Weiwei Sun
About Weiwei Sun
Weiwei Sun is a Senior Staff Communication System Engineer at Impinj, where he has worked since 2017. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington and has extensive experience in FPGA design, adaptive filter algorithms, and radar and wireless communication systems.
Work at Impinj
Weiwei Sun has been employed at Impinj as a Senior Staff Communication System Engineer since 2017. In this role, he focuses on the design and implementation of communication systems, leveraging his expertise in FPGA designs and simulations. His work involves utilizing industry-standard tools such as Simulink, Altera, and Xilinx SDKs to develop advanced communication solutions.
Education and Expertise
Weiwei Sun earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington College of Engineering, completing his studies from 2010 to 2017. His academic background provides a strong foundation in digital signal processing, radar system engineering, and wireless communication. He possesses extensive knowledge in software programming, utilizing tools such as Verilog, Python, CUDA C, C/C++, and Matlab.
Background in Research and Teaching
Prior to his current role, Weiwei Sun worked at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington as a Research Assistant from 2011 to 2017 and as a Teaching Assistant from 2012 to 2016. During his tenure, he developed a high-speed radio receiver system and adaptive filter algorithms, contributing to both research and educational activities within the department.
Technical Skills and Projects
Weiwei Sun has developed a high-speed radio receiver system that integrates a 5GHz sampler with a Xilinx Virtex 6 FPGA, focusing on real-time low latency requirements. He has also addressed challenges in antenna pattern modeling, ADC synchronization, and high data rate transmission through 10Gb Ethernet links. His skills extend to analyzing wide-band statistical signals using DSP techniques.
Professional Experience in Hardware and Systems
Weiwei Sun has experience in operating hardware and test instruments, including signal generators, amplifiers, analog filters, and network analyzers. He has handled big data issues for real-time wide-band data processing on GPU platforms, demonstrating his capability in utilizing advanced electronic and computational technology for radar and wireless communication systems.