Expertise:
Dr. Fischer's expertise is in mixed-signal integrated circuit design and working on low-power complementary metal-oxide semiconductor circuits, analog and digital filters, amplifiers, data converters and phase-locked loops.
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 (1985); Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (1979)
Affiliations Awards:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; IEEE Circuits and Systems Society; IEEE Communications Society
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, Switzerland (1978-1980)
Number Of Years In Profession:
29
Extended Bio Profile:
Dr. Fischer started his professional career in design and the implementation of 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 Devices, the IEEE Transaction on Circuits & Systems or the IEE 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 coauthored approximately 100 scientific publications. Dr. Fischer is also the owner of two U.S. patents and over his teaching career of more than 20 years, he taught close to a dozen different college courses on the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Awards/Honors:
Faculty Excellence Award, University of Rhode Island (2001-2004)