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PAN Sining

Institute of Integrated Circuit Design and Electronic Design Automation

Sining Pan Assistant professor

Rm. 2413, School of Integrated Circuits

Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China

Email: psn@tsinghua.edu.cn





Dr. Pan is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Integrated Circuits, Tsinghua University. He received his Bachelor's degree from the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, in 2013, and his M.Sc/Ph.D. degrees (both cum laude) from Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, in 2016/2021, respectively. He was a postdoc researcher at Delft University of Technology from 2021 to 2022, after which he joined Tsinghua University. Dr. Pan’s research focuses on analog/mixed-signal circuit design, including sensor interface circuits, CMOS references, and in-memory computing. He has authored/coauthored over 40 technical papers, including 16 from ISSCC and 11 from JSSC, as well as one book and two book chapters by Springer. He was the recipient of the SSCS predoctoral achievement award (2020) and the ADI outstanding student designer award (2019). He served as a Technical Committee Member for ASSCC.


Group OpeningsOur group has openings for around 2 Ph.D./Master students every year and regularly recruit postdocs with analog/mixed-signal circuit design background. We also welcome international students and highly motivated undergraduate students. For more information, please contact psn@tsinghua.edu.cn with your CV attached.


Representative Publications


Top journal papers (JSSC)

1. S. Pan, Y. Cheng, G. Wu, Z. Wang, K. A. A. Makinwa, H. Wu, "A 0.028mm2 32MHz RC Frequency Reference with an Inaccuracy of ±900ppm from -40°C to 125°C and ±1600ppm After Accelerated Aging" IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits. In press.

2. N. G. Toth, Z. Tang, T. Someya, S. Pan and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A PNP-Based Temperature Sensor With Continuous-Time Readout and ±0.1°C (3σ) Inaccuracy From − 55°C to 125°C," IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits. Early access.

3. S. Pan, X. An, Z. Yu, H. Jiang and K. A. A. Makinwa, "Compact RC Frequency References based on a Versatile Temperature Compensation Scheme," IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits. vol. 58, no. 12, pp. 3450-3458, Dec. 2023.

4. Z. Tang, S. Pan, M. Grubor and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A Sub-1V Capacitively-Biased BJT-Based Temperature Sensor with an Inaccuracy of ±0.15°C (3σ) from -55°C to 125°C," IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits. vol. 58, no. 12, pp. 3433-3441, Dec. 2023.

5. A. C. de Oliveira, S. Pan, R. J. Wiegerink and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A MEMS Coriolis-Based Mass-Flow-to-Digital Converter for Low Flow Rate Sensing," IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits. vol. 57, no. 12, pp. 3681-3692, Dec. 2022.

6. Ç. Gürleyük, S. Pan and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A 16 MHz CMOS RC Frequency Reference With ±90 ppm Inaccuracy From −45°C to 85°C," IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits. vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 2429-2437, Aug. 2022.

7. S. Pan, J. A. Angevare and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A Self-Calibrated Hybrid Thermal-Diffusivity/Resistor-Based Temperature Sensor," IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits. vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 3551-3559, Dec. 2021.

8. S. Pan and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A 10fJ·K2 Wheatstone Bridge Temperature Sensor with a Tail-Resistor-Linearized OTA," IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits, IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits, vol 56, no. 2, pp. 501-510, Feb 2021.

9. S. Pan and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A 0.25 mm2 Resistor-based Temperature Sensor with an Inaccuracy of 0.12°C (3σ) from −55°C to 125°C," IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits, vol 53, no. 12, pp. 3347-3355, Dec 2018.

10. Ç. Gürleyük, L. Pedala, S. Pan, F. Sebastiano, and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A CMOS Dual-RC Frequency Reference with ±200 ppm Inaccuracy from −45°C to 85°C," IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits, vol 53, no. 12, pp. 3386-3395, Dec 2018.

11. S. Pan, Y. Luo, S. H. Shalmany and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A Resistor-based Temperature Sensor with a 0.13 pJ·K² Resolution FoM," IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits. vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 164-173, Jan. 2018.


Top conference papers (ISSCC)

1. S. Pan, X. Zhang, B. Zheng, Y. Cheng, H. Jiang and H. Wu, "A 143dB Dynamic Range 119dB CMRR Capacitance-to-Digital Converter for High-Resolution Floating-Target Displacement Sensing", in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2025, in press.

2. P. Wang*, M. Wang*, G. Dai, Y. Cao, S. Pan, Y. Zhang, (*Equally-Credited Authors) "A 0.36nW, 820μm2, 32kHz Conduction-Angle-Adaptive Crystal Oscillator in 28nm CMOS for Real-Time Clock Applications", in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2025, in press.

3. F. J. van Mourik, S. Pan, K. M. Dowling, K. A. Makinwa, " A Voltage-Biased CMOS Hall Sensor with 1.0μT (3σ) Offset and a 60nT/√Hz Noise-Floor", in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2025, in press.

4. S. Pan, Y. Cheng, G. Wu, Z. Wang, K. A. A. Makinwa and H. Wu, "A 0.028mm2 32MHz RC Frequency Reference in 0.18μm CMOS with ±900ppm Inaccuracy from −40°C to 125°C and ±1600ppm Inaccuracy After Accelerated Aging", in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2024, pp. 56-58.

5. X. An*, S. Pan*, H. Jiang and K. A. A Makinwa, (*Equally-Credited Authors) "A 0.01mm2 10MHz RC Frequency Reference with a 1-Point On-Chip-Trimmed Inaccuracy of ±0.28% from -45°C to 125°C in 0.18μm CMOS" in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2023, pp. 60-61.

6. Z. Tang, S. Pan and K. A. A Makinwa, "A Sub-1V 810nW Capacitively-Biased BJT-Based Temperature Sensor with an Inaccuracy of ±0.15°C (3σ) from -55°C to 125°C, " in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2023, pp. 354-355.

7. N. Toth*, T. Someya, Z. Tang, S. Pan* and K. A. A Makinwa, (*Equally-Credited Authors) " A BJT-Based Temperature Sensor with ±0.1°C (3σ) Inaccuracy from -55°C to 125°C and a 0.85pJ∙K2 Resolution FoM Using Continuous-Time Readout," in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2023, pp. 358-359.

8. A. C. de Oliveira, S. Pan and K. A. A Makinwa, "A MEMS Coriolis-Based Mass-Flow-to-Digital Converter with 100μg/h/√Hz Noise Floor and Zero Stability of ±0.35mg/h," in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2022, pp. 68-69.

9. S. Pan, J. A. Angevare and K.A.A Makinwa, "A Hybrid Thermal-Diffusivity/Resistor-based Temperature Sensor with a Self-Calibrated Inaccuracy of 0.25°C (3σ) from −55°C to 125°C," in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2021, pp. 78-80.

10. H. Jiang, S. Pan, Ç. Gürleyük and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A 0.14mm2 16MHz CMOS RC Frequency Reference with a 1-point Trimmed Inaccuracy of ±400ppm from −45°C to 85°C," in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2021, pp. 436-438.

11. S. Pan and K. A. A. Makinwa, " A CMOS Resistor-based Temperature Sensor with a 10fJ∙K2 Resolution FoM and 0.4°C (3σ) Inaccuracy from −55°C to 125°C after a 1-point Trim," in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2020, pp. 68-69.

12. Ç. Gürleyük, S. Pan, and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A 16MHz CMOS RC Frequency Reference with ±400ppm Inaccuracy from −45°C to 85°C after Digital Temperature Compensation," in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2020, pp. 64-65.

13. S. Pan, Ç. Gürleyük, M. F. Pimenta and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A 0.12mm2 Wien Bridge Temperature Sensor with a 0.1°C (3σ) Inaccuracy from −40°C to 180°C," in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2019, pp. 184-186.

14. S. Pan and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A Wheatstone Bridge Temperature Sensor with a Resolution FoM of 20fJ·K2," in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2019, pp. 186-188.

15. S. Pan and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A 0.25mm2 Resistor-based Temperature Sensor with an Inaccuracy of 0.12°C (3σ) from −55°C to 125°C and a Resolution FoM of 32fJ·K2," in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2018, pp. 320-322.

16. S. Pan, Y. Luo, S. H. Shalmany and K. A. A. Makinwa, "A Resistor-based Temperature Sensor with a 0.13pJ·K2 Resolution FOM," in IEEE ISSCC Dig. Tech. Papers, Feb. 2017, pp. 158-159.


Book

1. S. Pan and K. A. A. Makinwa, Resistor-based temperature sensors in CMOS technology, Springer, Cham, 2022.