Christopher Halford
Managing Director @Advanced Layout Solutions Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Managing Director @Advanced Layout Solutions Ltd
EDUCATION
Kingston University
BEng(Hons), Electronics with Computing & Business
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER HALFORD
Consultant electronics design engineer with extensive experience in signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis at the system/board/chip-package level.• Focus on high-speed digital products, incorporating next-generation memory and signaling technologies.• CAE tool sets currently used: Cadence Design Systems\' Sigrity Suite including Celcius, Clarity and OptimizePI, Keysight Technologies\' Advanced Design System (ADS), Synopsys HSPICE, Allegro PCB Designer, Allegro APD Advanced Package Designer, Altium Designer- Core Skills - • Signal integrity and power integrity analysis and consultancy. • Multi-gigabit SERDES link design, with up to 25Gbps data rates regularly analysed, evaluated and successfully deployed. Commonly run simulations include Xilinx/AMD and Altera/Intel FPGAs and SoCs using AMI (Algorithmic Modelling Interface) device models. • S-Parameter modelling & simulation. S-Parameters extracted from planar PCB structures using 3D-FEM full-wave EM simulation.• Chip package / substrate / MCM design. Substrate design undertaken to provide optimum signal pin-out. BGA & FBGA packages designed and optimised to allow the use of low-cost printed circuit boards for high volume and consumer products. • Memory interface simulation. Including DDR5 memory controllers running at over 5GTps. • Capacitor optimisation to reduce cost and inventory on board-level products. • Schematic capture / PCB layout. Using OrCAD Capture CIS, Allegro Design Entry HDL, Altium Designer, Allegro PCB Designer and Keysight ADS. • SI Analysis using Sigrity, Keysight ADS, Allegro PCB SI and Synopsys HSPICE. • Digital and mixed signal circuit and hardware design. • RF simulation / antenna design- Recent Product Areas -• High-Speed Networks • Professional Film-Industry Products • Aerospace Systems • Personal Computing • Videowall Processors • High-Reliability & Medical Systems • Military Radio Products • Professional Audio • Formula One Electrical/Electronic Systems • Silicon Bring-up & Reference Designs • Next Generation Set-Top Boxes
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