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Chandan Kumar

Bengaluru

Summary

Driving innovation in low power design, I contribute to the development of next-generation architecture. Leveraging my strong software development foundation, built over 7 years of delivering large-scale, complex projects in C/C++, I bring a unique perspective to the table. Previously, I played a key role in Mentor Graphics' Questa Power Aware Simulation team, where I honed my expertise in low power simulation. Now, I'm excited to apply my skills and experience to shape the future of semiconductor industry.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Engineer

SYNOPSYS India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
03.2022 - Current
  • Developing low power verification methodologies for Zebu Emulation.

Senior R&D Engineer

ANSYS Software Pvt. Ltd.
Noida
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Contributed to the design elaboration and synthesis stage for Power Artist tool.

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Mentor Graphics (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Noida
06.2018 - 08.2021
  • Implemented new UPF constructs for low power simulation tool, Questa Sim
  • Enhanced low power static checkers, significantly reducing timing for static analysis on big customer designs
  • Implemented runtime retention checks for detecting incorrect retention behavior in power aware designs
  • Optimized tool performance for specific in-house customer designs and overall enhanced accuracy and robustness by resolving customer and internal issues

Member of Technical Staff

Mentor Graphics (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Noida
08.2017 - 05.2018
  • Gained proficiency in UPF principles by actively participating in trainings and conducting self-guided research.
  • Implemented Tcl based query commands to efficiently retrieve information from the Power Aware Information Model Data Base (PA-IMDB)
  • Streamlined tool functionality through the removal of redundancies.

Education

B.Tech & M.Tech - Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Signal Processing

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-W.B., India
12.2017

Skills

  • C/C
  • Algorithms
  • Data Structures
  • Design Patterns
  • UPF
  • Verilog/System Verilog/VHDL
  • Power Aware Verification

Extracurricular Activities

Secured 5th place in Inter Hall Athletics competition (2015).

Part of bronze winning hockey team in Inter Hall hockey competition (2012-13).

Timeline

Staff Engineer

SYNOPSYS India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2022 - Current

Senior R&D Engineer

ANSYS Software Pvt. Ltd.
09.2021 - 02.2022

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Mentor Graphics (India) Pvt. Ltd.
06.2018 - 08.2021

Member of Technical Staff

Mentor Graphics (India) Pvt. Ltd.
08.2017 - 05.2018

B.Tech & M.Tech - Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Signal Processing

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-W.B., India
Chandan Kumar