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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
2016.05 - 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
2009.05 - 2009.11
- 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
2007.07 - 2009.02
- 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 2011.08 - 2015.09
Master of Science - Communications Technology
University of Ulm
Ulm, Germany 2007.03 - 2009.11
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies
Sir Syed University of Engineering And Technology
Karachi, Pakistan 2003.01 - 2006.12
Skills
- Experience with Cadence Spectre-RF design tool
Software
- Matlab
Work Availability
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Quote
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Timeline
Analog Design Engineer
Bahria University
2016.05 - Current
Ph.D. - Microelectronics, Circuits And Systems
Institute of RF- & OE ICs, Southeast University
2011.08 - 2015.09
Thesis Student (RF Designer)
Nokia Siemens Networks Germany
2009.05 - 2009.11
Software Tester
P3 Solutions Germany
2007.07 - 2009.02
Master of Science - Communications Technology
University of Ulm
2007.03 - 2009.11
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies
Sir Syed University of Engineering And Technology
2003.01 - 2006.12
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