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General Information
Full Name | Xifan Tang |
Date of Birth | 6th August 1989 |
Languages | English, Chinese |
Education
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2017 Doctor in Science
EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland - FPGA architecture, circuit design and CAD based on Resistive Memory
- the OpenFPGA project
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2013 Master in Electrical Engineering
EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland - Reconfigurable Architecture Design Based Ambipolar Logic
- Circuit Design based on Ambipolar Logic
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2011 Bachelor in Micro-electronics
Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China - Architecture exploration for FPGAs
Experience
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2023 - Present CTO
RapidFlex US Inc. - Leading the development of ArkAngel Design Suites
- Leading the development of MX200 eFPGA IP
- Accomplished 2 successful FPGA tapeouts in 2 years
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2021 - 2022 Chief Engineer
Rapidsilicon, - Accomplished 2 successful FPGA tapeout in 1 year
- Leading the development on open-source FPGA methodology
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2020 - 2021 Research Assistant Professor
University of Utah - Leading the development on OpenFPGA project
- Accomplished 4 successful FPGA tapeouts
Open Source Projects
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2018-now OpenFPGA
- The core engine of a number of commercial eFPGA IP generator
Honors and Awards
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2020 - Best Contribution Award, Workshop on Open-Source EDA Technology (WOSET)
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2015 - Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
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2014 - Best paper award nomination at Intl’ Conf. on Field Programmable Technology (ICFPT)
Academic Interests
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FPGA architecture
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FPGA EDA algorithms and open-source effort
Other Interests
- Hobbies: Basketball, Computer Games, etc.