The document is a resume for Scott J. Griffith, an integrated circuit engineering consultant. It details his experience in custom integrated circuit design, CAD development, and providing analysis services including deconstruction of semiconductor devices, circuit extraction, and expert witness testimony. It lists his areas of expertise, technical skills, programming languages, and over 30 years of experience, including currently as principal of his own consulting firm and previously at Sun Microsystems as a senior engineer and manager.

1. SCOTT
J.
GRIFFITH
scott@griffithgrp.com
P.O.
Box
4501,
Parker,
Colorado
80134
http://www.griffithgrp.com
Phone:
303
660
2541
|
Fax:
303
660
2542
www.linkedin.com/in/scottgriffith1
INTEGRATED
CIRCUIT
ENGINEERING
CONSULTING
Integrated
Circuit
Design
and
Analysis
Services
for
the
nanometer
age
Results-­‐oriented
Integrated
Circuit
Design
Engineer
with
advanced
expertise
in
Custom
Integrated
Circuit
design
with
an
emphasis
on
mixed
standard
cell
and
full-­‐custom
design,
CAD
development
and
design
automation
flow
creation
(Perl,
C,
C++),
deconstruction
and
deprocessing
of
semiconductor
devices,
circuit
extraction
and
physical
design
analysis
for
technical
patent
prosecution,
licensing,
and
litigation
support,
prior
art
searches,
and
expert
witness
testimony.
Has
In-­‐depth
knowledge
of
design
principles,
technologies,
and
standards,
including
Reverse
Engineering
tasks.
Has
developed
own
unique
approach
to
providing
unassailable
accuracy
in
reverse
engineering
work.
Has
demonstrated
ability
to
translate
complex
concepts
into
easily
understood
communications.
Has
strong
interpersonal,
organizational
and
analytical
skills
to
judge
difficulties
and
offer
expert,
on-­‐site,
reliable
solutions.
Committed
to
securing
a
challenging
managerial/technical
position
where
my
extensive
working
experience
in
design
and
analysis
will
be
greatly
developed
and
utilized
in
providing
sound
and
wise
engineering
advice
and
solutions.
AREAS
OF
EXPERTISE
! Engineering
Consulting
! High-­‐volume
commercial
products
! Multiple
process
technologies
! Competitive
Intelligence
! Business
development
! Professional
report
writing
! Digital
System
Design
! Proficient
in
CAD
development
and
design
automation
flow
creation
! Strong
knowledge
of
circuit
design,
theory
and
layout
! Excellent
written
and
verbal
communication
! Excellent
analytical,
problem
solving
and
troubleshooting
skills
! Circuit
extraction
and
Physical
design
analysis
for
technical
patent
prosecution,
licensing,
and
litigation
support
! Prior
art
searches
! Claim
chart
creation
! Demonstrated
ability
to
work
on
multiple
projects
simultaneously
TECHNICAL
SKILLS
LANGUAGES
Perl,
C,
C++,
Mainsail
TECHNOLOGY
IC,
VLSI,
ASIC,
SoC,
CMOS,
BiCMOS,
Bipolar
FRAMEWORK
CAD
systems:
Cadence,
Mentor.
API
Physical
Layout
Management,
Agile
Development
Process
PROGRAMS
&
CONCEPTS
Verilog,
Place
and
Route,
DRC,
ERC,
Static
timing
analysis
CONCEPTS
Design
Patterns,
IT,
Networking,
Device
Module
and
Systems
Level
Testing,
Multiprocess
synchronization,
Multiple
power
and
clock
domains
SOFTWARE
Code,
Word,
Excel,
Powerpoint,
Visio,
OpenOffice
SYSTEMS
Windows,
Apple
Macintosh,
Unix,
Linux
HARDWARE
Memory
CAM
&
RAM,
NVRAM,
FLASH,
SPARC
Processors,
PCI,
MEMS
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
GRIFFITH
GROUP
CONSULTING
[formerly
ISES-­‐LLC],
Parker,
Colorado
Nov
1997
–
Present
PRINCIPAL
|
INDEPENDENT
CONSULTING
PRACTICE
An
independent
consulting
firm
providing
contract
engineering
services
since
1997
in
Custom
Integrated
Circuit
design
(full
custom
and
semi-­‐custom
cell-­‐based
VLSI),
with
a
primary
focus
on
physical
design
issues
for
very
high-­‐integration
System-­‐on-­‐Chip
(SoC)
level
devices.
Member
of
Micro
Methods
LLC
–
a
group
of
Subject
Matter
Experts
committed
to
excellence
and
unerring
accuracy
in
providing
semiconductor
focused
Intellectual
Property
services
for
our
multinational
client
base.
! Launched
Engineering
Consultancy
Company
to
analyze
business
requirements
and
design
new
applications
and
solutions
for
clients.

2. SCOTT
J.
GRIFFITH
Resume,
Page
2
! Tasks
undertaken
for
a
variety
of
clients
have
included:
development
and
maintenance
of
customized
standard
cell
libraries
for
high-­‐integration
System-­‐on-­‐Chip
(SoC)
ASIC
designs,
development
and
maintenance
of
custom
CAD
frameworks
for
automated
library
characterization
and
generation
of
the
models
for
synthesis
and
timing
analysis,
deprocessing
and
extraction
of
physical
schematics
from
targeted
integrated
circuits,
and
preparation
of
detailed
patent
infringement
reports
to
support
litigation
and
licensing
efforts.
! Lead
the
design,
development
and
implementation
of
architectural
deliverables,
including
assessment
and
optimization
of
system
design
and
review
of
user
requirements.
Drove
the
determination
of
technical
and
operational
feasibility
of
solutions.
! Communicated
the
architectural,
development
standards,
reusable
assets,
and
design
choices
to
development
teams
and
mentored
them
on
their
adoption.
Reviewed
and
validated
detailed
design
of
assigned
segments
to
ensure
that
the
functional
objectives
and
development
standards
were
met.
! Provided
leadership
for
system
and
software
design
and
support.
Lead
multiple
projects
with
competing
deadlines.
EARLIER
POSITIONS
HELD
SUN
MICROSYSTEMS,
Mountain
View,
CA
Jul
1986-­‐Nov
1997
SENIOR
MEMBER
OF
TECHNICAL
STAFF
|
MANAGER
OF
CELL
LIBRARY
GROUP
|
SENIOR
ENGINEER
! Responsible
for
cell
library
maintenance
and
characterization
CAD
flows
for
deep
submicron
high
performance
CMOS
microprocessor
designs.
! Responsible
for
management
and
team
building
in
a
group
tasked
with
design
and
implementation
of
static
and
dynamic
circuits
intended
for
several
generations
of
the
SPARC
family
of
microprocessors.
GENERAL
COMPUTER
COMPANY,
Cambridge,
MA
OCT
1982-­‐OCT
1984
&
Oct
1985-­‐Jul
1986
ARCHITECTURAL
LEAD
|
TECHNICAL
LEAD
|
DESIGN
ENGINEER
! Led
architectural
team
for
a
proprietary
CMOS
microprocessor
project.
! Led
technical
activities
for
an
internal
hard
disk
subsystem
project
for
the
Apple
Macintosh
Plus
personal
computer.
! Deeply
involved
in
the
design
of
custom
CMOS
VLSI
ICs
for
high-­‐volume
consumer
electronic
applications.
Designs
included
a
digital
sound
synthesis
IC
with
on-­‐chip
DAC,
and
a
high-­‐performance
consumer
video
graphics
controller
IC
used
in
the
Atari
7800
consumer
game
console.
KURZWEIL
MUSIC
SYSTEMS,
Waltham,
MA
Oct
1984-­‐Oct
1985
&
Mar-­‐Oct
1987
VLSI
ENGINEER
! Took
responsibilities
for
design
and
implementation
of
a
custom
CMOS
VLSI
signal
processing
IC
intended
for
use
in
high
volume,
cost
sensitive
consumer
electronic
musical
instruments.
COMPUGRAPHIC
|
QUADEX
SYSTEMS
DIVISION,
Cambridge,
MA
Mar
1981-­‐Oct
1982
DESIGN
ENGINEER
! Responsibilities
included
everything
from
TTL
system
design
through
documentation
and
support
of
production
and
field
service.
EDUCATION
&
TRAINING
Electrical
Engineering
and
Computer
Science,
Massachusetts
Institute
of
Technology,
Cambridge,
MA
MISCELLANEOUS
Member
–
IEEE,
AES,
SAE,
Microscopy
Society
2
US
patents
on
microprocessor
and
memory
circuit
design.
Co-­‐author
of
multiple
papers
on
high
speed
cache
and
ASIC/SoC
design