HI, I'M YEKRA (iq-ra)
Analog IC Design, Power Management, and Emerging Power Devices
HELLO.
I am Md Yekra Rahman, a PhD student in Electrical Engineering at the University of Missouri–Columbia (M-I-Z!), specializing in analog/mixed-signal and power integrated circuit design. My work focuses on transistor-level circuit design, power-management ICs, reliability-aware analog systems, and the integration of emerging semiconductor technologies into practical power-conversion architectures.
In Summer 2026, I completed an internship at Texas Instruments, where I worked on analog power-management IC design with a focus on charge-pump circuits. I have also accepted a returning internship offer for Summer 2027. This industry experience complements my academic work in analog IC design and has strengthened my interest in developing robust, efficient, and manufacturable power-management circuits.
My circuit-design experience includes op-amps, LDOs, charge pumps, high-frequency DC–DC converters, gate drivers, level shifters, and supporting analog circuits. I primarily work with Cadence Virtuoso and Spectre, using transistor-level simulation, gm/ID-based design methodologies, PVT analysis, stability analysis, transient verification, and layout-aware design practices.
My current research also extends beyond conventional circuit design. I am investigating radiation effects and radiation-hardening techniques for analog integrated circuits, including single-event transient analysis and reliability-aware circuit evaluation. In parallel, I work on wide-bandgap semiconductor devices, particularly β-Ga₂O₃, using TCAD simulation and machine-learning-based approaches for device-parameter extraction and inverse modeling.
I am particularly interested in connecting device, circuit, and system-level design. My broader experience includes wide-bandgap power devices (SiC, GaN, and β-Ga₂O₃), EMI-aware power converter and PCB design, computational semiconductor modeling, and the development of auxiliary circuits required to integrate new device technologies into practical power-management systems.
Complementing research and simulation, I value practical validation and reproducible engineering workflows. My experience spans transistor-level simulation, layout-aware verification, PCB implementation, laboratory measurements, computational modeling, and technical documentation. As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, I also mentor students in CMOS IC design, circuit simulation, and power electronics.