Ahmadreza Rofougaran
Ahmadreza Rofougaran | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Iranian-American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (BS, MS, PhD) |
| Known for | RF CMOS RF circuit modeling |
| Awards | IEEE Industrial Pioneer Award (2018) Member of the National Academy of Engineering |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical Engineering Electronics engineering |
Ahmadreza Rofougaran, also known as Reza Rofougaran is an Iranian-American Electrical engineer, inventor and entrepreneur.
Early life and education
[edit]Rofougaran was born in Isfahan, Iran, and moved to the US in the 1980s after the closure of Iranian universities after the 1979 Iranian Revolution to study electrical engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. Rofougaran obtained his BS in 1986, MS in 1988 and earned his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1998.[1][2] His PhD thesis was focused on the development of a fast frequency hopped spectrum wireless system using CMOS integrated circuits and was supported by DARPA and focused on the development of other wireless systems such as GPS using CMOS technology which was supported by DARPA SBIR program.[3]
Career
[edit]Rofougaran is best known for pioneering RF CMOS technology and the integration of the RF radio with digital processors to enable short-range wireless connectivity, Bluetooth, and short-range wireless network, Wi-Fi, and millimeter RF.[4][5]
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2010 for contributions to the integration of RF radios into single-chip CMOS technology,[6] member of the National Academy of Engineering.[7][8] Rofougaran holds 869 issued U.S. patents and listed as a prolific inventor.[9]
Innovent Systems Inc
[edit]In 1998, he co-founded Innovent Systems Inc, a company based in El Segundo, California, and specializing in the development and research in RF CMOS, RF radio, and digital processing to enable short-range wireless connectivity, in 2000, Broadcom Corporation acquired Innovent Systems for $440 million.[10][11][12] In 2005, while working at Broadcom Corporation, Rofougaran managed to integrate multiple wireless systems into single-chip CMOS, which enabled smartphones with Wi-Fi in coexistence with Bluetooth and other wireless systems.[13] He is a Fellow of Broadcom since 2006 for contributions to RF CMOS and radio technology that was crucial to building Broadcom's wireless business.[14][1]
Movandi
[edit]In 2016, Rofougaran co-founded Movandi, an Irvine, California-based company specializing in developing 5G wireless network systems.[13][15]
Awards and recognitions
[edit]- 2020 OCBJ Innovator of the Year Award.[16][17]
- 2020 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.[18]
- 2020 National Academy of Engineering Membership.[8][19][20][21]
- 2018 IEEE Industrial Pioneer Award.[22][23]
- 2018 Alumnus of the year, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UCLA.[24]
- 2017 The Top 5 Technology Innovators, Electronic Products Magazine.[25]
- 2014 IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits Best Paper Award.[26]
- 2010 IEEE Fellow.[27][6][1]
- 2006 Broadcom Fellow.[1]
References
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- ^ "Reza Rofougaran Receives the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2020". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "Maryam Rofougaran: Transforming Wireless Technology | EE". Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ a b Trew, Robert (2010). "2010 MTT-S-Sponsored IEEE Fellows [MTT-S Society News]". IEEE Microwave Magazine. 11 (2): 41. doi:10.1109/MMM.2010.935772. ISSN 1557-9581.
- ^ "Dr. Ahmadreza Rofougaran". NAE Website. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ a b "Muriel Medard elected to National Academy of Engineering - Code On". www.codeontechnologies.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "Patent Database Search Results: apt/1 and in/(Rofougaran-Ahmadreza$ or Rofougaran-Reza) in US Patent Collection". patft.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "Broadcom to buy Bluetooth chipmaker Innovent". CNET. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ Journal, David P. HamiltonStaff Reporter of The Wall Street (2000-06-14). "Broadcom to Buy Innovent Systems In $457 Million Stock Transaction". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ Staff (2000-06-14). "Broadcom to acquire Innovent Systems in $440M stock deal". Electronics Weekly. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ a b staff, CNBC com (2019-11-12). "Movandi". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "Reza Rofougaran Receives the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2020". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ Dahad, Nitin (2020-05-21). "EETimes - Verizon Partners with Movandi, NXP, Qualcomm for 5G -". EETimes. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "Movandi's Reza Rofougaran Receives 2020 OCBJ Innovator of the Year Award". AP NEWS. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Movandi's Reza Rofougaran Receives 2020 OCBJ Innovator of the Year Award". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Alumni Henry Samueli and Reza Rofougaran Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering". Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "UCLA Samueli Alumni Elected to National Academy of Engineering | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering - UCLA Samueli School of Engineering Newsroom". UCLA Samueli Alumni Elected to National Academy of Engineering | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering - UCLA Samueli School of Engineering Newsroom. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Dr. Ahmadreza Rofougaran". NAE Website. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "UCLA Samueli Alumni Elected to National Academy of Engineering". Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "IEEE Circuits and Systems Society 2018 Awards | IEEE CAS". ieee-cas.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "SOCIETY NEWS | IEEE CASS NEWSLETTER". cassnewsletter.org. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "UCLA Samueli honors alumni, faculty, and students at 2018 awards dinner | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering". Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "The top 5 technology innovators". Electronic Products. 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ "JSSC BEST PAPER AWARD - IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society". IEEE. Retrieved 2020-11-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Inside IMS2010: Distinguished MTT-S Members Honored During Plenary Session". www.rfglobalnet.com. Retrieved 2020-11-25.