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Expert Details

RF, RF Linearization, RF Amplifiers, RF Components

ID: 726596 New Jersey, USA

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Expert is a design engineer who focuses on RF predistortion for wireless digital communications systems. Has published several papers on the subject of RF wireless components/subsystems and holds several US patents on the same subject. Expert received an MSEE from Leningrad Polytechnic University.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1991 Degree: MS Subject: Electrical Engineering Institution: Drexel University
Year: 1974 Degree: MS Subject: Electrical Engineering Institution: Leningrad Polytech

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2006 to 2008 Employer: NXP Semiconductors Title: Principle RF PA Innovation Engineer Department:
Responsibilities:
System aspects in a number of projects (polar modulated amplifier, GaN amplifiers) Duties included simulations, intended to understand a system behavior and to come up with component specifications, as well as experimental verification of software predictions. In case of GaN amplifiers the focus was on the linearization aspects (including memory effects) of transistors
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2004 to 2006 Employer: Anadigics Title: Senior Member of Technical Staff Department:
Responsibilities:
A senior member (team leader) of an application team. Duties included creation of innovative applications, test and measurement solutions for the product line of power amplifiers used in hand-held units. The responsibilities included ADS simulations of Power Amplifiers' application in various environments (various digital communication standards), automation of test equipment, design verification, publishing application notes, as well as intensive interaction with customers, domestic and international.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2001 to 2004 Employer: Mitec Wireless Title: Senior Design Engineer Department:
Responsibilities:
Duties were to lead designs of Power Amplifiers for wireless base stations. Completed designs included an innovative solution for lineups, power supply protective circuits, and RF predistorter. Leading the brand-new design of “smart” amplifiers on extremely tight schedule with multi-national teams cooperating from various locations. Winning the customers approval and loyalty by creating on-time innovative solutions and providing extensive customer support. The linearization effort is focusing on a number of the state-of-the-art (best in industry) RF predistorter solutions. The linearization procedure consists of initial simulations (using Agilent ADS software package), breadboarding, RF measurements, and implementation of the final designs according to the PCB layout requirements.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1998 to 2001 Employer: Motorola Title: Staff Engineer Department: RF Architecture
Responsibilities:
System Architect of cellular phones working in EDGE and WCDMA formats. Duties included transmitter & receiver RF performance evaluations (using Agilent ADS package). Simulations included a creation of independent transmitter simulation platforms (p/4DQPSK, 8PSK, EDGE and WCDMA) with DSP and RF simulations as well as with MATLAB co-simulation; measurements confirming the software predictions (using the latest available HP measuring equipment); similar evaluations of a receiver; determination of the "bottlenecks", within-the-team solution finding for the best architectural approach. Specific focus is on the techniques for the linearization of Power Amplifiers.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1990 to 1998 Employer: AT&T/Lucent Bell Laboratories Title: Member of Technical Staff Department: System Architect
Responsibilities:
System Architect for cellular phones: Duties included software evaluation of the RF performance of the telephone
Lead RF engineer for RF Cellular/PCS accessories: Duties included the design of a PCS Booster Amplifier.
Developer of Digital Radio’s Front-End for indoor wireless communications: Specific duties included an innovative design of RF portions of a transmitter (Power Amplifier) and 4-position RF switch.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1988 to 1990 Employer: AT&T/Lucent Bell Laboratories Title: Senior Development Engineer Department:
Responsibilities:
Developed a new product line of passive receiver components (Mixers, Switches, Attenuators, etc.) in the frequency range up to 3 GHz. Designed active components, like Amplifiers, FET Oscillators, as well as their combinations (subsystems). Used commercially available software (TOUCHSTONE) as a tool for designs. Extensively used computerized network analy¬zers, spectrum analyzers, generators, PC computers. Developed custom made programs for automation of measurements.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1982 to 1988 Employer: AT&T/Lucent Bell Laboratories Title: Microwave Engineer Department:
Responsibilities:
Designed passive microwave components in the frequency range 30 MHz - 18 GHz.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 2006 to 2008 Country / Region: Netherlands Summary: Worked for NXP Semiconductors on system aspects in a number of projects (polar modulated amplifier, GaN amplifiers). Duties included simulations, intended to understand a system behavior and to come up with component specifications, as well as experimental verification of software predictions. In case of GaN amplifiers the focus was on the linearization aspects (including memory effects) of transistors

Career Accomplishments

Awards / Recognition
Anadigics’ Excellence Award “In the appreciation of an outstanding contribution to the support of CDMA and WCDMA products and customers”, Letter of recognition by the Customer (Mitec) for delivery of innovative amplifier design, AT&T “Associate Recognition Award”for delivery of a Wireless Base Station platform
Publications and Patents Summary
Has 5 patents, 2 provisional patents and 12 publications on the subject of RF.

Additional Experience

Other Relevant Experience
Has developed a unique approach to the linearization of RF Power Amplifiers for Digital Communications.

Language Skills

Language Proficiency
Russian Mother tongue

Fields of Expertise

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