BWRC is a pioneer in a new wave of university-industry-government partnerships. The Center is focused on forging deep relationships with leading wireless companies so that industry can rapidly transfer new technologies and university researchers can benefit from industrial experience. BWRC provides an environment for research into the design issues necessary to support next generation wireless communication systems and expand the graduate research program in the wireless segment. The research focus is on highly-integrated CMOS implementations with the lowest possible energy consumption and advanced communication algorithms. Components are fabricated using state-of-the-art processes and evaluated in a realistic test environment. Center membership provides access to faculty and graduate students involved in a large interdisciplinary research effort with a modest investment. The critical-mass combination of UC Berkeley researchers, government funding agencies and leading companies in their respective areas has the potential of making truly significant advances possible.

Can Tires Talk? - Get a unique glimpse from Prof. Jan Rabey into system-level technology under development at the Berkeley Wireless Research Center. >>See video..

Upcoming BWRC Seminars - See the BWRC Seminars page for information on upcoming seminars: http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/seminars/. 

Check out the latest articles and conference proceedings by BWRC students and faculty -

Michael D. Seeman, Seth R. Sanders, Jan M. Rabaey, "An Ultra-Low Power Management IC for Energy-Scavaged Wireless Sensor Nodes," IEEE 39th Power Electronics Specialists Conference Proceedings,  pp. 925 -931, June 15 - 19, 2008, Rhodes, Greece (PESC 2008 Conference Prize Paper Award).  Elad Alon, Mark Horowitz, "Integrated Regulation for Energy-Efficient Digital Circuits", IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits, Vol. 43, No. 8, pp. 1795 - 1807, August 2008.

The BWRC 2008 Annual Report is here!  Get information on the cutting-edge projects and research at BWRC and get some insight into the faculty, students, staff and supporting organizations that make it all happen. >>More...

Prof. Paul Wright Receives 2008 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Wright, professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of California at Berkeley and Acting CITRIS Director was recently honored with 2008 ASME Computers and Information in Engineering Division’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that promotes the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences throughout the world. The core values of ASME are rooted in its mission to better enable mechanical engineering practitioners to contribute to the well-being of humankind.ary engineering and allied sciences around the globe. >>More...
 

Prof. Jan Rabaey wins the 2008 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Mac Van Valkenburg Award - The Van Valkenburg award is the most prestigious award offered by the IEEE Circuits and Systems (CAS) Society. It is given to a person who has made outstanding technical contributions in a field within the scope of the society and demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field.  The citation reads: “For seminal contributions to the fields of VLSI implementation of signal processing and communication algorithms, design methodologies and computer-aided design tools, configurable computing, and low-power digital and RF circuit and system design. For his dedication to undergraduate and graduate education.”  Prof. Rabaey will be receiving the award at the ICCAD conference in November 2008.

BWRC photo album - Check out photos of our retreats, seminars and more!  >>More...