catalyst foundation
Grant Recipients On-Going Projects
Project Single-Chip Closed-Loop Deep-Brain Stimulation for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
Principal Investigators Michael Flynn (University of Michigan)
Daryl Kipket (University of Michigan)

Student Hyo Gyuem (Ben) Rhew (University of Michigan)
Year » More Information2008.9-2012.8
Supplemental Funding
Project Digitally-Assisted Architectures for Next Generation RF Transceivers
Principal Investigators Joel L. Dawson (MIT)
Student
Year » More Information2008.9-2009.8
Completed Projects
Project Integrated Multi-Signal Adaptive Microphone
Principal Investigators Gert Cauwenberghs (University of California San Diego)
Levent Degertekin (Georgia Institute of Technology)
George Zweig (Signition Inc.)
Student Baris Bicen (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Year » More Information2004.4 - 2008.12
Project Fly-Vision-Inspired Adoptive Optic-Flow Sensor with Learning
Principal Investigators Rahul Sarpeshkar (MIT)
Sebastian Seung (MIT)
Student Micah O'Halloran (MIT)
Year » More Information2004.1 - 2008.6
Project Multiplexed Incremental Data Converters for EEG Monitoring and Recording
(Supplemental Funding)
Principal Investigators Gabor C. Temes (Oregon State University)
Luca Lucchese (Oregon State University)
Student
Year » More Information2007.1-2007.12
Project Neural Prosthesis Chip Fabrication
(Supplemental Funding)
Principal Investigators Michael P. Flynn (University of Michigan)
Daryl Kipke (University of Michigan)
Student
Year » More Information2007.1-2007.12
Project Mixed-Signal VLSI Interface for High Aspect Ratio Optical/Electrochemical Hybrid Sensor Array
(Supplemental Funding)
Principal Investigators Sameer Sonkusale (Tufts University)
David Walt (Tufts University)
Student
Year » More Information2007.1-2007.12
Project Fully-Integrated CMOS Biochip Arrays for Multicolor Biomolecular Diagonistics
(Supplemental Funding)
Principal Investigators Ken Shepard (Columbia University)
Rasti Levicky (Columbia University)
Ginger Chew (Columbia University)
Student
Year » More Information2007.1-2007.12
Project Second Generation Retinal Implant Chip for the Blind
Principal Investigators John Wyatt (MIT)
Joseph Rizzo, M.D. (Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary)
Student Luke Theogarajan (MIT)
Year » More Information2003.1 - 2007.1
Project Generalized Radix Design of Low-Power, High-Performance Piplined & Cyclic ADCs
(Supplemental Funding)
Principal Investigators Vivek Sharma (Oregon State University)
Gabor C. Tems (Oregon State University)
Un-Ku Moon (Oregon State University)
Student
Year » More Information2006.1-2006.12
Project uWatt Computing -Application-Driven Circuits and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Devices
(Supplemental Funding)
Principal Investigators David Brooks (Harvard University)
Gu-Yeon Wei (Harvard University)
Matt Welsh (Harvard University)
Student Mark Hempstead (Harvard)
Year » More Information2006.1 - 2006.12
Project Focal Plane Video Compression
Principal Investigators Sina Balkir (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Khalid Sayood (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Student Walter D. Le�n (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Year » More Information2001.9 - 2006.6
Project Research on Electronic Cytosensors
Principal Investigators Frank W.R. Chaplen (Oregon State University)
Vojtek J. Kolodziej (Oregon State University)
Un-Ku Moon (Oregon State University)
Gabor C. Temes (Oregon State University)
Student Thirumalai Rengachari and Vivek Kumar Sharma (Oregon State University)
Year » More Information2001.1 - 2004.12
Project Analog Circuits for Real-Time Spatiotemporal Feature Extraction of Acoustical Signals
Principal Investigators Jan Van der Spiegel (University of Pennsylvania)
Paul Mueller (University of Pennsylvania)
Student Ahmed M. Abdelatty Ali, and Athanasios Mouchtaris (University of Pennsylvania)
Year » More Information1996.1 - 2004.12
Project Micropower Analog VLSI Continuous Speech Recognition
Principal Investigators Gert Cauwenberghs (Johns Hopkins University)
Herve Bourlard (Dalle Molle Institute of Perceptual Artificial Intelligence, Switzerland)
Jayadeva (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi)
Student Shantanu Chakrabartty (Johns Hopkins University)
Year » More Information1998.6 - 2004.5
Project Retinal Implant Chip for the Blind
Principal Investigators John Wyatt (MIT)
Joseph Rizzo, M.D. (Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary)
Student Shawn K. Kelly (MIT)
Year » More Information1997.1 - 2002.12
Project Switching-Noise Analysis for Mixed Analog-Digital ICs
Principal Investigators Andrew Yang (University of Washington)
David Allstot (Oregon State University/ Carnegie Mellon University)
Student Kevin J. Kerns
Year » More Information1994 - 1998
Project Novel Techniques for Detection and Suppression of Mechanical Vibrations in Turbine-Generators
Principal Investigators Gabor C. Temes (Oregon State University)
Wojtek J. Kolodziej (Oregon State University)
Kenzo Watanabe (Shizuoka University)
Student Bo Wang (Oregon State University)
Year » More Information1996 - 2000
Other Projects
Project Support for GeoHazards International
Principal Investigators Brian Tucker, President
Student
Year » More Information1993 - 20010.11

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