Steve Yan

How would you describe your time at mcmaster university, canada...?

SUMMARY
* Innovative system and circuit architectures and detailed implementations on full custom circuit design, simulation, layout and tape-out of four (4) high-speed (1.25GHz~10GHz) RF/analog/mixed-signal integrated circuit chips (TSMC 0.18um CMOS technology), on LNA, VCO, PLL and burst-mode clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit
* Mastered the custom IC design flow, design methodology development, silicon debug techniques and IC design tools, including Cadence and ADS IC design suite; Strong mathematical and analytical skills for circuit designs
* Skilled in electronic bench debugging, measurement and testing; proficient in Manual IC RF/DC Probe Stations, and lab instrumentation such as Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, Network Analyzers, etc
* Self-starter, enthusiastic, passion in circuit design, efficient, teamwork and good communication skills

SKILLS
* IC design: Cadence IC design suite (Composer, Analog Artist, Virtuoso, Diva, Verilog-A/AHDL, Spectre /SpectreRF), Mentor Graphics (Calibre), HSPICE, MAX+PLUS II / Quartus II, ADS (Schematic, Simulation, Layout and Momentum)
* Programming: C/C++, RTL language: Verilog/VHDL, Matlab/Simulink
* Operation System: Windows, Solaris/Linux/Unix, VxWorks
* Testing/Measurement Equipment: Manual IC RF/DC Probe Station, Electrical and Optical Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer, Network Analyzer, Pulse Pattern Generator, Bit Error Rate Tester, Synthesized Signal Generator; SDH, Ethernet, ATM Protocol Analyzers...