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- onitoring and control. The voltage
m
capability is provided up to 2,000 V,
and even on-die galvanic isolation
from different grounds up to 10 kV
can be realized. With this vision, the
challenge provides an intellectual
stimulus for young engineers to
create technology for the next multipower generation.
The IEEE History Center asked
the SSCS Switzerland Chapter IEEE
Life Members Group to record an
oral interview with Murari, as he
is an important contributor to the
development of microchip technology. Hugo Wyss will meet Murari
once the current pandemic situation has subsided. The presenta-

tion was made available on the
IEEE Volunteer Tools system [6],
and the video recording was posted on IEEE.tv [7].
-Mathieu Coustans,
Taekwang Jang, Michel Bron,
Domenico Pepe, and Hugo Wyss,
SSCS Switzerland Chapter

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Distinguished Lecturer Patrick Mercier Visits
IEEE SSCS Utah Chapter

Distinguished Lecturer Prof. Patrick
Mercier visited the IEEE Solid-State
Circuits Society (SSCS) Utah Chapter on 5 October 2020. In his talk,
" Communication Technologies for
Emerging Low-Power Internet of
Things Applications, " Mercier described state-of-the-art, low-power
wireless communication circuits.
He discussed the challenges of
the Internet of Things and wearable circuits and presented several novel techniques that he and
his colleagues at the University of
California, San Diego, developed
to reduce the power consumption by 1,000× through the use of
wake-up receivers, backscattering, and digital processing compatible with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
standards. Approximately 30 local
industry members, students, and

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University of Utah and Brigham Young University participants join Patrick Mercier's lecture
via Zoom.

faculty from the University of Utah
and Brigham Young University attended the virtual event. Former
local member Alexander Petrie also
presented his recent work on an

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ultralow-supply-voltage analog-todigital converters.
-Shiuh-hua Wood Chiang,
SSCS Utah Chapter chair

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