Muhammad Waqas Umair

Developed a Verilog-based DFT solution with Tcl automation, significantly improving BIST insertion efficiency and pattern generation for automotive microcontrollers.

Designed and verified synthesizable RTL for a critical TCAM module, ensuring functionality and performance for next-generation automotive microcontrollers.

Created comprehensive memory library files and custom operations, enhancing overall test coverage for complex memory architectures.

Performed detailed fault analysis with standard and custom algorithms, accurately identifying and localizing design defects within critical components.

Implemented IJTAG-based column/row repair and comprehensive diagnostic analysis, improving silicon yield and debug efficiency for advanced semiconductor products.

Automated RTL generation and verification setup, including testbench and assertion development, significantly reducing manual effort and accelerating design cycles.

Created and maintained robust UVM test environments, ensuring 100% protocol compliance and early bug detection for complex digital designs.

Developed and integrated concurrent assertions into testbenches, enabling early detection of critical design issues and reducing verification cycles.

Performed thorough RTL verification using SystemVerilog/UVM, achieving near-complete functional coverage for high-reliability systems.

Applied formal verification techniques to ensure design correctness, significantly reducing post-silicon defects and improving overall product quality.

Implemented the IDEA encryption algorithm on a resource-constrained Spartan-6 FPGA using VHDL, achieving optimal performance within specified area constraints.

Verified FPGA functionality through extensive simulation and synthesis, ensuring design correctness under stringent timing and area constraints.

Achieved timing closure and optimized logic utilization for efficient hardware deployment, meeting critical performance targets.

Designed synthesizable RTL for SPI, APB, and AHB protocols, ensuring 100% compliance with industry standards and seamless integration readiness.

Developed custom RTL modules and implemented robust linting practices, significantly improving code quality and reducing potential design errors.

Verified protocol implementations and custom modules through comprehensive functional accuracy testing, identifying and resolving critical bugs.

Developed RTL modules for key components of a RISC-V architecture (ALU, Instruction Memory, Control Unit), contributing to the development of a high-performance processor.

Created comprehensive testbenches and performed functional verification, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of developed modules.

Assisted in advanced research activities and evaluated over 50 student assignments and projects, contributing to academic excellence and mentorship.