Micah Brouwer Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

• Driving technical support for custom audio and haptic SoCs including creating hardware and documentation for emulation, evaluation of early samples, and ongoing engagement for cross-platform teams• Contributing to development of datasheet and other collateral including user guides and example scripts• Collecting and analyzing data to evaluate and communicate device performance

Austin, Texas, United States

• Analyzed and developed hardware to determine feasibility of novel customer-specific use-cases often requiring characterizing interactions between digital and analog sub-systems with timing, power, and noise constraints• Tested customer return units to understand and debug abnormal device or system behavior, often involving collaboration with Design, Product Test, and System teams • Defined device-specific software requirements to assist Software Development team in creating intuitive and helpful software for interacting with new and existing devices in our portfolio

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Provided customer support for haptic feedback and audio amplifiers including EVM development (with CISPR25 EMC testing), schematic and layout reviews, programming specifications, and general bench support and testing• Developed and traveled internationally to present technical documentation, demos, and training collateral • Maintained and upgraded test hardware and software (via LabVIEW) that verified TI’s speaker protection algorithm’s functionality through reliability tests for the TAS2562, TAS2563, and TAS2770

Tucson, Arizona, United States

• General customer support for voltage feedback operational amplifiers with GBW of 50 MHz or more including monitoring TI’s engineer to engineer (E2E) online forums, running simulations, and bench characterization• Tested customer returns and shared data

Dallas, Tx

- Created a user's guide and other helpful collateral for TI's software used to control TI's haptic drivers- Assisted customers by monitoring TI's E2E (engineer to engineer) forum- DIY with TI Intern Contest: Designed a system with two other interns that would provide proportional haptic feedback in the steering wheel when a car is in the blind spot relative to the distance of the car. Placed 1st out of 15 teams in the MSP432 category.

Itt Dublin, Ireland

- Researched the smart thermostat market and presented a report analyzing the main features and popularity of the competitors' products - Prototyped and architected a wireless thermostatic radiator valve using the TI CC3200 chip and Energia- Researched new potential products by analyzing market trends on Ebay and Amazon - Improved timeliness, goal-setting ability, and presentation skills

South Residence Hall

• Improved social skills, conflict resolution, and leadership• Mentored 24 freshmen in academics, social involvement, and time management skills• Helped freshman acclimate to college