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Experience
Firmware Developer – Tata Elxsi, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Developed firmware for automotive instrument clusters using Embedded C for leading Korean OEM
Designed UI for dashboard display; implemented firmware to control animation of dashboard icons
Debugged and validated cluster control unit using CANalyzer and JTAG interface
Adhered to tight customer deadlines while delivering bug free quality code
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Projects
An Ultra-Low Power 2T Temperature Sensor with Readout
Designed CTAT temperature sensor with +0.8/-0.9C accuracy consuming 6nW power in 65nm CMOS
Implemented 11-bit SAR ADC based readout for proposed temperature sensor
Switched Capacitor Operational Transconductance Amplifier (OTA)
Engineered switched-capacitor OTA with 66dB SNDR, -55dB settling error, gain of 2 in 180nm CMOS
Performed PSS, pnoise analysis on OTA; optimized OTA to improve SNR, linearity and reduce offset, noise
Active RC Low Pass Filter (LPF)
Implemented active LPF with open loop gain of 77dB, gain bandwidth of 180MHz in 180nm CMOS
Designed folded cascode OTA and miller compensation which consumes 0.6mW from 1.8V supply
A 2.5V Linear Dropout Regulator (LDO) for Resistive Load
Implemented schematic & layout of LDO comprising error amplifier, bandgap reference, pass transistor
Optimized LDO layout to improve device matching; studied line/load regulation properties of LDO
Low Power 12T Static Random Access Memory (SRAM)
Implemented schematic & layout of 12T, 9T SRAM with sense amplifier, column decoder, pre-charge circuit
Investigated 12T/9T SRAM working, optimized SRAM access time, static noise margin, energy efficiency