Research Interests

mmWave integrated circuit design, development, and validation
Integration and commercialization of ultra-high-speed on-chip wireless processing systems
High efficiency and/or low-power receiver architectures and transceiver systems

University Education

The Pennsylvania State University, 2019-2023

B.S. Electrical Engineering, Schreyer Honors College

Minors: Engineering Leadership Development and Computer Engineering
Thesis Advisor: David Cubanski, Ph.D.

Publication: A.R. Stepko, “Design, development, and implementation of a wireless mesh communication system using the LoRa modulation scheme,” Schreyer Honors College Thesis, Sch. of Elec. and Comp. Sci., Penn State Univ., University Park, PA, 2023.

Skillset

‘Hard’ Skills

Adobe Lightroom & Premiere
Autodesk AutoCAD & Inventor
Cadence Virtuoso
GNU Radio
Keysight ADS
NI LabVIEW & Multisim
Xilinx (or is it AMD!) Vivado, Vitis & Vitis HLS

Technical Skills

Additive manufacturing
Circuit validation & test
Board-level schematic generation
Chip level schematic generation & simulation
mmWave device characterization
PCB layout

‘Harder’ Skills

Conflict management
Group leadership
Holistic teaching
Leadership-oriented coaching
Process & project management

Programming Languages

-> C & C++
-> Python
-> LaTeX
-> Verilog
-> VHDL
-> Matlab
-> GNU-Radio

Hardware Platforms:

• Digilent Zybo ARM/FPGA SoC Development Board
• Digilent Basys 3 Artix-7 FPGA Development Board
• Microchip disPIC33 microcontroller
• Great Scott Gadgets HackRF SDR interface
• Atmel ATF750CL CPLD
• TI CD4000 Chipsets
• LM700 Chipsets
• Atmel ATF750CL CPLD
• Microchip dsPIC33
• NI myDAQ
• NI cRIO FPGA Module
• Oscilloscopes
• Vector Network Analyzers (VNA)
• Signal & Function generators