Brendan Murtha
About Brendan Murtha
Brendan Murtha is a Senior Staff Engineer at Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, with extensive experience in software flows and application engineering. He has held various engineering roles at companies such as Intel Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Synplicity, and Synopsys, and possesses strong skills in hardware description languages and FPGA design tools.
Work at Achronix Semiconductor Corporation
Brendan Murtha currently serves as a Senior Staff Engineer at Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a position he has held since 2021. His role involves leveraging his extensive experience in software flows and application engineering to enhance the company's FPGA design capabilities. Achronix is known for its innovative semiconductor solutions, and Murtha's contributions are integral to the development of advanced technologies within the organization.
Previous Experience at Intel Corporation
Before joining Achronix, Brendan Murtha worked at Intel Corporation as a System on Chip (SoC) Engineer from 2016 to 2021. During his five years at Intel, he was responsible for owning the prototyping software flow, which included providing direct support to Electronic Design Automation (EDA) partners. His work contributed to the development of advanced semiconductor technologies at Intel's San Jose, California facility.
Career Background in Engineering
Brendan Murtha has a diverse engineering background, having worked at several prominent companies. He was a Hardware Engineer at Lockheed Martin from 1998 to 2007, followed by a role as a Corporate Application Engineer at Synplicity for one year in 2007. He then spent nine years at Synopsys as a Corporate Applications Engineer until 2016. This extensive experience has equipped him with a strong foundation in both hardware and software engineering.
Education and Expertise in Electrical Engineering
Brendan Murtha holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) from Santa Clara University, where he studied Digital Signal Processing from 2006 to 2009. He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Kansas. His educational background supports his expertise in hardware description languages such as Verilog, System Verilog, and VHDL, as well as his proficiency in programming languages including Perl, TCL, Python, and Shell Scripting.
Skills in Digital Signal Processing and FPGA Design
Brendan Murtha possesses extensive skills in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms and MATLAB, which complement his engineering expertise. He is experienced in using FPGA design tools such as Quartus and Vivado. His strong background includes synthesis, placement, routing, timing closure, and RTL design, making him proficient in various aspects of FPGA development and application engineering.