Personal profile
Research interests
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Very large-scale integration (VLSI)
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Integrated circuits and systems
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Mixed-signal/analog integrated circuit (IC)
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Internet of Things (IoT)
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Artificial intelligence
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Integrated circuits and systems
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Mixed-signal/analog integrated circuit (IC)
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Internet of Things (IoT)
Electronic & Computer Engineering - Artificial intelligence
Biography
- 6+ years of experience in university-level (UG/PG) teaching, academic project/research supervision, and service in administrative committees.
- 13+ years of industrial experience in electronic hardware design, verification, testing, & project management.
- Managed electronics projects from concept phase through to product delivery.
- Has full working knowledge of electronic system design: ASIC, FPGA, & PCB design flows.
- Tape-out experience in 180nm/65nm/45nm/28nm TSMC planar CMOS processes, 16nm/12nm/7nm/5nm TSMC FINFET processes, and 22nm GF SOI process.
- Possesses excellent communication, reporting, presentation, and management skills.
- Principal Investigator & Senior Member, IEEE.
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Electronic and Computer Engineering, PhD, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2016
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Research output
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An energy efficient 4-bit SRAM compute-in-memory macro with tunable reference charge injection SAR ADC
Shah, I., Zheng, H., Abdullah, M., Sarfraz, K. & Chan, M., 28 Oct 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers. p. 1-13 11219665.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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DTCO-based Hybrid Rail 8T Complementary FET SRAM Design towards advanced node
Zhang, Y., Sarfraz, K. & Chan, M., 22 Oct 2025, 2025 IEEE 16th International Conference on ASIC, ASICON 2025. IEEE Computer Society, p. 1-4 4 p. (Proceedings of International Conference on ASIC).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
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Reusing Charge Injection Cells in SAR ADC for Offset Cancellation
Shah, I., Zheng, H., Sarfraz, K. & Chan, M., Dec 2025, In: Electronics Letters. 61, 1, 5 p., e70500.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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An Efficient 6TP SRAM-Based CIM Macro with Column ADCs for Binarized Neural Networks
Shah, I., Sarfraz, K. & Chan, M., 1 May 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs. 71, 5, p. 2509-2513 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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8.5 A Scalable Adaptive ADC/DSP-Based 1.25-to-56Gbps/112Gbps High-Speed Transceiver Architecture Using Decision-Directed MMSE CDR in 16nm and 7nm
Xu, D., Kou, Y., Lai, P., Cheng, Z., Cheung, T. Y., Moser, L., Zhang, Y., Liu, X., Lam, M. P., Jia, H., Pan, Q., Szeto, W. H., Tang, C. F., Mak, K. F., Sarfraz, K., Zhu, T., Kwan, M., Au, E. Y. L., Conroy, C. & Chan, K. K., 13 Feb 2021, 2021 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2021 - Digest of Technical Papers. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 134-136 3 p. 9366063. (Digest of Technical Papers - IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference; vol. 64).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
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Awards
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Thetos Early Career Teaching Award Honorable Mention 2024-2025
SARFRAZ, K. (Recipient), Dec 2025
Prize: Honorary Award
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Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award (MSc Program in IC Design Engineering) – HKUST, Hong Kong, 2023.
SARFRAZ, K. (Recipient), Dec 2024
Prize: Honorary Award