Jim Wood
About Jim Wood
Jim Wood is the Technical Director of ASIC Design and Firmware at onsemi, where he has worked since 2009. He has extensive experience in ASIC development and has held various engineering roles at companies such as IDTV, Ikanos Communications, and Quantenna Communications.
Current Role at Onsemi
Jim Wood serves as the Technical Director for ASIC Design and Firmware at Onsemi, a position he has held since 2009. He is based in San Jose, California. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the design and development of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and firmware. His work focuses on advancing technologies in wireless communication, including the development of products such as WIFI6 and various 802.11 wireless chipsets.
Previous Experience in ASIC Design
Before joining Onsemi, Jim Wood held several key positions in the field of ASIC design and firmware. He worked at Quantenna Communications, where he was responsible for the development of the ASIC 802.3/802.11 MAC datapath, SOC, and CPU architecture. His career also includes roles at Ikanos Communications as Manager of ASIC Emulation and at Integrated Device Technology as a Product Engineer, where he gained extensive experience in the semiconductor industry.
Educational Background
Jim Wood has a solid educational foundation in technology and engineering. He studied Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. Additionally, he pursued further studies at the University of Phoenix, achieving a degree in Business and Technology Management. He also attended the Institute for Business and Technology, where he specialized in CMOS Layout Design.
Career Timeline
Jim Wood's career spans several decades, beginning with his role as a Product Engineer at Integrated Device Technology from 1985 to 1990. He then worked as a Hardware and Software Engineer at Adaptive Solutions from 1990 to 1996. Following this, he served as a Senior Software Engineer at Oak Technology from 1996 to 1999, and as Director of Systems Architecture at IDTV for one year from 1999 to 2000. He later joined Ikanos Communications, where he worked from 2003 to 2009 before moving to Onsemi.