TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College Station, Texas 77843-3128
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S E M I N A R
Room 119A ZEC
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:20 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.
MIXED SIGNAL IC CHARACTERIZATION- CASE STUDY:
TRUE DIGITAL AUDIO AMPLFIER TESTING
by
Jose D. Arteaga
Texas Instruments, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
Abstract: High efficient, high performance Class D Digital Amplifiers characterization techniques are presented. This test approach uses an FPGA on board, which provides the required flexibility to control and stimulate the Class D test chip with non-standard interfaces, complex test modes and the creation of signal processing algorithms required to test the DUT. The FPGA approach has a great impact in cost reduction as well, since the need of costly equipment, like digital patterns generators and logic analyzers, is eliminated.
Jose D. Arteaga received the B.S. degree in electronics engineering from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina and the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, he is also pursuing an MBA degree at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
He is Characterization Engineering Manager of ACE (Advance Characterization Engineering) Wireless Business Unit. Jose joined Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, Texas in 2001, where he is currently a section Manager involved in mixed signal base band/ RF I.C. characterization like High Speed Data Converters, Voice and Audio Codecs, Class D amplifiers and FM Tuners.
He has been recently elected as a MGTS (Member, Group of Technical Staff)