Robert Haller

Robert Haller, Senior Principal Hardware Engineer for Extreme Networks, is working on next generation Ethernet switching solutions, is the corporate Signal and Power Integrity lead, and has been a member of the DesignCon Technical Program Committee for 17 years. He has over 40 years of experience designing hardware and software engineering solutions encompassing system architecture, designing, and modeling modules, backplanes, packages, integrated circuits and performing signal and power integrity analysis. He is an expert user of HFSS, SiWave, HSPICE, MathWorks, Mentor, and Allegro CAD Tools. He has co-authored multiple DesignCon papers including winning Best Paper Awards, has chaired DesignCon panels, and has been the “Modeling and Analysis of Interconnect” Track Co-Chair for many years. He received a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Look Before You Leap

October 16, 2023

Robert Haller

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In this installation of Engineering Nightmares, Robert Haller explores a keystone rule to keep in mind when troubleshooting signal integrity problems. Learn why signal integrity engineers should never perform a measurement or simulation without first anticipating what they expect to see.

Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) Nightmares

December 15, 2017

Robert Haller

Read on for another installment of the Engineering Nightmares blog, where Robert Haller aims to share his experiences to help others quickly debug their lab nightmares!

Mysterious Case of the Flapping Switch

September 7, 2017

Robert Haller

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Every network engineer’s nightmare is when you hear from your local technical assistance engineer that a problem is happening in the field on a product already shipping. See how Bob Haller sleuthed his way through a significant troubleshooting challenge, using the tools at hand and some real ingenuity.

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