Fabien SENILHES

En résumé

Entreprises

• Motorola Semiconductors, Toulouse (France) - Analog Designer Trainee

  maintenant Position: Analog Designer Trainee as part of Masters degree within WBSG / EMEA power management division.
  
  Mixed Circuit Design Experience:
  • Investigate on the feasibility of DC-DC voltage converter (stepdown) including digital control. Use behavioral models to validate the system (VerilogA / Verilog language).
  • Re-design analog cells (ldo, comparator, power driver).
  • Design the digital control part (front end and back end).
  • Evaluate the performances of first silicon in the lab.
  Additional Mixed Design Skills / Responsibilities:
  • Good knowledge of ASIC design flow.

• Mentor Graphics, Grenoble (France) - CAD/EDA Engineer: Analog Mixed Signal

  2003 - maintenant Position: CAD/EDA Engineer – AMS (Analog Mixed Signal) Modeling and Simulation within Wireless Communication Division of STMicroelectronics.
  Job Description: To develop VHDLAMS models for analog / mixed signal / RF ICs and perform top level simulations in collaboration with design leader and customers. To provide tool support.
  
  AMS Modeling / Simulation / Support Experience:
  • Develop many specific VHDLAMS models (Pll, Vco, Adc, Dac, Audio Converter, Oscillator, DC-DC, Ldos, Comparator, Reference voltage / current …) for several power management and RF applications. Characterize the behavioral model in simulating the IP in transistor level.
  • Create generic VHDLAMS models for ST internal library.
  • Define the verification strategies with leader project and perform the functional top level simulations.
  • Participate in the development of RF / mixed signal simulation methodologies in order to improve the efficiency of verification flow.
  • Collaborate with design teams to provide tool support, trainings and presentations (mixed signal top level simulation, VHDLAMS language, new tool functionalities, viewer …)
  • Diagnose and decompose Mentor graphics AMS software-related problems. Assign the defects to Mentor Graphics engineering and define the functional specification of new requirements or new tools requested by for the customer.
  • Perform evaluation of different simulation tools (fast-spice simulator).
  
  Additional AMS Modeling / Simulation Informations / Skills / Responsibilities:
  • Mentor Graphics AMS product line expert.
  • VHDLAMS modeling and the mixed top level simulations leader of many projects. Implementation of AMS simulation environment and modeling database delivery to design teams.
  • The good knowledge of AMS ICs verification flows (Top down/ Bottom up methodology).

• Motorola Semiconductors, Toulouse (France) - Analog Design Engineer

  2002 - 2003 Position: Analog Design Engineer within WBSG / EMEA power management division.
  Job Description: To develop VerilogA/Verilog models for the validation of an ASIC for the 3G Mobile platform and perform top level simulations in collaboration with design leader.
  
  AMS Modeling / Simulation Experience:
  • Define top level simulation plans using a top down verification methodology. Write several stimulus in VerilogA language in order to check the behavioral of each macro-cell. (power, clock management, ADC …).
  • Develop behavioral models in HDL language. (Reference, biasing, clock management ….).
  • Develop and document the AMS ICs verification methodology.
  
  Additional AMS Simulation Informations / Skills / Responsibilities:
  • The knowledge of HDL language (Verilog / VerilogA / VerilogAMS)

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