Sep 2024 — Aug 2027
Millimeter-Wave and Sub-Terahertz PLLs for Beyond-5G/6G Systems
National research project
Integrated circuits for the next wireless frontier
From silicon to sub-terahertz systems.
We design energy-efficient CMOS circuits and intelligent hardware for ultra-high-data-rate communications, sensing, and connected systems.
120 Gb/s
CMOS transceiver milestone
300 GHz
Sub-THz circuit research
Device → System
End-to-end research scope
Our mission
Building the hardware foundations of future connectivity.
Tokgöz Lab is an integrated-circuits and systems research group at Sabancı University. We connect transistor-level design, high-frequency measurement, communication theory, and intelligent edge systems to solve problems that no single layer can address alone.
See how we work across the stackMillimeter-Wave & Sub-Terahertz Integrated Circuits
Mixed-signal and analog/RF CMOS circuits, transceiver building blocks, and accurate device characterization from millimeter-wave to sub-terahertz frequencies.
Learn moreEnergy-Efficient 6G Wireless Systems
Ultra-high-data-rate millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz transceivers and system architectures for energy- and spectrum-efficient beyond-5G and 6G links.
Learn moreSensors, Edge AI & IoT Systems
Resource-efficient sensing, embedded intelligence, and hardware/software co-design for always-on IoT and Edge-AI applications.
Learn moreAI-Assisted Semiconductor Device Modeling
Machine-learning methods for fast, accurate modeling of active and passive semiconductor devices when measurement data are limited.
Learn more Selected active projects
University project directory Research in motion.
Current directions spanning frequency synthesis, emerging CMOS architectures, and millimeter/terahertz communications.
Jan 2026 — Dec 2029
Investigation of Signaling Methods Within CMOS 2.0 Architectures
International research project
Jun 2026 — Feb 2028
MİTHAT: Development of Millimeter/Terahertz Communication Technologies
National research project
Research output
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Transformer-Driven Beam Control via Reconfigurable Antenna Arrays for Terahertz UAV Communications
Mahir Burak Usta, Milad Bafarassat, Mikail Erdem, Özgür Gürbüz, Akhtar Saeed, Korkut Kaan Tokgöz, Khalid A. Qaraqe
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society 2026
A 216 µW, 87% Accurate Cow Behavior Classifying Decision Tree on FPGA with Interpolated Arctan2
Jim Bartels, Korkut Kaan Tokgöz, Masamoto Fukawa, Shohei Otsubo, Chao Li, Ikumi Rachi, Kenichi Takeda, Hiroyuki Ito
2021 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) 2021
A 120Gb/s 16QAM CMOS Millimeter-Wave Wireless Transceiver
Korkut Kaan Tokgöz, Shotaro Maki, Jian Pang, Noriaki Nagashima, Ibrahim Abdo, Seitaro Kawai, Takuya Fujimura, Yoichi Kawano, Toshihide Suzuki, Taisuke Iwai, Kenichi Okada, Akira Matsuzawa
2018 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2018
Principal Investigator
Sabancı University
Lab leadership
Korkut Kaan Tokgöz
Korkut Kaan Tokgöz leads the group at Sabancı University’s Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences. His background spans CMOS transceivers, high-frequency device characterization, 5G systems at NEC, and academic research at Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Join the lab
Curious about circuits beyond today’s limits?
We welcome prospective graduate and undergraduate researchers interested in integrated circuits, high-frequency systems, and intelligent hardware.