Amol Dahake

Experience

1. Post Silicon Validation Engineer

   Intel

   May 2023 — Present · Santa Clara, CA, US

   Functional Testing: This involves testing the functionality of the PCIe device to ensure that it performs its intended operations according to the PCIe specification. This includes testing features such as data transfer rates, power management, error handling, and protocol1. Link Training and Initialization: PCIe devices need to establish a reliable communication link with the host system during initialization. Functional testing includes verifying that the device correctly negotiates link speed, width, and other parameters during the link training process.2. Data Transfer: Functional testing verifies the device\'s ability to transfer data reliably over the PCIe link. This involves testing both read and write operations, ensuring that data is transmitted and received accurately and within the specified performance parameters.3. Error Handling: PCIe devices must handle errors gracefully to maintain data integrity and system stability. Functional testing includes injecting errors such as packet loss, corruption, and link errors to validate the device\'s error detection and recovery mechanisms.4. Power Management: PCIe devices often support various power management features to optimize energy usage and extend battery life in mobile devices. Functional testing ensures that the device correctly enters and exits low-power states and transitions between different power management states without affecting functionality.5. Interrupt Handling: PCIe devices use interrupts to signal events and communicate with the host system.7. Hot Plug and Surprise Removal: PCIe supports hot plug and surprise removal of devices.8. Compliance with PCIe Specification: Functional testing ensures that the device complies with the relevant sections.9. Boundary Conditions10. Regression Testing

Education

• Dr.Sau.Kamaltai Gawai Institute of Engineering & Technology, Daryapur. Distt:-Amravati

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronic and Telecommunication

  2011 — 2015