Expert Details
IC - Strategies, Trends, Markets, Analog-Mixed-Signal Design, Modeling and Simulation
ID: 723859
Oregon, USA
He was one of the first people to use the SPICE simulation program and has been a SPICE user guru. He has taught classes on the use of SPICE. He has been involved in modeling for SPICE, and has written a book on the topic that is still being used after 30 years.
He was a co-founder of a company that developed the first commercial analog hardware description language (MAST) for a mixed-signal behavioral simulator (Saber). He was responsible for the models.
He was a co-founder of two companies, an early (pre-funding) employee of a third start-up and is presently working with another start-up company. He knows what succeeds in start-up companies and what doesn't.
Determined market potential for a new product. Did background patent evaluations for a patent firm. Did background simulation work for a patent firm
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1972 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: University of California at Berkeley |
| Year: 1966 | Degree: MEngSc | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: Univeristy of Melbourne |
| Year: 1964 | Degree: B.E. | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: University of Melbourne |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2014 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships | Department: |
Responsibilities:He led business development and developed strategies and business relationships. He was on the Board of Directors from 2014 to 2019 and is the Company Secretary |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2007 | Employer: Self Employed | Title: Principal | Department: |
Responsibilities:He did market analyses, patent background work, market trends and analyses. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2005 | Employer: | Title: Director, Partnership Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:He developed strategic relationships at the CTO level, researched markets and helped determine focus, helped articulate Ambric positioning, prepared presentations, developed and organized the Ambric Advisory Board and was responsible for University relations and training |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2001 | Employer: | Title: VP Solutions Marketing | Department: |
Responsibilities:He helped develop and articulate strategy for corporate and a new business unit. managed the Connections Program – a partnership program for competitors, he represented the division in the company’s Customer Satisfaction Initiative and successfully promoted creation of a mixed-signal behavioral model library |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2000 | Employer: | Title: Executive Sponsor (Analog & Mixed-Signal) | Department: |
Responsibilities:He developed executive-level relationships for analog/mixed-signal solutions at major customers, co-ordinating and working with the sales force, helped resolve a major analog/mixed-signal sales force message confusion, was responsible for Texas Instruments at the executive level – helped develop strategy and relationships. The TI ASIC division chose the new Synopsys flagship product. He helped set direction and strategy for the new Nanometer Analysis and Test division and analyzed analog/mixed-signal synthesis companies for Synopsys strategic investment – Synopsys ultimately invested in and bought a recommended company |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1998 | Employer: | Title: Co-founder and VP Modeling | Department: |
Responsibilities:He created and managed the team that developed the largest, most accurate library of analog, mixed-signal and mixed-technology behavioral models – a major factor in achieving sales growth from 0 to $15M. he led the team that created a NIST-funded, patented behavioral modeling environment, he managed entire Engineering for a short period, he created the University program that resulted in over 70 participating universities. He was a founding member of CDADIC, an NSF-funded Pacific North West mixed-signal University-Industry consortium and the outside face for Analogy on standards boards, conferences & committees |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1972 to 1986 | Employer: | Title: Senior IC Design Engineer & Manager CAD Group | Department: |
Responsibilities:He designed a vertical oscilloscope amplifier IC with unprecedented thermal capabilities. developed strong university relations with OSU, UC Berkeley & Leuven (Belgium), created a world-class EDA group within the IC design division, and was a participant in conferences and workshops on program committees, panels and as a chair |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: England | Summary: Gave 2-day seminar on modeling at Imperial College in the 1970s - twice |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| IEEE. Very active in conferences (Chair to panels). |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Author of book "Modeling the Bipolar Transistor", a text book still being used after 40 years. Author of many papers. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Performed patent background work, no litigation work. Performed some engineering background work. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Modeling the bipolar transistor seminars. Author of a book "Modeling the Bipolar Transistor", which is still being used as a text book after 40 years |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Strategic marketing, planning, trends analysis. |
Fields of Expertise
business development, business strategy, corporate strategic planning, strategic market planning, strategic planning, strategic research planning, market trend, computer-based electronic system simulation, electronics modeling, Ohm's law, entrepreneurship, business, market development, small business, business management, business incubator, organization redesigning, organizational development, amplifier output stage, electric circuit element, electronics research-and-development management, competitive analysis, amplifier circuit, new technology business value measurement, marketing, electric circuit, applied electronics science, analog circuit