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MASc researcher
Morgan Smilde
Morgan combines time-to-digital-converter research with industrial experience in optoelectronic verification and FPGA-controlled test systems.
- Program
- MASc
- Supervision
- Leonard MacEachern
- Co-supervision
- Masum Hossain, Electronics
- Last updated
- 22 July 2026
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Research overview
Morgan researches time-to-digital converters under the joint supervision of Leonard MacEachern and Masum Hossain in Electronics. TDCs translate timing relationships into digital codes and require the circuit, clock, layout, calibration, and measurement system to be considered together.
Her project sits at the intersection of precise mixed-signal timing and implementation-aware verification.
Industry experience
At Lumentum, Morgan worked in FPGA and hardware verification for optoelectronic products. Her experience includes:
- Photodiode, transimpedance-amplifier, and TOSA validation
- FPGA-controlled test systems
- Test-card design
- TCL and Python automation
- Product-oriented measurement and verification
Integrated-circuit and project background
Morgan’s IC coursework included schematic, layout, DRC/LVS, and simulation work in GlobalFoundries 45 nm and TSMC 65 nm design contexts. As a capstone lead, she worked on a mixed-signal interface for a memristor crossbar, connecting analog circuitry, programmable control, and neuromorphic hardware.
Current direction
Her current work draws those experiences into the design and evaluation of time-to-digital converters. This page will grow with architecture selection, timing analysis, circuit implementation, layout, calibration, and measured or simulated results.