Publications
Journal Articles
Cusmai M., Familia N., Kuperberg E., Nashash M., Gottesman D., Kumar S’, Marcus Z., Horwitz Y., Zalcman S., Kim J., Kundu S., Radashkevich I. Segal Y., Lazar D., Virobnik U., Peng M. Li., Cohen A., 2025. A 0.92-pJ/b PAM-4 and 0.61-pJ/b PAM-6 224-Gb/s DAC-Based Transmitter in 3-nm FinFET. IEEE Journal of Solid-Stage Circuits (JSSC), p-p. This article has been accepted for inclusion in a future issue of this journal.
Bheemisetti C., Pandey K., Lotan I., Ori G., Khairi A., Krupnik Y., Virobnik U., Subrahmanyam B., Cohen A., Krishnapura N., 2025. A 7-bit 1.75-GS/s 6.9-fJ/conv.-step FoM Loop-Unrolled Fully Asynchronous SAR ADC in 3-nm CMOS for a 224-Gb/s SerDes Receiver. IEEE Journal of Solid-Stage Circuits (JSSC), p-p. This article has been accepted for inclusion in a future issue of this journal.
Khairi, A., Laufer, A., Radashkevich I., Krupnik Y., Kim J., Warshavsky T., Balankutty A., Sabag Y., Segal Y., Virobnik U., Peng M. Li., Levin I., Ben Ezra Y., Cohen A., 2024. Beyond 200Gb/s PAM4 ADC and DAC-based Transceiver for Wireline and Linear Optics Applications. in IEEE Open Journal of the Solid-State Circuits Society (OJ-SSCS), 265-276.
Khairi A., Krupnik Y., Laufer A., Cusmai M., Segal Y., Levin I., Gordon A., Sabag Y., Rahinski V., Ori G., Familia N., Litski S., Warshavsky T., Virobnik U., Horwitz Y., Lazar D., Balankutty A., Kiran S., Palermo S., Peng M. Li., Cohen A., 2023. A 1.41-pJ/b 224-Gb/s PAM4 6-bit ADC-Based SerDes Receiver With Hybrid AFE Capable of Supporting Long Reach Channels. IEEE Journal of Solid Stage Circuits (JSSC), 8-18.
Kim J., Kundu S., Kunadu S., Balankutty A., Beach M., Chan Kim B., Kim S., Liu Y., Murthy S., Wali P., Yu K., Kim H., Liu C., Shin D., Cohen A, Segal Y., Fan Y., O'Mahony F., 2022. A 224Gb/s DAC-Based PAM-4 Transmitter Quarter-Rate with 8-Tap FFE in 10nm CMOS. IEEE Journal of Solid Stage Circuits (JSSC), 6-20.
Krupnik Y., Perelman Y., Levin Y., Sanhedrai Y., Eitan R., Khairi A., Shifman Y., Landau Y., Virobnik U., Dolev N., Meisler A., and Cohen A., 2020. 112-Gb/s PAM4 ADC-Based SERDES Receiver with Resonant AFE for Long-Reach Channels. IEEE Journal of Solid Stage Circuits (JSSC), 1077-1084.
Ojovan S., Rabieh N., Shmoel N., Erez H., Maydan E., Cohen A. & Spira M., 2015. Feasibility study of multi-site, intracellular recordings from mammalian neurons by extracellular gold mushroom-shaped microelectrodes. Nature Scientific Reports 14, 1-13.
Eitan R., Cohen A., 2014. Untrimmed Low-power Thermal Sensor for SOC in 22nm Digital Fabrication Technology. Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications, 4, 304-316.
Shalev G., Cohen A., Doron A., Machauf A, Horesh M., Virobnik U., Ullien D., Levy I., 2009. Standard CMOS Fabrication of a Sensitive Fully Depleted Electrolyte-Insulator-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor for Biosensor Applications. Sensors, 9, 4366-4379.
Shalev G., Halpern E., Doron A., Cohen A., Rosenwaks Y, Levy I., 2009. Surface chemical modification induces nanometer scale electron confinement in field effect device. J. Chem. Phys., 131(2), 024702.
Shalev G., Doron A., Virobnik, U., Cohen A., Levy I., 2008. Gain optimization in ISFET based sensor with fully depleted silicon-on-insulator. Appl. Phys. Lett., 93, 1-3.
Shaya O., Shaked M., Doron A., Cohen A., Levy I., Rosenwaks Y., 2008. Distinguishing between dipoles and field effects in molecular gated transistors. Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 043509.
Cohen A., Shappir J., Yitshaik S., Spira M. E., 2008. Reversible transition of extracellular field potential recordings to intracellular recording of action potentials generated by neurons grown on transistors. Biosens. Bioelectron. 23, pp. 811-819.
Cohen A., Shappir J., Yitshaik S., Spira M. E., 2006. Experimental and theoretical analysis of neuron-transistor hybrid electrical coupling: the relationships between the electro-anatomy of cultured Aplysia neurons and the recorded field potentials. Biosens. Bioelectron. 22, pp. 656-663.
Hai A., Ben-Haim D., Korbakov N., Cohen A., Shappir J., Oren R., Spira M. E., Yitzchaik S., 2006. Acetylcholinesterase–ISFET based system for the detection of acetylcholine and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. Biosens. Bioelectron. 22, pp. 605-612.
Cohen A., Spira M. E., Yitshaik S., Borghs G., Shwartzglass O., Shappir J., 2004. Depletion type floating gate P-channel MOS transistor for recording action potentials generated by cultured neurons. Biosens. Bioelectron. 19, pp. 1703-1709.
Oren R., Sfez R., Korbakov N., Shabtai K., Cohen A., Erez H., Dormann A., Cohen H., Shappir J., Spira M.E., Yitzchaik S., 2004. Electrically conductive 2D-PAN containing surfaces as a culturing substrate for neurons. J. Biomater. Sci. Polymer Edn, No. 11, 1355–1374.
Selective Conferences and Proceedings
Kim J., Cohen A., et. Al, 2024. Design of 224Gb/s DSP-Based Transceiver in CMOS Technology: Signal Integrity, Architecture, Circuits, and Packaging. IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CISS), 1-8.
Cusmai M., Familia N., Kuperberg E., Nashash M., Gottesman D., Kumar S’, Marcus Z., Horwitz Y., Zalcman S., Kim J., Kundu S., Radashkevich I. Segal Y., Lazar D., Virobnik U., Peng M. Li., Cohen A., 2024. A 224Gb/s sub pJ/b PAM-4 and PAM-6 DAC-Based Transmitter in 3nm FinFET. Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC).
Cohen A., 2024. Beyond 200Gbps Electrical Transceivers – Circuit Architecture, Design Implementation and Silicon-Based Results. Forum 6, International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC).
Segal Y., Laufer A., Khairi A., Krupnik Y., Cusmai M., Levin I., Gordon A., Sabag Y., Rahinski V., Ori G., Familia N., Litski S.,Warshavsky T., Virobnik U., Horwitz Y., Balankutty A., Kiran S., Palermo S., Peng M. Li., Cohen A., 2022. A 1.41pJ/b 224Gb/s PAM-4 SerDes Receiver with 31dB Loss Compensation. International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC).
Kiran S., Balankutty A., Liu y., Dokania R., Venkataraman H., Wali P., Kim S., Krupnik Y., Cohen A., O'Mahony F., 2022. A 56GHz Receiver Analog Front End for 224Gb/s PAM-4 SerDes in 10nm CMOS. Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI).
Kim J., Kundu S., Balankutty A., Beach M., Chan Kim B., Kim S., Liu Y., Murthy S.,
Wali P., Yu K., Kim H., Liu C., Shin D., Cohen A, Fan Y., O'Mahony F., 2021. A 224Gb/s DAC-Based PAM-4 Transmitter with 8-Tap FFE in 10nm CMOS. International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC).
Krupnik Y., Perelman Y., Levin Y., Sanhedrai Y., Eitan R., Khairi A., Landau Y., Virobnik U., Dolev N., Meisler A., and Cohen A., 2019. 112-Gb/s PAM4 ADC-Based SERDES Receiver for Long-Reach Channels in 10nm Process. Symposium on VLSI Circuits (VLSI).
Shifman Y., Krupnik Y., Virobnik U., Khairi A., Sanhedrai Y., and Cohen A., 2019. A 1.64mW Differential Super Source-Follower Buffer with 9.7GHz BW and 43dB PSRR for Time-Interleaved ADC Applications in 10nm. Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC).
Shaked M, O.Shaya, Doron A., Cohen A., Levy I, Rosenwaks Y., 2008. Electrostatic properties of molecular gated BioFETs. IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics 2056-2059.
Spira M. E., Kamber D., Dormann A., Cohen A., Bartic C., Borghs G., Langedijk, J.P.M., Yitzchaik S., Shabthai K., Shappir J., 2007. Improved Neuronal Adhesion to the Surface of Electronic Device by Engulfment of Protruding Micro-Nails Fabricated on the Chip Surface. Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference (‘TRANSDUCERS’), 1247 – 1250.
Other Conferences, Presentations and Proceedings
Peng Li,. Frylan E., Wu A., Shimanouchi M., Kimber M., Kirkland B., Levin Y., Cohen A., 2024. Next Generation 224 Gbps-PAM4 Linear: Host TX/RX, Electrical/Optical Channel Characteristics, and End-to-End Link Simulation and Analysis DesignCon, San-Jose. BEST CONFENCE PAPER AWARD
Peng Li,. Wu A., Shimanouchi M., Jiang J., Qian Z., Radashkevich I., Levin Y., Cohen A., 2024. Next Generation 212.5/224 Gbps-PAM4 LR SERDES and Package, Backplane/Cable Channels, and Link Simulation and Analysis. DesignCon, San-Jose.
Peng Li,. Wu A., Shimanouchi M., Jiang J., Qian Z., Balankutty A., Levin Y., Cohen A., Liski S., 2022. Next Generation 224 Gbps PAM4 SERDES, Channel, and Link Systems. DesignCon, San-Jose.
Peng Li,. Wu A., Shimanouchi M., Levin Y., Cohen A., 2022. Next Generation 224 Gbps: Highest-Speed Electrical I/O and Link Systems. DesignCon, San-Jose.
Peng Li,. Wu A., Shimanouchi M., Levin Y., Cohen A., 2022. 224 Gbps Link Systems: Modulation vs. Channel vs. FEC. A full paper, Journal of Signal Integrity.
Segal Y., Laufer A., Khairi A., Krupnik Y., Cusmai M., Levin I., Gordon A., Sabag Y., Rahinski V., Ori G., Familia N., Litski S., Warshavsky T., Virobnik U.,Horwitz Y., Cohen A., 2021. A 3.2pJ/b 224Gb/s PAM4 SERDES Transceiver with 32dB Loss Compensation for Next-Generation Data Centers. A full paper, Intel Design and Test Technology Conference (DTTC).
Eitan R,. Levne R., Feal T., Lazar D., Cohen A., 2017. Parallel Tail RCI Comparator with less than 8.5ps TCO to DFE Tap1 for ultra-speed SERDES. A full paper, Intel Design and Test Technology Conference (DTTC).
Levin I,. Familia N., Cohen A., 2014. Lessons learned from the first 10GBASE-KR Interface on Intel Process. Intel Circuit and Technology Conference (ICTC), San-Diego.
Cohen A., 2014. 13 bit sigma delta ADC with 3V input voltage range for emerging chip market. Intel Circuit and Technology Conference (ICTC), San-Diego.
Rosenfeld S., Ayers J., Cohen A., 2012. High PSRR Low Power LDO for ADPLL. A full paper, Intel Design and Test Technology Conference (DTTC), Portland-Oregon.
Pandey V., Ramnarayanan M., Venkatraman G., Eitan R., Cohen A., 2012. Sensor Hub with Reconfigurable Analog Front End. A full paper, Intel Design and Test Technology Conference (DTTC), Portland-Oregon.
Levin I., Eitan R., Rosenfeld S., Cohen A., 2011. 32nm Thermal Sensor with Untrimmed Inaccuracy of +/-3°C from 10°C to 110°C. A full paper and oral presentation, Intel Design and Test Technology Conference (DTTC), Portland-Oregon.
Shaya O., Shaked M., Doron A., Cohen A., Levy I., Rosenwaks Y., 2008. Molecular Gated Transistors (Biosensors), How Do They Actually Work. ESPMI, Princeton, USA.
Cohen A., Shappir J., Yitshaik S., Spira M. E., 2008. Recordings of semi intracellular action potentials generated by neurons grown on transistors. Oral presentation, the Tenth World Congress on Biosensors, Shanghai-China.
Cohen A., Doron A., Machauf A, Horesh M., Virobnik U., Ullien D., Levy I, 2008. Analyte Detection Using Field Effect Device with Ultra Thin Conductive Layer. Oral presentation, the Tenth World Congress on Biosensors, Shanghai-China.
Cohen A., Doron A., Horesh M., Ullien D., Beraha M., Virobnik U., Levy I, 2007. Fabrication of Sensitive Electronic Sensor for Lable-Free Detection of Protein-Protein Interactions. μTAS 2007, Paris-France.
Cohen A., 2007. Living cells on CMOS chips – Potential developments. Intel Research symposium, Portland-Oregon.
Prazot S, Cohen A., 2007. Temperature independent calibration method for Thermal sensors. A full paper and oral presentation, Intel Design and Test Technology Conference (DTTC), Portland-Oregon.
Machauf A., Cohen A., Doron A., Beraha M., Weinfeld B., Levy I., 2007. Fabrication of a Sensitive Field Effect Device (FED) for Biosensor Application. IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE2007), Vigo, Spain, p. 2820–2823.
Cohen A., Doron A., Horesh M., Ullien D., Beraha M., Virobnik U. and Levy I, Fabrication of Nano-Scale Channel Field-Effect Device in Standard CMOS Manufacturing Process for pH Sensing. NSTI Nanotech conference, Santa Clara- California.
Shappir J., Cohen A., Bartic C., Borghs G., Yitzchaik Y. Spira M.E., 2007. Configurational Model for the Electronic Coupling of Neurons to MOS Transistors. The Materials Research Society (MRS) Congress, San Francisco- California.
Spira M.E., Kamber D., Dormann A., Cohen A., Bartic C., Borghs G., Shabthai K., Langedijk J.P.M., Yitzchaik S., Shappir J., 2007. Engulfment of protruding micro-nails fabricated on chip surface by culture neurons improve their adhesion to electrical outputs. The Materials Research Society Congress (MRS) , San Francisco- California.
Cohen A., Shappir J., Spira M. E., 2005. Improved Interpretation of Neuro-Electronic Hybrids Transistors Electrical Outputs. The 4th Congress of Israeli Societies for Experimental Biology, p. 525.
Bartic C., De Keersmaecker K., Cohen A., Spira M. E., Shappir J., Haspeslagh L., Borghs G., 2004. Fabrication and packaging of a CMOS-compatible device for in vitro neuronal electrical recordings. Oral presentation, the Eight World Congress on Biosensors, Shanghai-China, Granada-Spain.
Cohen A., Shappir J., Shwartzglass O., Yitshaik S., Spira M. E., 2003. Experimental analysis of parameters determining the electrical coupling between neurons and transistors. The 12th annual meeting of Israel Society for Neuroscience, p. 190.
Cohen A., Spira M. E., Yitshaik S., Borghs G., Shwartzglass O., Shappir J., 2002. Recording action potentials by depletion type floating gate P-channel MOS transistor. The 11th annual meeting of Israel Society for Neuroscience, p. 79.
PATENTS
Krupnik Y., Lotan I., Nashash M. Cohen A. Flash ADC Comparator Interpolation. March 2024. Pending.
Levin I., Warshavsky T., Cusmai M., Kiran S., Balankutty A., Cohen A. May 2021. Hybrid CTLE with peaking and slope control. United States Patent 20210152404
Shifman, Y., Krupnik Y., Cohen A. Differential Source Follower with Current Steering Devices. August 2020. United States Patent 20200274545.
Eitan R., Livne R., Hairi H., Krupnik Y., Cohen A, Analog to digital convertor (ADC) using a Common input Stage and Multiple Parallel Comparators. October 2019. United States Patent 20190326922.
Eitan R., Livne R., Hairi H., Kramer I., Lotan I., Shalem H, Lazar, D,. Cohen A, High Speed, Low Power, Low Kickback Noise Comparator Suitable for Successive Approximation Analog to digital convertor (ADC). April 2019. United States Patent 20190238150
Livne R., Eitan R., Krupnic Y., Tsirkin V., Fael T., Lazar, D,. Cohen A, Pogrebinsky A., Ran A. Slicer and Decision Feedback Equalization Circuity. May 2018. United States Patent 9,973,356
Cohen A, Romch Y., Cohen O., Eitan R. On-Chip Supply Generator Based On Dynamic Circuit Reference. December 2013. United States Patent 9,857,814, 20160054747 and N105308530A, DE112013006869T5, EP2997433A1, WO2014185949A1
Shalev G., Doron A., Cohen A. December 2011. Virtual semiconductor nanowire, and methods of using same. United States Patent 8241913.
Cohen A., Machauf A., Levy I. July 2007. Hydrogel Chemical sensor. United States Patent 20090170209.
Machauf A., Cohen A April 2009. Hydrogel-based MEMS biosensor. United States Patent 20090241681.
Cohen A. April 2007. Body effect amplifier. United States Patent 7205837.
AWARDS
Distinguished-Technical-Paper Award, International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2024
Best Demonstration Session Award, International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2022
Best Demonstration Session Award, International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2021
Intel Achievement award, 2021
Intel Achievement award, 2016
Best poster at Intel Research symposium, 2007
Best poster of the Natural Science Faculty for doctoral research, 2004
Best paper at the ISM (Israel Society for Microscopy) Conference, 2004
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