Sri Samavedam

Sri Samavedam is a SVP of Semiconductor Technologies at imec. His responsibilities include pathfinding across Logic, Memory, 3D integration, Photonics, RF, and Quantum technologies. Prior to his role at imec, Dr. Samavedam served as Senior Director of Technology Development at Globalfoundries in Malta, NY. In this position, he was instrumental in leading the qualification of 14nm FinFET technology and its derivatives into high-volume production, while also spearheading early development of 7nm CMOS. His career began at Motorola in Austin, TX, where he focused on advanced materials and device structures, including strained silicon, metal gates, high-k dielectrics, and fully-depleted SOI devices. He holds over 50 U.S. patents and has co-authored more than 100 publications. He has a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT and a Master's in Materials Engineering from Purdue University.