Dr. Taekwang Jang

Associate Professor

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Biography

Taekwang Jang received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from KAIST, Korea, in 2006 and 2008, respectively. He worked at Samsung Electronics Company Ltd., focusing on mixed-signal circuit design and communication systems from 2008 to 2013. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2017 and served as a post-doctoral research fellow before joining ETH Zürich in 2018 as an Assistant Professor, leading the Energy-Efficient Circuits and Intelligent Systems group. He was appointed Associate Professor in April 2025. His research interests include circuits and systems for highly energy-constrained applications such as wireless sensor nodes and biomedical interfaces, with essential focuses on sensor interfaces, energy harvesters, power converters, communication transceivers, and frequency synthesizers. Jang has over 15 patents and has co-authored more than 80 peer-reviewed articles. He has received numerous awards including the 2024 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society New Frontier Award and the 2022 IEEE ISSCC Outstanding Forum Speaker Award. Jang actively participates in academic committees, serving as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Solid-State Circuits and as a Distinguished Lecturer for the Solid-State Circuits Society in 2024.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2025-01-01 — Present

ETH Zürich • Zürich, Switzerland

Associate Professor at the Institute of Integrated Systems, focusing on energy-efficient circuits.

Assistant Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

ETH Zürich • Zürich, Switzerland

Leading the Energy-Efficient Circuits and Intelligent Systems group.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

2017-01-01 — 2018-01-01

University of Michigan •

Conducted research in Electrical Engineering.

Engineer

2008-01-01 — 2017-01-01

Samsung Electronics Inc. •

Worked on mixed-signal circuit design.

Intern

2005-01-01 — 2005-12-31

Hynix Semiconductor •

Intern in the DRAM 3-team.

Awards

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Distinguished Lecturer

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New Frontier Award

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Outstanding Forum Presenter

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Outstanding European Paper

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Chapter Year Award

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Outstanding European Paper

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Guillemin-Cauer Paper Award

Requirements for ETH Zurich

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.4
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:159
Verbal Percentile
Required:80
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:81
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Writing Percentile
Required:85
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a related field (Engineering, Natural Sciences, or Mathematics) Minimum 180 ECTS credits Subject-specific knowledge equivalent to ETH Bachelor's programs
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree diploma or transcript
  • Official academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Letter of Motivation (1 page)
  • Two academic recommendation letters
  • English language proficiency certificate
  • GRE General Test (for non-EU/EFTA applicants)
Specialization Notes

The GRE is mandatory for students who did not obtain their Bachelor's degree in an EU/EFTA state. Some departments (e.g., Computer Science) have specific ECTS credit requirements in core subjects.