (e.g., for datacenters), biomedical implants (e.g., neural interfaces), self-driving cars and drones (e.g., radar, lidar), machine learning and artificial intelligence, etc.
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Integrated Circuits and Systems
![Peter Beerel](http://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/images/998f00b351d8f38d1127df90a6b900fd.jpg)
Peter A. Beerel
![Shuo-Wei Chen](http://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/images/aaf46c0a450484fe0e7840653f16c995.jpg)
Shuo-Wei (Mike) Chen
![Hossein Hashemi](http://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/images/3fa330e0ea5b99721b0a9a48ab2c50d9.jpg)
Hossein Hashemi
![Eun-Sok Kim](http://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/images/47a04ac18d78713f5a522625c53d862d.jpg)
Eun Sok Kim
![Pierluigi Nuzzo](http://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/images/da5ec8b71668dd835d63cdb1ef282123.jpg)
Pierluigi Nuzzo
![Viktor Prasanna](http://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/images/9f6264c2b11e3d30f4232b4c160a9f3f.jpg)
Viktor K. Prasanna
![Constantine Sideris](http://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/images/7df8848052b79b8f9c072ef0190f6c69.jpeg)
Constantine Sideris
![Christopher Torng](http://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/images/45277e76c098a559ba7dae35dc8c25dc.jpeg)
Christopher Torng
![J-Joshua Yang](http://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/images/a5e81f9570c76b9b9d59e28a920327f9.jpeg)
J. Joshua Yang
![Chongwu Zhou](http://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/images/f3b1c0a7e550ffdedc5a67016b6837bb.jpg)