Yu Cao
Adjunct Faculty,
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
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Phone: 480-965-1472
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ISTB4 563 TEMPE, AZ 85287-5706
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Long Bio
Kevin Cao received a bachelor's degree in physics from Peking University in 1996. He received a master's degree in biophysics and a doctoral degree in electrical engineering from University of California, Berkeley, in 1999 and 2002, respectively. He is now a professor of electrical engineering at Arizona State University. He has published numerous articles and two books on nano-CMOS modeling and physical design. His research interests include physical modeling of nanoscale technologies, design solutions for variability and reliability, reliable integration of post-silicon technologies, and hardware design for on-chip learning.
Education
- Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley 2002
- M.A. Biophysics, University of California-Berkeley 1999
- B.S. Physics, Peking University, China 1996
Research Activity
- Cao,Yu*. SHF: Conference: Hardware and Algorithms for Learning On-a-chip November 5 2015 Austin TX. NSF-CISE-CCF(7/15/2015 - 6/30/2016).
- Vrudhula,Sarma B K*, Cao,Yu, He,Jingrui, Seo,Jae-Sun. Design of Low-Power Hardware Accelerator for Bio-Signal Processing Project. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS(7/1/2015 - 3/1/2016).
- Cao,Yu*. Support for "Age MOSFET model development in advanced CMOS technology" (ASUF 30005768). ASU FDN(7/1/2013 - 9/30/2015).
- Cao,Yu*. Overcoming Early-Life Failures and Lifetime Reliability Challenges in Robust Systems (ASUF 30005803). ASU FDN(7/1/2013 - 6/30/2015).
- Cao,Yu*. TERI: Techniques for Estimating Reliability without design modification of ICs. UNIV OF SOUTHERN CA(2/20/2013 - 8/19/2014).
- Chakrabarti,Chaitali*, Cao,Yu. CSR:Small: Heterogeneous Memory Design: Exploiting Device Diversity for Superior System Performance. NSF-CISE(9/1/2012 - 8/31/2016).
- Cao,Yu*. TERI: Techniques for Estimating Reliability without design modification of ICs. UNIV OF SOUTHERN CA(7/21/2011 - 2/20/2013).
- Cao,Yu*. SHF:: Small: Collaborative Research: Fast Sign-Off of Nanoscale Memory: From Predictive Device Modeling to Statistical Circuit Synthesis. NSF-CISE-CCF(8/15/2010 - 7/31/2013).
- Cao,Yu*. Scalable Technology Models for Alternative Devices and Interconnect. GEORGIA INST OF TECHNOLOGY(11/1/2009 - 10/31/2010).
- Bakkaloglu,Bertan*, Cao,Yu. EAGER: Low-Power VLSI Applications of Neuromorphic Circuit Construction with Nanoelectronic Devices. NSF-ENG-ECS(9/1/2009 - 8/31/2011).
- Cao,Yu*. Benchmarking Nanoscale Circuit Design with Predictive Technology Model. QualComm(4/1/2008 - 12/31/2009).
- Yu,Hongbin*, Bakkaloglu,Bertan, Cao,Yu, Yan,Hao. Self-Assembled Inductors: A New Paradigm in Nanoelectronics Design. NSF-CISE(9/1/2007 - 8/31/2011).
- Cao,Yu*. Predictive Modeling and Simulation of reliability Degradation in Nanoscale Circuits. SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH CORP(7/1/2007 - 6/30/2010).
- Cao,Yu*. Benchmarking Nanoscale Circuit Design with Predictive Technology Model. QualComm(6/8/2007 - 9/30/2008).
- Cao,Yu*. System Performance Prediction for Reliable Nanoscale Integration. UNIV OF CA AT BERKELEY(9/1/2006 - 10/31/2009).
- Cao,Yu*. CAREER: Bridging the Technology-EDA Gap through Strategic Tools for Robust Nanometer Integration. NSF-CISE(8/15/2006 - 7/31/2011).
- Cao,Yu*. Benchmakring Nanoscale Circuit Reliability with Predictive Technology Models. SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH CORP(9/1/2005 - 12/31/2006).
- Cao,Yu*. Predictive Technology Modeling for Robust Nanometer Design. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV(5/1/2005 - 10/31/2009).
- Cao,Yu*. MIT MSD: Predictive Technology Modeling for Robust Nanometer Design. MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECHNOLO(5/1/2005 - 10/31/2009).
- Clark,Lawrence T*, Cao,Yu. Robust Low Power Circuit Design with Predictive Technology Models. SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH CORP(1/1/2005 - 1/31/2006).
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CSE 584 | Internship |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| CEN 792 | Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CEN 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 590 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CEN 690 | Reading and Conference |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| EEE 525 | VLSI Design |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 792 | Research |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| EEE 525 | VLSI Design |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 525 | VLSI Design |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CEN 690 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 792 | Research |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 425 | Digital Systems and Circuits |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 591 | Seminar |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 425 | Digital Systems and Circuits |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| EEE 525 | VLSI Design |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 525 | VLSI Design |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| CEN 690 | Reading and Conference |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 598 | Special Topics |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 584 | Internship |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 792 | Research |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 592 | Research |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 599 | Thesis |
| EEE 792 | Research |
| EEE 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CSE 584 | Internship |
| EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 790 | Reading and Conference |
| CEN 580 | Practicum |
| CEN 792 | Research |
| EEE 525 | VLSI Design |
| CEN 799 | Dissertation |
| EEE 525 | VLSI Design |
| EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |