SAMUEL S.

VILLAREAL
August 2014

Senior Lecturer
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Texas A&M University, 3128
College Station, TX 77843-3128

Office: (979)862-6334
Fax: (979)845-6259
Email: svilla@ece.tamu.edu

EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S., Physics, Texas A&M University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Senior Lecturer Texas A&M University (TAMU), Oct. 2011 to present.
Re-organized the two-semester Capstone Senior Design course sequence to
promote improved industry-university relations.
Product/Test Texas Instruments (TI), PEG-Test, Dec. 2004 to Sep. 2011.
Engineer Completed/assisted Test Program development for Analog, Mixed-Signal,
RF and Power-Management devices.
Developed, delivered and/or improved TI-internal curricula: Analog Test
Methods, Mixed-Signal Test Methods, and RF Test Methods.
Adjunct Professor The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), Jan. 2005 to 2011.
Classes taught: Linear Analysis, Advanced Engineering Mathematics,
Assistant Professor The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), Sep. 2000 to Dec. 2004.
Research projects: quantum device modeling, novel mixed-signal circuits.
Classes taught: Analog Circuits, Device Fundamentals, and IC Fabrication.
Consultant S.S. Villareal and Associates, Sep. 1992 to Aug. 2002.
Honeywell - Applied advanced commercial and custom solid-state
simulation tools for improved performance of Vertical-Cavity Surface-
Emitting Lasers (VCSELs).
Texas Instruments - Delivered technical IC fabrication seminars.
Assistant Professor Texas A&M University (TAMU), Sep. 1992 to Aug. 1999.
Classes taught: Industrial Electricity and Industrial Automation.
Developed or improved the technical communication of the lecture notes,
labs manuals and computer-aided instruction for the courses taught.
Training Specialist Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX, a part of TAMUS), July
1985 to Aug. 1992.
Hired, trained and supervised a team of engineers and physicists to
develop and deliver semiconductor training programs nationally.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND PATENTS:

S. Villareal and R. Hall, "Lessons Learned: A VLCT Solution of a Low-Noise Amplifier Across
Temperature," 2010 Analog Signal Processing Symposium, November, 2010, accepted for
publication.
S. Villareal and M. Baker, "Multi-Site High-Voltage Leakage Tests," 2008 Analog Signal
Processing Symposium, April 2008.
S. Villareal, "VLCT-RFIx8 Test Capabilities," 2007 RF Symposium, December 2007.
S. S. Villareal, J. P. De Gyvez and M. H. Weichold, "Multi-data Processing Using an n-Bit Multi-
Cell Encoded Cellular Neural Network (nB-MCE-CNN)," Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal
Processing, Kluwer Academic Publishers, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 95-108, April 2004.
S. Villareal and R. Johnson, "Asymmetric Distributed Bragg Reflector for Vertical-Cavity Surface
Emitting Lasers,” European Patent 02798511.8-2222-US0239825. (2003)
S. Villareal, "Simulation and Design of Analog Circuits using Quantum-Tunneling Devices," IEEE
Circuits and Systems Society, Dallas Chapter, October 2002.
S. Villareal, M. Weichold, and J. Pineda, "Simulation Study of Compact Quantizing Circuits using
Multiple Resonant Tunneling Diodes," Electronic Letters (IEE), vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 161-162,
February 1998.
S. Villareal, J. Pineda and M. Weichold, "Conditions of Oscillations in a One-Dimensional
Multi-Valued Logic Cellular Neural Network," 1996 International Symposium on Nonlinear
Theory and its Applications (NOLTA’96), Kochi, Japan, October, 1996.
Villareal, S.; Wynn, C.; Eastwood, D. and Zoghi, B.,"The design, development and evolution of
Web-based materials featuring computer-animated simulations," 1998 Frontiers in Education
(FIE) Annual Conference.
Villareal, S. and Zoghi, B.,"A collaborative multimedia, Web-based electronics course: project
description and survey," 1996 Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference.
Villareal, S. and Seetharam, A.,"The Impact of CAI Emphasizing Visual feedback on Industrial
Distribution Students at Texas A&M," 1994 Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference.
S. Villareal and M. Weichold, "Low Frequency Noise Measurements on AlGaAs/GaAs Resonant
Tunnel Diodes," Applied Physics Letters, November 6, 1989, pp. 892-895.
S. Villareal and M. Weichold, "Analysis of defect‐assisted tunneling based on low‐frequency
noise measurements of resonant tunnel diodes," Applied Physics Letters, August 14, 1989, pp. 657-
659.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Texas A&M University, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial
Distribution, Outstanding Faculty Award: 1994-1995, 1997-1998 and 1998-1999.