Francesco Barale

Francesco Barale is a skilled professional in the field of electrical engineering, currently serving as Technical Director at Skyworks Solutions, Inc. since February 2024, where responsibilities include devising next-generation timing solutions for various applications. Prior to this role, Francesco spent over 13 years at Silicon Labs, holding positions from Design Engineering Manager and Radio Design Lead to Senior Staff Design Engineer and Associate Staff Design Engineer, focusing on IoT RF design and multi-protocol integrated radio transceivers. Francesco's early career included a role as Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology, where notable achievements included multiple Si-CMOS tapeouts and the design of a 60GHz PLL frequency synthesizer. Francesco obtained a PhD and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, along with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Università di Pisa.