• Over 15 years experience as a design / supervising engineer in the semiconductor industry with project management experience• Dedicated employee committed to delivering consistently accurate, high-quality, on-time work while contributing as a team player with peers and customers in all aspects of product development• Seeking full-time or contract positions in analog, analog/mixed-signal design, applications, FAE, EDA, training, technical writing, or product engineeringSpecialties: Analog circuit design expertise in: differential amplifiers and comparators, input translators, bandgap regulators, voltage references, thermal shutdown, hysteresis, short-circuit current protection, I/O drivers, and ESD protection
Innovotek
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Senior Design EngineerInnovotek Jun 2011 - Present• Currently designing analog circuit blocks using 0.18μ BCD process for IP library • Responsible for: CMOS bandgap regulator with second-order temperature correction, low-power CMOS comparator with programmable hysteresis, low-power CMOS op-amp, and supervising layout with mask designer
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Analog Ic Design Consultant – Design ServicesSilicon Valley Polytechnic Institute (Formerly Silicon Valley Technical Institute) Jul 2006 - Present• Worked on Bluetooth 2.4GHz receiver for CMOS RFIC project using 0.18μ CMOS 7RF process at IBM. Responsible for: setting up EDA environment (Cadence Analog Artist and Synopsys CosmosSE, installed PDK, created device library, tested tools), designing CMOS bandgap regulator, low noise amplifier (LNA), top-level circuit assembly, and supervising layout with mask designer• Created, tested, and documented circuit design examples (CMOS bandgap regulator, LNA, differential and cascode amplifiers, two-stage op amp) for lab using Cadence Analog Artist and Synopsys CosmosSE schematic capture and simulation tools for CMOS RFIC and CMOS analog design classes• Designed tuned amplifier with capacitive neutralization as extra project for CMOS RFIC class• Instructor for Digital CMOS IC Design (0.25μ and below from an analog perspective) and Applied Electricity and Electronics courses. Developed lecture and lab for students
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Analog Ic Design Consultant - Design, Layout Services, And TrainingNoel Technologies Aug 2007 - Jan 2009• Provided training for staff on Tanner software (S-Edit, T-Spice)• Created and documented Tanner circuit design labs for current mirror and CMOS bandgap regulator• Completed design and layout of plasma charge monitors using Tanner software (L-Edit)• Worked with marketing and prepared plasma charge monitor presentation for customer
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Staff Engineer - Circuit Design, Engineering Supervisor, Project ManagerNational Semiconductor May 1990 - May 2004RS485 bus transceivers - 0.8μ BICMOS and bipolar high-voltage processes• Lead design engineer for RS485 bus transceivers responsible for product design from concept to manufacturing release• Designed and simulated all transceiver circuits including: input translator, differential amplifier and comparator, bandgap regulator, voltage references, thermal shutdown, hysteresis, short-circuit current protection, I/O drivers, and ESD protection • Made extensive use of planet wafer fab runs (shared reticles among product groups containing test chips /circuits) to reduce overall development costs and time-to-market• Wrote code for DRC and LVS to accommodate symmetrical high-voltage output transistor which saved group several reticles and a fab run in the process resulting in improved time-to-market• Laid out circuits using Cadence software when no mask designers were available to keep project on schedule and within budget • Performed competitor product analysis and worked with marketing to determine key features and datasheet limits to ensure product would be acceptable to target customers and generate desired revenueLVDS receiver and driver - 0.35μ CMOS process• Re-designed bandgap regulator, power-up reset, ESD protection, and fixed latch-up on LVDS quad driver and receiver resulting in on-time fab transfer• Improved layout of ESD protection with performance improving to 7kV HBM and latch-up immunity to -2V resulting in a more desirable product for the customer and increased revenueHigh-speed RS485 transceiver with improved ESD - 0.8μ BiCMOS process• Project manager/engineering supervisor for RS485 ESD development• Worked with device technologist to develop and layout ESD test chip with mask designer• Led external testing lab effort for ESD support with test die passing 12kV HBM• Hired, supervised, mentored, and wrote reviews for junior design engineer• Supervised product engineer during characterization and bench testing
John A. Bielawski Education Details
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Uc Berkeley ExtensionSwitch Mode Power Conversion Fundamentals -
Silicon Valley Technical Institute (Now Silicon Valley Polytechnic Institute)Cmos Rf Ic Design -
University Of MichiganElectrical Engineering -
Santa Clara UniversityEngineering Management
Frequently Asked Questions about John A. Bielawski
What company does John A. Bielawski work for?
John A. Bielawski works for Innovotek
What is John A. Bielawski's role at the current company?
John A. Bielawski's current role is Senior Design Engineer at InnovoTek.
What schools did John A. Bielawski attend?
John A. Bielawski attended Uc Berkeley Extension, Silicon Valley Technical Institute (Now Silicon Valley Polytechnic Institute), University Of Michigan, Santa Clara University.
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