Arjan Mels
Fellow High Voltage & Power at NXP Semiconductors
Gelderland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolArjan Mels is a seasoned semiconductor and embedded-software expert with 15 years of experience bridging device physics, process technology and firmware-level development. Currently Fellow High Voltage & Power at NXP, he has led multidisciplinary teams and driven high-voltage, NVM and secure technologies across automotive, IoT and mobile markets while previously directing foundry process technology at Renesas. He combines deep hands-on knowledge of high-voltage device architectures and test-chip validation with practical software craftsmanship—authoring tools and contributing ESP32 support to the rust-embedded svd2rust project. A longtime entrepreneur, he runs FaMe IT, the studio behind the Android app Ultimate Rotation Control, showing a knack for shipping user-facing products alongside complex silicon solutions. Based in Gelderland, Netherlands, Arjan pairs technical leadership with a talent for translating circuit-level challenges into manufacturable, product-ready technologies.
15 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc., Electronics & Information Technology, M.Sc., Electronics & Information Technology at Eindhoven University of TechnologyGymnasium, English, Dutch, Greek, German, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Macro Economy, Bookkeeping, Gymnasium, English, Dutch, Greek, German, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Macro Economy, Bookkeeping at Pauluslyceum Tilburg
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Github Skills (20)
code-generator10
microcontroller10
code-generation10
sys10
esp3210
embedded10
rust10
jpa6
freeze6
android-emulator6
hibernate6
android6
package6
lockscreen6
google-app-engine6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
rust-embedded/svd2rust
May 2020 - Jun 2020
Generate Rust register maps (`struct`s) from SVD files
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 2 PRs, 5 comments in 19 days
Contributions summary:Arjan's contributions primarily focused on adding support for the ESP32 microcontroller to the `svd2rust` project. This included modifying code generation to handle ESP32-specific interrupts, device configurations, and adding test cases. They integrated the `xtensa-lx6` and `xtensa-lx6-rt` crates, adapting the tool to work with the Xtensa architecture used by the ESP32. Further work involved correcting script configurations for the new target.
rustsvdarmcortex-mmicrocontroller
esp-rs/esp32-hal
Feb 2020 - Sep 2020
A hardware abstraction layer for the esp32 written in Rust.
Contributions:2 reviews, 223 commits, 16 PRs in 6 months
esp32hardwarerust
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