Department of Microelectronics
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science

Zhengwei Liao

Publications

  1. Wearable and Implantable Devices for Continuous Monitoring of Muscle Physiological Activity: A Review
    Liao, Zhengwei; Golparvar, Ata; Bathaei, Mohammad Javad; Cardoso, Filipe Arroyo; Boutry, Clementine M.;
    Advanced Science,
    pp. e09934, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202509934
    Keywords: ... bioelectronics, biomechanics, electrophysiology, soft and flexible electronics, tissue oxygenation.

    Abstract: ... Abstract Muscle plays a vital role in movement and metabolic regulation, establishing it as a cornerstone of overall health. Monitoring muscular parameters is critical for disease diagnosis, post-surgical recovery, and human–machine interface control. In recent decades, numerous technologies have emerged to monitor muscular biophysical and biochemical processes. The field has transitioned significantly from reliance on large, clinic-bound instrumentation to the development of miniaturized wearable and implantable systems capable of continuous real-time monitoring in everyday settings. This article presents a critical overview of recent advances, with a focus on material and device innovations in muscular monitoring. Starting with the fundamental characteristics of muscle tissue and the physiological origins of biosignals, the discussion subsequently shifts to recent developments in wearable and implantable bioelectronic systems tailored to monitor electrophysiological, biomechanical, and tissue oxygenation signals. Finally, current research challenges and outline emerging opportunities are highlighted in muscular monitoring. Owing to its interdisciplinary nature and growing societal demand for personalized healthcare, muscular monitoring is poised to catalyze transformative innovations in both clinical and consumer applications.

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  2. Towards Sustainable Electronics: Wafer-Scale Fabrication of Fully Biodegradable CMOS Devices
    Laura Cavedoni; Zhengwei Liao; Yukun Lian; Francesco Stallone; Filipe Arroyo Cardoso; Clementine Boutry;
    In Micro Nano Engineering (MNE),
    2025.

  3. Wavelength-selective photodetector for NADH fluorescence detection
    Zhengwei Liao; Laura Cavedoni; Ceren Kutucu; Padmakumar Rao; Clementine Boutry; Filipe Arroyo Cardoso;
    In Micro Nano Engineering (MNE),
    2025.

  4. Recent advances in magnetic polymer composites for BioMEMS: A review
    Zhengwei Liao; Oualid Zoumhani; Clementine M Boutry;
    MDPI Materials,
    Volume 16, Issue 10, 2023.

  5. Suppression of Mainbeam Deceptive Jammer with FDA-MIMO Radar
    L. Lan; J. Xu; G. Liao; Y. Zhang; F. Fioranelli; So H.C.;
    IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology,
    2020.

  6. Suppression Approach to Main-Beam Deceptive Jamming in FDA-MIMO Radar Using Nonhomogeneous Sample Detection
    Lan, Lan; Liao, Guisheng; Xu, Jingwei; Zhang, Yuhong; Fioranelli, Francesco;
    IEEE ACCESS,
    Volume 6, pp. 34582-34597, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2850816

  7. A 0.2V trifilar-coil DCO with DC-DC converter in 16nm FinFET CMOS with 188dB FOM, 1.3kHz resolution, and frequency pushing of 38MHz/V for energy harvesting applications
    C. C. Li; M. S. Yuan; C. H. Chang; Y. T. Lin; C. C. Liao; K. Hsieh; M. Chen; R. B. Staszewski;
    In 2017 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC),
    pp. 332-333, Feb 2017. DOI: 10.1109/ISSCC.2017.7870396
    Keywords: ... DC-DC power converters;FinFETs;Logic gates;Oscillators;Switches;Topology;Voltage control.

  8. A 0.034mm2, 725fs RMS jitter, 1.8%/V frequency-pushing, 10.8-19.3GHz transformer-based fractional-N all-digital PLL in 10nm FinFET CMOS
    Chao-Chieh Li; T. H. Tsai; Min-Shueh Yuan; Chia-Chun Liao; Chih-Hsien Chang; Tien-Chien Huang; Hsien-Yuan Liao; Chung-Ting Lu; Hung-Yi Kuo; K. Hsieh; M. Chen; A. Ximenes; R. B. Staszewski;
    In 2016 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI-Circuits),
    pp. 1-2, June 2016. DOI: 10.1109/VLSIC.2016.7573551
    Keywords: ... CMOS integrated circuits;MOSFET circuits;digital phase locked loops;transformers;DCO;FinFET CMOS;LC-tank-based ADPLL;capacitor banks;fractional-N all-digital PLL;frequency 10.8 GHz to 19.3 GHz;frequency reference clock;inverter-based ring-oscillator PLL;magnetic coupling transformer;metastability-resolution scheme;size 10 nm;time 725 fs;Capacitors;Clocks;FinFETs;Jitter;Phase locked loops;Q-factor;Tuning.

  9. 14.5 A 1.22ps integrated-jitter 0.25-to-4GHz fractional-N ADPLL in 16nm FinFET CM0S
    T. H. Tsai; M. S. Yuan; C. H. Chang; C. C. Liao; C. C. Li; R. B. Staszewski;
    In 2015 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference - (ISSCC) Digest of Technical Papers,
    pp. 1-3, Feb 2015.

  10. A 12mW all-digital PLL based on class-F DCO for 4G phones in 28nm CMOS
    Feng-Wei Kuo; R. Chen; K. Yen; Hsien-Yuan Liao; Chewn-Pu Jou; Fu-Lung Hsueh; M. Babaie; R. B. Staszewski;
    In 2014 Symposium on VLSI Circuits Digest of Technical Papers,
    pp. 1-2, June 2014.

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