Vikrant Kapila — CTO
Vikrant Kapila, Principal Engineer, Chief Architect and Director at Intel, is recognized within Intel and the industry as top domain-expert and advisor in System Architecture, Power Performance modeling, Design Space Exploration (DSE) and optimizations. His extensive knowledge spans solution stack from DDR, HBM, NoC, PCIe, AI accelerators to system applications like AI, IPU (SmartNIC) and other networking applications. He has strong proven track record of driving architecture, design, and post silicon to deliver best-in-class multi-billion-dollar revenue Datacenter and Client Computing solutions. Vikrant Kapila has a history of effectively cultivating essential talent and cultivating comprehensive technical capabilities from their foundational stages. Having led architecture and performance teams in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, and India, he is enthusiastic about propelling advancement, nurturing innovation, and building high-performing teams to achieve outstanding results. Vikrant Kapila possesses extensive experience working with tier-1 data center customers and holds substantial working relationships with prominent third-party tools and IP partners such as Synopsys and Arteris. His background includes hands-on involvement in IP selection, configuration, and optimization for multiple generations. His key strengths lie in defining and constructing intricate hardware and software systems, working alongside executives, clients, and ecosystem partners to deliver top-tier products. Vikrant excels in recognizing opportunities, crafting compelling visions, and overseeing all system facets to achieve exceptional outcomes.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a high-level architect in the semiconductor industry, specializing in FPGA and system architecture.
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Experience: 14 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- System Architecture
- Fpga
- Performance Modeling
- Performance Engineering
- Ai
- Performance Architecture
- Team Leadership
- Interconnect
- Hardware Architecture
- Systemc
- Hw-sw Co-design
- Dse
Career Highlights
- Led global teams across multiple countries.
- Expert in System Architecture and FPGA performance.
- Proven track record in delivering high-revenue solutions.
Work Experience
Altera
Principal Engineer (Director) | Chief Architect Agilex 5 (2 yrs 7 mos)
Intel Corporation
Lead Performance Architect | Technical Team Leader (3 yrs)
Sr. Staff System Architect (2 yrs 3 mos)
Synopsys Inc
Senior R & D Engineer (5 yrs 11 mos)
ST Microelectronics
Internship (5 mos)
Education
Master of Science (M.S.) Research | 9.136 at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
B.E at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology