Dennis Sylvester

My research focuses on ultra-low power circuit design (analog, mixed-signal, and digital), small form-factor microsystems, and near-threshold computing. Applications of interest include implantable devices, environmental monitoring, as well as high-performance computing.

Research Interests:

• Low power integrated circuit design, computer-aided design for VLSI

Courses Taught

• EECS 312: Digital Integrated Circuits
• EECS 427: VSLI Design I
• EECS 523: Digital Integrated Circuit Technology
• EECS 627: VSLI Design II
• EECS 628: Advanced High-Performance VLSI Design

Education

• PhD University of California, Berkeley (1995.08 — 1999.09)
• BSE University of Michigan (1992 — 1995)

Companies

• Founder Ambiq Micro (2010)
• Professor University of Michigan (2000)
• Visiting Professor Nanyang Technological University (2013 — 2014)
• Visiting Associate Professor National University of Singapore (2006 — 2007)
• Sr. R&D Engineer Synopsys (1999 — 2000)
• Graduate student UC-Berkeley (1995 — 1999)
• TCAD Engineer Hewlett-Packard Laboratories (1996 — 1998)