Heydari’s Team Wins IEEE Darlington Award for FutureG Transmitter Architecture

Pictured from left, Payam Heydari, Mohammad Oveisi and Huan Wang are recognized for their research introducing an innovative transmitter architecture for 6G and future generation wireless networks.

April 30, 2024 - UC Irvine electrical engineering researchers have won the 2024 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Darlington Best Paper Award for their research introducing an innovative transmitter architecture that dramatically transforms the field of millimeter-wave/terahertz communication systems for 6G and future generation (FutureG) wireless networks. UCI Chancellor’s Professor Payam Heydari, doctoral student Mohammad Oveisi and alumnus Huan Wang ’20 (Ph.D.) earned this recognition for their article titled “A Study of a Millimeter-Wave Transmitter Architecture Realizing QAM Directly in RF Domain,” featured in the June 2023 issue of IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems.

”We are honored to receive this award,” said Heydari. “Our groundbreaking research advances the understanding of circuits and systems and paves the way for new technologies and applications. It could fundamentally reshape a vital field that is slated to experience substantial growth and interest owing to the CHIPS and Science Act's investments in semiconductor technology.”

The annual award honors outstanding technical contributions in the field of circuits and systems and is given based on a paper's originality, technical depth and potential impact on the field. It’s named in memory of Sidney Darlington, a distinguished engineer and pivotal figure known for the Darlington transistor, which played a key role in advancing electronics and circuits.

The researchers will receive the award at the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), an annual event where researchers, engineers and industry professionals gather to share the latest developments in circuits and systems. Heydari will deliver a short speech to attendees after accepting the award on the team’s behalf.

This is the second Darlington Best Paper Award for Heydari; he also earned the honor in 2005. In 2007, he won the IEEE Guillemin-Cauer Best Paper Award. Altogether, the three awards make Heydari a leading recipient of IEEE CASS best paper awards. 

– Lori Brandt

 

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