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'''Thomas H. Lee''' is a professor in the Dat [[Stanford University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://profiles.stanford.edu/thomas-lee?tab=bio|title=Thomas Lee's Profile &#124; Stanford Profiles}}</ref> Lee's research focus has been on gigahertz-speed wireline and wireless [[integrated circuit]]s built in conventional silicon technologies, particularly [[CMOS]]; [[microwave]]; and [[RF circuit]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://smirc.stanford.edu/people.html|title = SMIrC Lab - People}}</ref>
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'''Thomas H. Lee''' is an [[electrical engineering]] professor at [[Stanford University]]. In 1994 he founded the ''Stanford Microwave Integrated Circuits Laboratory''. He has written and co-authored several books and papers, and recently concluded a tour of duty as the director of [[DARPA]]'s [[Microsystems Technology Office]].
[https://exploreintrosems.stanford.edu/frosh/things-about-stuff '''Things about Stuff'''] is a popular freshman course, taught by Lee. This course tells stories behind the greatest inventions, including the telephone, the television and the transistor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.stanford.edu/news/four-stanford-engineering-professors-named-ieee-fellows|title = Four Stanford Engineering professors named IEEE fellows|date = 9 June 2016}}</ref>

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He has written and co-authored several books and papers, and in 2012, concluded a tour of duty as the director of [[DARPA]]'s [[Microsystems Technology Office]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Lee received his S.B. (1983), S.M. (1985) and Sc.D. (1990) degrees in electrical engineering, from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].
Lee received his S.B. (1983), S.M. (1985) and Sc.D. (1990) degrees in electrical engineering, from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].

He was also awarded an Honoris Causa doctorate from the University of Waterloo in 2012 in recognition of his contributions to wireless technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://smirc.stanford.edu/people.html|title = SMIrC Lab - People}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
From 1990 through 1992, Lee worked on high-speed clock recovery with Analog Devices. In 1992, he joined Rambus Inc. where he developed high-speed analog circuitry for 500 megabyte/s CMOS DRAMs. He cofounded Matrix Semiconductor, which was acquired by [[Sandisk]] in 2006, and is also the founder of ZeroG Wireless, acquired by [[Microchip Technology]] in January 2010.
Lee joined Analog Devices in 1990 where he was primarily involved in the design of high-speed clock recovery devices. In 1992, he joined Rambus Inc. where he developed high-speed analog circuitry for 500 megabyte/s CMOS DRAMs. He has also contributed to the development of PLLs in the StrongARM, Alpha and AMD K6/K7/K8 microprocessors.


Lee joined the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1993. In 1994 he founded the ''Stanford Microwave Integrated Circuits Laboratory''.
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In April 2011 he began a leave of absence from Stanford University to serve as Director of the [[Microsystems Technology Office]] of [[DARPA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/MTO/Personnel/Dr_Thomas_Lee.aspx|title=Bio: Dr. Thomas Lee|publisher=[[DARPA]] [[Microsystems Technology Office]]|accessdate=2012-08-27|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915194237/http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/MTO/Personnel/Dr_Thomas_Lee.aspx|archivedate=2012-09-15|df=}}</ref>


Dr. Lee is a co-founder of [[Ayla Networks]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/06/05/ayla-networks-raises-54m-to-connect.html?page=2|title= Ayla Networks raises $5.4M to connect everything|newspaper=Silicon Valley Business Journal|accessdate=2013-11-03}}</ref>
In 1998, Lee cofounded Matrix Semiconductor (acquired by [[Sandisk]] in 2006). He founded ZeroG Wireless (acquired by [[Microchip Technology]]) and is a cofounder of Ayla Networks.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/06/05/ayla-networks-raises-54m-to-connect.html?page=2|title= Ayla Networks raises $5.4M to connect everything|newspaper=Silicon Valley Business Journal|accessdate=2013-11-03}}</ref>


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Lee was director of [[DARPA]]'s [[Microsystems Technology Office]] from April 2011 to October 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/MTO/Personnel/Dr_Thomas_Lee.aspx|title=Bio: Dr. Thomas Lee|publisher=[[DARPA]] [[Microsystems Technology Office]]|accessdate=2012-08-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915194237/http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/MTO/Personnel/Dr_Thomas_Lee.aspx|archivedate=2012-09-15}}</ref>
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Since early 2016, he has served on the Board of Directors of Xilinx. He holds approximately 70 U.S. patents.


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Since early 2016, he has served on the Board of Directors of Xilinx. As of 2018, he holds more than 60 U.S. patents.
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==Awards and memberships==
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He is the winner of the 2011 [[Ho-Am Prize in Engineering]], informally known as "the Korean Nobel Prize." In 2012 he was awarded the U.S. Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service for his work at DARPA, and was awarded an Honoris Causa Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2013.


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==Awards and memberships==
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A freshman seminar he inaugurated, "Things about Stuff" (EE14N), was recognized by the American Society of Engineering Education as one of several "hot courses" in engineering.<ref>{{cite web|title=ASEE Prism Magazine|url=http://www.prism-magazine.org/summer11/feature_01.cfm|accessdate=2014-04-18}}</ref>
* 2021 IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award<ref>((Cite web|url=[https://web.archive.org/web/20191209174456/https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/awards/recipients/kirchhoff_rl.pdf]))</ref>
* 2016-2018 Distinguished Lecturer, Solid-State Circuits Society of the IEEE<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sscs.ieee.org/education/distinguished-lecturer-program/past-distinguished-lecturers/|title = Past Distinguished Lecturers - IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society}}</ref>
* 2015 IEEE Fellow for contributions to the design of CMOS radio-frequency integrated circuits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.stanford.edu/news/four-stanford-engineering-professors-named-ieee-fellows|title=Four Stanford Engineering professors named IEEE fellows|date=9 June 2016}}</ref>
* April 2011 Awarded the [[Ho-Am Prize in Engineering]], informally known as "the Korean Nobel Prize."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samsungfoundation.org/html/eng/prize/hoam_winner_list.asp|title = Prize winners-By years - THE SAMSUNG HO-AM PRIZE &#124; SAMSUNG FOUNDATION}}</ref>
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* In 2012 he was awarded the U.S. Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service for his work at DARPA, and was awarded an Honoris Causa Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2013.
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* A freshman seminar he inaugurated, "Things about Stuff" (EE14N), was recognized by the American Society of Engineering Education as one of several "hot courses" in engineering.<ref>{{cite web|title=ASEE Prism Magazine|url=http://www.prism-magazine.org/summer11/feature_01.cfm|accessdate=2014-04-18}}</ref>


==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=KzsaAnJwBYoC ''The Design of Low Noise Oscillators''], co-authored with [[Ali Hajimiri]], Springer, 1999, {{ISBN|0-7923-8455-5}}
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=KzsaAnJwBYoC ''The Design of Low Noise Oscillators''], co-authored with [[Ali Hajimiri]], Springer, 1999, {{ISBN|0-7923-8455-5}}
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=uoj3IWFxbVYC ''Planar Microwave Engineering: A Practical Guide to Theory, Measurement, and Circuits''], Thomas H. Lee, [[Cambridge University Press]], 2004, {{ISBN|0-521-83526-7}}, {{ISBN|978-0-521-83526-8}}, 880 pages
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=uoj3IWFxbVYC ''Planar Microwave Engineering: A Practical Guide to Theory, Measurement, and Circuits''], Thomas H. Lee, [[Cambridge University Press]], 2004, {{ISBN|0-521-83526-7}}, {{ISBN|978-0-521-83526-8}}, 880 pages

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==External links==
* [https://profiles.stanford.edu/thomas-lee Thomas Lee, Stanford University]
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* [http://smirc.stanford.edu/people.html Thomas H. Lee] Stanford Microwave Integrated Circuits Laboratory (SMIrC)


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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081009180833/http://smirc.stanford.edu/tom.html Thomas H. Lee] Stanford Microwave Integrated Circuits Laboratory at [[Stanford University]]
* [http://www.zerogwireless.com/ ZeroG Wireless] ZeroG Wireless builds chips and modules to connect the [[Internet of Things]]


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Latest revision as of 10:03, 21 September 2024

Not to be confused with Thomas H. Lee (power engineer).
For other people named Thomas Lee, see Thomas Lee (disambiguation).
Thomas H. Lee
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMIT
Known forCMOS, microwave
AwardsHo-Am Prize in Engineering (2011)
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical Engineering
InstitutionsStanford University
Thesis A fully integrated, inductorless FM receiver
Doctoral advisorJames Kerr Roberge (MIT)

Thomas H. Lee is a professor in the Dat Stanford University.[1] Lee's research focus has been on gigahertz-speed wireline and wireless integrated circuits built in conventional silicon technologies, particularly CMOS; microwave; and RF circuits.[2]

Things about Stuff is a popular freshman course, taught by Lee. This course tells stories behind the greatest inventions, including the telephone, the television and the transistor.[3]

He has written and co-authored several books and papers, and in 2012, concluded a tour of duty as the director of DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office.

Early life and education

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Lee received his S.B. (1983), S.M. (1985) and Sc.D. (1990) degrees in electrical engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He was also awarded an Honoris Causa doctorate from the University of Waterloo in 2012 in recognition of his contributions to wireless technology.[4]

Career

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Lee joined Analog Devices in 1990 where he was primarily involved in the design of high-speed clock recovery devices. In 1992, he joined Rambus Inc. where he developed high-speed analog circuitry for 500 megabyte/s CMOS DRAMs. He has also contributed to the development of PLLs in the StrongARM, Alpha and AMD K6/K7/K8 microprocessors.

Lee joined the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1993. In 1994 he founded the Stanford Microwave Integrated Circuits Laboratory.

In 1998, Lee cofounded Matrix Semiconductor (acquired by Sandisk in 2006). He founded ZeroG Wireless (acquired by Microchip Technology) and is a cofounder of Ayla Networks.[5]

Lee was director of DARPA's Microsystems Technology Office from April 2011 to October 2012.[6]

Since early 2016, he has served on the Board of Directors of Xilinx. As of 2018, he holds more than 60 U.S. patents.

Awards and memberships

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  • 2021 IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award[7]
  • 2016-2018 Distinguished Lecturer, Solid-State Circuits Society of the IEEE[8]
  • 2015 IEEE Fellow for contributions to the design of CMOS radio-frequency integrated circuits.[9]
  • April 2011 Awarded the Ho-Am Prize in Engineering, informally known as "the Korean Nobel Prize."[10]
  • In 2012 he was awarded the U.S. Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service for his work at DARPA, and was awarded an Honoris Causa Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2013.
  • A freshman seminar he inaugurated, "Things about Stuff" (EE14N), was recognized by the American Society of Engineering Education as one of several "hot courses" in engineering.[11]

Selected publications

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  • The design of CMOS radio-frequency integrated circuits, Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-521-83539-9
  • The Design and Implementation of Low-Power CMOS Radio Receivers, co-authored with Derek K. Shaeffer, Springer, 1999, ISBN 0-7923-8518-7
  • The Design of Low Noise Oscillators, co-authored with Ali Hajimiri, Springer, 1999, ISBN 0-7923-8455-5
  • Planar Microwave Engineering: A Practical Guide to Theory, Measurement, and Circuits, Thomas H. Lee, Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-521-83526-7, ISBN 978-0-521-83526-8, 880 pages
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References

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  1. ^ "Thomas Lee's Profile | Stanford Profiles".
  2. ^ "SMIrC Lab - People".
  3. ^ "Four Stanford Engineering professors named IEEE fellows". 9 June 2016.
  4. ^ "SMIrC Lab - People".
  5. ^ "Ayla Networks raises $5.4M to connect everything". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  6. ^ "Bio: Dr. Thomas Lee". DARPA Microsystems Technology Office. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  7. ^ ((Cite web|url=[1]))
  8. ^ "Past Distinguished Lecturers - IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society".
  9. ^ "Four Stanford Engineering professors named IEEE fellows". 9 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Prize winners-By years - THE SAMSUNG HO-AM PRIZE | SAMSUNG FOUNDATION".
  11. ^ "ASEE Prism Magazine". Retrieved 2014-04-18.
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