BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Istanbul BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380119T061407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3TU;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+03 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20160907T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1WE;BYMONTH=9 TZNAME:+03 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T145350Z UID:847B41F5-0783-4C7A-AE87-FB663FC62806 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260916T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Istanbul:20260916T123000 DESCRIPTION:Bridging Topology and Market: Deconstructing Fundamental Circui t Innovation and Industrial IP Constraints\n\nDr. Devrim Yılmaz Aksın\n\ nAbstract:\nAchieving breakthroughs in modern solid-state circuits require s navigating a starkly different landscape in industry than in academia. W hile academic research often targets isolated hero metrics\, industrial in novation is dictated by strict intellectual property protection\, commerci al defensibility\, and balancing and improving multi-dimensional trade-off s.\nThis seminar bridges these two worlds by conducting a rigorous technic al review of a patented circuit portfolio. Rather than focusing on complex system-level architectures\, we will deconstruct innovations at the found ational block level—such as novel amplifier input stages and current-mir ror topologies. We will analyze how even at the foundational block level\, modifications can yield profound advancements in area reduction\, bandwid th extension\, power efficiency\, and linearity. Finally\, we will explore the strategic mechanics of industrial R&D\, demonstrating how competitive advantages are created and guarded\, and why innovation at the most funda mental circuit level remains a vital battleground for industry-standard IP .\n\nBIO:\nDr. Devrim Aksin received his BSEE and MSEE degrees from Istanb ul Technical University (ITU)\, specializing in microelectronics in 1996 a nd 1999\, respectively. He gained early career experience in analog design as a design engineer at the ITU ETA ASIC Design Center in Istanbul\, Turk ey\, from 1995 to 2001. Dr. Aksin received his PhD from the University of Texas at Dallas\, specializing in microelectronics\, in 2006.\n\nFrom 2003 to 2007\, he worked as an analog design engineer at Texas Instruments\, I nc. in Dallas\, Texas. In 2006\, he joined the faculty of the Department o f Electronics and Communication Engineering at Istanbul Technical Universi ty as an assistant professor\, where he worked until 2013\, serving as the director of the ITU VLSI group and the ITU VLSI Design and Measurement La boratories.\n\nDr. Aksin has been with Analog Devices since 2014. His expe rtise includes high-speed and high-resolution data converters\, high-perfo rmance amplifiers\, comparators\, and reference circuits\; high-power and high-voltage IC design\; and device physics\, modeling\, and reliability. He is a member of the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE CICC Confere nce and an associate editor of the IEEE TCAS-I journal. Dr. Aksin has 31 p atents and 49 peer-reviewed conference and journal papers. He is a senior member of IEEE.\n\nRoom: Omer Korzay Konferans Salonu \, Bldg: Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, Istanbul Technical University\, Fa culty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, İstanbul\, Istanbul\, T ürkiye LOCATION:Room: Omer Korzay Konferans Salonu \, Bldg: Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, Istanbul Technical University\, Faculty of El ectrical and Electronic Engineering\, İstanbul\, Istanbul\, Türkiye ORGANIZER:mustak.yalcin@itu.edu.tr SEQUENCE:71 SUMMARY:Bridging Topology and Market: Deconstructing Fundamental Circuit In novation and Industrial IP Constraints URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/576479 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Bridging Topology and Market: Deco nstructing Fundamental Circuit Innovation and Industrial IP Constraints</s trong></p>\n<p><em>Dr. Devrim Yılmaz Aksın</em></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p> Abstract:<br>Achieving breakthroughs in modern solid-state circuits requir es navigating a starkly different landscape in industry than in academia. While academic research often targets isolated hero metrics\, industrial i nnovation is dictated by strict intellectual property protection\, commerc ial defensibility\, and balancing and improving multi-dimensional trade-of fs.<br>This seminar bridges these two worlds by conducting a rigorous tech nical review of a patented circuit portfolio. Rather than focusing on comp lex system-level architectures\, we will deconstruct innovations at the fo undational block level&mdash\;such as novel amplifier input stages and cur rent-mirror topologies. We will analyze how even at the foundational block level\, modifications can yield profound advancements in area reduction\, bandwidth extension\, power efficiency\, and linearity. Finally\, we will explore the strategic mechanics of industrial R&amp\;D\, demonstrating ho w competitive advantages are created and guarded\, and why innovation at t he most fundamental circuit level remains a vital battleground for industr y-standard IP.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>BIO:<br>Dr. Devrim Aksin received h is BSEE and MSEE degrees from Istanbul Technical University (ITU)\, specia lizing in microelectronics in 1996 and 1999\, respectively. He gained earl y career experience in analog design as a design engineer at the ITU ETA A SIC Design Center in Istanbul\, Turkey\, from 1995 to 2001. Dr. Aksin rece ived his PhD from the University of Texas at Dallas\, specializing in micr oelectronics\, in 2006.</p>\n<p>From 2003 to 2007\, he worked as an analog design engineer at Texas Instruments\, Inc. in Dallas\, Texas. In 2006\, he joined the faculty of the Department of Electronics and Communication E ngineering at Istanbul Technical University as an assistant professor\, wh ere he worked until 2013\, serving as the director of the ITU VLSI group a nd the ITU VLSI Design and Measurement Laboratories.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Dr. Ak sin has been with Analog Devices since 2014. His expertise includes high-s peed and high-resolution data converters\, high-performance amplifiers\, c omparators\, and reference circuits\; high-power and high-voltage IC desig n\; and device physics\, modeling\, and reliability. He is a member of the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE CICC Conference and an associate editor of the IEEE TCAS-I journal. Dr. Aksin has 31 patents and 49 peer-re viewed conference and journal papers. He is a senior member of IEEE.</p>\n <p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR