Charlie Thompson

Independent Semiconductor Technology Consultant, Delta-sigma modulators, Intellectual Property, Commerical Pilot at self employed

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

About

Executive management in semiconductor technology, radio frequency systems, and seismic detection systems. Advisory board candidate. Intellectual property and business planning, technical due diligence. Mixed-signal CMOS circuit design. Delta-sigma A/D and D/A conversion. Arduino evangelist. Specialties: Business planning and management, product definition, risk management, technology design team leadership. Intellectual property strategy. Arduino evangelist. Digital Signal Processing. Commercial Instrument rated pilot. More details at: charlie.texas.googlepages.com

Experience

  • Independent Semiconductor Technology Advisor, Intellectual Property at Self employed
    Jan 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

    I assist early stage startups with technology strategy, risk management, and intellectual property matters.

  • Circuit design consultant at Mythic, Inc.
    Jul 2017 - Oct 2017 · 4 mos

    Mythic-AI.com

  • VP Engineering at Silicon Audio
    Nov 2012 - Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Oversight for all engineering-related activities. Silicon Audio was an emerging technology company focused on bringing innovations to market that provide customers and partners with new ways of solving old problems. Our core competency was the development and application of advanced sound and vibration transducers featuring a seismic sensor product line capable of 5 nano-g/rt-Hz @1Hz for reservoir and frack monitoring applications.

  • Senior Manager - Digtial Power Silicon at Intersil-Zilker
    Mar 2010 - May 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Design management, Smart Digital Power team at Intersil-Zilker. Team leader and loop simulation architect on the ZL8800 family of synchronous buck digital power controllers. Successful working ZL8800 first silicon and world class transient performance results.

  • RF Tuner Products Design Manager at Silicon Laboratories
    Sep 2001 - Aug 2006 · 5 yrs

    Developed high performance CMOS RF tuner products including tuners for XM Satellite Radio at 2.338 GHz as well as 1st gen TV tuner project lead.