David Nairn, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor Emeritus
Email: nairn@uwaterloo.ca
Biography
Dr. David Nairn retired in 2026 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo and now holds the title of Associate Professor Emeritus.
His research focuses on electronic circuits, including analog and mixed-signal circuit design, with a particular emphasis on analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs).
Research Interests
Analog and Mixed Signal Circuit Design, Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs), Circuit Design & VLSI
Teaching*
- ECE 240 - Electronic Circuits 1
- Taught in 2024, 2025
- ECE 444 - Integrated Analog Electronics
- Taught in 2021, 2022
- GENE 123 - Electrical Circuits and Instrumentation
- Taught in 2023
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
Graduate studies
Not currently accepting applications for graduate students.