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Principal Member of Technical Staff

Interviewed at Pfizer

3.7★
Aug 21, 2019

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from Basic modulation(AM,PM,FM) equations, derive demodulation equations. Digital filters(IIR, FIR, linear FIR filters), FFT, channel estimation, To describe tape-out process, synchronization(CFO, AGC, etc.), basic RF transceiver architecture.
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Principal Wireless Architect

Interviewed at Analog Devices

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Sep 12, 2024

from Basic modulation(AM,PM,FM) equations, derive demodulation equations. Digital filters(IIR, FIR, linear FIR filters), FFT, channel estimation, To describe tape-out process, synchronization(CFO, AGC, etc.), basic RF transceiver architecture.

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