AION LAB / KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY

Research

Circuits that connect real-world signals to useful on-chip intelligence.

OUR FOCUS

From sensing to silicon intelligence.

Our research spans analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, neural interface systems, physical AI sensor ICs, and processing in memory. We bring circuit-level rigor to systems designed for the real world.

01 / NEURAL SYSTEMS

Neural Interface
System IC

Integrated circuits for high-fidelity interaction with the nervous system.

  • High-density, multi-channel neural recording ICs
  • Artifact-tolerant, wide-dynamic-range front ends
  • Recording, stimulation, and closed-loop architectures
Neural interface system IC research diagram
02 / PHYSICAL AI

Sensor Interface ICs
for Physical AI

Low-power sensing circuits that connect physical signals to intelligent systems.

  • Multimodal wireless biosignal interfaces for wearable robotics
  • Ultra-low-power sensing SoCs
  • Interference-tolerant acquisition circuits
Physical AI sensor interface research diagram
03 / DATA CONVERSION

Data Converters
for Bio & Sensor Readout

Robust architectures that preserve signal quality from challenging sensors.

  • ΔΣ ADC, noise-shaping SAR, and time-based readout
  • Dynamic-range enhancement
  • Noise-shaping techniques for reliable acquisition
Data converter research diagram
04 / ON-CHIP INTELLIGENCE

Process-in-Memory &
Compute-in-Memory

Energy-efficient computation placed closer to where data is created.

  • Mixed-signal PIM and CIM for edge intelligence
  • Co-design of sensing and on-chip computation
  • Robust operation under circuit non-idealities
Processing in memory research diagram

SELECTED WORK

Projects.

2026–2030 · KEIT

K-온디바이스 AI 반도체 기술 개발 사업
5나노 이하 온디바이스 AI 반도체를 위한 고신뢰성 IP 기술개발

2024–2026 · imec

High-density multi-channel neural recording IC, including SAR ADC, reference buffer, and LDO.

2020–2024 · NRF

Multimodal wireless sensor interface circuits and flexible biosignal sensors (project lead).

2018–2023 · Samsung LSI

Sub-aF capacitive sensor interface for E-Nose and drift compensation techniques.