About Me

I'm Nicholas Saiz, Ph.D. — an RF/mmWave/terahertz (THz) RFIC designer and systems engineer with over 15 years of experience spanning ATE, microwave systems, silicon RFIC design, and advanced packaging.

My work sits at the intersection of silicon design and high-performance RF systems. I specialize in SiGe BiCMOS and CMOS RFIC design, sub-THz circuit architectures, phased array systems, and automotive-grade silicon for high-volume production. I'm comfortable operating from transistor design all the way up to full system architecture.

Industry Experience

My career has taken me from RFIC & phased array systems engineering at Lockheed Martin, to sub-THz SiGe RFIC design at Humatics Corporation, where I contributed to precision indoor positioning technology. Most recently, I co-founded Teradar, where I serve as Chief Silicon Architect. At Teradar, our team designs high-performance automotive-grade THz silicon RFICs built for high-volume production — and we've set several performance records along the way.

I received the 2017 Analog Devices Outstanding Student Designer Award.

Education

• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering — Stanford University (2018)

• M.S., Electrical Engineering — San Jose State University (2010)

• B.S., Electrical Engineering — San Jose State University (2007)

What I Do

Whether it's architecting a next-generation radar front-end, pushing the limits of SiGe process nodes, or bridging the gap between silicon design and system-level requirements, I'm driven by hard problems at the frontier of RF and millimeter-wave technology.

I'm open to technical consulting, collaboration, and speaking engagements in the areas of mmWave/THz RFIC design, automotive radar, and silicon architecture.