Juan Sanchez has several years of experience in semiconductor device simulation, also known as Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD). As part of his doctoral work at the University of Florida, he applied rf simulation methods to investigate noise modulation in semiconductor devices.

Juan was a Senior R&D Engineer at Synopsys, where he implemented harmonic balance analysis within a commercial semiconductor device simulation software. While there, he became interested in usability issues in text user interfaces. He enhanced the scripting capabilities of their Taurus Device and Taurus Process software by providing conditional statements, and basic control structures. In addition, he provided the ability to extract device quantities based on expressions.

He joined Advanced Micro Device (AMD) in 2005, where he worked in the CAD group until 2008. During his time there, he maintained and enhanced the netlister and macro-development flow for the K8 series of chips.

With his previous exposure to the power of expressive text user interfaces, he was inspired to create symbolic differentiation software as a hobby. Most recently, he has leveraged this technology to create a TCAD simulator, Devsim. This tool, currently under development, greatly expands the flexibility in device simulation software. Devsim allows device simulation experts to easily create new models for characterizing semiconductor devices.

Forming Devsim LLC in 2008, he hopes to commercialize this exciting technology through a software and consulting business model.

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