Dr. Walker has served as an expert in over 50 IP litigation matters. He has testified in jury trials involving technology software issues and in arbitration. Dr. Walker also has significant experience in giving deposition testimony and in crafting declarations and expert reports. Dr. Walker regularly works with attorneys to help articulate and manage the many technology issues that arise in complex litigation.

KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS Menlo Park, CA
2000-2001, Chief Technology Officer

A pre-IPO market research company that is leveraging internet technology to revolutionize the mrket research industry. KN recruited a panel of over 50,000 consumers to be interviewed on a variety of topics weekly. Dr. Walker managed KN’s engineering group which designed and created automated systems to create surveys, conduct interviews, process data, and manage the panel. He also managed the IT group which was responsible for high-availability web-based systems for fielding the interviews as well as the internal systems required to analyze the data and produce real-time reports.

SEQUENCE DESIGN Santa Clara, CA
1995-2000, Founder, Founding CEO, DIrector, CTO

Sequence Design, formerly Frequency Technology, is the leader in the EDA segment called Design Closure. Sequence’s products and services, consisting of pre- and post-layout optimization based on accurate layout extraction, enable designers to bring higher performance, lower-power integrated circuits quickly to tape out. Dr. Walker:

• Developed business plan and raised over $9MM in financing;
• Hired staff and led development, including defining technical product definition;
• Personally developed many of the basic algorithms, which resulted in five issued patents;
• Led initial marketing efforts;
• Wrote numerous technical articles advancing the company’s technical position; and
• Served as chief technical spokesman for the company.

ANALOG DESIGN TOOLS, Sunnyvale, CA
1983-1990, Founder, Director, Founding CEO, Chief Scientist

ADT’s first product, the Analog WorkBench, pioneered the market for Analog CAE workstations, including such fundamental concepts as multiple window CAE systems, and simulated test instruments as a paradigm for CAE user interface. ADT, which had grown to $16MM in annual sales and 150 employees, was acquired by Cadence. As Chief Scientist, Dr. Walker was responsible for all circuit simulation and modeling technology, including development of a new SPICE-like circuit simulator.

COMSAT, Palo Alto, CA
1980-1983, Director, Microwave Systems

Managed a Navy sponsored program to develop high productivity techniques for manufacturing of microwave components. Developed a microwave circuit-synthesis product.

WATKINS-JOHNSON, Palo Alto, CA
1973-1979, Member of Technical Staff

Developed GaAsMESFET-based microwave amplifiers, components, and tuners. Designed and produced the world’s first GaAsMESFET amplifiers to be delivered in production quantities.

1973, BSEE Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1976, MSEE Stanford University
1979, PhD EE Stanford University

Published over fifty articles in the circuit design and design automation fields, including technical papers in peer-reviewed journals, an invited article in the IEEE Spectrum, and various conference proceedings. Authored numerous opinion pieces published in journals such as EETimes that served to establish and promote the corporate position. Organized seminars which were designed to enhance the companies’ technical credibility.

1999 Fortune Magazine “Cool Company” for Frequency Technology.
1984 Electronic Products New Product of the Year award for the Analog Workbench
1976 IEEE Microwave Applications award recognizing contributions to the design of GaAsFET amplifiers.

1987 AEA/Stanford Executive Institute. High technology management training program conducted by the Stanford University Business School and the AEA; completed with distinction.