Stephen Whiteley
Stephen Whiteley received the BSEE in 1977, and a PhD in 1982, both in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1982, Dr. Whiteley joined Tektronix, Inc. in Beaverton, OR, where he worked on high-speed silicon bipolar integrated circuits, and developed an interest in computer simulation and modeling. In 1984 Dr. Whiteley joined Hypres, Inc. of Elmsford, NY, a startup company then planning to develop high performance instrumentation products based on superconducting technology. At Hypres, Dr. Whiteley was responsible for the design and development of the superconducting integrated circuits used in the company's instruments. Dr. Whiteley was also responsible for establishing and directing a device and circuit research group at Hypres, which addressed numerous government sponsored research and development projects.
In 1989 Dr. Whiteley established a consultancy in the field of superconducting electronics, and pursued the development of customized CAD and simulation software for this technology. This led to software programs such as the simulator Jspice3 which are now widely used in the superconducting electronics community.
In 1991 Dr. Whiteley joined Conductus, Inc in Sunnyvale, CA, a young company then developing applications for high-temperature superconductors. At Conductus, Dr. Whiteley established a research team which explored both high and low temperature superconductive devices and circuits, as well as cryogenically operated electrooptical devices.
Also in 1991, Dr. Whiteley became Adjunct Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences department at Berkeley, where on a part-time basis he participated in research and development in superconducting electronics in the laboratory of Professor Ted Van Duzer. Dr. Whiteley continues in this role at the present time.
In 1995 Dr. Whiteley left Conductus to devote full time to CAD and simulation software development, and private consulting.
In 1996 Dr. Whiteley founded Whiteley Research Incorporated, a California corporation specializing in high performance yet affordable software for integrated circuit design. Also in 1996, the new company's first product was introduced, and first order received.