Ahmet Bindal

Professor Ahmet Bindal is a faculty member in the Department of Computer Engineering at San José State University. He earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bogazici University, Turkey, followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles.

• Industry Experience: 20 years at IBM, Intel, Philips, and Cadence Design Systems.
• Current Research: Nano-scale electron devices, silicon nanowire transistors, robotics, and VLSI architecture.

Research Trends: His work focuses on silicon nanowire transistors for VLSI, FPGA, and robotics. Key themes include low-power/high-speed integrated circuits, dynamic logic design, neuromorphic engineering, and advanced semiconductor processing.

Patents and Publications: He holds four U.S. patents (three with IBM, one with Intel). His 30+ journal and conference publications span nanowire transistors, FPGA architecture, robotics, and semiconductor process modeling.

Teaching Contributions: Developed an undergraduate System-on-Chip (SoC) course and a MOSFET design laboratory at SJSU.

Books Authored:

• Fundamentals of Computer Architecture and Design (Springer, 2017).
• Electronics for Embedded Systems (Springer, 2017).
• Silicon Nanowire Transistors (Springer, 2017).