Pr Chidambaram

PR "Chidi" Chidambaram is a highly experienced professional in semiconductor process technology, currently serving as Vice President and Qualcomm Fellow at Qualcomm since July 2007. Prior roles at Qualcomm include Vice President, Senior Director, and Director, focusing on process technology. Previously, Chidambaram held positions at Texas Instruments from 1996 to 2007, including Senior Member of Technical Staff and Member Group Technical Staff, specializing in transistor design and semiconductor management. Early career experience includes a role as Process Engineer at Texas Instruments and as Research Assistant Professor at the Colorado School of Mines, where significant research funding was achieved. Chidambaram holds a PhD in Materials Science from the Colorado School of Mines, a Master's from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a Bachelor’s in Metallurgy from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University).