Welcome to the High-frequency Integrated Circuits and Systems research group at Seoul National University!
We are always looking for new group members who are highly motivated and seeking opportunities to work on cutting-edge research on high-frequency electronics. Please check out the information and email your CV and cover letter to Prof. Choi (in English or Korean).
서울대학교 초고주파집적시스템연구실에 오신 것을 환영합니다.
본 연구실에서 함께 의욕적으로 최신 초고주파집적회로 연구를 수행할 연구원을 상시 모집하고 있습니다 (학부 연구생 및 대학원생). 관심 있으신 분들은 권장사항을 확인 후 최우열 교수에게 본인의 CV와 cover letter를 보내주세요 (한글 혹은 영문). 서울대학교 전기정보공학부 학부생은 "공학연구의 실습", 타대학 및 서울대학교 타학부 학부생은 "미래인재인턴십" 지원을 적극 권장합니다.
2026-01, Sungjun, Kyubin, and Younghan's paper on E/W-band wideband power amplifier is accepted to IMS RFTT 2026. This work is primarily supported by NRF Basic Research Lab program (기초연구실). Congrats!
2025-10, Seungmo, Sungjae M., and Youngjoon's paper on steerable focal plane array is selected as one of the best poster papers (3rd place) in 25th RF/Analog Circuit Workshop (25회 RF/아날로그 회로 워크샵, RF 집적회로연구회 운영위원장상)). Congrats!
2025-09, Wooyeol is promoted to Associate Professor (without tenure).
2025-08, Sungjun and Younghan's paper on W-band LNA and PA is selected as one of the best poster papers in the 2025 KIEES Summer Conference (전자파학회 하계학술대회). Congrats!
2025-08, Kyubin's paper on a W-band mixer-first receiver is accepted to APMC 2025. Congrats!
2025-05, Wooyeol will be serving on the IEEE MTTS IMS RFSA steering committee (2026)
2025-03, Wooyeol will be serving on the IEEE ISSCC TPC RF Subcommittee (2026)
2025-02, Our proposal on dual-band terahertz imaging circuits is selected for the National Research Foundation of Korea Outstanding Young Scientists Grant (한국연구재단 개인연구 우수신진연구과제).
2025-02, Kyubin and Seungmo's poster is selected as one of the best poster papers in the 2025 KIEES Winter Conference (2025년 전자파학회 동계학술대회에서 우수 포스터 논문). Congrats!
2024-08, Tong Joon (undergrad intern '24, mentor - Kyubin)'s poster is selected as one of the best undergraduate papers in 2024 KIEES Summer Conference (2024년 전자파학회 하계학술대회에서 학부 우수 논문). Congrats!
2024-07, Joint proposal with Prof. J. Choi (PI), W. Choi, and G. Kim titled "0.5Tbps-level sub-THz band high-speed Wireline INter-Connect Lab (TWINCL Lab)" is selected for the National Research Foundation of Korea Basic Research Laboratory. 서울대학교 최재혁(연구책임자), 최우석, DGIST 김가인 교수님과 함께한 "0.5Tb/s급 Sub-THz 주파수 대역 고속 유선 인터페이스 연구실" 제안서가 한국연구재단 기초연구실에 선정되었습니다.
2024-07, Prof. Kenneth O and I had so much fun recording a podcast episode with Christopher McFadden at Interesting Engineering.
2024-06, Our proposal on compact THz transceiver research is selected for SNU Creative-Pioneering Researchers Program (서울대학교 창의선도 신진연구자 지원사업).
2024-04, Collaborator Professor John Hu at Oklahoma State University will be presenting the 1st year results of our NSF RET project in an education session at ISCAS 2024.
2024-03, Wooyeol's perspective paper on silicon integrated circuits for 0.3 to 1 THz applications is published. This was invited by ACS Photonics and co-authored by Prof. Kenneth O at UT Dallas.
2024-03, Pranith's paper on a 300-GHz transceiver pixel with both amplitude and phase output and short-range bi-static reflection-mode imaging is published. This is a result of collaborative research between HICS and Prof. Kenneth O at UT Dallas. This work is also covered by Research Features magazine.
2023-08, Wooyeol joins Seoul National University.
Before SNU
2023-04, Azmeen and Haniye will be presenting their research progress at the 2023 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems.
2023-01, NSF awarded RET Site: Chip Design Experiences for Teachers to Stimulate Semiconductor Education in Oklahoma. (Wooyeol is a Co-PI)
2022-08, NASA awarded Versatile Experimental Platform for 6G and Beyond Communications and Sensing Innovations. (Wooyeol is a Co-PI)
2022-06, Yukun's paper is accepted for IEEE Trans. Terahertz Science and Technology, and is available for early access. This is an extended version of his VLSI2019 paper with greater design details.
2022-03, Anas' paper on a 410-GHz detector employing an AC-coupled SIW slot antenna is accepted for 2022 IEEE Texas Symposium on WMCS.
2021-10, Yukun's paper is accepted for IEEE ISSCC 2022.
2021-05, OSU Senior Collin's paper is presented in 2021 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems.
2020-08, NSF MRI: Acquisition of a wideband continuous-wave characterization platform is awarded. (Wooyeol is a Co-PI)
2020-07, NASA EPSCoR for hybrid lunar communication is awarded. (Wooyeol is a Co-PI)
2019-11, Wooyeol is elevated to IEEE Senior member.
2019-10, Harshpreet's paper is accepted for IEEE Antenna & Wireless Propagation Letters.
2019-03, Yukun's paper is accepted for 2019 VLSI Symposium on Circuits.
2018-08, Wooyeol's interview with IET Electronics Letters
2018-08, Wooyeol joins Oklahoma State University.