Faculty Research Profile
Franklin Bien
학력
• Ph.D.: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A., December 2006
Dissertation: “Reconfigurable Equalization for 10-Gb/s Serial Data Links in a 0.18-m CMOS Technology”
Advisor: Dr. Joy Laskar
• M.S.: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A., May 2000
Advisor: Dr. Phillip E. Allen
• B.S.: Electronics Engineering,
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1997
Graduated with Honor
주요 경력
• Professor in Ulsan Nation Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Korea (03/2009-Present)
• Senior Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer in Staccato Communications, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. (01/2007-02/2009)
• Senior IC Design Engineer, Products Engineering Group in Quellan, Inc., Atlanta, GA (01/2003-12/2004)
• IC Design Engineer, Semiconductor Products Group, R & D in Agilent Technologies, San Jose, CA (05/2000-12/2002)
수상/학회/외부활동
• Head of School of Electrical & Computer
• Director of Self-powered Mobile Tracker Research Center (SMTRC)
• Director of Samsung-UNIST Display Research Center
• Awarded the Best Teaching Award in 2010 and Outstanding Research Achievements Award in 2013 by the UNIST President
• Recipient of the 2017 IEIE (The Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers) Award
빅딜
BICDL
최근 BICDL (빅딜)의 관심 연구 분야는 mixed-signal, Analog & RF integrated circuits (IC) design for consumer electronics & bio-medical applications입니다. 그리고 PMIC (Power Managment IC) 를 비롯한 다양한 무선전력전송 프로젝트를 진행중입니다. 최근 프로젝트를 함께 한 기업으로는 삼성 디스플레이, 삼성전자, LG 전다, 현대자동차, 현대 중공업, 대우조선해양, 한국전력공사 등이 있습니다.
2025년 6월까지 SCI급 국제논문 78편, 국제 컨퍼런스 논문 71편을 게재하였고 다수의 국내외 특허를 보유하고 있습니다. 지금까지 박사 14명, 석사 20명을 배출하였고 현재는 10명의 학생들이 함께 연구 중입니다. BICDL에서 함께 연구 할 수 있길 기대하고 있겠습니다!
# Do you want Big Deal?! Come to BICDL
# Visit the website at http://bicdl.unist.ac.kr for more information.
Current Research activities at BICDL (pronounced as ‘big-deal!’) includes mixed-signal, Analog & RF integrated circuits (IC) design for consumer electronics & bio-medical applications. We also have various projects for Wireless-Power Transfer technology including PMIC (Power Management IC) designs. Some of the recent projects were funded by Samsung Display, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai Heavy Industry, DSME, KEPCO & many other government-funded projects.
As of June 2025, we published 78 international journal papers, 71 international conference proceedings, 45 international patents, and 94 domestic patents. So far, 14 Ph.D. and 20 M.S Degree students graduated from BICDL, and currently 10 members are researching and working together at BICDL. Come join us for your bright future! :)
# Do you want Big Deal?! Come to BICDL
# Visit the website at https://bicdl.unist.ac.kr/ for more information.
Current Research activities at BICDL (pronounced as ‘big-deal!’) includes mixed-signal, Analog & RF integrated circuits (IC) design for consumer electronics & bio-medical applications. We also have various projects for Wireless-Power Transfer technology including PMIC (Power Management IC) designs. Some of the recent projects were funded by Samsung Display, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai Heavy Industry, DSME, KEPCO & many other government-funded projects.
As of June 2025, we published 78 international journal papers, 71 international conference proceedings, 45 international patents, and 94 domestic patents. So far, 14 Ph.D. and 20 M.S Degree students graduated from BICDL, and currently 10 members are researching and working together at BICDL. Come join us for your bright future! :)
# Do you want Big Deal?! Come to BICDL
# Visit the website at https://bicdl.unist.ac.kr/ for more information.
연구분야
mixed-signal, Analog & RF integrated circuits (IC) design for consumer electronics & bio-medical applications, Wireless Power Transfer
mixed-signal, Analog & RF integrated circuits (IC) design for consumer electronics & bio-medical applications, Wireless Power Transfer
연구 희망분야
in-vivo continuous glucose sensing micro-system, Wireless power transfer, mixed analog/RF integrated circuit(IC) design for communication
in-vivo continuous glucose sensing micro-system, Wireless power transfer, mixed analog/RF integrated circuit(IC) design for communication
연구주제
터치스크린 지문 센싱, 체내 혈당 연속 측정, 무선전력전송, 에베네센트를 이용한 전력전송 및 통신, 통신을 위한 아날로그/디지털 통합회로 설계
fingerprint sensor on screen, in-vivo continuous glucose sensing micro-system, Wireless power transfer, evanescent mode power-transfer and communication technology (EMPaCT), mixed analog/RF integrated circuit(IC) design for communication
fingerprint sensor on screen, in-vivo continuous glucose sensing micro-system, Wireless power transfer, evanescent mode power-transfer and communication technology (EMPaCT), mixed analog/RF integrated circuit(IC) design for communication
국가연구개발사업 기술 분류체계
국가과학기술표준분류
ED. 전기/전자 > ED99. 기타 전기전자 > ED9999. 달리 분류되지 않는 전기/전자
논문
• Advanced Science, "Arrangement Free Wireless Power Transfer via Strongly Coupled Electrical Resonances," Bonyoung Lee, Jungho Kim, Hyunkyeong Jo, Hyungki Min, and Franklin Bien**, Jan., 2025
• Applied Energy, "A coreless track-type seamless wireless charging system using co-planar wires enabling quasi-free planar movements for mobile logistics robots," Hyunkyeong Jo, Seoktae Seo, Jungho Kim, and Franklin Bien**, 1 Dec., 2024
• IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems (T-BCAS), “An On-/Off-time Sensing-based Load-Adaptive Mode Control of Triple Mode Buck Converter for Implantable Medical Devices,” Woojin Park, Gyeongho Namgoong, Eunho Choi, and Franklin Bien**, 23 Jan., 2023
특허
• 미국특허) 다이폴 형태의 마이크로파 센서를 이용한 체내 이식형 포도당 측정 마이크로 시스템, 변영재 / 장희돈/나경민, (등록일 2022.05)
• 유럽특허) 차량 내 통신 장치 및 방법, 변영재, (등록일 2022.01)