About

Pankaj Bansal is a Senior Staff Design Engineer at Xilinx, with 14 years of experience in the field. He holds an M.Tech. degree from IIT Delhi and has worked with companies like ST-ST Ericsson, Freescale, and Sasken Communication. Bansal is an expert in Video IP design and has designed HW IPs using HLS methodology for set-top box platforms. He has also developed firmware and software for HW Video accelerated mobile platforms. Bansal's skills include ref code definition, top-level architecture, HW/SW partitioning, microarchitecture, HLS design, RTL integration, and delivery to SOC team. He is experienced in video codec algorithms, trans-coding algorithms, and optimizations for DSPs and ARM-based processors. He is also proficient in porting and optimization on DSPs, VLIW, SIMD, RISC processors, and ARM's NEON. Bansal has designed and developed embedded subsystems for mobile platforms, managed customer support, and mentored junior colleagues on technical topics. Bansal's experience includes working with languages and tools like C, C++, and assembly, SynphonyC & CatapultC, Vivado HLS, SDAccel, Certitude, Specman, Clear case, Git, SVN, and video codecs like JPEG, MPEG2, H263P3, Sorenson, MPEG4, H.264, AVS+, VP6/VP7/VP8/VP9, HEVC, and AV1. He is recognized for his autonomy and ingenuity in implementing assigned codec/activity and has experience working in challenging environments. Bansal is a hardworking, problem-solving, good team player, disciplined, and dynamic individual. Bansal has received a Certificate of Appreciation for exemplary contribution in MVpred & Resize of HADES IP for Cannes-2 and has achieved solid performance in evaluations. He is also a member of the technical staff committee and has received special recognition for his contributions. Bansal has worked as a Staff Design Engineer and Technical Leader at Xilinx and ST, respectively. Bansal's education history includes a Master of Technology (MTech) degree in Communication Engineering from IIT Delhi and a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Electronics & Communication from MBM Engg College (Jai Narain Vyas University) Jodhpur. His relevant experience in the field is 18.46 years, and his tech stack includes Mobile, Integration, Software Engineer,