Larry Larson

Professor Larson's research ranges from electronic circuits and systems, to electronic devices and materials. Larson develops high-speed circuits based on InP (indium-) and GaAs (gallium arsenide) as well as silicon technology. He also explores applications for micromachining technology in the manufacture of high-speed integrated circuits, and studies new packaging technology for them. ..Larson's current research is specifically also focused on low-power circuit design and RF design techniques for wireless communications. He recently completed "CDMA Mobile Radio Design," a book on how to design the hardware and software for wireless handsets based on code-division multiple access technology. CDMA is the foundation of all third-generation wireless technologies, including Europe's W-CDMA standard and CDMA2000. ..As director of the industry-sponsored Center for Wireless Communications (CWC) at UCSD, Larson is in a unique position to comment on the development and deployment of 3G wireless, including new generations of circuits. He oversees a wide range of ongoing research projects, with funding from CWC's 17 corporate members.

Larry Larson is the first holder of the Communications Industry endowed chair at the Jacobs School. He joined the UCSD faculty in 1996, after a 16-year career at Hughes Research Laboratories. There, he pioneered the development of analog integrated circuits and low-noise HEMTs in III-V technology, as well as microwave integrated circuits in SiGe HBT technology. Larson received his PhD from UCLA in 1986. He has published over 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences, written several book chapters, edited or co-authored three books, and holds 25 patents. He is an IEEE Fellow and co-winner of the 1996 Hughes Electronics Lawrence Hyland Patent Award and the IBM Microelectronics Excellence Award.