Jingzhi Zhang received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronic Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China, in 2015 and 2019, respectively. 

From 2019 to 2020, he was a Visiting Student Researcher with Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, focusing on mm-wave radar design. From 2020 to 2023, he was a Post-Doctoral Scholar with Stanford University, where he is involved in mm-wave radar systems and scalable mm-wave phased-array/multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) architecture design.

Dr. Zhang was a recipient of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Predoctoral Achievement Award in 2019, the IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship in 2019, the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Silkroad Award in 2018, the National Scholarship in 2018, the Second Prize in the National IC Design Competition in 2016, the First Prize in the National Undergraduate Electronic Design Contest (Taxes Instruments Cup Analog System Design Invitational Contest) in 2014, and the First Prize in the National Undergraduate Electronic Design Contest in 2013.

Work Experience

2023.5-now

• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China  |  Specially Appointed Researcher
  

2020.1-2023.3

• Stanford University  |  Postdoctoral Scholar
  

2019.7-2019.12

• Stanford University  |  Visiting Student Researcher

Educational Experience

2015.9-2019.12

• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China  |  Circuits and Systems  |  Doctor of Philosophy

2011.9-2015.6

• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China  |  EM Field and Wireless Technologies  |  Bachelor of Science

Research Focus

• RF and mm-wave integrated circuits design

• Mm-wave imaging radar systems

• Mm-wave wireless communication systems

• High-speed wireline interconnection systems
  

Journal

• Jingzhi Zhang, Yu Peng and Kai Kang, "Analysis and design of high-harmonic-rejection multi-ratio mm-wave frequency multipliers," in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 260-277, Jan. 2022. 

• Jingzhi Zhang, Yu Peng, Huihua Liu, Yunqiu Wu, Chenxi Zhao and Kai Kang, "A 21.7-to-41.7-GHz injection-locked LO generation with a narrowband low-frequency input for multiband 5G communications," in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 170-183, Jan. 2020. 

• Jingzhi Zhang, Huihua Liu, Yunqiu Wu, Chenxi Zhao and Kai Kang, "An injection-current-boosting locking-range enhancement technique for ultra-wideband mm-wave injection-locked frequency triplers," in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 67, no. 7, pp. 3174-3186, July. 2019.

• Jingzhi Zhang, Chenxi Zhao, Yunqiu Wu, Huihua Liu, Yan Zhu and Kai Kang, "An ultralow phase noise eight-core fundamental 62-to-67-GHz VCO in 65-nm CMOS," in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 125-127, Feb. 2019.

• Jingzhi Zhang, Yixuan Cheng, Chenxi Zhao, Yunqiu Wu and Kai Kang, "Analysis and design of ultra-wideband mm-wave injection-locked frequency dividers using transformer-based high-order resonators," in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 2177-2189, Jan. 2018.

Conference

• Jingzhi Zhang, Sherif S. Ahmed and Amin Arbabian, "A W-band spillover-tolerant mixer-first receiver for FMCW radars," 2023 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2023, pp. 1-4.

• Jingzhi Zhang, Ajay Singhvi, Sherif S. Ahmed and Amin Arbabian, "A W-band transceiver array with 2.4GHz LO synchronization enabling full scalability for FMCW radar," 2023 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2023, pp. 282-284.

• Jingzhi Zhang and Amin Arbabian, "A flexible non-radiative dielectric waveguide with a 1-dB loss PCB-to-NRD coupler for mm-wave array applications," 2021 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2021, pp. 507-510.

• Jingzhi Zhang, Sherif S. Ahmed and Amin Arbabian, "Effects of reference frequency harmonic spurs in FMCW radar systems," 2021 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf21), 2021, pp. 1-6.

• Jingzhi Zhang, Yu Peng, Huihua Liu, Chenxi Zhao, Yunqiu Wu and Kai Kang, "A 22.4-to-40.6-GHz multi-ratio injection-locked frequency multiplier with 57.7-dBc harmonic rejection," 2021 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2020, pp. 1-4.

• Yu Peng, Jingzhi Zhang, Wen Tan, Zhao Xing, Yiming Yu, Huihua Liu and Kai Kang, "A Low Noise Self-Mixing-VCO Based on Coupled Class-F₂ Oscillators," 2019 International Conference on Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology (ICMMT), 2019, pp. 1-3.

• Zhilin Chen, Zhengdong Jiang, Zhiqing Liu, Yixuan Cheng, Lin Zhang, Dong Chen, Jingzhi Zhang, Shoutian Sun, Jiayu Dong, Pengxue Liu, You Zhou, Huihua Liu, Chenxi Zhao, Yunqiu Wu, Xianghua Li, Jianping Zhao, Kai Kang, "A 256-QAM 39 GHz dual-channel transceiver chipset with LTCC package for 5G communication in 65 nm CMOS," 2018 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2018, pp. 1476-1479. 

• Jingzhi Zhang, Huihua Liu, Chenxi Zhao and Kai Kang, "A 22.8-to-43.2 GHz tuning-less injection-locked frequency tripler using injection-current boosting with 76.4% locking range for multiband 5G applications," 2018 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2018, pp. 370-372.

• Jingzhi Zhang, Huihua Liu, Yunqiu Wu, Chenxi Zhao and Kai Kang, "A 27.9–53.5-GHz transformer-based injection-locked frequency divider with 62.9% locking range," 2017 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), 2017, pp. 324-327.