Summary
Alexander Stepanov is a Principal Hardware Engineer based in Israel with over 18 years in semiconductor and mixed-signal ASIC design, currently leading analog and ASIC engineering efforts at Cisco. He brings deep hands-on expertise across CMOS image sensors, touchscreen controllers, power management and low-power analog blocks, having designed everything from bandgap references and DC/DC converters to full-custom SRAM and column-parallel ADCs. Known for blending hands-on circuit design with automation and verification (Python, Verilog-AMS/DMS), he has a track record of improving post-silicon validation flows and toolchains. His career spans startups and major players (Samsung, Microsoft, N-trig), giving him both product-focused and systems-level perspective. Colleagues rely on him for solving difficult mixed-signal integration issues and for translating silicon bring-up lessons into robust design flows. An engineer who still codes his own verification and bring-up automation, he combines practical delivery with long-term architectural thinking.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BA Mechanical Ingeneering, BA Mechanical Ingeneering at Pervomaysk Polytechnic College
B.Sc. Electrical and Computer Engineering, B.Sc. Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
English, Russian, Hebrew, Ukrainian