Ahmadreza Farsaei
Director of Design and Foundry Enablement Integrated Photonics Solutions @Intel
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Design and Foundry Enablement Integrated Photonics Solutions @Intel
San Francisco, CA, US
Responsible for enabling Intel’s Integrated Photonics Solutions through advanced Electronic Photonic Integrated Circuit (EPIC) design enablement, innovative software solutions, robust PDKs, and ownership of the complete product tapeout flow — ensuring first-time-right silicon for internal products. • Extended these capabilities to Intel Foundry and Fab to support external customer solutions and foundry offerings, in close collaboration with EDA vendors. • Built a world-class team and culture focused on Design–Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO), process–design alignment, and efficient tapeout execution. • Drove strategic engagements with Intel’s internal stakeholders, key foundry customers, and industry partners, and represented Intel in external industry forums through invited talks and technical panels. • Established unified design enablement standards that support the development of next-generation optical transceivers leveraging photonic integrated circuits and co-packaged optics for high-performance computing, AI, and data center applications.
EDUCATION
The University of British Columbia
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical and Electronics Engineering/ Microwave-Photonics
Isfahan University of Technology
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering/ Microwave
Isfahan University of Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering/Telecommunication
SKILLS
ABOUT AHMADREZA FARSAEI
A visionary leader and architect specializing in electronic and photonic integrated circuits, system design, design enablement, and AI-driven software solutions. With a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and over a decade of experience, I am passionate about delivering innovative software and hardware solutions that shape the future of technology: Lead the complete lifecycle of high-performance products, managing design & design enablement development, and tape-out for advanced optical transceivers (100G to 1.6T), Co-packaged Optics, and LiDAR systems, ensuring innovation, performance, and cross-functional collaboration: Lead the development, Implementation, and maintenance of state-of-the-art internal and external Process Design Kits (PDKs) for Intel and other high-volume silicon photonic foundries, ensuring compatibility with cutting-edge manufacturing processes and driving design automation: Architect and lead the strategic implementation of Intel\'s design enablement platform, integrating physical design, verification, simulation, and modeling to streamline workflows and accelerate next-generation photonics development. & : Architect and deploy AI-driven solutions to optimize the electronic photonics design cycle, automating tasks like layout generation, parameter tuning, and simulation to enhance efficiency and reduce time-to-market while leveraging predictive modeling for continuous improvement: Manage strategic relationships with CAD software vendors, driving solution integration, pathfinding, and deployment of next-gen technologies aligned with Intel\'s PDK architecture and AI-driven advancements to enhance design enablement and productivity- & : Lead and manage cross-functional, matrixed teams across diverse engineering disciplines, ensuring seamless collaboration between hardware, software, design, and fabrication teams to execute complex and high-stakes projects: Author of the first book on Layout Design and Automation of Photonic Integrated Circuits, a seminal work that provides in-depth insight into the principles and methodologies transforming the photonics design cycle.
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