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chaitanya prakash K.

Software Engineer

Andhra Pradesh, India7 yrs 8 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expertise in CPU power optimization and sign-off.
  • Proven track record in leading hardware design projects.
  • Strong educational background from IIT Madras and NIT Trichy.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Semiconductor Engineering expert with a focus on CPU power design and optimization.

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Logic DesignScriptwritingApplication-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)C (Programming Language)Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointMatlab

About

Qualcomm | IIT Madras | NIT Trichy

Experience

7 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
5 mos
Current Experience

Meta

Hardware Engineer

Jan 2026Present · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Rivos inc.

Member of Technical Staff

Jul 2024Dec 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Qualcomm

5 roles

Lead Hardware Engineer - CPU physical design

Dec 2023Jul 2024 · 7 mos

Senior Hardware Engineer - CPU Physical Design

Jun 2022Dec 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Responsible for FloorPlan and PnR of latest ARM cores on cutting-edge sub-10nm tech nodes.

Senior Hardware Engineer - CPU Power Methodology and signoff

Promoted

Nov 2021May 2022 · 6 mos

  • 1. Responsible for Power sign-off, Optimization and analysis for CPUSS for MSM and MDMs.
  • 2. Deep dive with post Si teams to understand/analyze split parts data for process impact on IddQ(ON/OFF), Vmin and Fmax.
  • 3. Responsible for proposing changes to existing methodologies pre Si to enable accurate power modelling across post Si platforms, Thermal, DoU and PDN Peak Powers.
  • 4. Cross team knowledge exchange.
  • 5. Responsible for cost-effective buck estimate considering Ipeak/Performance trade-off.
  • 6. Worked on DCD sign-off, cellEM sign-off and cross corner STA for one project to extend bounds.
  • MENTORSHIP
  • Ramped Up and mentored few team members from scratch for enabling multiple power deliverables for different projects.

Hardware Engineer - CPU Power Lead

Promoted

Nov 2019Oct 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • 1. Worked in Power Estimation/Budgeting, Power Analysis and Optimization of Snapdragon CPUs which are part of QC MSMs and MDMs.
  • 2. Worked across multiple tech nodes and owned Power for various CPUs.
  • 3. Have good VLSI knowledge and helped in improving power through feedback.
  • 4. Involved in the product life cycle from recommending the product spec in terms of power and deriving competitive power targets considering Performance-Power tradeoff to Post Si power correlation.
  • 5. Responsible for CPUSS PPA analysis and Power signoff.
  • 6. Expertise in PTPX.
  • 7. Responsible for enabling CPU PDN for static and Dynamic IR analysis. Helped SoC and software teams for their analysis through feedback and accurate power modelling across multiple DCVS modes.
  • 8. Responsible for Thermal signoff - Enabling fine grain thermal analysis along with Performance Benchmarks.
  • 9. Owner of CPU Power Model which models the expected CPU design power estimates at various PVTs.
  • 10. Responsible for establishing post-Si Power Correlation and identifying the gaps, if any, for multiple scenarios including active and idle modes.
  • 11. Responsible for assessing vector scenarios fir for analysis of a particular problem statement like DoU, Thermal, IR drop etc.,

Engineer Associate

Jul 2018Nov 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • 1. Joined Qualcomm as CPU Power sign-off Engineer.
  • 2. Understanding of RTL to GDS flow.
  • 3. Ramped up on Power Analysis for CPU subsystem and continued as CPUSS power sign-off engineer.

Nvidia

Intern

May 2017Jul 2017 · 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Master of Technology - MTech — Integrated circuits and systems

Sep 2019Jun 2023

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy)

Bachelor's degree

Jan 2014Jan 2018

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