# An Interview with Shahriar from The Signal Path - Quisquous Quivering Quadripole

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2014-12-18
- Length: 1h 46m
- Episode: 228
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-12-18-an-interview-with-shahriar-from-the-signal-path-quisquous-quivering-quadripole
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/228-an-interview-with-shahriar-from-the-signal-path-quisquous-quivering-quadripole/

## Summary

Shariar, ASIC design manager at Bell Labs (part of Alcatel-Lucent), discusses the challenges and physics of millimeter-wave and terahertz ASIC design, explaining how device scaling in CMOS processes enables high-frequency operation. He details the manufacturing landscape, noting that while Intel and GlobalFoundries dominate advanced silicon, companies like Tower Jazz and STMicroelectronics provide specialized processes for government and RF applications. The conversation also covers the high cost of EDA tools like Cadence, the rigorous peer-review process of IEEE publications, and Shariar's philosophy on education through his YouTube channel, The Signal Path.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-12-18-an-interview-with-shahriar-from-the-signal-path-quisquous-quivering-quadripole#t=0) Introduction and Bell Labs Role
- [3:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-12-18-an-interview-with-shahriar-from-the-signal-path-quisquous-quivering-quadripole#t=188) Millimeter-Wave ASIC Design and Physics
- [9:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-12-18-an-interview-with-shahriar-from-the-signal-path-quisquous-quivering-quadripole#t=563) Semiconductor Manufacturing and Foundries
- [23:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-12-18-an-interview-with-shahriar-from-the-signal-path-quisquous-quivering-quadripole#t=1414) EDA Tools, Simulation, and Design Kits
- [1:10:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-12-18-an-interview-with-shahriar-from-the-signal-path-quisquous-quivering-quadripole#t=4226) IEEE Publishing and Peer Review
- [52:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-12-18-an-interview-with-shahriar-from-the-signal-path-quisquous-quivering-quadripole#t=3161) Test Equipment and High-Frequency Measurement
- [39:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-12-18-an-interview-with-shahriar-from-the-signal-path-quisquous-quivering-quadripole#t=2350) Education, The Signal Path, and Career Advice

## Topics

- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Bell Labs (company)
- Alcatel-Lucent (company)
- Intel (company)
- GlobalFoundries (company)
- Tower Jazz (company)
- STMicroelectronics (company)
- Cadence (tool)
- Keysight (company)
- Virginia Diode (company)
- IEEE (company)
- The Signal Path (product)
- Arduino (product)

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