Research & Grants

Prof. Dongsheng Brian Ma

Research Program

After joining the University of Arizona, Prof. Ma set up the Integrated System Design Laboratory (ISDL) in 2004. He has been serving as the director since then. The ISDL focuses on developing core technologies for high-performance and low-power integrated systems. The applications range from power management ICs, high-speed high-resolution wire and wireless communication circuits and systems, sensor nodes and networks, to biomedical instruments. By uniquely combining power electronics and integrated circuits, and by having a good understanding of both the underlying process technology and the higher levels of system architectures, controls and operations, ISDL is committed to providing innovative solutions to high-performance integrated system designs beyond the semiconductor roadmap.

On-Going Projects & Grants

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: NSF CMMI-0925678: Collaborative Research: Heterogeneous Integration of Patterned 3-D Nanotube Supercapacitators on CMOS
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 09/01/2009-08/31/2012
Responsibility: 50%

Title: NSF CCF-0844557: CAREER: Analog Computation Based Real-Time Global Power Management: From Devices to Multi-Core Systems
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 07/01/2009-06/30/2014
Responsibility: 100%

Title: NSF I/UCRC Connection One Center: Design of Current-Mode High-Voltage Regulated Charge Pump
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 09/01/2009-08/31/2010
Responsibility: 100%

Title: NSF I/UCRC Connection One Center: Variable-Output Switching Converter with Dual-Loop Sigma-Delta Modulation for Adaptive Wireless Powering in Implantable Devices
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 09/01/2009-08/31/2010
Responsibility: 100%

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)

Title: SRC GRC 2007-HJ_1601: Software-defined Digital Multiple-Output DC-DC Converter for Dynamic Thermal Management
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 04/01/2007-07/31/2010
Responsibility: 100%

Title: SRC GRC 2008-HJ_1787: Performance-Oriented Single-Inductor Multiple-Output Power Converters
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 04/01/2008-07/31/2011
Responsibility: 100%

Title: SRC GRC/TI 2009: Adaptive Prediction-Based High-Performance Transceiver for Ultrasound Imaging System
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2009-07/31/2012
Responsibility: 100%

Title: SRC CSR 2009:
PI: Bingqing Wei
Role: Co-Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2009-01/31/2011
Responsibility: 50%

DesTech Innovation Research Award

Title: Adaptive-Gain, Step-Up/Step-Down, Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 11/01/2008-04/30/2010
Responsibility: 100%

Completed Projects & Grants

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: NSF I/UCRC Connection One Center: Integrated Interactive Power Management System with Digital Adaptive DC-DC Conversion
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2004-07/31/2005
Responsibility: 100%

Title: NSF I/UCRC Connection One Center: Integrated Interactive Power Management System with Digital Adaptive DC-DC Conversion (Phase II)
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2005-07/31/2006
Responsibility: 100%

Title: NSF I/UCRC Connection One Center: Development of Current Feedback Amplifier for High-Speed High-Performance Signal Processing
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2005-07/31/2006
Responsibility: 100%

Title: NSF I/UCRC Connection One Center: Integrated Interactive Power Management System with Digital Adaptive DC-DC Conversion (Phase III)
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2006-07/31/2007
Responsibility: 100%

Title: NSF I/UCRC Connection One Center: Power-Efficient CMOS HD Radio
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2006-07/31/2007
Responsibility: 100%

Title: NSF I/UCRC Connection One Center: Low-Noise Fast-Transient Adaptive SC Power Supplies
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2007-07/31/2008
Responsibility: 100%

Title: NSF I/UCRC Connection One Center: Power-Efficient CMOS HD Radio (Phase II)
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2007-07/31/2008
Responsibility: 100%

Title: NSF I/UCRC Connection One Center: Design of Low-Voltage Low-Power Reconfigurable SC Power Converter
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2008-07/31/2009
Responsibility: 100%

Title: NSF I/UCRC Connection One Center: Power-Efficient CMOS HD Radio (Phase III)
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2008-07/31/2009
Responsibility: 100%

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)

Title: SRC IBM 180nm CMOS IC Fabrication Grant
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 02/27/2008
Responsibility: 100%

Title: SRC IBM 130nm CMOS IC Fabrication Grant
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 04/20/2009
Responsibility: 100%

The University of Arizona

Title: UA Foreigh Travel Grant
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: Oct. 2006
Responsibility: 100%

Title: 2008 UA Junior Faculty Conference Grant
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 05/13/2008
Responsibility: 100%

Analog Devices Inc.

Title: Analog Devices Endowed Professorship
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 08/01/2004-07/31/2006
Responsibility: 100%

Title: Analog Devices Research Gift Grant
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 03/27/2007
Responsibility: 100%

Title: Analog Devices Research Gift Grant
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 04/23/2008
Responsibility: 100%

Title: Analog Devices Research Gift Grant
PI: Dongsheng Ma
Role: Principle Investigator
Dates: 06/17/2009
Responsibility: 100%