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dr.ir. M.S. Oude Alink (Mark)

Associate Professor
EEMCS-EE-ICD
Carré C2007
m.s.oudealink@utwente.nl
+31534898237
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Mark S. Oude Alink (S'09 - M'14 - SM'19) received M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering and computer science in 2008 (both cum laude) and a Ph.D. degree in 2013 (cum laude and awarded the prestigious Else Kooi award), all from the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. After several years in industry as system and RFIC design engineer, he returned to his alma mater as professor within the IC-Design group. His research focuses on low-power and digitally-assisted circuits and systems for wireless communications. He has been serving on the Technical Program Committee (TPC) of the Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC) since 2018, also as chair of the Analog subcommittee and Best Paper committee, and was Guest Editor for the CICC 2020 and 2021 Special Issues in the Journal of Solid-State Circuits. He currently serves as TPC-member in the RF/mmWave subcommittee of the European Solid-State Electronics Research Conference (ESSERC). Since 2022, he has been Associate Editor for IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters. After holding several officer positions, he has become chair of the Joint MTT/AP Chapter in the IEEE Benelux Section in 2024.

Expertise

  • Physics

    • Cross Correlation
    • Spectra
    • Detection
    • Frequencies

  • Engineering

    • Receivers

  • Computer Science

    • Intermodulation
    • Correlation
    • Free Dynamic Range

Organisations

See the Projects tab for information on past and current research projects.

Publications

2024
Active Load-Modulated Devices: A General PA Network Solution Identifying Highly Efficient Linearizer Systems, 1353-1367. Atanasov, A. N., Oude Alink, M. S. & van Vliet, F. E.https://doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2023.3300177
2023
A 50μW 2.45GHz direct-conversion RX with on-chip LO with -84dBm sensitivity for 1Mb/s GFSKIn ESSCIRC 2023- IEEE 49th European Solid State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC) (pp. 41-44). IEEE. Dodangeh, M., Oude Alink, M. S., Prummel, J. & Nauta, B.https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSCIRC59616.2023.10268743Characterisation of Photodiodes in 22 nm FDSOI at 850 nmIn ESSDERC 2023 - IEEE 53rd European Solid-State Device Research Conference (ESSDERC) (pp. 65-68). IEEE. Bakker, J. H. T., Oude Alink, M. S., Schmitz, J. & Nauta, B.https://doi.org/10.1109/ESSDERC59256.2023.10268483Inverter Chain Buffer Optimization for N-path Filter Switch Drivers and Validation through Simulations in 22nm FD-SOI TechnologyIn 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). Overeem, W., Oude Alink, M. S. & Nauta, B.https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS46773.2023.10181574Improved Toolchain-Compatible Standard Cells with 5% - 36% Lower EDP for Super Threshold Operation in 65nm Low-Power CMOS TechnologyIn 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). IEEE. Yadav, S., Kokkeler, A. B. J. & Oude Alink, M. S.https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS46773.2023.10181651Apparatus comprising a local oscillator for driving a mixer. Dodangeh, M., Oude Alink, M. S. & Nauta, B.https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?FT=D&date=20230518&DB=EPODOC&locale=&CC=US&NR=2023155552A1&KC=A1&ND=4A Figure of Merit for Simultaneous-Multi-Beam Transmit Antenna Arrays, 60-68. Atanasov, A. N., van Vliet, F. E. & Oude Alink, M. S.https://doi.org/10.1109/TRS.2023.3270235Hardware implementations for voice activity detection: trends, challenges and outlook, 1083-1096. Yadav, S., Legaspi, P. A. D., Oude Alink, M. S., Kokkeler, A. B. J. & Nauta, B.https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2022.3225717
2022
A Figure of Merit for Simultaneous-Multi-Beam Transmit Antenna ArraysIn 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems & Technology (PAST). IEEE. Atanasov, A. N., Oude Alink, M. S. & van Vliet, F. E.https://doi.org/10.1109/PAST49659.2022.9974975Quantifying the Trade-off between latency and power consumption in Bluetooth Low Energy and its mitigation by Using a Wake-Up ReceiverIn IEEE 8th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT). IEEE. Dodangeh, M., Oude Alink, M. S. & Nauta, B.https://doi.org/10.1109/WF-IoT54382.2022.10152115The Load-Modulated linearizer: A technique for intermodulation cancellation in PA systemsIn 2022 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS) (pp. 174-177). IEEE. Atanasov, A. N., Mukhtar Ahmad, W., Oude Alink, M. S. & van Vliet, F. E.https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS53451.2022.10051742An apparatus comprising a local oscillator for driving a mixer. Dodangeh, M., Oude Alink, M. S. & Nauta, B.https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=0&ND=3&adjacent=true&FT=D&date=20220413&CC=GB&NR=2599809A&KC=AReconstructing Aliased Frequency Spectra by Using Multiple Sample Rates, 999 - 1012. Huiskamp, M., Oude Alink, M. S., Nauta, B., Annema, A. J. & Bindra, H. S.https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2021.3131273Guest Editorial 2021 Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 675-676. Oude Alink, M. S. & Sheikh, F.https://doi.org/10.1109/JSSC.2022.3144705
2021
A simple and efficient procedure for identifying the compressing stage in Two-Stage AmplifiersIn 2021 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS). IEEE. Atanasov, A. N., Mukhtar, W., Oude Alink, M. S. & van Vliet, F. E.https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS50416.2021.9682499A Single-Trim Frequency Reference Achieving ±120 ppm Accuracy from -50 °c to 170 °c, 3434-3444. Delke, A. S., Annema, A. J., Oude Alink, M. S., Jin, Y., Verlinden, J. & Nauta, B.https://doi.org/10.1109/JSSC.2021.3090682Multi-Receiver Cross-Correlation Technique for (B)FSK Radios, 96791-96798. Purushothaman, V. K., Mikhael, M. R. M., Oude Alink, M. S., Klumperink, E. A. M., Kokkeler, A. B. J. & Nauta, B.https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3094772Simplified Harmonic Rejection Mixer Analysis and Design Based on a Filtered Periodic Impulse Model, Article 9324800, 2292-2296. de Boer, P.-T., Oude Alink, M. S. & Klumperink, E. A. M.https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSII.2021.3051769Frequency reference generator. NXP bv Eindhoven. Delke, A. S., Oude Alink, M. S., Annema, A. J., Jin, Y., Verlinde, J. & Nauta, B.https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/f6/22/7b/5e22f0f5b024c1/US11018625.pdfReverse Intermodulation in Multi-Tone Array TransmittersIn 2020 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS). IEEE. Atanasov, A. N., Oude Alink, M. S. & van Vliet, F. E.https://doi.org/10.1109/BCICTS48439.2020.9392972Guest Editorial 2020 Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, Article 9361508, 679-680. Gu, Q. J. & Oude Alink, M. S.https://doi.org/10.1109/JSSC.2021.3049704
2020
A Colpitts-Based frequency reference achieving a single-trim ± 120ppm accuracy from -50 to 170°CIn 2020 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), Article 9075878. IEEE. Delke, A. S., Annema, A. J., Oude Alink, M. S., Jin, Y., Verlinden, J. & Nauta, B.https://doi.org/10.1109/CICC48029.2020.9075878Inductor arrangement. Dekker, T. & Oude Alink, M. S.https://patents.google.com/patent/US10559419B2/en
2019
Inductor arrangement. Dekker, T. & Oude Alink, M. S.https://patents.google.com/patent/US20190355511A1/en?oq=US20190355511A1Densely Interleaved Arrays for Dual-Tone TransmittersIn 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology, Article 9020795. IEEE. Atanasov, A., Oude Alink, M. S. & van Vliet, F. E.https://doi.org/10.1109/PAST43306.2019.9020795Digital-to-Frequency Converters with a DTC: Theoretical Analysis of the Output SFDR, Article 8725932, 3761-3774. Palattella, C., Klumperink, E. A. M., Oude Alink, M. S. & Nauta, B.https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2019.2915548Using Multiple Chains in Cross-Correlation Receivers to Improve SensitivityIn 2019 IEEE 90th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC 2019 Fall - Proceedings, Article 8891593. IEEE. Mikhael, M. R. M., Oude Alink, M. S. & Kokkeler, A. B. J.https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2019.8891593

Research profiles

3D-ComS - Towards-6G mmWave NanoCell: the 3D Base Station for Joint Communication and Sensing (3D-ComS): mmWave frequencies are used for high-speed communication using focused beams, but could simultaneously be used for accurate sensing of environment. This is useful for monitoring in-car occupancy, heart rate detection, etc., but also to prevent communication performance degradation caused by dynamic blockage. In 3D-ComS, we will design a 3D mmWave array system with a minimal number of active, highly integrated antennas to enable digital beamforming at lower power consumption, and seek meaningful trade-offs between data rates and sensing performances.
PhD-student(s): Sepehr Khademi (Integrated Circuit Design), Nguyen Dao (Radio Systems), Xuankai Zhao (Electromagnetics, TU/e)
Sponsor(s): NWO (OTP), The Antenna Company, ASTRON, Bruco Integrated Circuits, NXP, TNO 
Started: Sep 2023

5G RF Transceiver Integration (5GRFTI): development of a self-regulating Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) driver for high speed optical links for chip-to-chip and rack-to-rack applications, such as Radio-over-Fiber in 5G basestations.
PhD-student(s): Jelle Bakker
Sponsor(s): Bruco Integrated Circuits,  Holland High Tech
Started: Oct 2020

Analog Approximate Accelerators (AAA): development of a SoC with accelerators that internally implement energy-consuming computations in the analog instead of the digital domain,while minimizing the necessary data converter overhead, and a fair benchmark with optimized digital (approximate) accelerators.
PhD-student(s): Shubham Yadav, Patrice Legaspi, Anojh Rajendra
Sponsor(s): NWO (OTP), arm, Dialog Semiconductor, ItoM
Started: Jan 2020

Ultra Low-Power Building Blocks (ULPBB): development of ultra low-power elements for the next generation Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) standard.
PhD-student(s): Maryam Dodangeh
Sponsor(s): Dialog Semiconductor,  Holland High Tech
Started: Dec 2019

Instantaneous Multi-Beam Transmit Architectures: figuring out how to transmit multiple signals (simultaneously) in an antenna array, without compromising on power or linearity, e.g. by using multiple antenna elements per unit cell.
PhD-student(s): Anton Atanasov
Sponsor(s): TNO
Started: May 2019

Finished projects

AD-REM: Ad-hoc Dynamic Radio-spectrum Exploitation via Multi-phase Radio

The STW-project I worked on as a PhD-student together with Dlovan Mahrof and Amir Ghaffari. The PI was Eric Klumperink, co-PIs were Bram Nauta, André Kokkeler, and Gerard Smit

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Carré (building no. 15), room C2007
Hallenweg 23
7522 NH Enschede
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