Amanda Liu

Experience

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  Xi’an Space Radio technology institute(504)

  Aug 1994 - Aug 1996

  Engineer

  Responsibilities（satellite）• Test program and method development and measurement of Communication system of satellite/ZIYUAN-1 which co-designed with Brazil

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  Avanti

  Mar 1999 - Dec 2000

  EDA Software Engineer

  Respisibility• EDA Tool development based on Unix(Solaris), C/C++• Project: Simulator(Polaris), Synthesizer(Sirius), Design & debugger(Debussy), support Verilog & VHDL

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  Haier (Shanghai) IC Design Co., Ltd

  Jan 2001 - Dec 2003

  IC Design Engineer & Project Manager

  Responsibilities (MCU Chip)• Responsible for 8-bit MCU chip design and project management• Successfully validated in silicon• Applied for Shanghai Science and Technology patent as the first author

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  Agilent Networks, Inc.

  Jan 2004 - Aug 2006

  Application Development Engineer/Global Techincial Support Center

  Responsibilities （SOC ATE support）Assist Sales/FAE team provide technical support for customer globally• Provide technical support for internal teams globally• Chip test program development for customer• Assist customer on ATE test• Agilent 93k SOC ATE platform and memory test platform• Customer facing experience

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  Pixelworks

  Sept 2006 - Aug 2007

  NPI engineer / OPS

  Responsibilities (Image-process Chip)• Arrange and coordinate with different team(design, application, ATE, marketing, Operation) internally to make sure the new developed product (Chip) go for MP• Arrange and coordinate communication between third party(Foundry, Testing house, Failure analysis, etc.) with internal teamCoordinate to resolve the customer feedback issue• Wafer progress and inventory monitoring, qualification progress tracking, customer & engineering sample arrangement, etc. Show less

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  Atheros Communications (Shanghai)

  Aug 2007 - Jul 2010

  Customer Program Manager / Marketing Department / Report to US senior CPM

  Responsibilities (Wireless Chip 802.11)• Assist Business Development Director(from US and ASIA) for market development• Be contact window for customers and internal teams, regular project process control & status update, support on customer issues and vice versa• Coordinate global marketing, sales, R&D, OPS, technical support and agency teams to better achieve project/program business goal• Assist PMO and engineering high level manager on project feature definition, plan, schedule/cost/quality control, resource management, execution, drive/monitor until Mass Production internally• Regular customer visit/on-site support• Complete 2 Tire-1 projects(Junior version and the advanced version), win big order from international customer(the biggest one during that period)• Why leave: The company re-organization during the last economic crisis Show less

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  Silicon Image

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2013

  Program Manager / PMO / Report to PMO director

  Responsibilities (HDMI/MHL Chip)• As the first responsible and contact person, leads global cross-functional team to complete multi-projects( >50 person, Tire 1 + multi-chips) from early planning to final release to production• Work closely and independently with engineering VP, PMO director, R&D director, Marketing director, Site manager for project/program plan/definition, execution, change control, risk management, cost management, process management, critical issue resolving and all related until project/program closure• Host regular conference call and regular update top-down and bottom-up• Regular issue resolve and update to senior management team with mitigation plan• Participate in design reviews and assure compliance to design checklists & procedures• Coordinate among different sites( US, India & SH) • Coordinate among global teams( marketing, R&D, OPS, technical support, HR/finance and 3rd-party)• Assist local R&D director and General Manager on local team build• Assist PMO & Marketing in headquarter on the project priority assurance• Provide customer support when necessaryCritical Project portfolio(Multimedia Chip/MHL/HDMI)• Storm - MHL1/2 to HDMI1.4/RGB/VGA bridge and receiver which Integrated 8051 MCU core. One die 3 parts with audio extraction, advanced sleep mode, CEC processor and HDCP2.2, TSMC 55nm 1P7M, which upgrades an existing HDM input to an auto-sensing MHL 2.0/HDMI input solution• Rogue - MHL3.0 bridge, receiver & transmitter with HDCP2.2. The first third generation MHL to HDMI Bridge with tri-mode (MHL 3.0, MHL 1/2 & HDMI 1.4) input and dual mode (MHL 3.0 & HDMI 1.4) output, can be configured for use as Tx, Rx, or Bridge Show less