ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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I wish to express my deepest gratitude to my research advisors, Dr. Gábor Temes and Dr. Un-Ku Moon, who provided me with an excellent research environment. I feel greatly honored to have worked under the guidance of Dr. Temes. I benefited from his extensive knowledge in circuit design, invaluable teaching and research skills, and support in technical and personal matters. I thank him for his kindness, friendship, and for being a source of inspiration at every level. It was also a great honor to have been advised by Dr. Moon. I learned many fundamental circuit design skills from him. I appreciated his enthusiastic, always honest feedback. I thank him for his valuable guidance and encouragement throughout my research. I would like to thank Prof. Karti Mayaram, Prof. Huaping Liu, Dr. Adrian Earl