Alex Ikriannikov

Fellow, Communications and Cloud Power @ Analog Devices

About

- PhD from California Institute of Technology in EE (Power Electronics). - Fellow in ADI. - Member of ADI patent committee (Power). - Angel investor, member of Sand Hill Angels. - Senior Member of IEEE. - More than 70 US patents awarded, more than 50 additional US and International patents are filed and pending. - Multiple publications. - R&D Specialties: - Power Electronics. - R&D, new product proposals and definition, prototyping, optimization, forward looking responsibilities, consulting and advising, custom designs for particular customer applications. - Almost 20 years of leading the real projects with protected coupled inductors IP with a lot of patents: the best in the world expertise in multiphase coupled inductors. More than $1B cumulative revenue directly dependent on these custom magnetics and system optimization. - Video tutorial on coupled inductor basics and benefits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jxtSeVfAGs Past Experience: - System and algorithm design, Control Theory, new platform architecture and topology research. R&D of the new product families, proposals for the new products. Loss modeling and efficiency optimization for discrete and integrated power circuits. Magnetics: optimization, new development. - High switching frequency DC/DC converters. Non-isolated VRM and embedded designs, in particular for Google, Microsoft, Cisco, EMC, HP, IBM, Intel, Dell, nVidia, AMD, Lenovo, Wistron, Quanta, Compal, Sony, Fujitsu, Sun, Artesyn, Ambit, Acbel, Lite-On. - Layout optimization. Single phase and multiphase designs. Product design and development. Optimization of the feedback loop for the static and dynamic performance, analog and digital domains. - Magnetics designs, coupled inductors in particular, several designs are currently in mass production from Eaton/Cooper, Pulse, Cyntec, TDK, MagLayers and other manufacturers, being assembled on high volume boards by multiple customers in Cloud, Datacenters, Notebooks, Servers, Graphics, etc. - Isolated topologies. - 15V/400V project for JPL/NASA for Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. - 3W-30KW AC/DC and DC/DC power supplies, Power Factor Correction, ZVS, efficiency and transient optimization. - EMI and EMC, filters and compliance. - PhD Thesis on Power Factor Correction

Country

United States

City

San Jose

Industry

Semiconductors

Skill

Power Electronics, Magnetics, R&D, Analog, Power Management, PCB design, IC, Product Development, Semiconductors, Mixed Signal, Power Supplies, Analog Circuit Design, Circuit Design, Hardware Architecture, Optimization, Strategic Roadmaps, Digital Signal Processors, SoC, Optimizations, Start-ups

Experience

Fellow, Communications and Cloud Power

Analog Devices

2022-5 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

San Jose, California, United States

- System optimization, R&D, Product feasibility and proposals, Magnetics optimization and development. - DC/DC Power Conversion for AI, Datacenter, Communications, Consumer. - Almost 20 years of leading the real projects with protected Coupled Inductors IP with a lot of patents: the #1 in the world expertise in multi-phase coupled inductors. More than $1B cumulative revenue directly dependent on these custom magnetics and system optimization. - Video tutorial on coupled inductor basics and benefits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jxtSeVfAGs

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff. Consumer and Cloud Infrastructure BU

Analog Devices

2021-8 - 2022-5 · 10 mos

San Jose, California, United States

Maxim Integrated was acquired by Analog Devices (August 2021). System optimization, R&D, Product feasibility and proposals, Magnetics optimization and development. Almost 20 years of leading the real projects with protected Coupled Inductors IP with a lot of patents: the #1 in the world expertise in multi-phase coupled inductors

Investor member

Sand Hill Angels

2016-7 - Present · 10 yrs 3 mos

Investor. Adviser for startups. Main interests include but are not limited to: Power Electronics, Consumer, Solar, Energy Storage, Analog, Medical Devices, Biotech, Hardware, Automation, Industrial.

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff. Communications and Datacenter BU.

Maxim Integrated

2020-1 - 2021-8 · 1 yr 8 mos

System optimization, R&D, Product feasibility and proposals, Magnetics optimization and development. Almost 20 years of leading the real projects with protected coupled inductors IP with a lot of patents: the best in the world expertise in multiphase coupled inductors

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Advanced R&D

Maxim Integrated

2015-9 - 2020-1 · 4 yrs 5 mos

R&D: System Design, New Product feasibility and optimization, Magnetics developments (support of all Maxim Integrated groups), technologies, topologies, circuits, systems, algorithms, new products.

Senior Principal Member of Technical Staff, Advanced R&D

Maxim Integrated

2013-10 - 2015-9 · 2 yrs

San Jose

R&D: technologies, topologies, circuits, systems, algorithms, magnetics, new products. Volterra was acquired by Maxim Integrated.

Principal Scientist, Advanced R&D

Volterra Alumni Network

2010-1 - 2013-10 · 3 yrs 10 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

System design, R&D, Applications, circuits, Power Electronics. Isolated topologies, non-isolated VRs, coupled inductors, new products.

Senior Staff Systems Engineer

Volterra Alumni Network

2004-12 - 2010-1 · 5 yrs 2 mos

System design, R&D, Applications, circuits, Power Electronics. Isolated topologies, non-isolated VRs, coupled inductors, new products.

Staff Systems Engineer

Volterra Alumni Network

2001-12 - 2004-12 · 3 yrs 1 mo

System design, R&D, Applications, circuits, Power Electronics. Isolated topologies, non-isolated VRs, coupled inductors, new products.

Senior Systems Engineer

Volterra Alumni Network

2001-1 - 2001-12 · 1 yr

System design, R&D, Applications, circuits, Power Electronics. Isolated topologies, non-isolated VRs, coupled inductors, new products.

Design Engineer

Power Ten

2000-1 - 2001-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Optimizing control and transient performance of 5-30KW AC/DC power supplies. System integrity, debugging noise and control limitations, EMI compliance. Power Ten was a part of Elgar, it was later merged with Xantrex. Now it is a part of AMETEK.