Scott Kao Email & Phone Number

Cupertino, Ca

San Jose, California, Us

▪Designed/validated PC trackpad using capacitive touch sensing and piezo haptics force feedback technologies.▪Collaborated with major OEMs in incubation projects, including touch sensor pattern design, PC system interface, LED illumination, force sensing, and haptics vibration.

San Jose, California, Us

Hardware architect for consumer devices. Lead team to work with partner IC vendors and contract manufacturers in design and validation from prototype to mass production.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

• Designed Android Smart TV/STB hardware platform based on Marvell dual core ARM media processor• Performed digital media SoC system characterization, such as, DDR3, HDMI, USB, ... etc.• Developed script files to run system stress tests or power and thermal performance measurements of multi-core ARM systems.• Wrote application notes for implementations of smart media devices and ASIC data sheets• Supported key technology partners in development of Chromecast - a video streaming device

San Jose, Ca, Us

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Completed complex DDR2 PCB layout designs by analyzing signal integrity, interconnect topologies, cross talk, and delay matching analysis.Strong DTV system design knowledge in RF Tuner, DTV demodulator (ASTC, DVB-T), video decoders (MPEG2, H.264), audio amplifier, HDMI Tx and Rx, and LVDS Tx and Rx.Solid experience in PCIe, HDMI, USB, DC to DC power designs for DTV and STB.Secured design-wins from two tier-one TV manufacturers in Japan by completing a Japan digital TV reference design for demonstration.Designed and delivered over 50 prototype boards on time for new SoC (System on Chip) validation and functional verification.Cooperated with Hewlett-Packard, Wistron, and AOC in high volume digital TV designs.Designed efficient power architecture in DTV systems. Reduced component counts and power consumption in final products.Reduced IC bring-up and chip characterization time by effectively cooperating with ASIC designers and software engineers.Saved $100K/Yr in engineering reference boards by contracting PCB fabrication and assembly to Taiwan. Constantly monitored the progress of reference board builds to make sure schedule and quality were not compromised.Reduced board BOM cost by implementing Design for Manufacturability (DFM).Initiated new DTV designs with tier-one TV manufacturers and provided technical support through the whole design cycles.