NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Analog
Devices, Inc. named senior engineers Ahmed Ali and Peter Katzin
Analog Devices Fellows, a distinguished technical position awarded to
engineers who contribute significantly to the company's business success
through exceptional innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship and an
unparalleled ability to bridge organizations and mentor others within
the company. In addition to their business impact, Analog Devices
Fellows serve as company ambassadors and are recognized as industry
leaders in their fields of expertise.
"Ali and Peter exemplify all the qualities of a Fellow, which represents
the highest level of achievement for a technical contributor at Analog
Devices," said Ray Stata, cofounder and chairman of the board, Analog
Devices. "Ali has received 40 patents for his innovations and played an
instrumental role in creating a series of industry-leading benchmarks in
high-performance and high-speed converters. Peter is overseeing the
development of Analog Devices' new silicon germanium product families,
and has proven himself to be an exceptional innovator, mentor, and a
driving force behind many technological breakthroughs."
Ahmed Ali received his BSEE and MSEE from Ain Shams University in Cairo,
Egypt. He completed his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania in 1999.
His experience includes high-speed converters and RF synthesizers for
cellular applications, as well as serving as an adjunct professor at the
University of Pennsylvania. In 2002, Ali joined Analog Devices'
High-Speed Converter Group in Greensboro, N.C., where he began working
on pipelined analog-to-digital converters that have helped Analog
Devices set a series of industry-leading performance benchmarks.
Peter Katzin graduated from Cornell University in 1983 and joined
Hittite Microwave Corporation in 1987, where his efforts drove growth
and cemented the company's reputation as a microwave technology leader.
After a six-year stint in Analog Devices' Communications Division
supporting the first cellular and cordless telephone handset
transceivers, Katzin returned to Hittite as Director of Engineering in
2000, taking responsibility for the development of all RF and microwave
IC products. In 2004 Katzin assumed a broader technical role as Chief
Engineer, providing leadership across circuit design, process selection
and design methodology. He returned to Analog Devices upon its
acquisition of Hittite in June 2014.
About Analog Devices, Inc.
Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) designs and manufactures semiconductor
products and solutions. We enable our customers to interpret the world
around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with
unmatched technologies that sense, measure and connect. Visit http://www.analog.com.
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Analog Devices, Inc.
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