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Avionics Integration Expertise Consulting Training


Support for hardware digital design, verification expertise


With more than 30 years experience in industry, mainly in avionics division inside the Airbus group,

i offer a valuable technical support for development projects, especially in the digital design area


During my mission for VITEC (30 months), i had the opportunity to strengthen my skills

in VHDL and System Verilog, AXI4 and DDR Controller interface, supporting the ASIC development project

to tackle the most critical performance topic(Bandwidth & Latency)



Experience

Since 2021 : Freelance consultant, supporting ASIC development project for IPTV

Responsible for performance setup and assessment for Video Streams (H266, HEVC, though a NOC AXI4 interface to DDR4)

Netlist simulations for 22 nm FDX technology, including power consumptions assessments

VIPs (Verfication IPs) & test bench development, perfos assessment (+ iterations with codecs and other initiators design)

Digital Design environment : VHDL-2008 + Riviera Pro and VCS + System Verilog / UVM dedicated test bench for Synopsys DDR Controller

Tooling : Python , Bash & TCL scripting (code generation, moduel integration, automation, post processing, industrialisation), a significant part of the job


1993 - 2021 : 28 years inside Airbus Group (Matra Marconi Space, EADS ASTRIUM, Airbus DS, Airbus)

Participated to many great projects, mainly avionic equipments developments for flight control computers (A330,A380) and satellite platforms (Eurostar 3000 & NEO)

Architect of the Laser Pointing computer for LOLA demonstrator (aircraft/GEO SAT laser link)

Design technical authority for Flight Computers at Airbus EYY

Deeply involved in Verification, Validation & Qualification topics

Many efficient problem solvings, during development, but also in operation and even in orbit

Held various other positions : sub system architect, avionic equipments "product user", contractors follow up, with active & deep technical involvment

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Skills

Digital Design skills

My HDL languages & methods "skill gauges"

VHDL dominant, using also System Verilog

, a must for efficient test benches

Used also UVM (with Synopsys DDR test bench)

My EDA tools "skill gauges"

Modelsim & Riviera Pro (ex Aldec),but also

VCS (recent intensive use) and VIVADO (mainly self training)

My Data path "skill gauges"

Indeep and practical understanding of DDR interface topic

considering PCIE yet as self training, by anticipation

My Scripting tools "skill gauges"

Efficient scripts are significant contributors to success

My data interfaces "skill gauges"

Includes the good old (and robust!) MIL-STD-1553

Other (engineering) skills

My engineering feelings "skill gauges"

Self explanatory ....

My equipment reviews topic "skill gauges"

I used to hold both positions

Very instructive

My equipment qualification topic "skill gauges"

A fundamental subject

to be considered soon during initial design phase

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Services

Project support : VHDL/System Verilog development/simulation

Project support : FPGA/ASIC verification , prototyping and/or emulation

Development of custom tools for your project

Participation to technical reviews

Training / consulting / mentoring

Well equipped, at your service .....

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Contact

Jerome BILLY

+33 6 29 14 97 42

+33 6 51 39 88 12

jerome.billy@balent-conseil.com

Balent means brave in occitan language, an essential ingredient

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