Ian Smith
Senior Principal Hardware Systems Architect @Renesas Electronics
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Principal Hardware Systems Architect @Renesas Electronics
Edinburgh, GB
Product definition of low-power audio CODECs, BlueTooth and Wi-Fi ICs, and haptic ICs for battery-powered devices such as TWS earbuds. Also done some GNSS stuff.
EDUCATION
University of Southampton
BEng(hons), Electronics Engineering
Watford Grammar
12 'O' levels, 3 'A' levels, Various
SKILLS
ABOUT IAN SMITH
Connections & interfaces: ability to see the big picture, then to form the right connections and interfaces between system blocks and between people, early-on, to achieve the design goal. Skilled multi-cultural communicator. Experienced in working face-to-face with Tier 1 customers.• Audio systems and IC product definition: detailed understanding of mobile phone audio architectures and the audio IC architectures required within them, enabling the engineering teams to deliver against high-level business goals and meeting the customers\' needs.• Requirements definition and methodology: strong focus to define systems in a way that is easy and robust for design teams to implement.• Technical product definition and marketing strategy: in-depth understanding of technical requirements and market requirements for general-market and semi-custom MEMS microphones.• Analogue and digital circuit design: extensive range of PCB-level and product-level design expertise across audio ADCs, DACs, PSUs, Class-D amplifiers, EMC and thermal analysis.
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