Viswagopal S

1. Currently working as a Customer Hardware Engineer to enable and support Customers using Qualcomm's Automotive SOCs.

2. Primary Roles include performing customer hardware review( schematics and layout) based on Qualcomm's SOCs reference designs, preparing customer facing documentation -datasheet, training docs, support customer issues, escalations on hardware issues, customised feature request from customer

3. Hardware Roles involve analysis , resolution of Power Integrity, Signal Integrity issues, High Speed Digital Design on Customer platform at system level, understand impact on Qualcomm's SOC

4. Technologies- High speed interfaces - USB, PCIE,Camera, Display, Ethernet Memory - DDR, UFS, EMMCs , Audio, Video, Graphics.

• Company Overview: Contractor through Mirafra Technologies
• Independently driven RFIC Post Silicon Characterization of critical Receiver sub blocks in 5G NR frequency bands which supports LTE, SUB6, WCDMA, GSM, CDMA technologies for cellular chipsets and successfully delivered to customer within deadlines
• Key responsibilities include RFIC testing using instruments like spectrum analyzer, power supplies, signal generators, data collection using LABVIEW, Data Analysis, RFIC Design optimization by register settings, measuring parameters like Noise Figure, Linearity, S11 etc., RX LNA Impedance Matching design using Agilent ADS
• Performed debugs, overcame post silicon challenges, issues and worked with cross functional teams like RFIC circuit design team, Automation team, Systems team, ATE Team, Lab team to successfully deliver product to customers
• Performed yield and statistical analysis in ATE Volume data
• Contractor through Mirafra Technologies

• Designed low power PLL blocks - Phase Frequency Detectors, Charge Pump, VCO using TSMC CMOS 180nm technology using cadence Viruoso for IoT Applications
• Designed Power Management blocks like OTA Bandgap Reference Circuits, MOS Only Process Invariant current reference circuits, voltage reference circuits using CMOS TSMC 180nm technology for RF Energy Harvester
• Designed, tested, deployed Low Area High Gain RFIC On Chip Antenna at 2.4GHz for RF Energy Harvestor
• Designed, tested, deployed Antenna at 13.56 MHz for NFC Reader Application using FR4 PCB Substrate
• Designed, tested and deployed BLE based Low Power Temperature Sensor Module for Post COVID Applications

• Designed, tested, successfully deployed GPS, GPRS Based RF Transceiver Systems Module using Cadence Orcad, Allegro PCB for Indian Coast Guard as a part of Digital India program (NCETIS)
• Designed, tested LNA, Power Amplifiers, Baluns, Bias tees blocks in RF PCB Boards till 10 GHz frequency and deployed for Ground Penetrating Radar Applications

• Designed, tested, successfully deployed RF Communication System PCB Module for Crane tracking applications
• Designed, tested, successfully deployed complete Power Supply Circuit PCB Module for Home Automation, Industrial applications