Rakesh Kumar, Ph.D.,
IEEE Life Fellow
TAB Hall of Honor
My Industry Experience
President and CEO
Technology Connexions, Inc. [2001 -present]
President & CEO
Electronics Integration Inc. [2003 - 2010]
Vice President & General Manager,
Silicon Technology Services,
Cadence Design Systems/Tality [1995 - 2000]
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Profit and Loss responsibility for a $30M Business Unit with over 120 employees. Focused on providing world class Design Services in the areas of Custom Design, Test/Product Engineering and Process Test Chips/Modeling and Characterization
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Aligned Market /Customer needs to capabilities in the emerging Outsourcing business model
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Developed and Implemented “Go To Market” Strategy focused on migrating from tactical to strategic deals
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Achieved high levels of customer satisfaction demonstrated thru repeat business
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Drove operational efficiencies to improve profitability
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Foundry Interface and Supply Chain Management
Director, I.C. Technology,
Unisys Corporation [1976 - 1995]
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Broad perspective of semiconductor industry technology capabilities. Chaired panels of senior executives at 1991, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003 CICC (Custom Integrated Circuits Conference), 2009 IEDM (International Electron Devices Meeting)
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Thorough understanding of technology & business tradeoffs in comparing and selecting IC technologies such as CMOS, BiCMOS, Bipolar, GaAs, etc. (Papers1991 & 1992 CICC)
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Tracked industry ASIC and process/design/packaging technology trends. (Paper 1990 CICC)
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Directed Unisys I.C. Technology Team. Coordinated new technology programs & Roadmaps to meet System requirements
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Key role in incorporating CMOS technology into Unisys mainframes.
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Managed technical and business interface for transfer & use of leading edge process technologies from partners.
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Participated in negotiation of numerous technology transfer agreements with technology partners.
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Participated in business and strategic assessment of captive IC capabilities.
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Transferred and Installed five leading edge process technologies from technology partners.
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Managed Process Technology Integration and Process Development groups.
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Many years of hands-on Process Development experience, Invented and developed a bipolar and a CMOS process technology.
Senior Staff Process Engineer, Motorola [1974 - 1976]
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Worked on Device Integration, isolation techniques, ion implantation, plasma etching and CVD for VLSI fabrication.
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Developed failure analysis techniques for successful process development.