Salil Raje

Salil Raje is SVP & GM of AMD’s Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group, with responsibility for strategy, operations, and engineering across AMD’s adaptive and embedded compute portfolio. He is focused on expanding AMD’s role in Physical AI – bringing real-time, deterministic intelligence into industrial, automotive, aerospace, and healthcare systems – and building a disciplined semi-custom silicon business that leverages AMD’s core IP and leadership in packaging and technology. Under his leadership, the business is converting strategic focus into durable, multi-year design engagements and platform deployments that support real-world AI at scale.

Raje joined AMD in 2022 from Xilinx, where he grew a nascent data center business into one of the company’s fastest-growing segments. Over his 17-year tenure at Xilinx, Raje introduced the Vivado Design Suite of ASIC-class algorithms and user interfaces to FPGA designers. He also developed and launched Vitis, enabling seamless application deployment on AMD’s platform.

Prior to Xilinx, Raje was CEO of Hier Design Inc., which he co-founded in 2001. There, he introduced a hierarchical design and design planning tool, PlanAhead, to the FPGA design community and oversaw Xilinx’s acquisition of Hier Design in 2004. Previously, Raje oversaw silicon virtual prototyping technology at Monterey Design Systems and began his career in high level synthesis at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center.

Raje holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and a Master of Science degree and doctorate in computer science from Northwestern University. He holds eight patents in electronic design tools, ASIC and FPGA designs, and has written more than 15 industry-recognized research papers. Raje also serves on Carnegie Mellon University’s Electrical and Computing Engineering (ECE) Advisory Council, where he contributes strategic insights to shape educational, research and outreach activities while helping create opportunities to expand and enhance departmental programs.