Consultant [June, 1994 - September, 1994]
Designed 155 MHz phase-locked loop synthesizer IC. First silicon met
noise performance design specification to within 10% of goal.
Design Engineer [January, 1993 - September, 1993]
Designed low jitter voltage controlled oscillator in high speed
complementary bipolar process for 155MHz phase-locked loop IC used in
fiberoptic serial data communication. Identified fundamental noise
sources and achieved thermal-
noise-limited performance as determined by chip power budget.
Analog Group Leader [September, 1987 - December, 1988]
Completed several design projects including a scanning infrared camera.
Received company-wide outstanding service award in 1988 for design of
this system.
Coordinated activities of six technical employees in group.
Design Engineer [March, 1986 - September, 1987]
Designed fast framing video cameras for high speed (7.5kHz frame rate,
4000:1 dynamic range, 64x64 pixel) and low cost (300Hz frame rate,
1000:1 dynamic range, 100x100 pixel) applications in optical wavefront
sensor systems.
Instructor [September, 1992 - May, 1994]
Taught graduate bipolar analog IC design course in Fall semesters, 1992
and 1993.
Taught graduate CMOS analog IC design course in Spring semester, 1994.
Teaching Assistant [September, 1990 - May, 1991]
Developed new laboratory curriculum for introductory circuit design
course.
J. McNeill, M. Coln, and B. Larivee, "'Split-ADC' Architecture for Deterministic Digital Background Calibration of a 16b 1MS/s ADC ," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 40, no. 12, pp. 2437 - 2445, December 2005.
Y. Toh and J. McNeill, "Single-ended to differential converter for multiple-stage single- ended ring oscillators ," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 141-145, January 2003.
J. Stander, J. McNeill, and R. Ludwig, "Multi-Probe Impedance Measurement System for Nondestructive Evaluation and Test of 'Green State' Powder Metallurgy Parts", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 1367-1371, October, 1998.
J. McNeill, "Jitter in ring oscillators," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 870-879, June, 1997.
A. E. Emanuel and J. McNeill, "Electric Power Quality," Annual Review of Energy and the Environment, vol. 22, pp. 263-304, December, 1997.
B. Onat, J. McNeill and U. Cilingiroglu, "A compact charge-based 4-bit flash ADC circuit architecture for ANN applications," Electronics Letters, vol. 34, pp. 784-786, August, 1997.
B. Onat, J. McNeill, and U. Cilingiroglu, "Implementation of a charge-based neural Euclidean classifier for a 3-bit flash analog-to-digital converter," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 672-677, June, 1997.
J. A. McNeill, "Interpolating ring VCO with V-to-F linearity compensation," Electronics Letters, vol. 30, no. 24, pp. 2003-2004, November 24, 1994.
J. A. McNeill, "Simple circuits for generating high-voltage staircase waveforms," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 42, pp. 1026-1031, December, 1993.
T. Suto and J. McNeill, "The Backstory on Backdriving," Test and Measurement World, September, 2007
R. Gupta, S. Ahmad, R. Ludwig, and J. McNeill, "Adaptive Digital Baseband
Predistortion for RF Power Amplifier Linearization," High Frequency Electronics,
September, 2006.
J. McNeill, "Boost Converter Provides Temperature-Controlled Operation of 12V Fan from +5V Supply", Design Idea, EDN Magazine, pp. 98-100, December 18, 1997.
J. McNeill, J. Kulesza, L. Menezes, N. Tjoa, "Improved Efficiency Fan Speed Control," Ideas for Design, Electronic Design Magazine, pp. 98-100, October 22, 1998.
A. Pelteku and J. McNeill, "Analysis and Implementation of a Phase Cancellation Technique used in Adaptive Interference Suppression," accepted to the IEEE 24th Queen's Biennial Symposium on Communications (QBSC 2008), Kingston, Ontario, June, 2008.
J. McNeill, S. Goluguri, and A. Nair, "Split-ADC” Digital Background
Correction
of Open-Loop Residue Amplifier Nonlinearity Errors in a 14b Pipeline ADC
," IEEE 2007 International Symposium
on Circuits and Systems
(ISCAS2007), New Orleans, May 2007.
J. McNeill, C. David, R Croughwell, M. Coln, and B. Larivee,
"Self-Calibration of a High Resolution Interleaved ADC Using the 'Split
ADC' Architecture,"
Analog Devices Limerick Engineering Conference (ADLEC2006), November
2006.
Chengxin Liu and John A. McNeill, "A digital-PLL-based true random number generator," 2005 IEEE Conference on PhD Research in Microelectronics (PRIME2005), Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2005.
J. McNeill, M. Coln, and B. Larivee, "'Split-ADC'
Architecture for Deterministic
Digital Background Calibration of a 16b 1MS/s ADC
," 2005 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference
(ISSCC2005) Digest of Technical Papers, San Francisco, February,
2005
J. McNeill, M. Coln, and B. Larivee, "'Split ADC' Architecture for
Deterministic Digital Background Calibration of a 16 bit 1MS/s ADC,
Analog Devices Limerick Engineering Conference (ADLEC2004), November
2004
Chengxin Liu and John A. McNeill, "Jitter in Oscillators With 1/f Noise Sources," IEEE 2004 International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS2004), Vancouver, Canada, May 2004.
J. McNeill, "A
Model For University-Industry Collaboration: The Center for Analog and
Mixed Signal Integrated Circuit Design at WPI," (Invited Paper), 5th European Workshop on
Microelectronics Education (EWME2004), Lausanne, Switzerland, April
2004.
Chengxin Liu and John A. McNeill, "Jitter in Deep Submicron CMOS Single-Ended Ring Oscillators," IEEE 2003 International ASIC Confernce (ASICON2003), Beijing, China, October 2003.
John A. McNeill, Vladimir Zlatkovic, David Bowler and Lawrence M. DeVito, "Decoupling Technique for Reducing Sensitivity of Differential Pairs To Power-Supply- Induced Jitter," Proceedings of the 2003 Northeast Workshop on Circuits and Systems (NEWCAS2003), Montreal, Canada. June 2003. Pages 1-4.
"New Architecture for Background Self-Calibration of High Resolution
ADCs," Analog Devices General Technical Conference (GTC2003), May 2003
J. McNeill and K. Keenaghan, Transitioning an Engineering Course to Studio Format , Proceedings of the 2002 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE '02), Boston, MA, October, 2002.
J. McNeill, A Simple Method for Relating Time- and Frequency-Domain Measures of Oscillator Performance (Invited Paper), Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Southwest Symposium on Mixed Signal Design (SSMSD2001), Austin, TX, February, 2001.
J. McNeill, M. Lawler, G. Levesque, J. Ruiter, J. Noon A 50A, 1-us-rise-time, programmable electronic load instrument for measurement of microprocessor power supply transient performance , Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC2000), Baltimore, MD, May, 2000.
J. Stander, J. McNeill, and R. Ludwig, "Multi-Probe Impedance Measurement System for Non-Destructive Evaluation and Test of 'Green State' Powder Metallurgy Parts", Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC98), pp. 397-400, Minneapolis, MN, May, 1998.
J. McNeill and R. Vaz, "Integrating Mixed Signal IC Design Research into a Project-based Undergraduate Microelectronics Curriculum," Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE Computer Society International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education (MSE'97), Arlington, VA, July, 1997.
J. McNeill, C. Raanes, and J. Stander, "A CMOS analog integrated circuit for detector readout at a 50MHz pixel rate," 22nd International Congress on High Speed Photography and Photonics, Dennis L. Paisley, Editor, Proc. SPIE vol. 2869 (October, 1996).
J. Stander, J. Plunkett, D. Zenger, J. McNeill, and R. Ludwig, "Electric resistivity testing of green-state powdered metallurgy components," 23rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, July, 1996.
J. McNeill and R. Vaz, "High Expectations: A Passport to Student Success," Ninth International Conference on the First Year Experience, pp. 161-162, July, 1996 [St. Andrews, Scotland].
B. Onat, J. McNeill, and U. Cilingiroglu, "A neural Euclidean classifier utilizing a purely capacitive synaptic matrix," Proceedings of the European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design (ECCTD95), August, 1995 [Istanbul, Turkey].
B. Onat, J. McNeill, and U. Cilingiroglu, "Implementation of a charge-based neural Euclidean classifier for a 3-bit flash analog-to-digital converter," Proceedings of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC95), pp. 834-839, April, 1995 [Waltham, MA].
W. J. Bowhers and J. A. McNeill, "Design of an integrated ATE amplifier," Proceedings of the IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference (AUTOTESTCON), pp. 745-748, September, 1994 [Anaheim, CA]. Won conference award for outstanding student paper.
J. A. McNeill, R. Croughwell, L. DeVito, and A. Gusinov, " A 150 mW, 155 MHz phase locked loop with low jitter VCO ," Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), vol. 3, pp. 49-52, May, 1994 [London, U.K.]
J. A. McNeill, "Low power circuit techniques for generating kilovolt 'staircase' waveforms," Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), vol. 6, pp. 185-188, May, 1994 [London, U.K.]
J. A. McNeill, " Jitter in ring oscillators , " Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), vol. 6, pp. 201-204, May, 1994 [London, U.K.]
J. A. McNeill, "'Piecewise-quadratic' synthesis of an exponential characteristic with an array of square-law MOSFETs," Proceedings of the IEEE International ASIC Conference, pp. 31-34, September, 1993 [Rochester, NY]
C. A. Raanes, J. A. McNeill, A. P. Cunningham, "A multiple-channel correlated double sampling amplifier hybrid to support a 64 parallel output CCD array," 19th International Congress on High Speed Photography and Photonics, Peter W. Fuller, Brian Garfield, John Rendell, Editors, Proc. SPIE 1358, pp. 637-643 (1991).
J. A. McNeill, C. A. Raanes, "Fast framing detector systems for sensor applications," Ultrahigh Speed and High Speed Photography, Photonics, and Videography '89, Gary L. Stradling, Editor, Proc. SPIE 1155, pp. 80-88 (1990).
J. McNeill, "Integrated Communications (ICOM)," General Electric Advanced Development Engineering Technical Publications, Memo 288 (1982).
C. David and J. McNeill, "A 16b 12 Ms/s Time Interleaved ADC Using
Split ADC Architecture for Digital Background Calibration," ISSCC2008
Student Forum, February, 2008 [San Francisco, CA]
"Deep
Submicron CMOS and the New
Era of Creativity in Analog Design," Invited Seminar Presentation,
Tufts University, April 3, 2007
[Medford, MA]
"Deep
Submicron CMOS and the New
Era of Creativity in Analog Design," Invited Seminar Presentation,
Carnegie Mellon University, November 9, 2006
[Pittsburgh, PA]
"Thinking About
Jitter: Circuit Structures and Analytic Techniques for Measuring and
Understanding Oscillator Stability," Invited Presentation, IEEE
Boston
Chapter Instrumentation and Measurement Society, May 10, 2006 [Bedford,
MA]
"Deep Submicron CMOS and the New
Era of Creativity in Analog Design," Invited Seminar Presentation,
University of Rochester, May 2, 2006
[Rochester, NY]
"Deep Submicron CMOS and the New
Era of Creativity in Analog Design," Invited Seminar Presentation,
Columbia University, April 28, 2006
[New York, NY]
Invited Panel Member, IDG501 Seminar in College Teaching, March 28,
2006 [Worcester, MA]
"Research in Analog and Mixed Signal IC Design at WPI," National
Semiconductor
Techincal Seminar, March 8, 2006 [Salem, NH]
"Ethics, Legal Rights and Responsibilities," WPI Teaching Assistant Orientation, January 10, 2006 [Worcetser, MA]
Invited Panel Member, IDG501 Seminar in College Teaching, November
17, 2005 [Worcester, MA]
"Group Therapy: Getting
Project
Students Moving Again," Interdisciplinary and Global Studies
Department Panel Discussion, November 14, 2005 [Worcester, MA]
"Open Forum," (Panel Discussion Chair), ECE Department Heads
Association Regional Meeting, October 15, 2005 [Rochester, NY]
"Deep Submicron CMOS and the New Era of Creativity in Analog Design" (Invited Keynote Presentation), Texas Instruments Technology Conference, October 3, 2005 [Manchester, NH]
"A Novel Architecture for Fast Self-Calibration of High-Speed High-Accuracy ADCs", IEEE Boston Chapter Solid-State Circuit Society Seminar, April 19, 2005 [Wilmington, MA]
"A Novel Architecture for Fast Self-Calibration of High-Speed High-Accuracy ADCs", Harvard Div. Engineering and Applied Sciences Seminar, March 11, 2005 [Cambridge, MA]
"Opportunities for University-Industry Collaboration: The Center for Analog and Mixed Signal Integrated Circuit Design at WPI," Invited presentation to BAE Systems, June 2, 2004.
"Analog and Mixed Signal Design Research," WPI student IEEE chapter seminar, April 7, 2004 [Worcester, MA]
"Electrical Engineering at WPI", Admissions Open house, November, 2003 [PowerPoint] [pdf]
"Education for Engineering Careers," Leominster Area Chamber of Commerce. March, 2003
"PCB Design in the GHz Age" , Keynote Address, PCB East Design Conference, September, 2001 [Worcester, MA]
"Teaching at WPI" , WPI New Faculty Orientation, September 10, 1999 [Worcester, MA]
"Great Expectations" , WPI New Student Orientation, August 21, 1999 [Worcester, MA]
"NECAMSID: Starting a Center" , April 12, 1999 [Worcester, MA]
"Using the WPI Projects Program to Promote Faculty/Student Research Partnerships" , March 25, 1999 [Worcester, MA]
"Low Noise IC Design Techniques for Telecommunications," National Science Foundation CAREER Principal Investigator Conference, January 12, 1999 [Washington, DC]
"Multi-Probe Impedance Measurement System for Non-Destructive Evaluation and Test of 'Green State' Powder Metallurgy Parts", IEEE Boston Chapter Instrumentation and Measurement Society Seminar, September 10, 1998 [Westford, MA]
"NECAMSID: The New England Center for Analog and Mixed Signal IC Design," WPI ECE Departmental Advisory Committee, April 30, 1998 [Worcester, MA]
"Research in Design of CMOS Mixed Signal ICs for High Speed Imaging," invited presentation to EG&G Reticon Research and Development Engineering Conference, October 7, 1997 [Santa Clara, CA]
"Global MQPs: The Limerick, Ireland Experience," WPI ECE Departmental Advisory Committee, May 2, 1997 [Worcester, MA]
"A Custom Integrated Circuit for Analog Signal Processing at a 50MHz Pixel Rate in a Digital Video Imaging System," WPI ECE Department Graduate Seminar, February 5, 1997 [Worcester, MA]
"Charged-Capacitor Current Detection Circuitry Design and Test," MIT Center for Space Research, October 10, 1995 [Cambridge, MA]
"Thinking About Jitter: A Simple Method for Relating Time- and Frequency-Domain Measurements of Oscillator Stability," IEEE Boston Chapter Instrumentation and Measurement Society Seminar, September 12, 1995 [Concord, MA]
"Design of a Low Jitter Ring VCO for the AD806/807 Clock Recovery PLL," Analog Devices General Technical Conference, March 24, 1994 [Marlborough, MA]
"Jitter in Ring Oscillators," Analog Devices Design Seminar, April 29, 1994 [Wilmington, MA]
"Life in an Analog World," WPI student IEEE chapter seminar, November 10, 1994 [Worcester, MA]
"Phase Jitter Measurement Techniques for Voltage Controlled Oscillators in Clock Recovery Phase Locked Loops," Analog Devices General Technical Conference, April 6, 1993 [Marlborough, MA]
Patent 7,312,734: "Calibratable analog-to-digital converter system," with Michael Coln, Analog Devices Semiconductor, Inc.
Patent 6,218,846: "Multi-probe impedance measurement system and method for detection of flaws in conductive articles," with Jennifer Stander and Reinhold Ludwig
Patent 5,418,498: "Low Jitter Ring Oscillators," with Lawrence M. DeVito, Analog Devices Semiconductor, Inc.
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