Introducing MICAS

MICAS (Microelectronics and Sensors) is a research division of the Department of Electrotechnical Engineering at the KU Leuven, Belgium, Europe. The group consists of 6 full-time professors, 5 part-time and associate professors, about 80 Ph.D. researchers and 12 persons for administrative and logistic support and services. About 75 % of all research is supported by industry.

The mission of MICAS is to provide top-notch education and to carry out research at the highest possible scientific level and with worldwide international recognition in the field of design of integrated electronic circuits and sensors. The research covers all kinds of circuit design, ranging from analog, RF and mm-wave, mixed-signal and digital to sensor interfaces and MEMS, and this in any available technology (CMOS, SiGe, high-voltage, organic, nano technology, etc.). All aspects of the design are investigated. On the one end EDA methods and software tools are developed to assist an IC designer to solve circuit design problems and increase productivity. On the other end advanced analog, RF, mm-wave, mixed-signal and digital integrated circuits and systems are designed aiming to push the performance and functionality limits in application fields such as telecommunications, consumer electronics, biomedical systems, sensor interfaces and automotive. In addition, MEMS and other sensors can be added on-chip and can be realized in MICAS’ own laboratories. These research lines are also reflected in the CHIPS Centre of Excellence, which is located in MICAS and which is one of recognized the excellence centres at the KU Leuven, focusing on future-generation integrated electronics. Education in micro- and nano-electronics is provided at both M.Sc. level and at Ph.D. level, besides numerous design courses that are given on request to industries and universities worldwide.

Wim Dehaene - Head of MICAS Digital Circuit Design	Georges Gielen - Head of ESAT Analog & Mixed-Signal Design & Methodology	Michiel Steyaert - Dean of Faculty of Engineering Analog, Mixed-Mode & RF CMOS Circuit Design
Robert Puers Sensor Systems	Patrick Reynaert mm-Wave & RF Circuit Design	Marian Verhelst Digital & Mixed-Signal Architectures & Processing
	Willy Sansen [Emeritus] Analog IC Design

The MICAS group (in 2013).