National Chiao Tung University

R&D Manager at Synopsys Inc

Cadence Design Systems

R&D Manager

Software Developer

- Manage & lead the digital preXtraction team
- Manage side product, parasitic netlist comparison tool (compare_parasitics) and successfully deploy in big logos.

Synopsys Inc

- Co-architected distributed preXtraction and delivered 2X performance for digital (LEFDEF/NDM) flows each year since 2013.
- Architected NDM stream-in architecture and reduced 70% of memory use.
- Develop critical customer, platform (ICC2/PrimeTime) features and urgent
tape-out issues for digital flows.
- Develop critical customer features for ICV custom flow.

Sr. Staff Software Developer (StarRC)

Work on an ambitious Android phone that integrates 3x optical zoom and CCD sensor into a 12M-pixel camera phone. The product created some buzz in the market and received CommunicAsia’s 10 best products of the year.

Altek

Senior Android Developer

- Published OpenAlarm – Sold some copies.
- Published TallyCounter – Ads

Self-Employed

Android App Developer

- Tap Cadence X-routing to achieve optimal timing for the ICs it designed.
- Automated tool for fish-bone drawing in Magma BlastFusion.
- Co-work with IC designers to develop in-house optimization and testing software.

YEN-LIANG LIU