Winter 2026 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine Honors Prof. Jan Rabaey
The Winter 2026 issue of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine has officially been published and is now available online. This special issue is dedicated to Professor Jan Rabaey, recipient of the 2026 IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits, recognizing him “for seminal and visionary contributions to the VLSI implementation of low-energy signal processing and communication systems.”
Professor Rabaey’s influence spans decades of groundbreaking research, education, and system-level innovation. To celebrate his profound impact on the field, this commemorative issue features a collection of invited articles that reflect his technical legacy, interdisciplinary vision, and enduring contributions to integrated circuit design and systems research.
Featured articles include:
-
“Making Dreams Come True: A Story About Reverse Time Machines”
Jan Rabaey
A reflective and visionary piece exploring ideas that have shaped—and continue to shape—the future of system design. -
“Low-Power Design: The Berkeley Way: How Energy Morphed IC Design”
Anantha Chandrakasan, Brian Otis, Rikky Muller, and Jan Raats
A deep dive into the evolution of low-power IC design and the Berkeley methodologies that helped redefine the field. -
“The Essence of System-Level Design: Collaboration and Interdisciplinarity: A Story of Many Research Centers”
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, Giovanni De Micheli, Sharad Malik, Naresh Shanbhag, and Jan Rabaey
An exploration of system-level thinking and the collaborative research ecosystems that have driven innovation across disciplines. -
“High-Power and Highly Efficient CMOS Power Amplifiers for D-Band Applications in Silicon: Design Methodologies that Extend CMOS Power, Gain, and Bandwidth Toward Sub-Terahertz Operation”
Bassel A. Elgharbawy, Saleh Hassanzadehyamchi, Hadi Bameri, Ali M. Niknejad, and Omeed Momeni
A technical article highlighting cutting-edge advancements in CMOS power amplifier design for emerging high-frequency applications.
Together, these contributions underscore Professor Rabaey’s extraordinary influence on low-energy design, system-level integration, and the culture of interdisciplinary collaboration that continues to shape the future of solid-state circuits.
Read the full Winter 2026 issue of IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine:
https://lnkd.in/gxbjNtKw