Majdi Ababneh
About Majdi Ababneh
Majdi Ababneh is a Senior ESD Design Engineer at Synaptics Incorporated, specializing in ESD analysis tools and protection structures. He has extensive experience in academia and industry, including roles at the University of South Florida and Nokia.
Work at Synaptics
Majdi Ababneh has been employed at Synaptics Incorporated as a Senior ESD Design Engineer since 2021. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this role, he utilizes his expertise in ESD analysis checking tools, including PERC, SFT (ESRA), Insight, and Calibre. His responsibilities include the design and development of ESD protection structures, such as diodes and power clamps.
Education and Expertise
Majdi Ababneh holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the University of South Florida, where he studied Energy Harvesting, Power Management, Maximum Power Point Tracking, and Microelectronics from 2013 to 2018. He also earned a Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the same institution between 2013 and 2015. Additionally, he obtained a Master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology from 2009 to 2012. His academic background supports his skills in ESD testing models and RF/Microwave engineering.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current position at Synaptics, Majdi Ababneh worked as an ESD Design Engineer at Synaptics Incorporated from 2019 to 2021 in San Jose, California. He also served as a Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the University of South Florida from 2013 to 2018. His earlier roles include Design and Maintenance Engineer at Nokia in 2009, Lab Supervisor at Jordan University of Science and Technology from 2010 to 2012, and Instructor at Southeastern Louisiana University from 2018 to 2019. He began his career as a Graduate Intern at Orange in 2008.
Technical Skills
Majdi Ababneh possesses a solid understanding of ESD testing models, including the Human Body Model (HBM), Charged Device Model (CDM), and IEC-61000-4-2. He has expertise in designing and building Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) systems for low power applications. His skills extend to RF/Microwave engineering, encompassing theory, design, and Electromagnetics (EM) simulations and measurements.