david le chan

hello, I'm david!

"Guess what? You're going to wake up tomorrow and have an absolutely phenomenal day. And if your day isn't phenomenal, it'll still be better than today."

Celine "starsmitten" Chueng

about

I recently completed my B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), where I was honored with the CMU Senior Leadership Recognition Award. I am now continuing my studies at CMU to pursue my M.S. in ECE (expected 2027). My technical interests lie at the intersection of computer architecture, digital VLSI/silicon design, and reconfigurable computing, driven by a central goal: engineering systems that pair high performance with uncompromising reliability.

To me, reliability extends beyond logic circuits and systems; it is also about the structures that support them. Whether translating a complex hardware architecture from RTL to silicon or leading a technical team, I focus on building resilient frameworks—both in the hardware I design and the collaborative environments I foster.

This site serves as a showcase of my publicly shareable work, professional milestones, and the experiences that shape my engineering journey.

career highlights

Annapurna Labs · AWS

Hardware Engineering Intern

Verified PCIe Gen5/Gen6 links and qualified rack-level switches for ML acceleration systems.
may - aug 2026

KLA

FPGA Intern

Upgraded FPGA IP for high-speed image compression engines.
may - aug 2025

Carnegie Mellon ECE

Head TA, 18-100

Led 40 TAs to serve 180 first-year students for ECE's introductory class.
jan - dec 2026

Carnegie Mellon ECE

Researcher, IO Harness Project

Designing a standardized interface harness for IC tapeouts.
may 2024 - present

Carnegie Mellon ECE

TA, 18-100

Led small groups and office hours for ECE's introductory class.
aug 2023 - jan 2026

Tau Motors

Power Electronics & Programming Intern

Prototyped power electronics circuits and inventory management systems.
jun 2022 - aug 2023

Vestaboard

Programming Intern

Designed a "word-of-the-day" channel (software plugin).
jun - aug 2021

UCSF Bakar Institute

Data Science Intern

Implemented scripts to disguise personally-identifying information in clinical notes.
jun - aug 2020
(Inspired by Mr. Theo)

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