Felipe Balbi

About Felipe Balbi

Experienced USB Specialist with many years of experience on the Linux Kernel. Maintainer of the USB Gadget Framework and the DesignWare USB3 core driver.Knowledgeable on several parts of the Linux kernel including, but not limited to, I2C, SPI/QSPI, GPIO, Input, MMC/SD/SDIO, ARM, OMAP Subarchitecture, x86, PMICs, etc.Leadership experience while being the Lead USB Engineer and ScrumMaster of a team of 5 engineers designing and implementing the Linux USB Support for the Maemo/MeeGo devices. Later also becoming TI\'s LDC Connectivity Team Leader.Mainline Kernel Patches:https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/?qt=author & q=Felipe+BalbiMy git tree:https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/balbi/usb.gitExpertise: C, USB 2.0/3.0/3.1, USB OTG, USB Battery Charging, DesignWare Cores USB3 DRD IP, ARM (OMAP, Sitara, Allwinner), x86, Linux Device Driver Development, Linux USB Framework (both Host and Device), I2C, SPI, UART, DMA, Git SCM.

Experience

1. Principal Software Development Engineer

   Microsoft

   Jun 2023 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

Skills

• Open Source
• Usb
• Pcie
• Linux Kernel
• Linux
• Hardware
• Embedded Software
• Debugging
• Embedded Systems
• Uart
• Omap
• Device Drivers
• Spi
• Embedded Linux
• Software Design
• Software Engineering
• Microprocessors
• Digital Signal Processors
• Bash
• C
• Programming
• Power Management
• Open Source Development
• Usb3.0
• Processors
• Open Source Software
• Hardware Architecture
• Operating Systems
• X86
• Rtos
• I2c
• Arm Architecture
• Arm
• Git
• Soc
• Firmware
• Ruby
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Android