Kendrick Franzen

Kendrick Franzen is a Senior Digital IC Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the IC industry. He specializes in developing low-power audio Digital Signal Processing ICs for the hearing aid industry.

Professional Experience

Kendrick has held several key positions throughout his career:

• Independent Consultant at GN Hearing A/S (current role)
• Senior Digital IC Engineer at GN Store Nord
• Digital IC Engineer at GN Store Nord
• ASIC Design & Verification Engineer at Analog Devices
• ASIC Design Engineer at Analog Devices

Expertise

His areas of expertise include:

• Digital audio and control interfaces
• DSP datapaths
• PLL design
• Design, verification, and DFT for hearing aids and audio-specific DSPs & CODECs

Education

Kendrick holds a First Class Honours Masters Degree in Electronics & Electrical Engineering from The University of Edinburgh. He has also studied Danish Language at Studieskolen Copenhagen Denmark.

Achievements

Some notable achievements in Kendrick's career include:

• Leading and coordinating a 15-member team across various digital design disciplines
• Being granted two patents
• Demonstrating excellent communication skills and conference presentation abilities
• Showcasing proficiency in finding efficient and cost-effective solutions

Kendrick Franzen's LinkedIn username is kendrick-franzen-a2046912, as mentioned in the query.