• Analog/mixed signal/RFIC design
• Power management
• Signal conditioning
• University teaching

He earned the B.S.E.E./U.C. Davis (1989), M.S.E.E./SJSU (1994) and the Ph.D.E.C.E./Georgia Institute of Technology (2005). His master's and doctoral theses focused on analog IC design.

He has been responsible for the management and/or design of various semiconductor projects at the system level, transistor level and device level in CMOS and Bipolar technologies. Some of the projects included: (a) leading the design and research for CMOS signal conditioning circuitry to interface with Xicor's EEPOT technology;(b) leading the design and research of a joint project between ON Semiconductor and Georgia Tech for a high frequency CMOS DC-DC converter (PWM architecture); (c) setting up, implementing and managing a small mixed signal IC design center at Gerogia Tech for ON Semiconductor associated with project (b); (d) managing and developing the power management circuitry for programming analog floating-gate circuits in a standard submicron CMOS process; (e) leading the device design, mask design, process design, testing and fabrication of a BJT with a narrow base width;(f) preparing customer CMOS databases for the mask shop; (g) teaching a graduate level class in analog IC design and (h) and collaborating with various semiconductor organizations for the development of a CMOS architecture to interface with a MEMS device. In another project although smaller in scope, he conducted research concerning phase noise in VCOs. Many of the design projects comprised the phases from concept to production: research, design, simulation, layout, schematic and design rule verification, tapeout, testing, characterizing and helping to support customer applications.

Dr. Hooper has been employed at: National Semiconductor, Xicor, Georgia Tech, Unitech Research Inc., SJSU, Schneider Electric. He is active in Santa Clara Valley IEEE and is an IEEE Senior Member.