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Petteri Alinikula
Vice President, NRC
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What I’ve done in Nokia

I have been with Nokia Research Center since 1993, when I was given an assignement to establish RF and analog-mixed-signal research. The research team formed grew to be extremely competent and has contributed to many custom-made chips in Nokia products. At the time my main personal research interest was in circuit synthesis, in particular for frequency selective circuits and switched power amplifiers.

Since then I have held several management positions in Nokia Research Center. In my previous role as the Head of Strategic Research, Wireless Access I worked closely with parties within Nokia to build a solid strategic research that directly impacted company’s products and technologies. The research portfolio included challenging large scale research activities in system research for cellular and noncellular radios, chip sets for selected systems, antennas, and power management concepts.

On January 1, 2007 I was appointed Vice President, Nokia Research Center, where I am responsible for the Core Technology Centers. Core Technology Centers focus on breakthrough technology research in interaction technologies, Internet, radio communications, and computation structures.

My background

I earned my Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, USA in 1992 and Engineering Diploma in Radio Engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1988. In 1997 I was a Visiting Scientist at the University of California at Santa Barbara. I have continued to actively interact with Helsinki University of Technology, where I am a Docent.

Publications

Books and Chapters

B1. P. Alinikula, K. S. Kunz,: "Waveguide Aperture Coupling," Chapter 5 pp. 79-85 in The Finite Difference Time Domain Method for Electromagnetics by K. S. Kunz and R. J. Luebbers, CRC Press, 1993.
B2. P.Alinikula,: "RF Challenges for Tomorrow's Wireless Terminals," Chapter 8, pp. 121-129 in Circuits and Systems for Wireless Communications, Kluwer, 2000.

Invited Lectures and Articles

I1. P. Alinikula,: "Cost-Optimized RF for Cellular Phones," Abstracts of ISHM Advanced Technology Workshop on Wireless Communications, Mt. Hood, Oregon, 1995.
I2. P. Alinikula,: "Integrating RF for Cellular Phones," Proceedings of Microwaves and RF ´95 Conference, London, England, October 10-12, 1995.
I3. P. Alinikula, R. Kaunisto,: "Microwave Active Filters for Wireless Applications: Systems Approach," Proceedings of 27th European Microwave Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, September 8-12, 1997.
I4. P. Alinikula,: "RF Challenges for Tomorrow's Wireless Terminals," Proceedings of 1st IEEE-CAS Workshop on Wireless-Communication Circuits and Systems, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 22-24, 1998.
I5. P. Alinikula, P. Collander,: "Wireless Terminals Driving Packaging Technology," Wireless System Design, 1999.
I6. P. Alinikula,: "Challenges in Implementing Future Wireless Terminals," The 7th Baltic Electornics Conference, Tallinn, Estonia, October 8-11, 2000.
I7. P. Alinikula,: "Multiradio Yields Challenges for Mobile Phones," Microwave Journal, July, 2005
I8. Alinikula,: "Wireless for the Convergence Era," IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Montreal, Canada, Sept. 2006

Articles in International Journals

J1. P. Alinikula, K. S. Kunz,: "Analysis of Waveguide Aperture Coupling Using the Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method", IEEE Microwave guided wave letters, vol. 1, pp. 189-191, August 1991.
J2. P. Alinikula, R. Kaunisto, K. Stadius,: "Integrating Active Resonators for Wireless Applications," Microwave Journal, January, 1995.
J3. R. Kaunisto, P. Alinikula, K. Stadius,: "Active Inductors for GaAs and Bipolar Technologies," International Journal on Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, 7, pp. 35-48, 1995.
J4. O. Pekonen, P. Alinikula, K. Nikoskinen,: "Perturbation Method for Sinusoidally Excited FDTD Analysis," IEEE Microwave guided wave letters, vol. 5, pp. 432-434, December 1995.
J5. R. Kaunisto, P. Alinikula, K. Stadius, V. Porra,: "A Low-Power HBT MMIC Filter Based on Tunable Active Inductors," IEEE Microwave guided wave letters, vol. 7, pp. 209-211, August 1997.
J6. P. Kangaslahti, P. Alinikula, V. Porra,: "Millimetre Wave Signal Generation Using Monolithic HEMT Technologies," International Journal on Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, 15, pp. 123-133, 1998.
J7. P. Alinikula, K. Choi, S. I. Long,: "Design of Class E Power Amplifier with Nonlinear Parasitic Output Capacitance," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, Vol 46, pp. 114-119, 1999.
J8. J. Riska, R. Kaunisto, P. Alinikula, K. Halonen,: "Local Oscillator Generation Circuit for Direct Conversion Transmitter," International Journal on Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, 22, pp. 7-15, 2000.
J9. P. Kangaslahti, P. Alinikula, V. Porra,: "Miniaturized Artificial-Transmission-Line Monolithic Millimeter-Wave Frequency Doubler," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol 48, pp. 510-518, April 2000.

Articles in International Conference Proceedings

C1. P. Alinikula,: "A 37 GHz Correlation Polarimeter Especially Suitable for Solar Research," Abstracts of the XXI YERAC Meeting, Manchester, England, 1988.
C2. P. Alinikula,: "A 37 GHz Correlation Polarimeter," Proc. III Finnish Soviet Symposium on Radio Astronomy, Turku, Dept. of Physical Sciences Report Series R 161, Turun yliopisto, 1988.
C3. P. Alinikula, K. Kunz, R. Luebbers,: "FDTD Waveguide Coupling Modeling and Experimental Validation", Conference Proceedings of the 7th Annual Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1991.
C4. P. Alinikula, K. Kunz, R. Luebbers,: "Modeling Waveguide Coupling through Apertures with the Finite Difference Time Domain Technique", North American Radio Science Meeting, London, Canada, 1991.
C5. P. Alinikula, L. Carpenter,: "Measurements of Simple MMIC MESFET Mixers", Proceedings of the Second Annual Johns Hopkins University Microwave Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, November 1991.
C6. P. Alinikula, L. Carpenter,: "Simplified Analysis Methods for GaAs MMIC MESFET Mixers", Proceedings of the '92 NORCHIP Seminar, Espoo, September 1992.
C7. P. Alinikula, K. Halonen, V. Porra, J. Riihiaho,: "High Frequency Integrated Circuit Research for Mobile Telecommunication Applications at Helsinki University of Technology", Proceedings of the Wireless '93 Conference, Calgary, Canada, July 1993.
C8. P. Alinikula, R. Kaunisto,: "New Active Inductor Configurations for RF and Microwave Applications", Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on the Circuit Theory and Design, Davos, Switzerland, August 1993.
C9. V. Porra, K. Halonen, P. Alinikula, J. Riihiaho, J. Wallinheimo, K. Koli,: "Integrated Analogue and RF Circuits - A Challenge to VLSI Training", Proceedings of the Fourth EUROCHIP Workshop on VLSI Design Training, Toledo, Spain, September- October 1993.
C10. J. Riihiaho, J. Hännikäinen, K. Koli, H. Riihihuhta, P. Alinikula, K. Halonen,: "BiCMOS IF-Modules for Mobile Telecommunication Applications", Proceedings of the '93 NORCHIP Seminar, Trondheim, Norway, September 1993.
C11. R. Kaunisto, P. Alinikula, K. Stadius,: "Active Inductors for GaAs and Bipolar Technologies", Proceedings of the '93 NORCHIP Seminar, Trondheim, Norway, September 1993.
C12. P. Alinikula, K. Stadius, R. Kaunisto, J. Holmberg, E. Järvinen,: "GaAs MMIC's for 2 GHz Telecommunication Receivers", Proceedings of the '93 NORCHIP Seminar, Trondheim, Norway, September 1993.
C13. P. Kostiainen, P. Alinikula, J. Riihiaho,: "A Low-Cost D Flip-Flop for 2.5 Gbit/s", Proceedings of the '93 NORCHIP Seminar, Trondheim, Norway, September 1993.
C14. P. Alinikula, K. Stadius, R. Kaunisto,: "GaAs RF-Modules for Wireless Applications," GaAs '94, European III-V Applications Symposium, Turin, Italy, April 1994.
C15. P. Alinikula, R. Kaunisto, K. Stadius,: "Monolithic Active Resonators for Wireless Applications," 1994 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digests, San Diego, California, May 1994.
C16. K. Halonen, V. Porra, P. Alinikula, K. Koli, H. Riihihuhta, J. Hännikäinen,: "Integrated BiCMOS IF-Modules for Mobile Telecommunication Applications," Proceeding of the 1994 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), London, England, May - June 1994.
C17. R. Kaunisto, P. Alinikula, K. Stadius,: "Q-Enhancing Technique for High Speed Active Inductors," Proceeding of the 1994 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), London, England, May - June 1994.
C18. A. Pärssinen, S. Long, P. Alinikula, R. Kaunisto, K. Stadius, V. Porra,: "Fast Sampling Downconverter for Low-Cost Digital Receiver," Proceedings of the '95 NORCHIP Seminar, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 1995.
C19. P. Kangaslahti, P. Alinikula, R. Kaunisto, K. Stadius, A. Pärssinen, V. Porra,: "Monolithic Frequency Doublers for Millimeter Wave Signal Generation," Proceedings of ESA workshop on Millimeter Wave Technology and Applications, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, December 1995.
C20. P. Kangaslahti, P. Alinikula, V.Porra,: "Low Noise FET Frequency Doubler Design Using (P)HEMT and MESFET Technologies", Int. IEEE Workshop on Experimentally Based FET Device Modelling & Related Nonlinear Circuit Design, University of Kassel, Germany, p. 29.1-29.6., July 17-18, 1997.
C21. P. Kangaslahti, P. Alinikula, V. Porra,: "Monolithic Artificial Transmission Line Balanced Frequency Doublers," Proceedings of 27th European Microwave Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, September 8-12, 1997.
C22. K. Stadius, J. Holmberg, R. Kaunisto, P. Alinikula, V. Porra,: "A Monolithic Temperature Compensated 1.6 GHz VCO," Proceedings of 28th European Microwave Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 5-9, 1998.
C23. J. Riska, R. Kaunisto, P. Alinikula, K. Halonen,: "Fully Monolithic On-Chip Local Oscillator Generation Circuit for Direct Conversion IQ-Modulators", Proceedings of the 16th NORCHIP Conference, Lund, Sweden, pp. 73-78, November 9-10, 1998.
C24. J. Riska, R. Kaunisto, P. Alinikula, K. Halonen,: "Local Oscillator Generation Circuit for Direct Conversion Transmitter", Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, Yokohama, Japan, pp. 155-158, December 8-11, 1998.
C25. P. Kangaslahti, J. Riska, M. Karkkainen, P. Alinikula, V. Porra,: "Low phase noise signal generation circuits for 60 GHz wireless broadband system", Proceedings of the IEEE 2000 International Microwave Symposium, MTT-S 2000, vol. 1, pp. 43-46.
C26. P. Alinikula,: "Optimum Component Values for a Lossy Class E Power Amplifier", Proceedings of the IEEE 2003 International Microwave Symposium, MTT-S 2003.

Articles in Finnish Conference Proceedings and Journals

D1. K. Halonen, P. Alinikula, V. Porra, K. Koli, H. Riihihuhta, J. Riihiaho, J. Hännikäinen,: "Integrated BiCMOS IF-Modules for Mobile Telecommunication", Abstracts of the XIX Convention on Radio Science, Espoo, October 1993.
D2. R. Kaunisto, P. Alinikula, K. Stadius, V. Porra,: "Active Inductors for GaAs and Bipolar Technologies", Abstracts of the XIX Convention on Radio Science, Espoo, October 1993.
D3. P. Kostiainen, P. Alinikula, J. Riihiaho, ": A Low-Cost D Flip-Flop for 2.5 Gbit/s", Abstracts of the XIX Convention on Radio Science, Espoo, October 1993.
D4. K. Stadius, P. Alinikula, R. Kaunisto, V. Porra,: "Design of 2 GHz MMIC VCO and Mixer", Abstracts of the XIX Convention on Radio Science, Espoo, October 1993.
D5. S. Kalajo, J. Kiraly, O. Pöllänen, E. Järvinen, P. Alinikula, K. Halonen, V. Porra,: "Integrated 1.8 GHz GaAs Radio Transmitter Module", Proceedings of the IRC Workshop '95, Espoo, May 1995.
D6. R. Kaunisto, P. Alinikula, K. Stadius,: "Q-enhancing Technique for High- Speed Active Inductors", Proceedings of the IRC Workshop '95, Espoo, May 1995.
D7. K. Stadius, P. Alinikula, R. Kaunisto,: "Design of Fully Integrated Voltage Controlled Oscillators", Proceedings of the IRC Workshop '95, Espoo, May 1995.
D8. A. Pärssinen, S. Long, P. Alinikula, R. Kaunisto, K. Stadius, V. Porra,: "Fast Sampling Downconverter for Low-Cost Digital Receiver", Proceedings of the IRC Workshop '95, Espoo, May 1995.
D9. Petteri Alinikula, Kari Maula,: "RF piirejä hyvällä hyötysuhteella (RF circuits with good efficiency)", Prosessori (in Finnish), November, 2000

Patents

P1. P. Alinikula,: "Kuutiointipiiri signaalin esisäröttämiseksi," Finnish patent 98014 issued on 25.3.1997.
P2. P. Alinikula,: "Cuber Based Predistortion Circuit and Mobile Station Using the Same," US Patent 5,786,728 July 18, 1998.
P3. Hans-Otto Scheck, Kari-Pekka Estola, Petteri Alinikula:: "DC -cancellation Method for a Direct Conversion Receiver / DC-compensation method for DC receivers applying baseband power monitoring." US patent 6,111,593, September 5, 2000.
P4. P. Alinikula, M. Honkanen, P. Huuskonen, A. Lappeteläinen, J. Leinonen, A. Palin, A. Pärssinen, V. Smolander, J. Reunamaki, J. Salokannel, F. Watanabe, H. Huomo:: "Communication system, a communication device and a method for performing communication." US patent 20020193072 A1.