Biography
Mitsutaka Hikita (M’87) received the B S , M S , and Ph D degrees in electronics engineering, all from Hokkado Umversity, Sapporo, Japan, in 1972, 1974. and 1977, respectively. In 1978, he joined Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd , Tokyo, Japan From 1972 to 1978, he was engaged in research work on the analysis of electromagnetic-field problems, microwave accoustics, and acoustooptic interactions From 1978 to 1983, he worked on highperformance SAW filters for radio comrnunication equipment Recently, he has been engaged in RF system design for cellular radio, as well as advanced application of SAW technologies Dr Hikita is a member of the Institute of Electromcs and Communication Engineers of Japan.