Rhett Davis

Dr. Rhett Davis is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, where he has been since 2002. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley (2002), and earlier degrees from UC Berkeley and NC State. His research focuses on 3D integrated circuits (3DIC), low-power/high-performance circuit design, and CAD tools for emerging technologies. He leads the development of the FreePDK open-source process design kit, which has significantly advanced EDA standards.

Education:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2002
• MS in Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 1997
• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, NC State, 1994

Research Interests:

• 3D-IC architectures and thermal management
• EDA tools for predictive design
• Embedded systems and signal processing
• Open-source PDK development

Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2007)
• Si2 Distinguished Service Award (2012)
• Si2 Power of Partnerships Award (2020)

Advising & Grants:

• Recipient of NSF CAREER grant
• Consultant for Qualcomm, BEECube, and Chameleon Systems

Labs & Teams: Active in the FreePDK project and collaborates with Si2 on EDA standards.