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Adam Ashkenazi

San Jose,CA

Summary

Master’s student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis (M.S. 2026) with a B.S. in EECS from UC Berkeley and hands-on experience in RTL and synthesis. Skilled in implementing and synthesizing digital systems, verifying DSP datapaths, and leading cross-functional engineering teams to deliver efficient, high-performance hardware solutions.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

DSP ASIC Design Intern

SpaceX
01.2024 - 04.2024
  • Tested a digital beamformer integrated circuit (IC) to verify critical functions for beamforming
  • Wrote 10 directed SystemVerilog tests for the signal processing datapath, including fractional delay blocks, routing, alignment, gain knobs, and clock gating

Validation Intern

Lattice Semiconductor
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Created a platform to automate and streamline the bring-up of Lattice FPGAs
  • The platform was in the form of an SoC project and included a CPU and APB IPs to control custom RTL tests and send out statistics over UART

Education

Masters of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of California, Davis
Davis, CA
06.2026

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
12-2023

Skills

  • Technical Skills: VLSI circuit and system design, static timing analysis, PPA estimation, functional verification, logic synthesis and scripting
  • Soft Skills: Technical project planning, excellent organization and communication

Timeline

DSP ASIC Design Intern

SpaceX
01.2024 - 04.2024

Validation Intern

Lattice Semiconductor
05.2023 - 08.2023

Masters of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of California, Davis

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of California, Berkeley