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Xavier BRANCA

GRENOBLE

En résumé

Analog Design Engineer
DC-DC Converters (3 years experience)
Ph.D. INSA Lyon / ST Ericsson

General skills:

o Single inductor Multiple Output DC/DC Converter analysis and design.
o Switch mode power supply architecture and design.
o Switched systems stability analysis.
o VHDL-AMS Modelization and Mixed Simulation.
o Cadence© and Eldo© fluent user.
o Layout at IP level.
o Laboratory instrumentation for IP validation.

Mes compétences :
Design
Mode
Switch

Entreprises

  • ST Ericsson - Ph. D. Student

    GRENOBLE 2008 - 2011 Stability analysis (H infinity) and implementation in 130 nm technology (H9A STMicro) of a Single-Inductor Double-Output Positive/Negative DC-DC converter for low power audio application in mobile platforms. Publications available soon in ECCE 2011 and EPE 2011 conference proceedings and Power Electronics Letters, two patents filed both in US and EU.

  • ST Ericsson - Intern

    GRENOBLE 2008 - 2008 High Level Design and challenge on efficiency and transient performances of a Single-Inductor Dual-output Positive/Negative DC-DC converter versus serial association of a classical Buck converter and a Negative Charge-pump.

  • Altis Semiconductor - Intern

    2007 - 2007 Set-up and application of an automated electrical test bench for pollution detection in Si02 wafer’s layer by MOS Capacitance versus Vgb measurement.

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