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"My goal is to do more with less. To enable new medical, wireless and autonomous applications, by making electronics extremely tiny, green, versatile, and intelligent."
Research profile
Pieter Harpe is an associate professor with the Mixed Signal Microelectronics research group at the TU/e department of Electrical Engineering. He is working in the field of low-power mixed-signal microelectronics with a main focus on Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), but also including other analog and RF circuits.
ADCs are used in many applications (such as audio, video, wireless communication systems, sensor interfaces, computers, and so on). Harpe is particularly interested in mobile and medical applications, where it is important to achieve very low power consumption levels (usually micro-Watts or even nano-Watts). It is far from straightforward to achieve such low power consumptions and still be able to digitize the analog signals with sufficient speed and precision.
Pieter Harpe has contributed to more than 100 scientific publications and 7 patents. He received a VENI grant (2013) and a VIDI grant (2018) from The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). He is a TPC member for ESSCIRC and AACD, and was a TPC member for ISSCC. He is a Senior IEEE member since 2015 and served as IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Distinguished Lecturer in 2016 and 2017, and as IEEE JSSC guest editor for the ESSCIRC 2017 special edition.
Academic background
Pieter Harpe studied Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology where he received his MSc and PhD degrees in 2004 and 2010, respectively. In 2008, he started as researcher at Holst Centre/imec, The Netherlands. Since then, he has been working on ultra low-power wireless transceivers, with a main focus on ADC research and design. In April 2011, he joined Eindhoven University of Technology as an Assistant Professor on low-power mixed-signal circuits. He became an Associate Professor in July 2017. Pieter Harpe also acts as a consultant for various companies and institutes.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A pilot line for the next generation of smart catheters and implants
Harpe, P. J. A., van Dommele, A. R. (., Pelzers, K. M. P., Xin, H., van der Hagen, D. & van der Hagen, D.
1/06/18 → 30/09/21
Project: Research direct
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LOCATE (MsM) 15282
Harpe, P. J. A., van Dommele, A. R. (., Zhou, M. & van der Hagen, D.
1/10/17 → 28/10/22
Project: Research direct
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Enabling widespread ambulatory monitoring for improved pregnancy outcome (MsM)
Harpe, P. J. A., Zhang, Y. & van der Hagen, D.
1/03/16 → 30/11/21
Project: Research direct
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SAR ADC arrays for ultrasound
Harpe, P. J. A., van Rens, J. & van der Hagen, D.
1/04/17 → 31/03/19
Project: Research direct
Research output
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A 1.25 µJ per Measurement Ultrasound Rangefinder System in 65nm CMOS for Explorations With a Swarm of Sensor Nodes
Berkol, G., Baltus, P. G. M., Harpe, P. J. A. & Cantatore, E., 1 Apr 2021, In: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers. 68, 4, p. 1409-1420 12 p., 9329156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A 0.38-pJ/b Simplex and a 1.2-pJ/b Full-Duplex Chip-to-Chip Digital Communication Interface with Data Rate and Load Capacitance Adaptability
Shen, Y., Li, H., Cantatore, E. & Harpe, P., 2020, In: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters. 3, p. 322-325 4 p., 9171283.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A 2.18pJ/conversion, 1656um2 Temperature Sensor with a 0.61pJ K2 FoM and 52-pW Stand-By Power
Pelzers, K., Xin, H., Cantatore, E. & Harpe, P., 2020, In: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters. 3, p. 82-85 4 p., 9129838.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A 2.67 µJ per Measurement FMCW Ultrasound Rangefinder System for the Exploration of Enclosed Environments
Berkol, G., Baltus, P. G. M., Harpe, P. J. A. & Cantatore, E., 2020, In: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters. 3, p. 326-329 4 p., 9174634.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A 4.3fJ/Conversion-Step 6440μm2 All-Dynamic Capacitance-to-Digital Converter with Energy-Efficient Charge Reuse
Xin, H., Pelzers, K., Baltus, P., Cantatore, E. & Harpe, P., Jun 2020, 2020 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits, VLSI Circuits 2020 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2 p. 9162817Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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NWO Veni Award : Multifunctional mobile medical care
Harpe, Pieter J.A. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: NWO › Veni › Scientific
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NWO Vidi Award : Analog Circuits to the Limit
Harpe, Pieter J.A. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: NWO › Vidi › Scientific
Activities
- 7 Contributed talk
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SAR ADCs for IoT: Basics and Innovations
Pieter Harpe (Speaker)
28 Nov 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Ultra Low-Power Analog Front-End Design
Pieter Harpe (Speaker)
8 Sep 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Power-Efficient, High-Resolution and Reconfigurable SAR ADCs
Pieter Harpe (Speaker)
8 Sep 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Ultra Low-Power Analog Front-End Design
Pieter Harpe (Speaker)
6 Sep 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Basics of Low-Power SAR ADCs
Pieter Harpe (Speaker)
5 Sep 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Courses
Press/Media
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CMOS digitally programmable analog front-ends for third generation wireless applications
13/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
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Design of a high-speed, high-resolution pipelined AD converter
Author: Harpe, P., 29 Feb 2004Supervisor: Zanikopoulos, M. (External person) (Supervisor 1), Hegt, J. (Supervisor 2) & van Roermund, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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