Devender

About Devender

Professional: Extensive Fab experience (15+ years), IC design and Data Automation Management • At Micron I am managing Global Design Enablement and Design Rule teams across Boise, Hiroshima and Guadalajara responsible for managing design rule calculations and enabling new devices across all nodes (including in HVM) • At Intel I formed and managed Global Process Integration teams (3 teams in Ireland, Israel and Arizona); responsible for Intel\'s 3, 4, 12 and 16nm technologies- delivering on yield roadmap, fixing reliability issues and transitioning those technologies to foundry in HVM.• At Samsung I managed DFM teams under Technology Development; driving strategy & methodology for design evaluation of Foundry customers\' including DRC, PEX and ERC compatibility; Complete ownership of chip verification to Si-tapeout (including LVS, DRC/ERC, OPCbias, Mask Prep, NPI and Mass Production support) Engineering • Successfully delivered multiple technology projects, and integration changes for yield and cost improvement. • Architect design database (S3) and Machine Learning models (VAE, Random forest, k-nearest means) for inline monitoring. • Designed numerous in-house test chips for Ground Rule validation and Yield. Academic: PhD in Device Physics & Materials Engineering, 23 publications, 200+ citations, PhD, 10 disclosures (Patents & Trade Secrets), research highlighted in news outlets and peer reviewer of leading journals• Others: multiple honors at both Professional (highest company honors) and Academic levels( bachelors and graduate school), and won 15+ academic competitions

Experience

1. Director, Design Enablement & Design Rules, Technology Development

   Micron Technology

   Apr 2025 — Present

   Leading the Design Enablement and Design Rule teams for Micron\'s cutting-edge DRAM technologies, including HBM and DDR products, in Technology Development

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

  B. Tech., Ceramic Engineering

  2007 — 2011

• DAV School, Jind

  General

  1996 — 2004

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science

  2011 — 2015

• Moti Lal Nehru School, Jind

  High School, Science

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Analytics
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Business Strategy
• Product Management
• Process Engineering
• Materials
• Glass
• Competitive Analysis
• Entrepreneurship
• Data Analysis
• Market Research
• Engineering
• Semiconductors
• Materials Characterization
• Thin Films
• Product Marketing
• R&D
• Programming
• Product Development
• Materials Science