Hasina F Huq

Assistant Professor

Electrical Engineering Department

University of Texas - Pan American

Office (voice): (956) 384-5017

E-mail Address: hhuq@utpa.edu

Education

Ph.D. 2006, Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

M.S.E.E. 2002, Virginia Poly-technique Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA

B.Eng. 1999, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh

 

Areas of Interest

 

§     Device Modeling

§     Wide Band Gap Semiconductors:

§     VLSI Design

§     Electronics

 

Professional Organization:

 

§  IEEE- Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering

§  SWE- The Society of Women Engineers

§  IFUW- International Federation of University Women

Courses

Undergraduate Courses

            1. Electronics I                                                (ELEE-3301)

            2. Introduction to VLSI                                 (ELEE-4375)

            3. Solid State Devices                                     (ELEE-4328)

Graduate Courses

            1. VLSI System Design                                  (ELEE 6375)

            2. Advanced Semiconductor Devices            (ELEE-6320)

 

Research Interest:

 

With the development of the wireless communications, telecommunications, data communications and aerospace systems, the demand for solid-state power amplifiers has been continually increasing over the last decade. One major trend is the continuous demand for more power at higher frequencies. Unfortunately, the existing technologies have struggled to sustain the higher demand. Under such circumstance, wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors with higher breakdown voltage along with excellent thermal properties began to emerge. WBG semiconductors based electronic devices show tremendous potential for microwave power electronics applications. Research is being conducted for a high-performance building block. The models developed in this research will not only help the device researchers in the device behavioral study but will also provide valuable information for circuit designers. Different types of CAD tools (Silvaco, MediciTM, SentaurusTM simulator) are used to validate the model. The results so obtained are in close agreement with the experimental data.

 

 

The objective of the research is to design integrated circuits (IC), implement and verify the circuits with Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool like the Cadence (custom IC design tool). The research presents the methodology for design technique, simulation and testing of integrated circuit (IC) using Cadence. The students designed a 4-bit full Adder which is suitable for undergraduate research and VLSI course curriculum development. Practical issues concerning IC design, such as effect of high frequency, power consumptions, loading, propagation delay, rise time, fall time, and aspect ratios are addressed.

 

Electronics circuits such as Band gap referenced biasing circuit have been implemented in CMOS Technology in the project. The band gap reference circuit uses bipolar pnp-transistors, and NMOS, PMOS and resistors.

The objective of this research project is to design an integrated circuits (IC), test and validate the system for biofeedback game-based exercise. The rate of obesity in children is increasing at an alarming rate especially in USA. According to the latest studies by the National Health and Nutrition Survey, 22% of children in USA qualify as obese, up from 15% ten years ago. The options available for the treatment of obesity in children are limited, although exercise has been suggested to be the best behavioral therapy. The purpose of this project is to design a cost effective system, which encourages children with obesity to perform exercise regularly.

 

Publications:

 

Book Chapter:

 

§    Bashirul Polash, Nora Espinoza, Hasina F. Huq "Study of Carbon NanoTube Field Effect Transistors for NEMS " accepted for publishing in the book "Carbon Nanotubes", ISBN 978-953-7619-X-X, intechweb.org.

§    GaN Devices II .Hasina F. Huq , Syed K. Islam “Analytical model, simulation, and parameter extraction of AIGaN/GaN HEMT for microwave circuit applications” SPIE’s digital library Vol. 6473, ISBN 9780819465863; 64731N, Feb. 8, 2007

 

Technical Report:

 

§  “Power Electronics Strategy for Transmission & Distribution”

§  ORNL/TM-263/2005, December 2005, submitted to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with collaboration of the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratories.

Magazine Article:

§  Hasina F Huq ‘Teaching and Research in Electrical Engineering’ Young members Newsletter: International Federation of University Women (IFUW), November/December 2007

§  Hasina F. Huq, Syed K. Islam, and Mohammed Ferdjallah, “Computer-Based Exercise Therapeutic Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity” Osmani Medical Teachers Association Journal, Vol. 2: November 2, pp: 80-82 July 2003.

Refereed Journals

§  M. A. Huque, S. A. Eliza, T. Rahman, H. F. Huq, S. K. Islam ‘Temperature Dependent Analytical Model for Current-Voltage Characteristics of AlGaN/GaN Power HEMT’ Solid State Electronics vol 53 March(2009), pp. 341-348

§  S.K. Islam, Hasina F Huq, “Improved Temperature Model of AlGaN/GaN HEMT and Device Characteristics at Variant Temperature”: International Journal of Electronics. Vol. 94, Issue 12, Dec 2007 , pp 1099 - 1108

§  Hasina F Huq, S.K. Islam. “AlGaN/GaN Self-Aligned MODFET with Metal Oxide Gate for Millimeter Wave Application" Micro Electronics Journal (MEJ), Volume 37, Issue 7, July 2006, Pages 579-582.

§  Hasina F Huq, S.K. Islam, “Effect of Temperature Variation On the Characteristics of Microwave Power AlGaN/GaN MODFET” International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves (IRMMW) Vol. 26, No. 11, pp: 1501 – 1512, November 2005.

Conference:

§  Oscar Machado, Hasina Huq, ‘An analysis of Carbon Nanotube on  FETs,  a simulation of Carbon Nanotube

Field Effect Transistors (CNTFETs) as Simulated by nanoHUB.org’ the UT system LSAMP conference, UT-Austin, Sep 10-12, 2009.

§  B. Polash, H. Huq ‘Analytical Model of Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors for NEMS Applications", 2008 IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS, Knoxville, TN;Aug.10-13, 2008.

§  Bashirul A. Polash, H. Huq, "High temperature performance measurement and analysis of GaN HEMT’ SPIE Symposium on Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2008, 19-24 January 2008 San Jose, CA.

§  Aminul Huque  Sazia Eliza, , Touhidur Rahman, ‘Hasina F. Huq,  Syed K. Islam “Effect of the Aspect Ratio in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs DC and Small Signal  Parameters’ 2007 International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS), University of Maryland Washington DC, December 12-15, 2007.

§  Sazia Eliza, Aminul Huque , Touhidur Rahman, Hasina F. Huq,  Syed K. Islam ‘An Analytical model of AlGaN/GaN HEMT for High Temperature DC and Microwave Applications’ The International Conference on High Temperature Electronics (HITEN 2007) Oxford, UK; Sep 17-19, 2007

§  Hasina F. Huq, Syed K. Islam, “DC characterization and validation of the improved analytical Model of  AlGaN/GaN HEMT” IEEE Region 5 Conference, Fayetteville, AR, April 20-22, 2007

§  Hasina F. Huq, Syed K. Islam, “Analytical model, simulation and parameter extraction of AIGaN/GaN HEMT for microwave circuit applications.” SPIE Symposium on Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2007, 20-25 January 2007, San Jose, CA.

§  Hasina F. Huq, Syed K. Islam, Leon M. Tolbert “AlGaN/GaN MODFET Device for High Temperature Applications” International Conference and Exhibition on High Temperature Electronics (HiTEC 2006), sponsored by IMAPS, May 15 - 18, 2006, New Mexico.

§  Hasina F. Huq, M. T. Alam, Syed K. Islam “Analysis of Temperature Model on Device characteristics for AlGaN/GaN MODFET” International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS), Washington DC, December 7-9, 2005.

§     Hasina F. Huq, Syed K. Islam, “Self-Aligned AlGaN/GaN MODFET with Liquid Phase Deposited Oxide Gate for Microwave Power Applications”, 48th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems MWSCAS, Cincinnati, Ohio, August 2005.

§  N. Islam, Syed K. Islam, Hasina F. Huq “High Performance CMOS Converter Design in TSMC 0.18-micron Process”, IEEE Southeast Con, 2005.

§  Hasina F. Huq, Syed K. Islam, and Mohammed Ferdjallah, Wireless 3D Integrated Accelerometer for Biofeedback Game-Based Exercise for children with Obesity". MPRG’s annual wireless symposium at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, June 2004.

§  Hasina F. Huq, Syed K. Islam, and Mohammed Ferdjallah “3D Accelerometer for Biofeedback Game-Based Exercise for Children with Obesity” Connecticut Microelectronics and Opto electronics Consortium (CMOC) at University of Connecticut, April 2004.

Invited Talk

§    ‘Next generation Electronics Systems and Wide Bandgap Semiconductors Technology’ EE seminar series, Northern Arizona University, March 13, 2008

§   ‘Necessity of Women in Engineering Discipline’ SWE meeting; UTPA chapter at The Univ. of Texas-Pan

§  American, Feb12, 2008

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§  “What can Electrical Engineers do”

§  Computer Science and Engineering Mentoring Program at The Univ. of  Texas-Pan

§  American, Nov 13, 2007

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§   “Recent Developments in Wide Bandgap Semiconductors” Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering Department, Penn State, PA, March 2006.

 

 

 

 

§  “Welcome to the World of Electrical Engineering”, Freedy Gonzalez Elementary School, Edinburg, TX. September 22, 2006

§   “Wide Bandgap Semiconductors and GaN based devices” Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering Department, Oklahoma State University, April 2006

 

 

 

§  “Child Obesity Monitoring and Controlling Based On Wireless Accelerometer” AABEA, Biennial Convention in Santa Clara, CA, November 2004.

 

 

 

 

 

 

§   “Monitoring and Controlling Obesity Based On Wireless 3D Accelerometer” (March 2004) presented at the Measurement and Control Engineering Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville November 16, 2004

 

Student

Former Students

§  Graduate Student:

                  Bashirul A. Polash:

§  Undergrad student:

                        Nora L. Espinoza (URI 08)

                        Oscar Machado   (LSAMP 09)

                        Beny Orlando Vazquez Zapata (Hono)

URI 08

MEP:  First IC by UTPA student