Mar Hershenson
Barcelona Design

Mar Hershenson led a ground-breaking research project on a radically new method for automating analog circuit design using convex optimization. The project was conducted in partnership with Prof. Stephen Boyd and Prof. Thomas Lee of Stanford University's Electrical Engineering department.

heir research work is the basis of Barcelona's technology. Prior to Barcelona Design, Dr. Hershenson worked at leading Silicon Valley companies such as Linear Technology Corporation and Apple Computer. Her work spans from low level components such as low voltage regulators for microprocessor applications, to systems such as low-power video cards for laptops.

Dr. Hershenson was awarded an IBM Fellowship in 1998, and her research has included areas in RF passive components as well as a single-chipCMOS GPS receiver. She has been award ed three patents and has three other patents pending. Her experiences have also included teaching analogircuit design courses at Stanford University's prestigious Electrical Engineering program.

Dr. Mar Hershenson graduated with honors with a BSEE degree from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid, and received her MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. She is currently a Consulting Professor at Stanford University, teaching analog circuit design classes.