Olivier Girard

Design of a synthesizable 16bit microcontroller core (written in Verilog), compatible with Texas Instruments' MSP430 microcontroller family. The core comes with some peripherals (16x16 Hardware Multiplier, GPIO, TimerA, Watchdog, generic templates) and a Serial Debug Interface for in-system software development (with GDB support).

Digital design for digital power management solutions targeting multi-rail / multi-phase DC-DC point of load controller. Major responsibilities for this project include chip and IP architecture (definition, RTL implementation and verification), high-speed control logic of analog IP (163 ps resolution PWM generator), ownership of the FPGA prototype (ARM Cortex M1 based), IP based flow definition and implementation (including SPIRIT packaging).

Digital design lead for digital and programmable power projects, involving strong collaboration between multiple international design centers (USA, India and Europe). Major responsibilities for these mixed-signal ICs include chip and module architecture (with emphasis on analog interfaces and mixed-signal functionalities), algorithm development, RTL implementation, synthesis, analog IP modeling, IC bring-up and characterization.

Promoted senior in 2006. Digital design for the device connectivity product line (from the 8-bit microcontroller of the Mobile I/O family to the complex 32-bit AMBA based multi-core SoC of the CP3000 family). Major achievements for these digital ICs include the full implementation and maintenance of the front-end flow, the architectural improvements of National's 8 bit microcontroller core (COP8), the design of several AMBA peripherals and the chip integration of complex AMBA systems.

Development of different compression algorithms for voice and 'extended voice' application (G726, G728) on an MSP430 (TI) in assembly.

Translation from x86 asm to C of a VGA Bios. PCI bridge programming. Design of a PCI enumeration and Plug&Play program (C). Port of an Ethernet driver for the TriCore (C).

Department of electronics, signal processing and information technology. Speciality: DSP architecture and microelectronics.