Django’s greatest innovation is his baby daughter, but even the hustle and bustle of fatherhood doesn’t keep him for coming up with at least 1,000 ideas a day. From underwater acoustics and RF engineering to device characterization and package development, Django looks for ways to bridge the gaps between things that others might see as unrelated or unsolvable.

Perhaps best known for TI’s Django Board, Django has introduced a unique way to characterize a microchip from the surface of the silicon all the way to the connector to the real world. As a result, now we can measure system performance and partition it. This has become the industry’s first system-level test vehicle for silicon characterization to enable TI to reliably create models for 10-plus Gb/second performance in wire bond packages. Today he continues to extend the Django Board and its model-loop closure methodology across the company.

In Django’s spare time his passion for discovery is exemplified by his love for adventure. He has backpacked across 16 countries so far and believes you learn the most about a region by exploring its terrain and meeting its people.

As he looks ahead, Django sees numerous opportunities for semiconductors to enable innovation in the medical market, including the ability to provide diagnostic technology for emerging countries. He is committed to helping TI and its customers keep up with advancing semiconductor technology nodes and extend the useful lifespan of each node. And he’s passionate about improving time-to-market for equipment manufacturers whose product roadmaps continue to get more aggressive.