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Najam Amin

Najam Amin

Analog & Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Designer
Karachi,SD

Summary

Dynamic Analog Design Engineer with strong track record complemented with research publications, developing high-speed analog integrated circuits in various CMOS process nodes. In-depth knowledge and analytical understanding of analog, RFIC and MMW design techniques. Proven experience in cutting-edge circuit development and delivering products to market.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Analog Design Engineer

Bahria University
Karachi, Sindh
05.2016 - Current
  • Designed analog circuits in 65nm, 90nm, 180nm CMOS technology nodes.
  • Designed and tested frontend modules such as LNA, Quadrature Mixer, Frequency Divider, BALUN, T/R Switches for a dual-conversion 60GHz receiver frontend.
  • Designed on-chip passives such as BALUN, transmission line elements, inductors and capacitors.
  • Designed Active Quasi-Circulators for an Inband Full-Duplex Transceiver Architecture.
  • Designed a 4GHz VCO for a Low-IF Ultra-Low Power (ULP) receiver frontend.
  • Modeled passives using ADS Momentum and HFSS.
  • Leveraged documentation, tools and analyses to identify root cause and corrective actions to technical challenges.
  • Applied principles of electrical theory to advance and improve product development and efficiency.
  • Conducted projects and performance presentations to clients and company executives.
  • Planned, estimated and managed work activities to support project schedules and budgets.


Thesis Student (RF Designer)

Nokia Siemens Networks Germany
Ulm, Baden Wurttemberg
05.2009 - 11.2009
  • Conducted theoretical and experimental work on the suppression of transmitter-receiver crosstalk as a Master thesis student.
  • Modeled Passive Intermodulation distortion (PIM) in the transmit-receive path of a transceiver.
  • Developed algorithms in Matlab to suppress PIM under various transceiver operating conditions.

Software Tester

P3 Solutions Germany
Ulm, Baden Wurttemberg
07.2007 - 02.2009
  • Assessed software bugs and compiled findings along with suggested resolutions for development team members.
  • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
  • Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
  • Supported test review, defect control and configuration management within delivery pipeline.
  • Collaborated with QA team to test software quality through manual and automated testing.
  • Coordinated work with various teams to solve problems and improve efficiency for software testing and automation.

Education

Ph.D. - Microelectronics, Circuits And Systems

Institute of RF- & OE ICs, Southeast University
Nanjing, P. R. China
08.2011 - 09.2015

Master of Science - Communications Technology

University of Ulm
Ulm, Germany
03.2007 - 11.2009

Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies

Sir Syed University of Engineering And Technology
Karachi, Pakistan
01.2003 - 12.2006

Skills

  • Experience with Cadence Spectre-RF design tool
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Software

  • Python3
  • Matlab

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Quote

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Timeline

Analog Design Engineer

Bahria University
05.2016 - Current

Ph.D. - Microelectronics, Circuits And Systems

Institute of RF- & OE ICs, Southeast University
08.2011 - 09.2015

Thesis Student (RF Designer)

Nokia Siemens Networks Germany
05.2009 - 11.2009

Software Tester

P3 Solutions Germany
07.2007 - 02.2009

Master of Science - Communications Technology

University of Ulm
03.2007 - 11.2009

Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies

Sir Syed University of Engineering And Technology
01.2003 - 12.2006

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