Dr. Wooters is an Associate Professor of Practice at Lawrence Technological University with expertise in mixed-signal ASIC design, IC layout design, Power Electronics, and signal processing. Most recently, Dr. Wooters worked as VP of Product engineering at Marel Power Solutions Inc., a company specializing in advanced cooling technology for power electronics and power conversion systems.

His professional focus is on the design and development of integrated circuits, particularly in power electronics and semiconductor applications. He combines academic teaching with practical industry consulting, contributing to both education and innovation in engineering.

At Lawrence Technological University, he supports applied teaching and research, helping students develop skills in circuit design, signal processing, and practical engineering processes. His experience highlights a strong background in electrical engineering, product engineering consulting, and mixed-signal technology.

» Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 2006-2011

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 1999-2005

» Research Interests

• Power Conversion and Thermal Management
• Power Consumption and Energy Impact of Artificial Intelligence
• VLSI
• Sub-threshold Mixed-Signal Design

» Patents

• I. Byers, G. Miller, and S. Wooters, “Air-cooled power converter,” US Patent 12,316,238, issued May 27, 2025.
• I. Byers, S. N. Wooters, G. Miller, M. Grimes, and M. Baker, “Air cooled compact power systems,” US Patent 12,193,202, issued Jan. 7, 2025.
• A. H. Atriss, M. Okuda, and S. N. Wooters, “Semiconductor device and resistance measurement system,” US Patent 11,283,462, issued Mar. 22, 2022.

» Publications

• I. Byers and S. N. Wooters, “Inverter/converter power density and flexibility improvements through modularity and novel thermal management architecture,” in 2023 Fourth International Symposium on 3D Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing (3D-PEIM), 2023, pp. 1–6.
• N. E. Roberts, K. Craig, A. Shrivastava, S. N. Wooters, Y. Shakhsheer, B. H. Calhoun, and D. D. Wentzloff, “26.8 A 236 nW, −56.5 dBm-sensitivity Bluetooth low-energy wakeup receiver with energy harvesting in 65 nm CMOS,” in 2016 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), 2016, pp. 450–451.
• T. Nguyen and S. Wooters, “FPGA-based development for sophisticated automotive embedded safety critical system,” SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars—Electronic and Electrical Systems, vol. 7, no. 2014-01-0240, pp. 125–132, 2014.
• S. N. Wooters, A. C. Cabe, Z. Qi, J. Wang, R. W. Mann, B. H. Calhoun, M. R. Stan, and T. N. Blalock, “Tracking on-chip age using distributed, embedded sensors,” IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1974–1985, 2011.
• Z. Qi, J. Wang, A. Cabe, S. Wooters, T. Blalock, B. Calhoun, and M. Stan, “SRAM-based NBTI/PBTI sensor system design,” in Proceedings of the 47th Design Automation Conference, 2010, pp. 849–852.
• S. N. Wooters, B. H. Calhoun, and T. N. Blalock, “An energy-efficient subthreshold level converter in 130-nm CMOS,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 290–294, 2010.
• A. C. Cabe, Z. Qi, S. N. Wooters, T. N. Blalock, and M. R. Stan, “Small embeddable NBTI sensors (SENS) for tracking on-chip performance decay,” in 2009 10th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, 2009, pp. 1–6.
• S. C. Jocke, J. F. Bolus, S. N. Wooters, A. D. Jurik, A. C. Weaver, T. N. Blalock, and B. H. Calhoun, “A 2.6-μW sub-threshold mixed-signal ECG SoC,” in 2009 Symposium on VLSI Circuits, 2009, pp. 60–61.

» Affiliations

Senior Member, IEEE