Expertise:
Dr. Fischer's expertise is in mixed-signal integrated circuit design.
Favorite Business Publication:
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
Hobbies/Sports:
Soccer, Swimming, Running, Listening to Music, Gardening
Education Degrees:
Ph.D., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland (1985); Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland (1979)
Affiliations Awards:
Circuits and Systems Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Communications Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Industry:
Electronics and Computer Engineering
Work History:
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rhode Island (1991-1998); Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rhode Island (1985-1991); Research Assistant, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland (1981-1985); Teacher Assistant, Full-Time Teaching Assignment, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (1978-1980)
Number Of Years In Profession:
29
Extended Bio Profile:
Dr. Fischer started his professional career designing and implementing analog sampled data filters, a very novel technique, which enabled the integration of precision analog filters together with conventional digital circuitry. His research interest has widened significantly, and the excerpts of his scholarly activity can be found in many professional journals including the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, the IEEE Transaction on Circuits & Systems and the IEEE Electronics Letters. Dr. Fischer has contributed to the ‘Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering’ with a tutorial on sigma-delta modulators. He wrote a chapter on analog-to-digital converter applications in the text, 'Multirate Systems: Design & Applications' in 2001. He has authored and co-authored approximately 100 scientific publications. Dr. Fischer is also the owner of two U.S. patents. Over his teaching career of more than 20 years, he taught close to a dozen different college courses on the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Teaching Classes, Working on Low-Power Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Circuits, Analog and Digital Filters, Amplifiers, Data Converters and Phase-Locked Loops
Awards/Honors:
Faculty Excellence Award, University of Rhode Island (2001, 2004)