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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Electrical Engineering Department

DR. MUNIR A. KULAIB AL-ABSI

 Professor


 
 

 

   Research Interest

 

Electronics circuits and systems, this include but not limited to

 

·        Low voltage and low power circuits for biomedical applications

·        Analog computational circuits for analog signal processing applications

·        Active Impedance realization

·        Impedance scaling circuits for IC design

·        CMOS rectifiers for RF energy harvesting

·        Time-mode circuits

·        Fractional capacitors and its applications


   Funded projects

 

Ongoing:   Direct sensing using voltage to time converter

Proposed: 

1)     EV battery charger

2)     Fractional capacitor emulation and application

 

 

Journal Publications

 

·       Muneer A. Alabsi, "A novel compact and tunable positive and negative impedance simulator and multiplier, " Int. J of circuit theory, October 2023,  https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.3832.

 

·       Mahnashi, Y., Al-Khulaifi, A. & Al-Absi, M. A New Wide Power Dynamic Range CMOS RF-to-DC Converter Using Body-Control Scheme. Arab J Sci Eng 48, 15553–15560 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08177-x.

 

 

·       Al-Absi, M.A., Al-Khulaifi, A. A Novel Tunable Grounded Positive and Negative Active Inductor Simulator and Impedance Multiplier. Arab J Sci Eng 47, 14983–14988 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-022-07338-8.

 

·       M. A. Al-Absi, I. M. Alkhalifa, A. A. Mohammed and A. A. Al-Khulaifi, "A CMOS Rectifier Employing Body Biasing Scheme for RF Energy Harvesting," in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 105606-105611, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3099826.

 

 

·       Saad M. Alshahrani and Muneer A. Al-Absi, "Effecient inverse filtersbased on second-generation voltage conveyors (VCII), AJSE, Vol. 47, pp. 2685-2690,2021.

 

·       Al-Absi, M.A. Realization of inverse filters using second generation voltage conveyor (VCII). Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 109, 29–32 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-021-01874-3.

 

 

·       Muhammad Taher Abuelma’atti and Munir A. Al-Absi, "New Tunable CFOA-Based Positive Group Delay Cascadable Circuit,"  Journal of Active and Passive Electronic Devices,  Volume 15, Number 3-4 (2020).

 

·       M. A. Al-Absi and S. R. Al-Batati, "Hybrid Internal Vth Cancellation Rectifiers for RF Energy Harvesting," in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 51976-51980, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2980080.

 

 

·       M. A. Al-Absi and A. A. Al-Khulaifi, "A New Floating and Tunable Capacitance Multiplier With Large Multiplication Factor," in IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 120076-120081, 2019, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2936800.

 

·       M. A. Al-Absi, "Realization of a Large Values Floating and Tunable Active Inductor," in IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 42609-42613, 2019, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2907639.

 

 

·       Al-Absi, M.A., Abulema’atti, M.T. A Tunable Floating Impedance Multiplier. Arab J Sci Eng 44, 7085–7089 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-019-03792-z.

 

·       M. A. Al-Absi and M. T. Abuelma’atti, "A Novel Tunable Grounded Positive and Negative Impedance Multiplier," in IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 924-927, June 2019, doi: 10.1109/TCSII.2018.2874511.

 

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi, Muhammad Taher Abuelma’atti, Mohanad Elhassan & Sagar Dhar (2018) A new 8-fold CMOS current-mode sawtooth folding amplifier, International Journal of Electronics Letters, 6:4, 481-492, DOI: 10.1080/21681724.2017.1387936.

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi, "A New CMOS Controllable Impedance Multiplier with Large Multiplication Factor", Active and Passive Electronic Components, vol. 2017, Article ID 4274791, 6 pages, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4274791.

 

 

·       Munir Al-Absi, Zainulabideen Khalifa, Alaa Hussein, "A New Capacitor-Less Buck DC-DC Converter for LED Applications", Active and Passive Electronic Components, vol. 2017, Article ID 2365848, 5 pages, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2365848.

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi (2018) A new CMOS tunable floating capacitance multiplier, International Journal of Electronics Letters, 6:1, 48-57, DOI: 10.1080/21681724.2017.1293167.

 

 

·       Al-Absi, M.A., Al-Suhaibani, E.S. & Abuelma’atti, M.T. A new compact CMOS C-multiplier. Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 90, 653–658 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-016-0822-1.

 

·       Al bsi , M., & Al-Tamimi, K. (2016). A new CMOS logarithmic current generator. Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences24(5), 4517-4524. https://doi.org/10.3906/elk-1503-146.

 

 

·       Al-Suhaibani, E.S., Al-Absi, M.A. A new CMOS current-mode controllable-gain square rooting circuit using MOSFET in subthreshold. Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 82, 431–434 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-015-0488-0.

 

·       Al-Suhaibani, E.S., Al-Absi, M.A. A compact CMOS current-mode analog multi-functions circuit. Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 84, 471–477 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-015-0554-7.

 

 

·       Al-Suhaibani, E.S., Al-Absi, M.A. A compact CMOS current-mode analog multi-functions circuit. Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 84, 471–477 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-015-0554-7.

 

·       Al-Absi, M.A., As-Sabban, I.A. A New Highly Accurate CMOS Current-Mode Four-Quadrant Multiplier. Arab J Sci Eng 40, 551–558 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-014-1551-3.

 

 

·       AL-Absi, M.A., As-Sabban, I.A. A CMOS current-mode squaring circuit free of error resulting from carrier mobility reduction. Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 81, 23–28 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-014-0319-8.

 

·       Karam Al-Tamimi, Munir A. Al-Absi and M.Taher Abuelmaati, “Temperature Insensitive Current-Mode CMOS Exponential Function Generator and its Application in Variable Gain Amplifier,”   Microelectronics Journal, Vo.45, Issue 3, pp. 263-354, 2014.

 

 

·       K. M. Al-Tamimi and M. A. Al-Absi, "A 6.13 μW and 96 dB CMOS Exponential Generator," in IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 2443-2447, Nov. 2014, doi: 10.1109/TVLSI.2013.2292093.

 

·       Munir Al-Absi and Karama Al-Tamimi, “ A CMOS Current-Mode Log(x) and Log(1/x) Functions Generator,”  International Journal of Electronics, Vol. 101, Issue 8, , pp. 1157-1166, 2014.

 

 

·       M. A. Al-Absi, S. K. Dhar, M. T. Abuelma'atti and M. A. M. Elhassan, "A new CMOS current mode fast folding amplifier," 2014 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), Marseille, France, 2014, pp. 183-186, doi: 10.1109/ICECS.2014.7049952.

 

·       Al-Absi, M.A., Hussein, A. & TaherAbuelma’atti, M. A Low Voltage and Low Power Current-Mode Analog Computational Circuit. Circuits Syst Signal Process 32, 321–331 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00034-012-9446-6.

 

 

·       Abulkibash, Abdallah M., et al. "Microtitrimetry by controlled current potentiometric titration." Journal of Analytical Chemistry, vol. 68, no. 1, Jan. 2013, pp. 57+.  

 

·       Al-Absi, M.A. Low Voltage and Low Power Current-Mode Divider and 1/X Circuit Using MOS Transistor in Subthreshold. Arab J Sci Eng 38, 2411–2414 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-012-0518-5

·       Munir A. Al-Absi and Ibrahim As-sabban, “A new Square-Root Circuit Using Short        Channel MOSFETs with Compensation for Error Resulting from Carrier Mobility Reduction,”  Electronics and Optoelectronics Vol. 1, No. 1, pp.6-8, 2013.

 

·       Karama AL-Tamimi and Munir A. Al-Absi , “A Novel Logarithmic Current-Controlled Current Amplifier (LCCA),” World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology , pp. 496-498, 2011.

 

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi (2009) A novel highly accurate current mirror, International Journal of Electronics, 96:8, 781-786, DOI: 10.1080/00207210902876487.

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi,  “A simple Low cost Frequency-Independent Phase Shifter,” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Vol 34, Mo. 1B, pp.145-152, 2009.

 

 

·       M.A. Alsunaidi, M.A. Al-Absi, Influence of electrode parameters on the performance of optically controlled MESFETs,Optics & Laser Technology, Volume 40, Issue 5, 2008, P. 711-715.

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi,  “Flexible Digital Scrambler/Descrambler System,” WSEAS    Transaction on Circuits and Systems, Issue 8, Volume 5,   pp 1376-1378, August 2006.

 

 

·       M. T. Abuelma'atti M. A. Alabsi (2006) A CMOS Analog Cell and its applications in analog signal processing, International Journal of Electronics, 93:4, 251-267, DOI: 10.1080/00207210500519513.

 

·       Abuelma'atti M. T and  M. A. Al-Absi,  “A Novel Single-Capacitor, Single-Current- Conveyor, Sinusoidal Oscillator,”  Electronics World, , pp. 54-55, 2006.

 

 

·       Abuelma'atti M. T, A. Bentrcia, M. A. Al-absi and S. Al-Shahrani, “ A new current- mode current-controlled current-conveyor based universal filter,”  WSEAS Transactions on Electronics, Issue 4, Vol. 2, October 2005, pp.133-134.

 

·       Muhammad Taher Abuelma'atti Munir Ahmad Al-Absi (2005) A current conveyor-based relaxation oscillator as a versatile electronic interface for capacitive and resistive sensors, International Journal of Electronics, 92:8, 473-477, DOI: 10.1080/08827510410001694798.

 

 

·       Abuelma'atti, Muhammad Taher ; Abdo, Munir.Analogue CMOS, low-voltage, current-mode implementation of digital logic gates. In: Electronics World. 2005 ; Vol. 111, No. 1833. pp. 20-23.

·       Muhammad Taher Abuelma’atti Sa’ad Muhammad Al-Shahrani Munir Kulaib Al-Absi (2005) Simulation of a mutually coupled circuit using plus-type CCIIs, International Journal of Electronics, 92:1, 49-54, DOI: 10.1080/00207210512331337749.

 

·       Abuelma'atti  M. T and  M.A. Al-Absi,  “ Current-Controlled Saw tooth  Generator,”  Active and Passive Electronic Components, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 155-159, 2004.

 

 

·       Muhammad Taher Abuelma'atti Munir Kulaib Alabsi (2004) A low-cost dual-slope triangular/square wave generator, International Journal of Electronics, 91:3, 185-190, DOI: 10.1080/00207210410001675662.

 

·       M. SADIQ SAIT & MUNIR AHMED KULAIB (1987) Research note. A CMOS cell for parallelly loadable counters, International Journal of Electronics, 63:6, 867-871, DOI: 10.1080/00207218708939192.

 

 

·       MUNIR A. KULAIB GERHARD F. BECKHOFF SADIQ M. SAIT (1988) Design of a programmable length FIFO memory and its controller, International Journal of Electronics, 65:5, 923-932, DOI: 10.1080/00207218808945291

 

 

 

 Conference Publications

 

·       M. A. Kulaib, G. F. Beckhoff, and Sadiq M. Sait, “CMOS Programmable Length FirstIn, First-Out Memory,” Second International Conference on Micro- electronics and Micro-computers, Menouf, Egypt, December 1987.

 

·       John V Hatfield, Munir Kulaib Al-Absi and Kwet Seng Chai , “ A Beam Forming Transmit ASIC for Driving Ultrasonic Arrays,” Euro sensors XIV Proceedings, 27-30 August 2000, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp 145-146.

 

 

·       M. A. Alsunaidi & M. A. Al-Absi , “Microwave Performance of Optically Controlled MESFETs”, International Conference on Electronic Circuits and Systems,”  Al-Sharjah, pp 1304-1307., 2003.

 

·       M. A. Alsunaidi & M. A. Al-Absi , “Effects of Electrode Spacing on the Response of Optically Controlled MESFETs”, the NUSOD Conference, Japan, pp. 51- 52, 2003.

 

 

·       S. M. Al-Shahrani, M.A. Al-Absi and Abuelma'atti M.T. , “Smart electronic guide for pilgrim,”  (in Arabic), Fifth Symposium on Hajj Research, Umm Ul-Qura University, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia, 30/11/1425H-2/12/1425H , pp.1-7, 2005.

 

·       S. M. Al-Shahrani and M.A. Al-Absi , “ New Realization of CMOS Current Controlled Conveyors with Variable Current Gain and Negative Input Resistance,”  The 46th IEEE International Midwest Symposium On Circuits and Systems, pp. 43-46, 2003.

 

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi , “ An Improved Current Mirror Cell,” the 4th ACS /IEEE international Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, 2006, Dubai/Sharjah, pp. 472-474, 2006.

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi , “Frequency-independent Phase Shifter”, ICM2006 , KFUPM, , pp. S-1-S-2 , 2006. [C9] Munir A. Al-Absi , “ A Novel Highly Accurate Current Mirror,”  1st WSEA international conference on computational chemistry, Cairo, Egypt, pp.104-106, 2007.

 

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi, "Low Voltage and Low Power Current-Mode Divider and 1/X Circuit using MOS Transistor in Subthreshold,” International Conference on Electron Devices, Systems and Applications, pp.245-247, 2010.

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi, Alaa Hussain and M. Taher Abuelmaatti , “A Novel Current- mode Ultra Low Power Analog CMOS Four Quadrant Multiplier,”  International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2012), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 13-17, 2012.

 

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi and Karama AL-Tamimi, “A Current-Mode Controllable Logarithmic Function Circuit using MOSFET in Subthreshold,”  The 2012 International Conference of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, USA, pp.844-846, 2012.

 

·       Karama AL-Tamimi and Munir A. Al-Absi, “An Ultra-Low Power High Accuracy Current-Mode CMOS Squaring Circuit ,”  The 2012 International Conference of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, USA, pp.872-874, 2012.

 

 

·       Karama AL-Tamimi and Munir A. Al-Absi, " CMOS Logarithmic Current Generator," 2012 IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development, Malaysia, pp.67-71, 2012.

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi and Eyas Alsuhaibani, “ A compact CMOS current mode four quadrant multiplier and two quadrant divider,”  10th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices (SSD), Tunisia, 2013.

 

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi, Shker Mehmood and M. Taher Abuelma’atti, “ A New CMOS Current-Mode Folding Amplifier,”  10th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices (SSD), Tunisia, pp.1-5, 2013.

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi and Ibrahim As-sabban, “A New Current-mode Squaring Circuit with Compensation for Error Resulting from Carrier Mobility Reduction”, ELECO 2013 , pp. 258-361, 2013.

 

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi, Alaa Hussain and M. Taher Abuelmaatti, “ A Low Voltage and Low Power Current-mode Field Programmable Analog Computational Unit", 2014 Middle East Conference on Biomedical Engineering(MECBME) , February 17-20, 2014,pp. 51-54.

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi, Sagar K. Dhar, M. Taher Abuelmaatti and Mohanad A. Elhassan” A new fast folding amplifier”, 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits & Systems, France Dec 7-10,2014, pp.183-186.

 

 

·       Munir A.Al-Absi, Uthman Baroudi and Salam Zummo, “Flashover Monitoring System Using Wireless Sensor Network”, PECON , Malaysia, pp. 231-235, 2014.

 

·       Mohanad A. Elhassan, Sagar K. Dhar, Munir A. Al-Absi, Muhammad T. Abuelma’atti, “A new fast and accurate CMOS current-mode folding amplifier”, ELECO 2015, pp.71-75, 2015.

 

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi, Zainulabdeen Khalifah and Alaa Husein, “A New Capacitor-less LED Drive”, 13th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices (SSD), Germany , pp. 354-357, 2016.

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi, Eyas S. Alsuhaibani and M. Taher Abuelma’atti, “A New Controllable CMOS Impedance Scaler”, 13th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices (SSD), Germany, pp. 695-699, 2016.

 

 

·       Munir A. Al-Absi and Abdulazzez Al-Khulaifi," A New high Multiplication Factor Tunable Grounded Positive and Negative Capacitance Simulator; APCCAS, Oct, 2018.

 

·       Osamah Y. Al-Harbi, Mr. Naif S. AlGhamdi, Munir Ahmed Al-Absi and Mr. Sami R. Al-Batat “CMOS RF-DC Convertor for RF Wireless Energy Harvesting Based on Threshold Voltage Compensation,” 2019 IEEE Regional Symposium on Micro and Nanoelectronics (RSM), Putrajaya, Malaysia, 21-23 August 2019.

 

 

·       Muneer Al-Absi, Abdulaziz Alkhulaifi and Mazen Abuelezz, "Wire-range Voltage Controlled grounded resistor, " the 10th International conference on electricla and  electronics engineering, May 2023, Istanbul.

 

  Issued patents.

 

[P1.]    Hussein N. Al-Duwaish, Al-Hamouz Z., Wail Mousa, Munir-A-Al-Absi, Salam A. Zummo “Contamination Monitoring of High Voltage Insulators” #.US 8400504, 2012.

 

[P2.]     Farooq Sultan , Salam A. Zummo, Munir-A-Al-Absi, and Ahmar Shafi “Custom          Design and implementation of wireless sensor node, energy-efficient MAC and routing protocol,” , US 8547982, 2012.

 

 

[P3.]    Munir Al-Absi, Shaker Mehmood and M.Taher Abuelma’tti, “A New CMOS Current-Mode Folding Amplifier” # US 8610614, Dec 2013.

 

[P4.]    Munir Al-Absi, Alaa Hussein and  M.Taher Abuelma’tti, “ A Low Voltage and Low Power Current-Mode Analog Computational Unit” # US8610486, Dec. 2013.

 

 

[P5.]    Karama. M Al-Tamimi and Munir A Al-absi, “A CMOS current mode logarithmic circuit”, # US 8779833, June 2014.

 

[P6.]     Munir A Al-absi and  Karama. M AL-TAMIMi “High dynamic range exponential current generator with MOSFETs, # US 9176513, Nov 2015.

 

 

[P7.]    Munir A. Al-Absi and Karama Al-Tamimi   " CMOS Logarithmic current generator and method for generating a logarithmic current  # US 9298952, March 2016.

 

[P8.]    Eyas S.  Al-Suhaibani and Munir A. Al-Absi  A compact CMOS current-mode  analog multi-functions circuit, US # 9384371,  2016.

 

 

[P9.]    Mohannad A. Elhassan, Sagar, Munir Al-Absi and M.Taher Abuelma’atti ” New fast folding amplifier, US # 94615931 , 2016.

 

[P10.]  Munir A. Al-Absi and Ibrahim As-Sabban" Current-mode squaring circuit" US # 9507970, Nov 2016.

 

 

[P11.] Munir A. Al-Absi. Eyas  Al-suhaibani and M. Taher Abuelma'atti" Compact C-multiplier, US #9553562, Jan 2016.

 

[P12.] Munir A. Al-Absi, Zainulabdeen Khlaifah and Alaa Hussein, Capacitor-less LED drive, Docket # 37000.77, Allowed, Jan 2017.

 

 

[P13.] Munir A. Al-Absi and M. taher Abuelma'tti, " Tunable positive and negative impedance simulator," USPTO , Patent # 11329631, May 2022.

 

[P14.] Munir A. Al-Absi and M. Taher Abuelma'tti, "A method of tunably multiplying an impedance," USPTO, patent # 22528011B2,   2022.

 

 

[P15.] Muneer  A. Al-Absi, "Tunable CMOS Temperature Sensors," USPTO, Patent #US 11747212 B2, Sep 2023.

 

     Funded Projects

 

[Pr1.]       Co investigator in KACST funded project, Design of an Analog Processor Using  

            CMOS Technology, Completed.

 

[Pr2.]    Co investigator in KACST funded project" Design of smart electronic guide for

            pilgrim" in progress.

 

 

[Pr3.]    Co Investigator in KACST funded project on Construction of a New Detector for Ion

 Chromatography, HPLC, Flow Injection Analysis, and the Volumetric Titrations – Project #    APR-26-72.

 

[Pr4.]    Co-Investigator in KACST funded project on Wireless Sensor Networks for monitoring applications: A Prototype Implementation.

 

 

[Pr5.]    Co-investigator  SABIC funded project "Designing of a Micro-Titrimetric Setup, and Investigating its Application for Titrimetric Reactions, 2009-2010.

 

[Pr6.]    Principle investigator, Design and implementation of low voltage and low power analog computational unit, NSTP-started 1-11-2010.

 

 

[Pr7.]    Principle investigator, Monitoring and control of high voltage insulator failure, Funded by KACST. started 1-10-2011.  

 

[Pr8.]    Principle investigator, design and simulation of folding a current mode folding ADC, Funded by KACST, Started 1-9-2012.

 

 

[Pr9.]      Principle investigator, LED drives for lightening applications   ,KACST, Approved  Dec 2013.

 

[Pr10.]  Principle investigator, Very low frequency filters: DSR, Sep 2014.

 

[Pr11.]  CI- Online course EE455 “DAD".

 

[Pr12.]  Principle investigator. The design and simulation of floating impedance simulator  

  and its applications in filter design, DSR, 2017.

 

 

 [Pr13].    Principle investigator.  CMOS rectifier for energy harvesting   ,  DSR,  

              April  2021.

 

   

[Pr14]. Principle investigator. Direct sensing platform,     IRC Smart mobility and

               logistic   , Sep 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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