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Atul Kabra

PUNE

Summary

Experienced analog design engineer with strong expertise in circuit design, simulation, and verification. Skilled in team collaboration, consistently delivering high-quality results in dynamic environments. Adept at problem-solving and adapting to changing project requirements, ensuring seamless integration and innovation. Known for reliability, technical precision, and effective communication.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Analog Design Engineer

Silicon and Beyond(Now Part of Synopsys)
06.2017 - 03.2018
  • Designed Receiver Analog Front End ( ATT,CTLE & VGA) for Ethernet 56G-LR Testchip in TSMC 16nm Finfet process and conducted circuit simulations using Cadence Spectre .


Analog Design Engineer(Staff Engineer)

Synopsys
03.2018 - Current
  • Optimized the Ethernet 56G-LR Receiver Analog Front End in TSMC 16nm while working alongwith System team to improve Receiver performance for improving the quality of the IP for customers.
  • Conducted circuit simulations for Ethernet 56G-LR Receiver top level design to verify the functionality of the different blocks in Receiver.
  • Conducted circuit simulation for Receiver Analog Front End & ADC in Ethernet 56G-LR after the design was ported from TSMC 16nm to 12nm.
  • Involved in Architecture level discussion and the design of Receiver Analog Front End( CTLE & VGA) for Ethernet 112G-LR Testchip in TSMC 7nm.Provided spice simulation data for Receiver Analog Front End to System team for the verification of RX performance and thereby also optimizing to design after feedback from System team.
  • Designed Ethernet 112G-LR Receiver Analog Front End(CTLE & VGA) in TSMC 6nm , 5nm and 4nm respectively.Conducted circuit simulation at Analog Front End top level to check and document all the necessary parameters for Analog Front End(i.e. Boost,Gain,Rms noise,THD etc).
  • Worked closely with System team for Ethernet 112G-LR IP and took necessary design for design changes in CTLE & VGA to improve the performance of Receiver hence improving the quality of the IP.
  • Involved in multiple customer engagement for design level discussion related to Receiver Analog Front End for both Ethernet 56G-LR IP (TSMC 16nm and 12nm) and Ethernet 112G-LR IP (TSMC 7nm and 6nm).
  • Involved in multiple customer and internal silicon debugs for 56G-LR and 112G-LR IP.
  • Debugged TX jitter performance degradation on silicon for 112G-LR IP in TSMC 5nm and provided the necessary solution to the Digital design team to fix the bug.
  • Improved the performance of Receiver loopback path (56G-LR and 112G-LR) for Transmitter to Receiver internal data loopback through different layout and design optimization techniques.
  • Conducted 112G-LR(multi-protocol) Receiver Analog Front End circuit simulations in TSMC 7nm and 6nm to verify the design for different Receiver input PAD bumps configuration for different customers.
  • Currently working on PCI Express Gen 7 IP for Transmitter to Receiver internal data loopback circuit.

Education

B.E. - Instrumentation And Electronics Engineering

Jadavpur University
Kolkata, India
05-2017

Skills

  • Cadence Virtuoso
  • Synopsys Custom Compiler
  • Ansys Helic

Additional Information

  • US Patent US 11,863,170 В1 on "UNWANTED PEAK REDUCTION IN EQUALIZER" granted on January 2,2024.This innovation in design is being used in Ethernet 112G-LR and 112G multi protocol IP.
  • Filed patent on "Constant gm-R tracking circuit for CMOS amplifiers" dated July 15,2022 which is still pending for grant.
  • Filed patent on "Differential, 4 port, overlapped fully symmetric on-chip inductor structure" dated July 28,2022 which is still pending for grant.


Timeline

Analog Design Engineer(Staff Engineer)

Synopsys
03.2018 - Current

Analog Design Engineer

Silicon and Beyond(Now Part of Synopsys)
06.2017 - 03.2018

B.E. - Instrumentation And Electronics Engineering

Jadavpur University
Atul Kabra