Brian Parten

About Brian Parten

Technical Expertise:• USB Type-C / Thunderbolt Technologies, USB Power Delivery, and Type-C Alternate Modes• PC x86 Architecture, BIOS / UEFI, Embedded Controller, ACPI, eSPI, LPC, OS Drivers• Display Port, HDMI, USB, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, UART, Haptics, and Capacitive Touch• Microcontrollers and Wireless Technologies including WiFi, Bluetooth, BLE, RFID, and Zigbee• Embedded Linux, C/C++, Python, Perl, SQL, Unix, LabVIEW, SPICE• PCB Schematic and Layout Design using Mentor Graphics, Eagle CadSoft, and Cadence• Failure Analysis and Lab Tools including: Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Scanning Electron Microscope, Focused Ion Beam, Interferometer, Microscopes, and hand soldering.• MEMS technologies and Semiconductor Processing Technologies and Processing Equipment• PCB Production and Assembly including In-Circuit-Test, Component Placement and PCB Layout Issues, ESD & EMI mitigation, FCC Certification, UL / IEC.

Experience

1. Fellow, Client Platform Architect

   AMD

   Apr 2019 — Present · Austin, TX, US

Education

• Texas Tech University

  MSEE, Electrical Engineering

  2003 — 2005

• Texas Tech University

  BSCmpE, Computer Engineering

  1997 — 2003

Skills

• Ic
• Usb
• Msp430
• Hdmi
• Displayport
• Programming
• Arm
• Usb Pd
• Hardware Architecture
• Thunderbolt
• Digital Signal Processors
• Debugging
• System on a Chip (Soc)
• Embedded Software
• Asic
• Soc
• Engineering
• Usb Type-C
• Arm Cortex-M3
• Microcontrollers
• Integrated Circuits (Ic)
• Dockport
• Computer Hardware
• Rf
• Analog
• Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (Asic)
• Electronics
• Arm Architecture
• Semiconductors
• Connectivity
• Arm Cortex-M4
• Computer Security
• Embedded Systems