High-speed Integrated
Electronics Laboratory
Pioneering mm-wave and terahertz electronic circuits and systems for next-generation sensing, imaging, and communications.
Designing the Future of High-Frequency Electronics
We design, implement, and test mm-wave and terahertz electronic circuits and systems -- pushing the boundaries of what silicon can achieve.
Prof. Hamidreza Aghasi
Assistant Professor, EECS
Building next-generation mm-wave and terahertz circuits that push silicon beyond its limits.
mm-Wave & THz Circuits
Signal generation beyond transistor limits
Radar & Sensing
Vital signs, imaging, chemical detection
AI + Circuit Design
ML-driven layout-aware synthesis
Emerging Devices
Spin-logic, 2D materials, tunneling FETs
Our Fabricated Chips
A selection of integrated circuits designed and fabricated by the HIE Lab -- from mm-wave radars to THz transmitters.
Research Highlights
Five active research thrusts spanning circuit innovation, system design, and computational intelligence.
Multi-Band mm-Wave Radars
Phase-frequency-locked radar architectures for vital signs monitoring, human-robot interaction, and 3D defect detection.
Learn moreSub-THz & THz Power Generation
Breaking transistor frequency limits with Volterra-Weiner theory-based design methodology across MOSFET, BJT, HBT, and HEMT.
Learn moreWideband Signal Generation
Novel oscillator structures overcoming phase-noise degradation for mm-wave and THz communications and sensing.
Learn moreAI-Driven Analog/RF Design
Layout-aware ML pipelines, graph-based predictors, and attention-guided beam control for radar and circuit synthesis.
Learn moreEmerging Device Technologies
All-spin-logic smart detector cells and Janus 2D material tunneling FETs with sub-60 mV/dec switching.
Learn moreLatest News
Recent highlights and achievements from the HIE Lab.
Hedayat's RWW paper selected as finalist for best student paper award.
Xuyang successfully defends his PhD dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Liu!
IEEE Radar Conference paper by Allen and Xuyang nominated in top 5 for best student paper.
Mahdi presents two articles at IEEE APS 2025. Congratulations, Mahdi!
FALCON accepted to NeurIPS 2025 — bridging AI and analog circuit design.
Xuyang's IEEE JSSC paper on phase-locked stepped-chirp radar transceiver is published.
Sub-THz Communication Systems paper appears in Nature Communications Engineering.
Impactful Research Output
Our work is published in the most prestigious venues in electronics and computer science.
Join the HIE Lab
We are looking for passionate and talented researchers at all levels -- PhD students, MS students, and undergraduate researchers -- to push the boundaries of high-speed electronics.