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Nathan Carter

Arroyo Grande,CA

Summary

Results-driven Electrical Engineer with a proven track record at Analog Devices, specializing in BiCMOS and CMOS design. Proficient in PCB Design Altium and MATLAB, I excel in developing innovative solutions like fully differential amplifiers and tunable filters. My strong analytical skills and collaborative approach drive project success and enhance team performance.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Electrical Engineer

Analog Devices
San Jose, CA
07.2000 - 04.2020
  • BiCMOS, CMOS, JFET design
  • Multi stage, telescopic op-amp
  • TIA, Variable gain TIA
  • Fully Differential amplifiers, TIA
  • Pipeline ADC
  • Tunable Filters

Education

Masters of Science - Engineering (EE)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

Bachelor of Science - Engineering (EE)

Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, CA

Skills

  • AutoCAD
  • Embedded C
  • PCB Design Altium
  • MATLAB
  • Scripting
  • VHDL

References

Available upon request

Publications

  • Presentation of design of linear closed loop amplifier focused on low noise and while still maintaining reasonable signal distortion levels at frequencies normally limited by the linearity of a low noise input stage., ISSCC, 01/01/03, https://picture.iczhiku.com/resource/eetop/WHiyeszOZpqfgBmx.pdf
  • A review of the linearity performance of close loop standard products will be presented with an emphasis on achieving the best loop bandwidth given a limited power budget., CICC, 02/01/17, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7993715
  • Some Tips on Making a Fetching Discrete Amplifier, 10/01/13, https://www.analog.com/en/analog-dialogue/articles/tips-on-making-fetching-discrete-amplifier.html
  • Low-Noise, Gain-Selectable Amplifier, 03/01/12, https://www.analog.com/en/analog-dialogue/articles/low-noise-gain-selectable-amp.html
  • A backward compatible IC package scheme that enables the user to eliminate second harmonic distortion products from package induced mutual inductances. This is most relevant with heavy current loads., 01/01/04, https://www.eetimes.com/improved-packaging-and-layout-minimizes-op-amp-distortion/#

Patents

  • Bipolar rail-to-rail input stage with transconductance correction, #6486737
  • Bipolar input with selectable transition threshold, #6518842
  • Phase Inversion Prevention Circuit For an Operational Amplifier Input Stage, #6531919
  • Common Mode Linearized Input Stage and Amplifier Topology, #6963244
  • Low Voltage Shutdown Circuit, #7786765
  • Overvoltage Protection for Multi-Chip Module and System-in-Package, #9076807
  • Apparatus and Methods For Measuring Current, #9689903
  • Wide Range Transimpedance Amplifier, #9590579
  • Differentially Compensated Input Pair, #8085093
  • Apparatus and Method for Temperature Drift Compensation, #9354644

Timeline

Electrical Engineer

Analog Devices
07.2000 - 04.2020

Masters of Science - Engineering (EE)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Bachelor of Science - Engineering (EE)

Cal Poly
Nathan Carter