Ahmadreza Rofougaran Explained

Ahmadreza Rofougaran
Prizes:IEEE Industrial Pioneer Award (2018)
Member of the National Academy of Engineering
Field:Electrical Engineering
Electronics engineering
Known For:RF CMOS
RF circuit modeling
Alma Mater:University of California, Los Angeles (BS, MS, PhD)
Nationality:Iranian-American
Birth Place:Isfahan, Iran

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 electrical engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. Rofougaran obtained his BS in 1986, MS in 1988 and earned his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles 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]

Movandi

In 2016, Rofougaran co-founded Movandi, an Irvine, California-based company specializing in developing 5G wireless network systems.[15]

Awards and recognitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ahmadreza Rofougaran, IEEE. 2020-06-14. IEEE.
  2. Web site: 2012-12-21. Broadcom siblings fueling wireless revolution. 2020-06-14. Orange County Register. en-US.
  3. Web site: DOD-wide SBIR/STTR Economic Impact Study Released – SBTC. 27 September 2019 . 2020-06-14. en-US.
  4. Web site: Reza Rofougaran Receives the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2020. 2020-06-14. finance.yahoo.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: Maryam Rofougaran: Transforming Wireless Technology EE. 2020-06-14. en-US.
  6. Trew. Robert. 2010 MTT-S-Sponsored IEEE Fellows [MTT-S Society News]]. IEEE Microwave Magazine. 2010. 11. 2. 41. 10.1109/MMM.2010.935772. 1557-9581.
  7. Web site: Dr. Ahmadreza Rofougaran. 2020-06-14. NAE Website.
  8. Web site: Muriel Medard elected to National Academy of Engineering - Code On. 2020-06-14. www.codeontechnologies.com.
  9. Web site: Patent Database Search Results: apt/1 and in/(Rofougaran-Ahmadreza$ or Rofougaran-Reza) in US Patent Collection. 2020-06-14. patft.uspto.gov.
  10. Web site: Broadcom to buy Bluetooth chipmaker Innovent. 2020-06-14. CNET. en.
  11. News: Journal. David P. HamiltonStaff Reporter of The Wall Street. 2000-06-14. Broadcom to Buy Innovent Systems In $457 Million Stock Transaction. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2020-06-14. 0099-9660.
  12. Web site: Staff. 2000-06-14. Broadcom to acquire Innovent Systems in $440M stock deal. 2020-06-14. Electronics Weekly. en-GB.
  13. Web site: staff. CNBC com. 2019-11-12. Movandi. 2020-06-14. CNBC. en.
  14. Web site: Reza Rofougaran Receives the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2020. 2020-06-14. finance.yahoo.com. en-US.
  15. Web site: Dahad. Nitin. 2020-05-21. EETimes - Verizon Partners with Movandi, NXP, Qualcomm for 5G -. 2020-06-14. EETimes.
  16. Web site: 2020-09-25. Movandi's Reza Rofougaran Receives 2020 OCBJ Innovator of the Year Award. 2020-11-25. AP NEWS.
  17. Web site: Movandi's Reza Rofougaran Receives 2020 OCBJ Innovator of the Year Award. 2020-11-25. news.yahoo.com. en-US.
  18. Web site: Alumni Henry Samueli and Reza Rofougaran Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering. 2020-06-14. en-US.
  19. Web site: UCLA Samueli Alumni Elected to National Academy of Engineering UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering - UCLA Samueli School of Engineering Newsroom. 2020-11-25. UCLA Samueli Alumni Elected to National Academy of Engineering UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering - UCLA Samueli School of Engineering Newsroom.
  20. Web site: Dr. Ahmadreza Rofougaran. 2020-11-25. NAE Website.
  21. Web site: UCLA Samueli Alumni Elected to National Academy of Engineering. 2020-11-25. en-US.
  22. Web site: IEEE Circuits and Systems Society 2018 Awards IEEE CAS. 2020-06-14. ieee-cas.org.
  23. Web site: SOCIETY NEWS IEEE CASS NEWSLETTER. 2020-11-25. cassnewsletter.org.
  24. Web site: UCLA Samueli honors alumni, faculty, and students at 2018 awards dinner UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering. 2020-06-14. en-US.
  25. Web site: 2017-12-28. The top 5 technology innovators. 2020-06-14. Electronic Products.
  26. Web site: JSSC BEST PAPER AWARD - IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society. 2020-11-25. IEEE. en-gb.
  27. Web site: Inside IMS2010: Distinguished MTT-S Members Honored During Plenary Session. 2020-11-25. www.rfglobalnet.com.

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