Behzad Razavi stands as a preeminent figure in the field of electrical engineering with a distinguished career centered on integrated circuit design. He currently serves as Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has maintained a prominent research program since joining the faculty in 1996. Razavi earned his undergraduate degree from Sharif University of Technology in 1985 before completing his master's and doctoral studies at Stanford University in 1988 and 1992, respectively. Prior to his academic appointment at UCLA, he gained valuable industry experience working at AT&T Bell Laboratories and Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, which informed his subsequent research direction. As director of the Communication Circuits Laboratory at UCLA, he has established one of the world's leading research groups in analog and RF integrated circuit design.
Professor Razavi's groundbreaking contributions to RF and analog circuit design have fundamentally transformed how engineers approach communication systems and data conversion. His research on wireless transceivers, frequency synthesizers, and high-speed clock and data recovery circuits has produced numerous innovations that have become industry standards. Notably, he and his research team were the first to demonstrate 10-Gb/s and 40-Gb/s clock and data recovery circuits in CMOS technology, overcoming significant technical barriers in high-speed communications. Razavi's influential textbooks, particularly Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits and RF Microelectronics, have educated generations of engineers worldwide and have been translated into multiple languages, reflecting their global impact. His work has been recognized with his designation as one of the top ten authors in the 50-year history of the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, underscoring his profound influence on the field.
Beyond his technical contributions, Razavi has shaped the broader engineering community through his leadership roles and educational initiatives. He has served on the Technical Program Committees of the International Solid-State Circuits Conference for nearly a decade and as founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters, guiding the direction of research dissemination in his field. His commitment to education has been recognized with multiple prestigious awards including the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Innovative Education Award and the IEEE CAS John Choma Education Award. As a member of both the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors, Razavi continues to influence the trajectory of integrated circuit design through his ongoing research and mentorship of the next generation of engineers. His current work focuses on advancing dual-standard RF transceivers and high-speed data communication circuits, maintaining his position at the forefront of technological innovation in electrical engineering.
