João Antunes

Product Engineer

Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal3 yrs 6 mos experience

Key Highlights

Developed low-power Digital Front-End for IoT connectivity.
Enhanced verification processes using AI-driven solutions.
Created automation tools for efficient onboarding.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Semiconductor Engineer with a focus on Digital Design and Verification.

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital DesignVerificationMachine LearningTool Development

Other Skills

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About

I am currently a second-year master's student after completing my bachelor's degree. My field of study is Electrical and Computer Engineering at Nova SST. This degree has projected my taste in the areas of Digital and Electronics, resulting in the production of some personal projects using Arduino and RaspberryPi. My thesis in development centers on the RTL design and implementation of a low-power Digital Front-End (DFE) for the NOVA TREX1 transceiver in 65nm CMOS technology. The scope involves developing a complete Low-IF digital baseband chain - specifically the Digital Down Converter (DDC), fast-settling synchronization engines, and a GMSK demodulator - optimized to achieve robust connectivity for bursty IoT traffic within a strict 2 mW power budget. I currently work as a ASIC Digital Design Intern for Synopsys. I seek to specialize (after graduation) in the areas mentioned but I am open to new challenges or opportunities that may arise.

Experience

3 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Synopsys inc

5 roles

ASIC Digital Design Intern

Mar 2026 – Present · 3 mos · Lisboa, Portugal · On-site

CadenceC (linguagem de programação)PythonUVMDigital DesignVerification

ASIC Digital Design Intern

Jul 2025 – Aug 2025 · 1 mo

My primary focus was enhancing the verification flow by integrating the VC Execution Manager (ExecMan). ExecMan is a robust and scalable system designed to streamline the processes of compilation, regression test execution, data collection, reporting, and tracking within design verification.
My work not only improved the current verification process but also established a foundation for the future use of machine learning to optimize resource allocation and efficiency. By integrating Synopsys VSO.ai™ (Verification Space Optimization), we can utilize the industry’s first AI-driven verification solution, which enables verification teams to achieve coverage closure faster and at a higher quality.

C (linguagem de programação)PythonUVMVerificationMachine Learning

ASIC Digital Design Intern

Jul 2024 – Aug 2024 · 1 mo

During my summer job, I successfully developed two tools. The first tool was designed to automate a key part of the workflow for the verification team, while the second tool was a proactive initiative aimed to assist new hires in their initial onboarding process.

C (linguagem de programação)PythonTool Development

Campus Ambassador

Mar 2024 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

In my role as a campus ambassador, I actively promote Synopsys at NOVA FCT by organizing events, distributing materials, engaging on social media, and gathering student feedback. These activities contribute to a heightened brand awareness and recruitment endeavors for the organization.

Intern

Jan 2024 – Feb 2024 · 1 mo

C (linguagem de programação)Python

Ntt data europe & latam

Ambassador

Sep 2023 – Mar 2024 · 6 mos · Lisboa, Portugal · Hybrid

In my role as a campus ambassador, I actively promoted NTT DATA at NOVA FCT by organizing events, distributing materials, engaging on social media, and gathering student feedback. These activities contributed to a heightened brand awareness and recruitment endeavors for the organization.

C (linguagem de programação)Python

Aefct - associação dos estudantes da fct nova

2 roles

Collaborator at the Mobility Office

May 2023 – Dec 2023 · 7 mos

The Mobility Office was created to support, clarify and respond to the needs of the Student Community who study or wish to study outside their Institution or Country of origin.
An area that has as its main focus the social inclusion of the Student Community that comes to study at FCT NOVA, as well as encouraging and assisting the internationalization of the academic paths of the entire FCT NOVA student body.

Collaborator in the area of Culture and Recreation

Mar 2022 – May 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

The Culture and Recreation Area aims to organize all recreational and cultural events, which are the sole responsibility of the AEFCT Management or in partnership with other external entities. As the majority of the Area's activity is related to recreational initiatives, the aim is that the handling of events has, in all circumstances, the satisfaction of the entire FCT student community, as well as its cultural enrichment.