THE TEAM BEHIND INDIA'S FIRST LTE CHIP
Himamshu Khasnis
Founder and CEO
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Himamshu brings in an experience of more than 21 years in the Semiconductor Industry. Under his leadership, Signalchip has grown from a garage start-up with 2 people to a 40 employees strong organization encompassing all competencies of SoC (System on Chip) development and has developed its first semiconductor chip for complex wireless networking standards.
Himamshu brings in an experience of more than 21 years in the Semiconductor Industry. Under his leadership, Signalchip has grown from a garage start-up with 2 people to a 40 employees strong organization encompassing all competencies of SoC (System on Chip) development and has developed its first semiconductor chip for complex wireless networking standards.
Rajesh Mundhada
Founder and VP
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Rajesh has over 18 years of experience in VLSI development and engineering management. He is an expert in complex Digital IP and System on Chip definition and development. He has built and led the digital team and is the main architect for WCDMA/LTE. He has made sure there is a seamless integration of hardware/software and algorithms.
Rajesh has over 18 years of experience in VLSI development and engineering management. He is an expert in complex Digital IP and System on Chip definition and development. He has built and led the digital team and is the main architect for WCDMA/LTE. He has made sure there is a seamless integration of hardware/software and algorithms.
Kandasamy S
VP, Software Design
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Kandasamy brings in 19 years of experience building and selling wireless communication systems. He is an expert in the domain of 2G/3G/4G wireless communications, and is in charge of software development and system integration at Signalchip. He has filed 3 Patents.
Kandasamy brings in 19 years of experience building and selling wireless communication systems. He is an expert in the domain of 2G/3G/4G wireless communications, and is in charge of software development and system integration at Signalchip. He has filed 3 Patents.
Nirav Parikh
Director/Sr. Technologist
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Completed his MTech (IIT Bombay) and has about 15 years of experience in the industry. He has exclusively worked on software and system integration. He has designed and developed 3G/LTE firmware, integrated with Layer 1 Baseband, RF and higher layer communication protocol software. Being the interactive "3GPP Spec", he is technical-savvy with exhaustive knowledge across the domains and brings in a lot of expertise solutions for the real-world problems.
Completed his MTech (IIT Bombay) and has about 15 years of experience in the industry. He has exclusively worked on software and system integration. He has designed and developed 3G/LTE firmware, integrated with Layer 1 Baseband, RF and higher layer communication protocol software. Being the interactive "3GPP Spec", he is technical-savvy with exhaustive knowledge across the domains and brings in a lot of expertise solutions for the real-world problems.
Priyanka Khasnis
Lead Engineer
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Completed MS from IIT Madras. She has 17 years of industry experience and has worked at National Semiconductor and IBM. She was one of the key architects of the ADML chip from spec derivation to top-level integration. She has led and steered a young team towards success guiding and monitoring them throughout the process, in addition to being involved in the design of the chip.
Completed MS from IIT Madras. She has 17 years of industry experience and has worked at National Semiconductor and IBM. She was one of the key architects of the ADML chip from spec derivation to top-level integration. She has led and steered a young team towards success guiding and monitoring them throughout the process, in addition to being involved in the design of the chip.
Kishen Amarnath
Lead Engineer/Manager
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Brings in multiple competencies from analog, digital and systems design to the team. He has expertise in RF PLLs and many IO blocks. He is a true Engineer, full of energy and enthusiasm providing solutions for any complex problem, be it circuit design, IT, hardware or building his own bicycle or drone.
Brings in multiple competencies from analog, digital and systems design to the team. He has expertise in RF PLLs and many IO blocks. He is a true Engineer, full of energy and enthusiasm providing solutions for any complex problem, be it circuit design, IT, hardware or building his own bicycle or drone.
Nikhil B G
Lead Engineer/Manager
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A diligent designer who comprehends the major intricacies of circuit design with ease, having designed major blocks in the chip. A data converters expert himself, he manages the work of the analog team and has filed 2 Patents. He is also a voracious reader and an active trekker.
A diligent designer who comprehends the major intricacies of circuit design with ease, having designed major blocks in the chip. A data converters expert himself, he manages the work of the analog team and has filed 2 Patents. He is also a voracious reader and an active trekker.
Sukrutha Bharadwaj
Lead Engineer/Manager
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The king of digital design and signal processing. His aptitude skills and logical thinking can astonish anyone. Being a chess wizard, he has the capacity to foresee problems. He is always motivating and pushes everyone to achieve their full potential.
The king of digital design and signal processing. His aptitude skills and logical thinking can astonish anyone. Being a chess wizard, he has the capacity to foresee problems. He is always motivating and pushes everyone to achieve their full potential.
Kaushal Parikh
Lead Engineer
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Lead Designer having designed and developed Boot ROM and has brought-up platform software including Linux OS and Real Time OS. He possesses extensive knowledge and hands on experience of different hardware platforms, processor architectures, compilers and device drivers development.
Lead Designer having designed and developed Boot ROM and has brought-up platform software including Linux OS and Real Time OS. He possesses extensive knowledge and hands on experience of different hardware platforms, processor architectures, compilers and device drivers development.
Sachin Dhareshwar
Lead Engineer/Manager
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A cool, composed, crystal-clear thinking Engineer leading the Systems team. He has worked at Cypress Semiconductors before coming to Signalchip and has filed 1 patent. He has designed an Eval Board for Signalchip’s RF chip, ADC, DAC cards for testing on-chip modules among many others. He has a huge sense of tender humor.
A cool, composed, crystal-clear thinking Engineer leading the Systems team. He has worked at Cypress Semiconductors before coming to Signalchip and has filed 1 patent. He has designed an Eval Board for Signalchip’s RF chip, ADC, DAC cards for testing on-chip modules among many others. He has a huge sense of tender humor.
Bharat Bhat
Lead PD Engineer
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The 'PD dada' of the firm, with expertise in both analog and digital physical design. He is extremely adaptive and finishes the task on time no matter the scale of the task and has vast experience in multiple tools. Always looking for smarter solutions, he has churned out numerous scripts. He thoroughly follows the principle 'Keep calm and finish the work, day or night'.
The 'PD dada' of the firm, with expertise in both analog and digital physical design. He is extremely adaptive and finishes the task on time no matter the scale of the task and has vast experience in multiple tools. Always looking for smarter solutions, he has churned out numerous scripts. He thoroughly follows the principle 'Keep calm and finish the work, day or night'.
Ranjan Prabhu M
Lead Engineer/Manager
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The key technical resource in the digital team! He is extremely energetic and has a fine eye for detail. He is the master of digital design and STA and always comes up with simple out-of-box solutions to complicated problems.
The key technical resource in the digital team! He is extremely energetic and has a fine eye for detail. He is the master of digital design and STA and always comes up with simple out-of-box solutions to complicated problems.
Arindam Saha
Principal Engineer
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He has close to two decades of experience in VLSI industry. He has led multiple SoC in Texas Instruments before joining Signalchip. Among many other things, he is an expert in Ethernet/Networking and has brought up an in-house team from scratch. He always supports and encourages young designers to try and explore novel designs.
He has close to two decades of experience in VLSI industry. He has led multiple SoC in Texas Instruments before joining Signalchip. Among many other things, he is an expert in Ethernet/Networking and has brought up an in-house team from scratch. He always supports and encourages young designers to try and explore novel designs.
Biju Tharappel V
Sr. Executive Accoutant
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The Executive Accountant for Signalchip. Always bearing a positive mindset and friendly attitude, Biju is the go-to expert for any commercial, financial and vendor management related activities in the company. His patience and humility are what makes him an excellent co-worker to work with.
The Executive Accountant for Signalchip. Always bearing a positive mindset and friendly attitude, Biju is the go-to expert for any commercial, financial and vendor management related activities in the company. His patience and humility are what makes him an excellent co-worker to work with.
Shruti Kulkarni
Sr. PD Engineer
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She is the owner of multiple sub-chips in physical design. Being a fan of DC comics herself, she is no less than wonder woman when it comes to working. An uncanny resolve to finish work gets this machine running even during vacations. She has the diligence to complete any task assigned with utmost quality. Being a great team player and a true friend, one would definitely want her to be a part of their team.
She is the owner of multiple sub-chips in physical design. Being a fan of DC comics herself, she is no less than wonder woman when it comes to working. An uncanny resolve to finish work gets this machine running even during vacations. She has the diligence to complete any task assigned with utmost quality. Being a great team player and a true friend, one would definitely want her to be a part of their team.
Mugundhan V
Principal Engineer
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Having 18 years of Industry experience as an Algorithm Architect in Wireless Communication systems previously in Intel, Aquantia and Samsung, Mugundhan is a down to earth person who is extremely approachable. His intuition on complex concepts, excellent clarity of thought coupled with sheer commitment and passion for innovation makes him one of the most successful senior leaders at Signalchip.
Having 18 years of Industry experience as an Algorithm Architect in Wireless Communication systems previously in Intel, Aquantia and Samsung, Mugundhan is a down to earth person who is extremely approachable. His intuition on complex concepts, excellent clarity of thought coupled with sheer commitment and passion for innovation makes him one of the most successful senior leaders at Signalchip.
Amaresh HS
Lead Engineer
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He is an Analog-RF Engineer who volunteers and takes ownership of many tasks and doesn’t let-go until he takes them to completion. He has designed many high frequency RF blocks. His attention to detail is unmatched and is one of the rudders which has been steering the Analog/RF team towards the right destination. He has excellent leadership capabilities and is also a talented singer.
He is an Analog-RF Engineer who volunteers and takes ownership of many tasks and doesn’t let-go until he takes them to completion. He has designed many high frequency RF blocks. His attention to detail is unmatched and is one of the rudders which has been steering the Analog/RF team towards the right destination. He has excellent leadership capabilities and is also a talented singer.
Keerthi S P
Sr. PD Engineer
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A dynamic human who have mastered the art of analog physical design by automating many layout procedures. He has been the lead in handling all top layouts of major blocks of the SoC. His commendable LVS debugging skills and handy DRC rules has made him a master of effortless layout making. Being an affable mentor and fitness fanatic, one has to put up with his speed and craziness.
A dynamic human who have mastered the art of analog physical design by automating many layout procedures. He has been the lead in handling all top layouts of major blocks of the SoC. His commendable LVS debugging skills and handy DRC rules has made him a master of effortless layout making. Being an affable mentor and fitness fanatic, one has to put up with his speed and craziness.
Shreyas H
Design Engineer
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Analog designer and systems engineer who has made layouts of major interfacing blocks in the chip and PCB Hardware boards for evaluating the chip. He has complete design exposure and is also proficient in analog physical design. His contributions in the lab have been very handy in post-silicon bring up and testing.
Analog designer and systems engineer who has made layouts of major interfacing blocks in the chip and PCB Hardware boards for evaluating the chip. He has complete design exposure and is also proficient in analog physical design. His contributions in the lab have been very handy in post-silicon bring up and testing.
Abhishek Kumar
Design Engineer
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The python expert of the office. He is very adaptive, quick learner and a good team player who has worked across teams. He has been involved in design and validation of networking protocols for the SoC and has played a vital role in testing the security-accelerator design on FPGA.
The python expert of the office. He is very adaptive, quick learner and a good team player who has worked across teams. He has been involved in design and validation of networking protocols for the SoC and has played a vital role in testing the security-accelerator design on FPGA.
Harinath S
Design Engineer
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Involved in algorithm design and performance testing, his signal processing and mathematical skills are commendable. He is very skilled in the lab, and is extremely humble and always ready to lend a helping hand. He has a great sense of humor and keeps his physical work-space always the same.
Involved in algorithm design and performance testing, his signal processing and mathematical skills are commendable. He is very skilled in the lab, and is extremely humble and always ready to lend a helping hand. He has a great sense of humor and keeps his physical work-space always the same.
Srivatsa P
Design Engineer
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A quick dedicated learner, sturdy in his approach towards problem solving. He could comprehend large portions of the chip very early into his career. He fully understands all the aspects of any problem and goes about solving it in a reliable and thorough manner.
A quick dedicated learner, sturdy in his approach towards problem solving. He could comprehend large portions of the chip very early into his career. He fully understands all the aspects of any problem and goes about solving it in a reliable and thorough manner.
Hemanth Kumar R
Design Engineer
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He is a perfect blend of software and systems. He has taken care of all hardware demonstrations happening at the office and handles anything assigned to him with utmost calmness. He has handled a wide range of tasks and makes sure they are completed in the least possible time and is also an extremely helpful person.
He is a perfect blend of software and systems. He has taken care of all hardware demonstrations happening at the office and handles anything assigned to him with utmost calmness. He has handled a wide range of tasks and makes sure they are completed in the least possible time and is also an extremely helpful person.
Arpita G Haribhatt
Design Engineer
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One of the most flexible engineers of the firmware team. She is involved in system testing and firmware engineering and digital verification. She is a stubborn engineer being savvy at problem solving. Dependable and always ready to take responsibility. She has also handled some of the block level design and validation in both algorithm and software level.
One of the most flexible engineers of the firmware team. She is involved in system testing and firmware engineering and digital verification. She is a stubborn engineer being savvy at problem solving. Dependable and always ready to take responsibility. She has also handled some of the block level design and validation in both algorithm and software level.
Lalit M Jain
Sr. Engineer
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Being involved in both front-end and back-end digital design, Lalit has an unparalleled sense of duty. He is quick to come up with lateral solutions. He is one of the best debuggers, making the design more reliable and efficient. He possesses good aptitude and logical skills and has the willingness to continuously improve himself.
Being involved in both front-end and back-end digital design, Lalit has an unparalleled sense of duty. He is quick to come up with lateral solutions. He is one of the best debuggers, making the design more reliable and efficient. He possesses good aptitude and logical skills and has the willingness to continuously improve himself.
Madhu Kumar R
Sr. Executive
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Being a former Army man , he has great responsibility and commitment
towards his work. He takes care of every need of the company without being notified.
Being a former Army man , he has great responsibility and commitment
towards his work. He takes care of every need of the company without being notified.
Hemanth B H
Sr. Manager BD and Sales
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Manager for Sales and Business Development, he is a one man army who takes care of marketing and sales. He has worked at companies like MathWorks and CoreEL Technologies selling technology solutions to communications, Aerospace & Automotive Industry, including Indian public sector companies. Having worked across multiple industries and customers he has a good understanding of engineering design encompassing System Engineering (Modelling & Simulation), Embedded Systems (Semiconductor devices) and Mechanical design (CAD & FEA).
Manager for Sales and Business Development, he is a one man army who takes care of marketing and sales. He has worked at companies like MathWorks and CoreEL Technologies selling technology solutions to communications, Aerospace & Automotive Industry, including Indian public sector companies. Having worked across multiple industries and customers he has a good understanding of engineering design encompassing System Engineering (Modelling & Simulation), Embedded Systems (Semiconductor devices) and Mechanical design (CAD & FEA).
Arpit Agarwal
Design Engineer
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Digital designer who has played a key role in Static Timing Analysis (STA). He is the person to contact if you are facing issues in synthesis. With good scripting skills, he has helped in automating a lot of STA procedures. He is always enthusiastic to learn something new and is quick to grasp.
Digital designer who has played a key role in Static Timing Analysis (STA). He is the person to contact if you are facing issues in synthesis. With good scripting skills, he has helped in automating a lot of STA procedures. He is always enthusiastic to learn something new and is quick to grasp.
Akshay R Adiga
Design Engineer
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Promising digital engineer who brings joy to the workplace. His strong fundamentals on signal processing and digital design has been very handy in algorithm development of the GPS block. A good chess player who always looks out for smarter ways of solving problems.
Promising digital engineer who brings joy to the workplace. His strong fundamentals on signal processing and digital design has been very handy in algorithm development of the GPS block. A good chess player who always looks out for smarter ways of solving problems.
Gowtham J
Design Engineer
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As a firmware engineer, Gowtham has very good programming, debugging and analytical skills. He is an active team player, and is a part of the team developing sub blocks for GPS algorithm, RTL and software. He has also handled the test setup for analog calibrations of the SoC.
As a firmware engineer, Gowtham has very good programming, debugging and analytical skills. He is an active team player, and is a part of the team developing sub blocks for GPS algorithm, RTL and software. He has also handled the test setup for analog calibrations of the SoC.
Harshita Govindool
Design Engineer
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She has been involved in digital design and verification and has the ability to quickly pick up new things. She has taken up a lot of tasks at critical stages and took them to completion in a smart and efficient way. She is sincere and dedicated, who comes up with great ideas.
She has been involved in digital design and verification and has the ability to quickly pick up new things. She has taken up a lot of tasks at critical stages and took them to completion in a smart and efficient way. She is sincere and dedicated, who comes up with great ideas.
Karthik M
Design Engineer
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Analog and systems engineer who has designed a high wattage power amplifier systems for base stations in the sub-1GHz band range. He has also designed high precision, low noise, wideband tone generator boards used as validation equipment in Signalchip Laboratory. He has always shown his commitment towards meeting the timeliness of delivering a project, apart from the sound technical knowledge and debug skills he possesses.
Analog and systems engineer who has designed a high wattage power amplifier systems for base stations in the sub-1GHz band range. He has also designed high precision, low noise, wideband tone generator boards used as validation equipment in Signalchip Laboratory. He has always shown his commitment towards meeting the timeliness of delivering a project, apart from the sound technical knowledge and debug skills he possesses.
Nikhil K N
Design Engineer
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One of the brightest minds working for the algorithm team. He understands any concept in a crystal clear fashion and works towards the objectives with utmost dedication. With his excellent aptitude and analytical skills, he solves complex algorithms in a mathematical way well supported by his intuition.
One of the brightest minds working for the algorithm team. He understands any concept in a crystal clear fashion and works towards the objectives with utmost dedication. With his excellent aptitude and analytical skills, he solves complex algorithms in a mathematical way well supported by his intuition.
Ravi Kiran
Design Engineer
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A Systems Engineer who has built PCB systems for base stations for sub-1GHz band range and DC lab stations with programmable power supply capable of measurement. Known for his never give up attitude, Ravikiran has shown a lot of grit in bringing up the systems he has designed under complex debug situations.
A Systems Engineer who has built PCB systems for base stations for sub-1GHz band range and DC lab stations with programmable power supply capable of measurement. Known for his never give up attitude, Ravikiran has shown a lot of grit in bringing up the systems he has designed under complex debug situations.
Vishal Monteiro
Design Engineer
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Being an electronic hobbyist, guitar player, animator and digital design engineer, Vishal is a multifaceted person who brings artistic sparkle to the workplace. He has high perseverance and patience and is very systematic in his approach in handling everything. He is also extremely creative and has an abundance of novel ideas.
Being an electronic hobbyist, guitar player, animator and digital design engineer, Vishal is a multifaceted person who brings artistic sparkle to the workplace. He has high perseverance and patience and is very systematic in his approach in handling everything. He is also extremely creative and has an abundance of novel ideas.
Navaneetha K
Design Engineer
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As an algorithms & systems engineer, Navaneetha has been involved in the front-end of LTE systems validation. With quick comprehensive capabilities and smart thinking, he comes up with the best possible solutions. His affable nature makes one feel very comfortable interacting with him.
As an algorithms & systems engineer, Navaneetha has been involved in the front-end of LTE systems validation. With quick comprehensive capabilities and smart thinking, he comes up with the best possible solutions. His affable nature makes one feel very comfortable interacting with him.
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Lakshmi Narasimha M
Consultant
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Popularly given the acronym 'LNM' by many at Signalchip, he is the go-to person when it comes to IT issues. He is known for providing speedy and effective solutions.
Popularly given the acronym 'LNM' by many at Signalchip, he is the go-to person when it comes to IT issues. He is known for providing speedy and effective solutions.
Naveen Kumar V
Consultant
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Always patient and ever-ready to help, Naveen is a highly experienced professional with experience in the field of Linux kernel and wireless communications. He has been instrumental in the development and validation of networking and crypto-engine drivers at Signalchip.
Always patient and ever-ready to help, Naveen is a highly experienced professional with experience in the field of Linux kernel and wireless communications. He has been instrumental in the development and validation of networking and crypto-engine drivers at Signalchip.