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Research
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Electronics circuits and systems, this include but not
limited to
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Low voltage and low power circuits for biomedical applications
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Analog computational circuits for analog signal processing applications
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Active Impedance realization
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Impedance scaling circuits for IC design
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CMOS rectifiers for RF energy harvesting
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Time-mode circuits
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Fractional capacitors and its applications
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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.
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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 Sciences, 24(5), 4517-4524. https://doi.org/10.3906/elk-1503-146.
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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.
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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.
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Abulkibash, Abdallah M., et al. "Microtitrimetry by controlled
current potentiometric titration." Journal of Analytical Chemistry,
vol. 68, no. 1, Jan. 2013, pp. 57+.
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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
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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.
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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, DOI: 10.1080/00207210902876487.
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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.
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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.
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Munir
A. Al-Absi, “Flexible Digital Scrambler/Descrambler System,”
WSEAS Transaction on Circuits and Systems, Issue 8, Volume 5,
pp 1376-1378, August 2006.
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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, DOI: 10.1080/00207210500519513.
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Abuelma'atti
M. T and M. A. Al-Absi, “A Novel Single-Capacitor,
Single-Current- Conveyor, Sinusoidal Oscillator,” Electronics World, ,
pp. 54-55, 2006.
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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.
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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, DOI: 10.1080/08827510410001694798.
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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.
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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, DOI: 10.1080/00207210512331337749.
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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.
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Muhammad
Taher Abuelma'atti & Munir Kulaib Alabsi (2004) A low-cost
dual-slope triangular/square wave generator, International Journal of Electronics, 91:3, 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.
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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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