Dr. Robert Smith works for PRFI, where he designs mmWave GaN power amplifiers, broadband MMICs, LNAs and RF switches. His experience encompasses designing on GaAs and GaN processes at Qorvo, Wolfspeed and WIN Semiconductors. Before joining PRFI, Robert worked for Thales in the Netherlands, where he designed transmitter modules for active phased array radar.
He received a Ph.D. in microwave engineering from Cardiff University, where he specialised in broadband power amplifier design. Dr. Smith is a reviewer for IEEE Microwave and Wireless Component Letters, has written multiple conference and industrial journal papers and is on the Editorial Review Board for Microwave Journal.