Biography:

Jeff L. Sonntag received the B.S.E.E. degree from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1982, and the M.S.E.E. degree from Cornell University in 1983. He joined Bell Labs in 1982, where he spent 18 years developing high performance mixed signal integrated circuits, focusing on applications in disk drive read channels while his employer evolved into AT&T Microelectronics and Lucent Technologies. In recognition of his contributions in 1998, he was named a "Bell Labs Fellow". In 2002, he joined Accelerant Networks in the development of high speed serial transceivers, serving variously as mixed signal circuit designer, system architect, and Chief Technical Officer. Since the acquisition of Accelerant by Synopsys in 2004, he continues to develop SerDes IP in his role as Senior Member of Technical Staff.