San Jose, CA 95112.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tbajajx01
abmqx7@r.postjobfree.com
[pic]Objective:
Availability: May 2010
Secure a challenging position where I can use my abilities to play a
contributive role.
Education:
M.S. in Electrical Engineering
Graduation: May 2010
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
GPA: 4.0
B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Honors), Magna Cum Laude
Graduation: May 2008
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
GPA: 3.88
Coursework: VLSI design, Analog IC design, ASIC design, Signal processing,
Semiconductor physics, Electronics I&II.
Work Experience:
. Graduate Research Assistant, Mixed-Signal Computer Aided Design
Laboratory Summer 2008-Spring 2010
o Developed high temperature analog circuit blocks using SOI CMOS
technology for a gate-driver chip:
. Bandgap Voltage Reference: Designed, fabricated and tested up
to 300 oC.
. General Purpose Op Amp: Designed, fabricated and tested up to
300 oC.
. Develop test-benches and test-plans for wide temperature
testing.
o Designed and self-fabricated DBC substrate based PCBs for high
temperature testing.
o Modified and improved an existing variable-gain amplifier design in
a RadHard SIGE5AM process for NASA.
o One month tutorial-Using Cadence for Analog Circuit Design:
. Trained 40 undergraduate juniors in cadence design tools to
design active filters and validate their designs.
. Designs successfully implemented in a 0.35 CMOS process and
sent for fabrication.
. Ancillary Responsibilities: Promote teamwork; Team Management;
Chip-level design & floor-planning.
. Electrical Engineering Intern, Medtronic Inc.
Summer 2009
o Conducted radiation exposures and analyzed total-dose effects on
medical electronics:
. Gathered irradiation data on 3 process circuits in order to
develop a radiation damage model.
. Measured and evaluated total-dose effects of radiation on
parasitic transistors in a 0.25 process.
. Undergraduate Research Assistant, Electromagnetics Laboratory,
University of Arkansas Fall 2006
o Programmed in LABVIEW to automate an experiment that detects a
breast cancer tumor using microwaves.
o Coordinated the movements of stepper motors with a spectrum
analyzer & a high frequency wave generator.
Technical Skills:
. Laboratory Skills: Cadence, Mentor, MATLAB, ORCAD, ADS, Allegro,
Modelsim, Downstream's CAM350, PCB fabrication experience, LABVIEW,
AutoCAD, Quartus II.
. Programming Languages: Verilog, VHDL, Assembly, C/C++, JAVA, UNIX,
Python, HTML.
Projects:
. FPGA system design project: Alarm clock with wireless control for
blinds and lights Spring 2009
o Created a FPGA based embedded system using VHDL.
o Controlled self-designed circuitry to wirelessly turn on the lights
or open the blinds when alarm goes off.
. Two-stage Power Amplifier for 824-894 MHz frequency range
Spring 2009
o Used ADS tools to design and simulate a properly matched two-stage
power amplifier.
o Built the amplifier using off-the-shelf components and then
successfully tested it using a spectrum analyzer.
. Honors Thesis: Digital microchip that compares 32bit strings of DNA
in a 0.5? process Spring 2008
o Designed, fabricated and successfully tested the chip.
. Honors Senior Design: Wireless Communication Device
Fall 2007-Spring 2008
o Created a microcontroller based embedded system using C to
communicate via RF modules.
o Features: Triangulation of RF signals for location purposes & two-
way data transfer to assist traveling in an airport.
. Automation of device sizing for a two-stage BiCMOS Opamp
Summer 2007
o Analyzed working of several configurations of two-stage BiCMOS
Opamps and derived their functional equations.
o Created spreadsheets that automatically derive device sizes for a
desired Opamp configuration.
Honors & Awards:
. Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges award for
2009.
. Multiple selections in Chancellor's & Dean's Lists.
. 2006 Outstanding Electrical Engineering Junior of the Year Award.
Activities: IEEE, HKN, Friends of India, Cross Cultural Mentor 2007-2009,
Photography, Mountaineering, Cricket.
Tushar Bajaj