Raouf Khalil

Ph.D. with extensive experience in the semiconductor industry. Expertise in analog design, advanced EDA tools, and optimization techniques, complemented by strong management skills, including leading cross-functional teams and driving project success from concept to production.

Analog Mixed Signal Design

Engineer with extensive experience in high-speed transceiver design, AMS simulation, and layout verification for robust silicon implementation. Proficient in circuit modeling, mixed signal calibration, and project management to deliver multiple successful tape-outs and optimize design efficiency. Focused on driving innovation and enhancing system performance through advanced analog and mixed-signal design methodologies.

Analog Mixed Signal Design Engineer at SCALINX (2021-11 – Present)

• Designed multi-Gbps high-speed transceiver blocks for defense and communication systems in advanced CMOS nodes.
• Created and optimized testbenches, Executed corner, Monte Carlo, noise, and post-layout simulations to validate silicon robustness.
• Contributed to layout implementation to ensure design accuracy and efficiency.
• Successfully designed and delivered multiple tape-outs for different products.

Product Manager at Intento Design (2015-09 – 2021-11)

• Defined roadmap and features for Intento Design EDA tools and provided test cases for developers.
• Successfully delivered and integrated Intento Design EDA tools into customer environments, including Apple, STMicroelectronics, and ams-OSRAM, resulting in successful production adoption and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborated with sales teams to provide technical support.
• Conducted pilot projects with customers to ensure smooth adoption and effective use of the tools.
• Manage 4 EDA Developers and 2 Analog Design Engineers.

Postdoctoral Fellow at Laboratoire Informatique de Paris 6 (2014-12 – 2015-08)

• Join the European project Automics team developing EDA tool to detect latchup and substrate noise.
• "Y. Moursy, H. Zou, R. Khalil, R. Iskander, P. Tisserand, D. M. Ton, G. Pasetti, and M. M. Louerat. Efficient substrate noise coupling verification and failure analysis methodology for smart power ICs in automotive applications. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, July 2017."
• Tape out of a DC-DC buck regulator using 0.35um ams technology for automotive application.
• Design of a mixed signal PI controller targeting area reduction with the cooperation of STMicroelectronics, Italy.

Research Engineer at Laboratoire Informatique de Paris 6 (2009-02 – 2013-12)

• Design Time-Interleaved Analog to Digital Converter Background Analog Mixed Calibration System for Offset, Gain, Time Skew and Bandwidth mismatches. The project was in collaboration with the STMicroelectronics, Grenoble.
• "Raouf Khalil, Marie-Minerve Louerat, and Roger Petigny. Background analog and mixed signal calibration system for time-interleaved adc. Microelectronics Journal, 2015."
• Design of a low power consumption Successive Approximation ADC for an Electrostatic Harvester using 0.35 ams HV technology.
• "R. Khalil, A. Dudka, D. Galayko, and P. Basset. High-voltage low power analogue-to-digital conversion for adaptive architectures of capacitive vibration energy harvesters. In PowerMEMS, 2010."

Ph.D. in Electronics and Computer Science – Sorbonne Université (2009-10 – 2013-09)

Master in Integrated System Architectures and Design – Sorbonne Université (2008-09 – 2009-09)