{{Infobox person
| name = Robert Feranec
| image = Robert Feranec.jpg
|summary =
| caption = Robert Feranec in front of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| occupation = Hardware Design Engineer
| years_active = 2002-present
| nationality = [[Slovak]]
| residence = [[California, United States]]
| pseudonym =
}}

'''Robert Feranec''' is a Slovak [[Engineer|Hardware Design Engineer]].<ref name="SCF">{{cite web |last1=Iantosca |first1=Lucy |title=YouTuber Robert Feranec Visits Sierra Circuits |url=https://www.protoexpress.com/blog/youtuber-robert-feranec-visits-sierra-circuits/ |website=Sierra Circuits |accessdate=22 August 2017|date=2017-08-22 }}</ref> He is the founder of FEDEVEL, company known also as FEDEVEL Academy.<ref name="Altium">{{cite web |last1=Feranec |first1=Robert |title=How to Route DDR3 Memory and CPU fan-out |url=https://resources.altium.com/high-speed-design/how-to-route-ddr3-memory-and-cpu-fan-out |website=Altium |publisher=Altium |accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref> Robert is specializing in advanced digital [[hardware]] development with a focus on processor, [[motherboard]] and microcontroller board design.<ref name="SCS">{{cite web |last1=Iantosca |first1=Lucy |title=Sierra's PCB Layout Design Workshop with Robert Feranec |url=https://www.protoexpress.com/blog/sierra-pcb-layout-design-workshop-robert-feranec/ |website=Sierra Circuits |accessdate=29 May 2018|date=2018-05-29 }}</ref><ref name="LG">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Eric |title=Tiny open source board runs Linux on i.MX6 |url=http://linuxgizmos.com/tiny-open-source-board-runs-linux-on-i-mx6/ |website=LinuxGizmos |accessdate=18 November 2013|date=2013-11-19 }}</ref> He posts on Weldone Blog,<ref name="EEB">{{cite web |title=Interview with Robert Feranec |url=https://www.eeweb.com/featured-engineers/interview-with-robert-feranec |website=EEWeb |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref> teaches at [[Udemy]] and organizes [[courses|HW design courses]].<ref name="SCS" /> His content is about electronics, [[Altium Designer]], Hardware Design tips and tricks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gammell |first1=Chris |title=Robert Feranec has now released 100 hardware design tips!
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/TheAmpHour/comments/6byreb/robert_feranec_has_now_released_100_hardware/ |website=TheAmpHour |accessdate=18 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Hackday">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Al |title=LEARN ADVANCED PCB DESIGN FOR $200–WORTH IT? |url=https://hackaday.com/2017/05/09/learn-advanced-pcb-design-for-200-worth-it/ |website=Hackday |publisher=Al Williams |accessdate=9 May 2017|date=2017-05-09 }}</ref>

== Life, education and work experiences ==

In year 2000, Robert received his Master degree in [[electronics]] from the [[Slovak Technical University]] in Bratislava at Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. After graduation, he continued by a PhD study until 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=FEI STU (1998-2001) (EF SVŠT) |url=http://spolok.elf.stuba.sk/node/130 |website=Slovak Technical University |accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=FUCHS |first1=P |last2=FERANEC |first2=R |last3=GÁBOR |first3=P |last4=HRIBIK |first4=J |last5=HRUŠKOVIC |first5=M |last6=POVAŽANEC |first6=D |title=Digital Three-Phase Registration/Calibration Electricity Meter. |journal=Measurement 2001. Proc. Of 3rd International Conference on Measurement |date=14-17 May 2001 |pages=66–69 |url=https://www.fei.stuba.sk/english/departments/department-of-radio-and-electronics/publications.html?page_id=3105}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=GÁBOR |first1=P |last2=FERANEC |first2=R |last3=KISS |first3=M |last4=FUCHS |first4=P |title=Universal Board for Education with DSP Starter Kit. In: Radioelektronika 2001 : 11th International Czech - Slovak Scientific Conference. |date=10-11 May 2001 |publisher=Vysoké učení technické v Brně |isbn=978-80-214-1861-5 |pages=436–439 |url=https://www.fei.stuba.sk/english/departments/department-of-radio-and-electronics/publications.html?page_id=3105}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Masár |first1=I |last2=Abelovský |first2=M |last3=Feranec |first3=R |last4=Gacho |first4=J |last5=Ivanov |first5=I |title=Autonomous Mobile Robot Controlled by TMS320F243 DSP |url=http://www.robotika.sk/contest/2001/Faak.html |website=robotika.sk |publisher=Richard Balogh |accessdate=19 September 2001}}</ref> Between years 2002 - 2005 he worked as a Hardware Design Engineer at VOIPAC, Slovak Republic. From 2005 to 2010 Robert lived in Cambridge (UK) and worked as a Senior Hardware Design Engineer at Arcom (later known as EUROTECH Ltd).<ref name="Cadence">{{cite web |title=Cadence User Conference 2018 |url=https://www.cadence.com/content/cadence-www/global/en_US/home/cdnlive/silicon-valley-2018/agenda.html |website=Cadence |accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="EEB" /> In 2010, he returned to Slovak Republic and in 2013, he started FEDEVEL.<ref name="EEB" /> Currently, Robert is living in California (US) and his main focus is [[online learning|teaching online]] and sharing his experience through online courses, [[workshops]], presentations, [[youtube]] and blog.<ref name="Journal">{{cite journal |last1=Matties |first1=Barry |title=Routing DDR3 Memory and CPU Fanout |journal=The PCB Design Magazine |date=June 2017 |page=49 |url=http://www.magazines007.com/pdf/PCBD-June2014.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Helentronica">{{cite web |title=Advanced PCB Layout Course by Fedevel AcademyAdvanced PCB Layout Course by Fedevel Academy |url=https://helentronica.com/2017/05/03/advanced-pcb-layout-course-by-fedevel-academy/ |website=Helentronica |accessdate=3 May 2017|date=2017-05-03 }}</ref><ref name="Meetup">{{cite web |title=Creating Digital Products (Campus London): from Gaming Devices to the IoT. |url=https://www.meetup.com/Cambridge-Game-Creators/events/221908865/ |website=Meetup |accessdate=21 May 2015}}</ref>

== Contribution ==
Robert, is founder of several open source projects: 
* iMX6Rex open source project, which is build based on iMX6 Freescale processor.<ref name="Altium" /><ref>{{cite web |title=iMX6 Rex Open Source Hardware SoM and Baseboard Designed to Teach Schematic and PCB Layout Design |url=https://www.cnx-software.com/2013/11/19/imx6-rex-open-source-hardware-som-designed-to-teach-schematic-and-pcb-layout-design/ |website=CNXSOFT – EMBEDDED SYSTEMS NEWS |publisher=CNXSOFT |accessdate=19 November 2013|date=2013-11-19 }}</ref>
* 28Pins, an open source project based on [[Arduino]] board.<ref name="EW">{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Richard |title=Open-source project teaches design of ARM boards |url=https://www.electronicsweekly.com/market-sectors/embedded-systems/open-source-project-teaches-design-arm-boards-2014-04/ |website=ElectronicsWeekly.com |accessdate=16 April 2014|date=2014-04-16 }}</ref>
* OpenRex Education Project, with goal to find and educate the next generations of engineers, thinkers and creators.<ref>{{cite web |title=Learn programming & electronics for young creators |url=http://www.openrexkit.org/education/ |website=Open Rex Kit |accessdate=1 September 2016}}</ref>

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