Biography:Ahmadreza Rofougaran
Ahmadreza Rofougaran | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Iranian-United States |
| Alma mater | University of California |
| 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
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 Engineering at the University of California. Rofougaran obtained his BS in 1986, MS in 1988 and earned his PhD from the University of California 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
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
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
In 2016, Rofougaran, Co-founded Movandi, Irvine, California based company and specialized in developing 5G wireless network systems.[13][15]
Awards and recognitions
- 2020 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.[16]
- 2018 IEEE Industrial Pioneer Award.[17]
- 2018 Alumnus of the year, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UCLA.[18]
- 2017 The Top 5 Technology Innovators, Electronic Products Magazine.[19]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ahmadreza Rofougaran, IEEE". https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37275528900.
- ↑ "Broadcom siblings fueling wireless revolution" (in en-US). 2012-12-21. https://www.ocregister.com/2012/12/21/broadcom-siblings-fueling-wireless-revolution/.
- ↑ "DOD-wide SBIR/STTR Economic Impact Study Released – SBTC" (in en-US). https://sbtc.org/dod-wide-sbir-sttr-economic-impact-study-released/.
- ↑ "Reza Rofougaran Receives the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2020" (in en-US). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/reza-rofougaran-receives-ellis-island-130100075.html.
- ↑ "Maryam Rofougaran: Transforming Wireless Technology | EE" (in en-US). https://www.ee.ucla.edu/maryam-rofougaran-transforming-wireless-technology/.
- ↑ Trew, Robert. "2010 MTT-S-Sponsored IEEE Fellows [MTT-S Society News"]. IEEE Microwave Magazine (2): 41–41. doi:10.1109/MMM.2010.935772. ISSN 1557-9581. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=5430411.
- ↑ "Dr. Ahmadreza Rofougaran". https://nae.edu/224711/Dr-Ahmadreza-Rofougaran.
- ↑ "Muriel Medard elected to National Academy of Engineering - Code On". https://www.codeontechnologies.com/en/news/articles/muriel-medard-elected-to-national-academy-of-engineering/.
- ↑ "Patent Database Search Results: apt/1 and in/(Rofougaran-Ahmadreza$ or Rofougaran-Reza) in US Patent Collection". http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm&r=0&p=1&f=S&l=50&d=PTXT&Query=apt/1+and+in/(Rofougaran-Ahmadreza$+or+Rofougaran-Reza).
- ↑ "Broadcom to buy Bluetooth chipmaker Innovent" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/news/broadcom-to-buy-bluetooth-chipmaker-innovent/.
- ↑ Journal, David P. HamiltonStaff Reporter of The Wall Street (2000-06-14). "Broadcom to Buy Innovent Systems In $457 Million Stock Transaction" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB960883901369758397.
- ↑ Staff (2000-06-14). "Broadcom to acquire Innovent Systems in $440M stock deal" (in en-GB). https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/archived/resources-archived/broadcom-to-acquire-innovent-systems-in-440m-stock-2000-06/.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 staff, CNBC com (2019-11-12). "Movandi" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/12/movandi-cnbc-upstart-100.html.
- ↑ "Reza Rofougaran Receives the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2020" (in en-US). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/reza-rofougaran-receives-ellis-island-130100075.html.
- ↑ Dahad, Nitin (2020-05-21). "EETimes - Verizon Partners with Movandi, NXP, Qualcomm for 5G -". https://www.eetimes.com/verizon-partners-with-movandi-nxp-qualcomm-for-5g/.
- ↑ "Alumni Henry Samueli and Reza Rofougaran Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering" (in en-US). https://samueli.ucla.edu/alumni-henry-samueli-reza-rofougaran-awarded-the-ellis-island-medal-of-honor/.
- ↑ "IEEE Circuits and Systems Society 2018 Awards | IEEE CAS". https://ieee-cas.org/ieee-circuits-and-systems-society-2018-awards.
- ↑ "UCLA Samueli honors alumni, faculty, and students at 2018 awards dinner | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering" (in en-US). https://samueli.ucla.edu/ucla-samueli-honors-alumni-faculty-and-students-at-2018-awards-dinner/.
- ↑ "The top 5 technology innovators". 2017-12-28. http://www.electronicproducts.com/Education/Career/The_top_5_technology_innovators.aspx.
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