Prof. Patrick P. Mercier — Research Profile
University of California, San Diego · Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduate application deadlines
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 16, 2026
Source: ece.ucsd.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Jan 6, 2027
Source: ece.ucsd.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026
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Prof. Patrick P. Mercier at University of California, San Diego Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering lists Energy-efficient circuit and system design, with emphasis on miniaturized devices for biomedical applications that employ novel RF, analog, digital, power management, energy harvesting architectures as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- A 1.8-to-3.0-GHz Fully Integrated All-in-One CMOS Frequency Management Module Achieving −47-/+42-ppm Inaccuracy From −40 ∘ C to 95 ∘ C and −150/+70 ppm After Accelerated AgingIEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits · Apr 1
- A hybrid piezoelectric resonator-based DC-DC converterNature Communications · Mar 17
- A Ring-Oscillator-Based Digital Harmonic-Mixing Fractional- N PLLIEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters · Jan 1
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