Tutorial II

Abstract - The ever-increasing need for higher data rates and wireless communication speeds has resulted in several innovations in technology, devices, modeling, circuits, systems, and packaging. This presentation will cover the above aspects with a focus on 5G RF front ends.

Dr. Venkata Vanukuru has received MTech and PhD degrees, both from IIT Madras. He has been with IBM/GLOBALFOUNDRIES for the last 16 years where he is currently a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS). He has more than 50 US patents, 15 IEEE transaction papers and 35 IEEE conference papers. He is currently a visiting faculty at IISc Bangalore and mentoring faculty/students of multiple IITs. He is the recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (OTAA) at IBM and CEO recognition award at GLOBALFOUNDRIES in 2018 and 2020. He is an IEEE senior member and a Patent Advocate & "Master Inventor" at GLOBALFOUNDRIES. He has given invited talks/tutorials/workshops at premier IEEE MTT conferences like IMS, RWW, APMC, IMaRC and IEEE EDS conferences like EDTM and ICEE. His research interests include design, optimization, and implementation of RF and mm-wave integrated circuits.