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r&r praWN FIshING at sceNIc haI BIN LaKe
The popular prawning ponds at Hai Bin
Punggol lake were the setting of a summer
getaway for members of SSCS-Singapore
on 23 August 2014.
Organized by Chapter leaders for members and their families to relax from their
busy working lives and renew their ties
with old and new friends in the Society,
the highlight of the day was a prawn fishing
competition, The Amazing Hunt and the
Golden Rescue. Last year's event was a
high-tea cruise.
Fifty participated, including 38 Society
members, who were divided for the competition into family, couple, and partner
groups, all outfitted with fishing rods and
bait, and challenged to fish out prawns in

scaling challenges in SRAM, and lowpower SRAM design techniques, such
as alternate bit cells and assist techniques. In conclusion, he offered practical design examples for achieving
energy efficiency with a best-balance
among power, robustness, and performance for various digital, analog, and

prof. Luong, who is an sscs Distinguished
Lecturer, happened to be in singapore on the
day of the prawn fishing event. the chapter
invited him "to enjoy a day out together"
with its local members. Front row (from left):
Liu Yaoping, Gao Yuan, Zhou Jun, Yu Jun,
chong Kwen siong, Zhou Mi, tan Khen sang,
howard Luong, Yi Xiang, and Liter siek.

mixed-signal circuits like signalling circuits, temperature sensors, and power
management circuits.
"Energy-Efficient IC Design: Basics
to State of Art" imparted insights into
advances in energy-efficient digital,
analog, and mixed signal IC design
for emerging high energy-efficiency

quick succession. According to the weight
of the prawn fished, the top three "fishermen" in each group received prizes; SSCS
T-shirts and power bank electronic gadgets
with SSCS and IEEE logos were take-away
gifts for all.
Alongside the game, participants chatted and
mingled over light refreshments. Smiles and
laughter proved the day a success in strengthening bonds among Chapter members and in
attracting new members, most of them graduate students.
Let's anticipate for the next SSCS social event
in the coming year!
-Zhu Yao
SSCS-Singapore Chapter Student Member

applications that were relevant to all
participants.
-Wang Chao
SSCS-Singapore Chapter Committee
Member
-Yvonne Lam Ying Hung
SSCS-Singapore Chapter Chair

SSCS Distinguished Lecturer John R. Long Speaks on Future RF
Electronics at SSCS Lehigh Valley Chapter Meeting in October

IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS)
Lehigh Valley Chapter members, visitors from the IEEE Philadelphia Section, students and other IEEE Lehigh
Valley Section members, and several
guests welcomed SSCS Distinguished
Lecturer (DL) Prof. John R. Long to the
Lehigh Valley Chapter at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on
Wednesday, 29 October 2014. Dr. Long,
formerly a professor at the Electronics Research Laboratory/DIMES,
Delft University of Technology, The
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MSSC.2014.2369337
Date of publication: 11 February 2015

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sscs DL John Long lectured on silicon radio
frequency electronics at sscs-Lehigh Valley
in October.

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Netherlands, and now a professor in
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University
of Waterloo in Canada, gave the talk
"Future Directions for Silicon Radio
Frequency Electronics."
His midweek evening audience of
about 35 people listened intently and
exchanged questions in a lively discussion that continued for nearly an hour
after his formal remarks. The mix of
local industry people and university
staff members resulted in stimulating conversations, as usual at Lehigh
Valley chapter events. The meeting
began with an hour of socializing over

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