BWRC Community Celebrates Major Honors at ISSCC

February 17, 2026

The Berkeley Wireless Research Center community had an outstanding showing at this year’s awards ceremony connected to the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference and broader IEEE Solid-State Circuits community.

2026 IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits

Congratulations to Jan Rabaey for receiving this prestigious honor recognizing outstanding contributions to solid-state circuits.

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits – Best Student Paper Award 2024

Presented by the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits for the paper:
“A Wireless, Multicolor Fluorescence Image Sensor Implant for Real-Time Monitoring in Cancer Therapy”

Awardees:
Micah RoschelleRozhan RabbaniSurin GweonRohan KumarAlec VercruysseNam Woo ChoMatthew H. SpitzerAli M. NiknejadVladimir M. Stojanovic, and Mekhail Anwar.

2025 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Test of Time Award

Presented by the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society to:
Anantha P. ChandrakasanSam Sheng, and Robert W. Brodersen
For their seminal work: “Low-power CMOS digital design.”

2025 ISSCC Forum Presenter Award

Congratulations to Marian Verhelst.

IEEE Fellow Elevations

Special congratulations to Tom Burd, Ada Poon, Farhana Sheikh, and Zhengya Zhang on being elevated to IEEE Fellow.

These honors reflect the exceptional innovation, collaboration, and impact of the BWRC community. Congratulations to all awardees!