Frank earned his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is currently a Vice President at TSMC Technology Inc. in San Jose, California, where he leads the Custom Design Methodology group. His work focuses on advancing analog/RF design automation and migration for cutting-edge nodes, as well as pioneering 3D COUPE silicon photonics design and analysis methodologies. Prior to his role at TSMC, Frank served as Vice President at Synopsys in Mountain View, California. During his tenure there, he significantly contributed to a diverse array of products, including IR/EM analysis, RC extraction, advanced delay calculation, static timing analysis, timing optimization, advanced placement and routing, physical synthesis, cell characterization, and both SPICE and fast SPICE circuit simulation.