Join us at WISH, GSA WLI’s premier technical conference that promises to be an inspiring celebration of innovation and empowerment. With around 1,000 attendees, including industry luminaries, visionary entrepreneurs, and brilliant university students in STEM, this event will showcase the evolving landscape of technology. Attendees can look forward to inspiring keynotes from trailblazers who are reshaping the tech world, as well as celebratory awards honoring extraordinary women who have broken the glass ceiling and those paving the way for future generations. This is a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals and forge valuable relationships that can propel your career forward. Join us in championing gender parity and celebrating the remarkable achievements of women in technology—be part of the movement transforming the industry!
Annelise McCarthy (She/Her)
Founder, Women’s Speaking Coach, Public Speaking Expert, Facilitator, Keynote Speaker & MC
Her Speaking Coach
Annelise is a renowned Women’s Speaking Coach with over 15 years Public Speaking training and experience. She’s on a mission to subvert the dull and pretentious reputation of Public Speaking and transform this into an exciting and empowering skill. An international speaker, entrepreneur and CEO, Annelise is also a World Public Speaking Championship Finalist (yep – total nerd) and holds a double bachelor’s degree in Law and Mandarin. From growing up with a speech impediment and later battling an identity crisis and self-doubt in the corporate world, Annelise understands the unique challenges that hold women back from using their voices. With a combined social media community of over 200K, Annelise is a necessary modern voice for women wanting to speak up and stand out. Her philosophy? Embrace imperfection, challenge tradition, and give fear the middle finger. Annelise believes speaking is a lifelong skill that every woman can master – because your voice deserves to be heard.
Breakfast Sponsored by Siemens
In this powerful opening session, Sylvia Acevedo shares hard-earned lessons from her extraordinary journey—from NASA rocket scientist to CEO and Fortune 100 semiconductor board director. Sylvia shares pivotal moments from her journey of overcoming adversity to achieve extraordinary impact. Drawing from her new book The Trailblazer’s Playbook, she unpacks the mindset and tactical strategies that transform setbacks into stepping stones. With candor and clarity, Sylvia equips audiences to navigate uncertainty, lead with conviction, and accelerate their path—no matter the obstacles they face.
Join us for an inspiring and empowering panel discussion, featuring some of the most senior and influential women in the semiconductor industry. These trailblazing leaders have not only risen to the top in a highly competitive field but have also paved the way for future generations. In this session, they will share their personal journeys, keys to success, and insights on how to become effective leaders in the tech world. Attendees will gain valuable advice and practical strategies from these accomplished women who have truly made it to the top in tech. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best and be inspired to achieve your own career aspirations in the semiconductor industry.
co-presenter: Susu He
Semiconductors are the beating heart of today’s world, powering everything from consumer electronics to the AI systems driving the digital economy. Sustaining the pace of innovation, critical to the industry’s future, depends on attracting and retaining exceptional talent. Yet the technical complexity of the field, and its increasingly competitive landscape, make talent acquisition an ongoing challenge. This panel brings together experts in workforce development and talent strategy to explore how we can attract, engage, and retain the next generation of semiconductor leaders. From diversifying the pipeline and rethinking educational pathways to fostering inclusive cultures and supporting long-term career development, the discussion will spotlight actionable strategies to secure the talent needed to drive innovation forward.
As AI transforms how we design semiconductors, the boundary between human and machine ingenuity is being redefined. This panel will explore how generative AI, autonomous agents, and open-source tools are reshaping design workflows, challenging traditional hardware methodologies, and shifting the talent landscape. What does this mean for junior engineers, researchers, and the future workforce? Are we building toward a new model of AI-Human leadership, or phasing out the very people who drive innovation? Join us for a conversation at the intersection of AI, hardware, and human potential.
VIP Reception Sponsored by TSMC
Broadcom
Carrie Pelton
Vice President, Wireless Semiconductor Division
Broadcom
Carrie is vice president for the wireless semiconductor division at Broadcom. During her time at Broadcom, Carrie has been involved in many aspects of the semiconductor wafer fabrication facility in Fort Collins. She began her journey with Hewlett Packard in microlithography. Carrie was part of the transfer team to bring the novel FBAR technology to Fort Collins from a smaller HP facility in the early 2000s; her fab now runs this technology in high volume. Carrie has helped stabilize the workforce in semiconductor manufacturing in Fort Collins with significant efforts placed on community outreach and internal pipeline development, collaborating with local high schools and community colleges.
She earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from Arizona State University and an MBA from the University of Colorado.
Carrie Pelton
Vice President, Wireless Semiconductor Division
Broadcom
Arm
Dipti Vachani
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Automotive Business
Arm
Dipti leads the organization responsible for delivering Arm-based solutions in the transformational opportunities of automotive.
Previously, Dipti served as Vice President and General Manager of the Product Management and Customer Enablement division in the IoT Group at Intel. Before that, Dipti held several leadership positions at Texas Instruments and led the creation of the company’s Sitara brand of Arm MPUs.
Dipti is on the Women’s Leadership Council for the Global Semiconductor Association.
She holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M, an Executive MBA degree from the University of Texas, and is a graduate of the Executive Education programs at Stanford, Harvard, and Cambridge business schools.
Dipti Vachani
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Automotive Business
Arm
Cirrus Logic / Atomera / Brainchip / Wolfspeed
Duy-Loan Le
Member of the Board of Directors
Cirrus Logic / Atomera / Brainchip / Wolfspeed
Duy-Loan Le emigrated from Vietnam as a refugee at 12, graduated high school as valedictorian at 16, earned her BSEE Magna Cum Laude at 19 from UT Austin, and holds an MBA from the University of Houston. She joined Texas Instruments (TI), becoming its first Asian American and female Senior Fellow, leading multi-billion-dollar business divisions and holding 24 patents, including the world’s fastest DSP per Guinness World Records (2004).
She retired after 35 years and serves on boards of Cirrus Logic, Wolfspeed, Atomera, and Brainchip, earning accolades like NACD Directorship 100 and Most Influential Corporate Board Directors. Inducted into WITI Hall of Fame (2001) and Asian Hall of Fame (2017), she’s recognized for her business leadership and humanitarian efforts.
Duy-Loan co-founded four nonprofits focused on STEM and education, actively supports Mona Foundation and Sunflower Mission, and is a sought-after speaker at universities and Fortune 500 companies.
Duy-Loan Le
Member of the Board of Directors
Cirrus Logic / Atomera / Brainchip / Wolfspeed
Micron Technology
Fran Dillard
Vice President, Global Culture and Workforce
Micron Technology
Fran Dillard is vice president of global culture and workforce at Micron Technology. Fran leads global culture programs and employee relations across the Asia-Pacific region, North America and EMEA. She spearheads workforce strategy, talent acquisition and innovative solutions in North America aimed at fulfilling the company’s mission to enrich life for all. Fran is passionate about fostering an inclusive workplace that sparks breakthrough innovation by investing in both today’s talent needs and a future-ready semiconductor talent pipeline by hiring the best people, broadening access to great careers for everyone. She brings over two decades of executive leadership experience across multiple industries in global enterprise strategy and HR. Fran is sits on the board of i4cp, a leading authority on next practices in human capital and the SEMI Foundation’s Workforce Development Advisory Council.
Fran earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations and executive MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington. Fran deeply believes in smart collaboration and courageous leadership as key drivers for DEI progress. She is a natural problem-solver, focused on operational excellence, who finds inspiration from this James Baldwin quote: “Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
Fran Dillard
Vice President, Global Culture and Workforce
Micron Technology
IQE
Jutta Meier
CEO and CFO
IQE
Jutta Meier is the CEO and CFO of IQE plc, the leading supplier of advanced compound semiconductor wafer products and material solutions to the global semiconductor industry. She leads the company’s strategic direction and oversees its financial operations, driving IQE’s growth and transformation as the world’s only pure-play epitaxy provider with a three-continent footprint.
Jutta has over 25 years of senior finance experience gained in leading technology companies including Intel, GlobalFoundries and Advanced Micro Devices. She holds an MBA from Technische Universität Dresden.
Jutta Meier
CEO and CFO
IQE
AMD
Sharon Zhou
Vice President, AI
AMD
Dr. Sharon Zhou is the VP of AI at AMD and was the founder and CEO of Lamini, an AI startup that won last year’s VentureBeat Gen AI Startup Award and has been recognized as a Forbes Cloud 100 Rising Star. As a former faculty member at Stanford, she led a 50+ person Generative AI research group and published award-winning papers in generative AI. Sharon teaches some of the most popular AI courses on Coursera, including Fine-tuning LLMs and Diffusion models, reaching millions of developers and executives. She earned her PhD in AI from Stanford, where she was advised by Dr. Andrew Ng. Before her PhD, she worked as an AI product manager at Google.
She received her bachelor’s degree in computer science and Classics from Harvard. Additionally, Sharon has served as an AI advisor in Washington, D.C., and has been featured in MIT Technology Review’s 35 Under 35 list.
Sharon Zhou
Vice President, AI
AMD
San José State University
Sheryl Ehrman
Don Beall Dean of the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering
San José State University
Sheryl Ehrman is the Don Beall Dean of the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering at San José State University, a position she has held since 2017. Prior to joining San José State, she was a faculty member in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, for 19 years. Dean Ehrman received her PhD degree from UCLA and her BS degree from UC Santa Barbara, both in chemical engineering.
Sheryl Ehrman
Don Beall Dean of the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering
San José State University
Qualcomm, Credo
Sylvia Acevedo
Member of the Board of Directors
Qualcomm, Credo
Sylvia Acevedo is a Fortune 100 board director (Qualcomm and Credo Technology), former CEO, and pioneering tech executive with leadership roles at NASA, Apple, Dell, and IBM. She serves on the boards of Qualcomm and Credo Technology and advises emerging tech founders. As CEO of the Girl Scouts, she led the organization’s largest program expansion in a century, championing STEM nationwide. A former White House Education Commissioner, she is the bestselling author of Path to the Stars. Her upcoming book, The Trailblazer’s Playbook (Wiley, Sept 2025), distills decades of leadership into actionable strategies for turning adversity into strategic advantage.
Sylvia holds engineering degrees from Stanford and New Mexico State University, and honorary doctorates from Duke University, Washington College, and Saint Mary’s College.
Sylvia Acevedo
Member of the Board of Directors
Qualcomm, Credo
Marvell
Tara Hsu
Associate Vice President, Global Head of Talent Attraction, Mobility & Inclusion
Marvell
Tara Hsu is Associate Vice President of Global Head of Talent Attraction, Mobility & Inclusion at Marvell Technology, Inc. In this role, she leads the
company’s Global Talent Acquisition, University Recruiting, Contingent Worker Program, and Immigration/Relocation functions. Tara joined Marvell in August 2020 as Senior Director, bringing over 15 years of recruiting experience across various disciplines and companies. Prior to Marvell, Tara held leadership positions in talent acquisition at Happy Money, Capital Group Companies, and Blizzard Entertainment, respectively. She began her recruiting career in executive search, with roles at Ken Clark International, CTPartners, and Heidrick & Struggles.
Early on in her career, Tara worked in financial services for several banking institutions where she was responsible for high net worth portfolio management. She has also been an entrepreneur, building her own spa business from the ground up. Tara holds a B.A. in International Business/French from Cal State Fullerton and an MBA from Durham University. An avid animal lover and advocate, Tara volunteers her time to foster and rescue dogs.
Tara Hsu
Associate Vice President, Global Head of Talent Attraction, Mobility & Inclusion
Marvell
AMD
Liya Liu [AI Track]
Senior Member of Technical Staff
AMD
Dr. Liya Liu is a Senior Member of Technical Staff at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), where she has been contributing for over 12 years. Her current work primarily focuses on formal verification in the Security IP team, along with design verification (DV) methodology exploration. Prior to her industry career, she was a Research Assistant in the Hardware Verification Group (HVG) at Concordia University, specializing in theorem proving, and earned her Ph.D. in 2013.
She also holds an M.A.Sc in Signal Processing from Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping (1999) and an M.Eng from Concordia University (2009).
Liya Liu [AI Track]
Senior Member of Technical Staff
AMD
Marvell Technology
Rachana Maitra [AI Track]
Senior Principal Engineer
Marvell Technology
Rachana Maitra is a Senior Principal Engineer, Corporate SDL lead at Marvell Technology Inc. She has been in the tech industry for over 26 years, starting at Intel in 1999 as a verification/validation engineer. In 2006, she joined Marvell and went on to leading pre- and post-silicon validation efforts covering 20+ products, across multiple business units. In 2022, Rachana transitioned to the Corporate SDL team and took on the responsibility of leading Marvell’s proactive process and strategy/toolset development for product security assurance across the company.
Rachana earned MSE in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. She regularly volunteers at a hospice care facility and at a local Bengali school. In her spare time, Rachana enjoys spending time with family!
Rachana Maitra [AI Track]
Senior Principal Engineer
Marvell Technology
SanDisk
Rachel Son [AI Track]
Senior Engineer
SanDisk
Rachel Son is a Senior Engineer in Technology Development at SanDisk, where she drives AI-based trim optimization and advances innovation in high-endurance, read-intensive flash memory for AI-inference applications.
She brings a unique technical background, holding a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University and an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. Outside of work, she enjoys road cycling and running.
Rachel Son [AI Track]
Senior Engineer
SanDisk
STMicroelectronics
Carmen Galotta [Design Track]
Physical Design Engineer
STMicroelectronics
Since joining ST in 2021, Carmen has been driving innovation in design implementation, overseeing the RTL-to-GDS flow with a focus on signoff timing, equivalence checking, power analysis, and optimization. Her deep expertise in digital physical design and low-power methodologies enables ST to deliver cutting-edge, high-performance solutions that meet customer needs. As Direct Responsible Individual (DRI), she ensures seamless collaboration across multi-site engineering teams and maintains strong client relationships.
Carmen holds a double master’s degree from the Micro and Nano Technologies for Integrated Systems (MNIS) program, awarded jointly by Politecnico di Torino, Phelma Grenoble, and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), reflecting a solid foundation in advanced integrated system technologies
Carmen Galotta [Design Track]
Physical Design Engineer
STMicroelectronics
AMD
Sangeeta Raste [Design Track]
Senior Manager, PMTS Silicon Design
AMD
With over 25 years in the semiconductor industry, Sangeeta Raste is a seasoned expert in ASIC and FPGA digital logic design. As a senior manager at AMD, she leads a high-speed memory I/O design team. Her experience spans at Altera, Intel, AMD as a high speed IP designer and leader, where she worked on many high speed designs and cutting edge technologies. She has a good track record of managing teams globally and delivering many tapeouts and projects successfully.
In addition to her technical job, she is actively involved in women’s community events to promote girls in technology and engineering, Sangeeta mentor girls in technology and engineering by leading engineering workshops through SWE and other organizations.
Sangeeta Raste [Design Track]
Senior Manager, PMTS Silicon Design
AMD
AMD
Siying Liu [Design Track]
Senior MTS Silicon Design Engineer
AMD
Siying Liu is a Senior MTS Silicon Design Engineer at AMD, specializing in IP verification, methodology, AI and tooling. With over 13 years of experience in design verification, she is an expert in IP and system-level verification of complex cross-die and cross-socket network-on-chip (NoC) in the control plane, as well as the development of related tools, such as NoC deadlock analysis and NoC topology design automation. Siying has pioneered the use of formal verification methods and machine learning to enhance verification quality and design efficiency. She also engaged in verification and compiler improvement of power state controller block.
Siying holds a Master’s degree in EE from Xidian University in China.
Siying Liu [Design Track]
Senior MTS Silicon Design Engineer
AMD
Meta
Ellie Chen [Process Track]
Hardware Product Engineer
Meta
Ellie Chen is a hardware product engineer at Meta, specializing in the development and deployment of liquid cooling solutions for hyperscale infrastructure. She leads product lifecycles across multiple system scales — from standalone rack systems with in-row CDUs to cluster-level architectures with facility-integrated cooling — focusing on manufacturability, validation, and operational scalability. Ellie collaborates closely with design and operations teams to deliver high-quality, cost-optimized hardware for compute, storage, and AI/ML workloads. She has led performance validation and helped establish engineering standards supporting the global deployment of over 100,000 systems. She also contributes to the Open Compute Project, aligning Meta’s cooling strategy with broader industry trends. With over a decade of experience, Ellie previously led mechanical and system design at Supermicro.
She holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from National Taiwan University and enjoys mentoring engineers, exploring new technologies, and hiking Texas trails.
Ellie Chen [Process Track]
Hardware Product Engineer
Meta
Micron Technology
Jasmine Chang [Process Track]
Process Engineer
Micron Technology
Jasmine Chang is a Dry Etch Process Engineer at Micron Technology, where she has been contributing to advanced DRAM process development since 2014. She has worked on multiple technology nodes, including 1α, 1β, and 1γ, with a focus on EUV patterning and integration across critical DRAM etch modules. Jasmine’s work bridges innovation and manufacturability, developing scalable etch solutions while enhancing throughput and enabling efficient high-volume production. She plays a key role in implementing intelligent process control strategies that accelerate development cycles and support early-stage manufacturing readiness.
Jasmine received M.S. degree in applied chemistry from National Chi Nan University in 2014.
Jasmine Chang [Process Track]
Process Engineer
Micron Technology
Marvell Technology
Qi Wang [Process Track]
Distinguished Engineer
Marvell Technology
Qi Wang is a Distinguished Engineer at Marvell Technology Inc., working in the Central CAD & Design Service group. With over 24 years of experience in physical verification, she has specialized in developing advanced CAD methodologies for physical design verification. The flow developed by Qi’s team has enabled design teams to successfully tape out over 80 chips across more than 10 technology nodes, collaborating with major foundries including TSMC, Samsung and GLOBALFOUNDRIES. Her expertise spans physical verification, layout automation, and tapeout signoff, all focused on enabling seamless integration and optimization of complex semiconductor technologies.
Qi holds a Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University.
Qi Wang [Process Track]
Distinguished Engineer
Marvell Technology
Meta
Anju John [System Track]
Senior Hardware Systems Engineer
Meta
Anju is a Senior Hardware Systems Engineer at Meta, specializing in data analytics and automation solutions for monitoring AI/HPC systems, thus enabling large-scale hardware health analysis. She designs and implements data pipelines, analytics dashboards, and reliability models to extract insights on network, compute, and interconnect technologies. She focuses on performance monitoring of network hardware and optical technologies, supporting the sustaining workflows and troubleshooting of network hardware fleet.
Anju has over a decade of industry expertise across domains such as Network operations, network security, automation and analytics infrastructure development. Prior to Meta, she has worked at Ericsson and Trend Micro developing validation strategies and supporting sustaining operations for networking and security platforms.
She holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering specializing in Networking and Embedded Systems.
Anju John [System Track]
Senior Hardware Systems Engineer
Meta
Microsoft
Lucy Yu [System Track]
Principal Hardware System Development Program Manager
Microsoft
Lucy Yu is a Principal Hardware System Development Program Manager at Microsoft Cloud + AI, where she leads the development and deployment of cutting-edge Cloud AI systems and Azure networking solutions. Since joining Microsoft in 2020, she has driven innovation through silicon integration, system development, and end-to-end solution delivery. Prior to Microsoft, Lucy spent 15 years at Intel advancing compute, storage, and FPGA system technologies for hyperscale platform solutions.
Lucy holds an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Lucy Yu [System Track]
Principal Hardware System Development Program Manager
Microsoft
Microsoft
Xiling Sun [System Track]
Principal Firmware Engineer
Microsoft
Xiling Sun is a principal firmware engineer at Microsoft, where she focuses on firmware security in the Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure group. She led the architecture and development of Hydra, a novel secure BMC solution announced at the OCP’22 Global Summit. With over 13 years of industry experience, Xiling brings deep technical expertise and leadership across storage controllers, accelerators, and cloud hardware security. Her previous roles include developing storage controller firmware at PMC-Sierra and Microchip, and serving as a tech lead at SK Hynix America’s Memory Solution Research Lab, where she enabled pioneer accelerator architecture for computational storage.
Xiling holds a master’s degree in computer engineering from New York University.
Xiling Sun [System Track]
Principal Firmware Engineer
Microsoft
AMD
Isabelita Camaclang [Test Track]
Member of Technical Staff
AMD
Isabel is a Member of Technical Staff at AMD. As a member of the CORES team, she’s been contributing to designing the fastest and best performing CPUs and GPUs for gaming, research, and automotive use. Before joining AMD, she started her career at Sandisk where she architected Memory BIST and Scan test of memory controllers.
Isabel earned her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from California State University East Bay and her Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University. Lastly, she is an origami, taiko, and 3D printing enthusiast.
Isabelita Camaclang [Test Track]
Member of Technical Staff
AMD
AMD
Manvitha Pannala [Test Track]
Technical Program Manager
AMD
Manvitha is a Senior Silicon Design Engineer at AMD, currently serving as the Technical Program Manager for Central Engineering, focusing on High-Speed IPs for the MI450 Data Center GPU. In this role, she leads cross-functional efforts to drive silicon design execution and program alignment across critical IP blocks. Prior to this, Manvitha was the technical lead for third-party security IPs, including AEMC, and was responsible for the development and power integrity verification of third-party IPs such as multiple generations of USB and PCIe.
With approximately four years of experience in the semiconductor industry, she began her career at Intel, before joining AMD in 2022. Manvitha holds a Master’s degree (Thesis) in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, cooking, sketching, and spending quality time with her family.
Manvitha Pannala [Test Track]
Technical Program Manager
AMD
SEMI
Mayura Padmanabhan [Test Track]
Technical Project Manager
SEMI
Mayura Padmanabhan has been a Technical Project Manager with SEMI since 2023. She leads the Semiconductor Manufacturing Cybersecurity Consortium (SMCC) technology community. Prior to SEMI, she worked as a Probe Engineer in Smart Manufacturing and AI at Micron Fab10 in Singapore, where she worked on yield improvement and test time reduction projects.
Mayura holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications from Anna University, India where she was a University Rank holder and received the Best Outgoing Student Award and a U. She is a PMI Certified Project Management Professional, Agile Practitioner, and Scrum Alliance Certified Advanced Scrum Master. She is also a proud founding member of the Women@SEMI Employee Resource Group at SEMI. She is an active Toastmaster passionate about mentoring young girls in STEM and enjoys painting folk art.
Mayura Padmanabhan [Test Track]
Technical Project Manager
SEMI
Infineon Technologies
Pragya Nahar [Test Track]
Director, Test Engineering
Infineon Technologies
Pragya Nahar is the Director of Test Engineering for IoT Wireless and Compute at Infineon Technologies. She currently leads the test engineering efforts for wireless connectivity products. She joined Cypress Semiconductor in 2004 (acquired by Infineon in 2020). Pragya has 20 years of experience in leading the development of ATE test solutions through generations of silicon.
She received her Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and Master’s in Microelectronics and VLSI design from India. Her passion lies in leveraging her expertise to drive innovation and excellence in the field of test engineering.
Pragya Nahar [Test Track]
Director, Test Engineering
Infineon Technologies
Microsoft
Sujata Paul [Test Track]
Principal Silicon Reliability Engineer
Microsoft
Sujata holds a Ph.D. in Physics from North Carolina State University and brings over a decade of experience from industry leaders like IBM, Cisco, and Marvell. She has worked on everything from device and component reliability to cutting-edge optics for data centers—and now focuses on AI accelerator and compute chip reliability at Microsoft.
Passionate about continuous learning, Sujata is deeply interested in design, technology, process, quality, and semiconductor reliability. She lives in Fremont, CA, with her husband and teenage son, and enjoys cooking, traveling, and reading in her free time.
Sujata Paul [Test Track]
Principal Silicon Reliability Engineer
Microsoft
SanDisk
Xia Ju [Test Track]
Senior Manager, Product Development Memory Technology
SanDisk
Xia has over 12 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, holding a master’s degree in Electronic Science and Engineering from Southeast University. She has focused on reliability research and reliability test automation, playing a key role in various projects that enhance the quality and performance of semiconductor products. Passionate about the application of new technologies, Xia is dedicated to developing innovative solutions to meet evolving market demands.
Xia Ju [Test Track]
Senior Manager, Product Development Memory Technology
SanDisk
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Emerson (NYSE: EMR) is a global industrial technology leader that provides advanced automation. With an unmatched portfolio of intelligent devices, control systems and industrial software, Emerson delivers solutions that automate and optimize business performance. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Emerson combines innovative technology with proven operational excellence to power the future of automation. For more information, visit Emerson.com.
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GF is one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers and the only one with a truly global footprint. We are redefining innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing feature-rich process technology solutions that provide leadership performance in pervasive high growth markets. As a steadfast partner, with a unique mix of design, development and fabrication services, GF works collaboratively alongside our customers to bring a broad range of innovative products to market.
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Imec was founded in 1984 and is today the world’s largest independent research and innovation center for nanoelectronics and digital technology.
As the chip lab of the world, imec drives the advancements that power today’s most cutting-edge technology. By making chips smaller, faster, more affordable, and more sustainable, we tackle the most pressing global challenges, such as climate change, pollution, accessible healthcare, and sustainable food provision. From the chips in your smartphone to the innovations transforming health, automotive, agritech, energy and beyond: imec is shaping the future.
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Qorvo products are at work connecting, protecting and powering the planet. We bring core radio frequency (RF) and power technologies and solutions to mobile, infrastructure, the IoT, defense/aerospace and power management markets. Transforming the way you live, work, play and communicate — that’s what inspires us.
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Samsung Semiconductor is a world-leading semiconductor manufacturer with a wide range of products that power the tools you use every day – including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and more. With a strong focus on innovation, Samsung designs and manufactures memory, system LSI, foundry, and LED solutions. Set to open in 2024, Samsung recently broke ground on a state-of-the-art Foundry in Taylor, Texas that will power next-generation technologies in areas like 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance computing (HPC).
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Synaptics is leading the charge in AI at the Edge, bringing AI closer to end users and transforming how we engage with intelligent connected devices, whether at home, at work, or on the move. As the go-to partner for the world’s most forward-thinking product innovators, Synaptics powers the future with its cutting-edge Synaptics Astra™ AI-Native embedded compute, Veros™ wireless connectivity, and multimodal sensing solutions. We’re making the digital experience smarter, faster, more intuitive, secure, and seamless. From touch, display, and biometrics to AI-driven wireless connectivity, video, vision, audio, speech, and security processing, Synaptics is the force behind the next generation of technology enhancing how we live, work, and play.
The Woman of Innovation Award recognizes an industry veteran who has dedicated her career to making exceptional contributions to drive the development, innovation, growth and long-term opportunities for the semiconductor industry.
The Female Up and Comer Award recognizes and profiles the next generation of young women in the semiconductor industry. Companies are encouraged to identify women with a technical background and education within their organization who have been in the industry five years or less and have made exceptional contributions toward the development, innovation, growth and success in her short time in the industry.
The GSA Rising Women in Semi Award will recognize three to four female nominees who are considered rising leaders by their individual companies. These nominees should have made exceptional contributions toward the development, innovation, growth, and success of the semiconductor industry and made a huge impact during her time in the industry, which should be more than ten years but less than twenty years.
The Designing the Difference Award recognizes a semiconductor company that has taken intentional, measurable steps to create an environment where innovation and diverse perspectives are valued and contribute to a forward-thinking industry. Companies should demonstrate company-wide initiatives, internal culture, community engagement and overall commitment to creating an environment where innovation and diverse perspectives are valued and contribute to industry impact and overall long-term vision of meaningful leadership and culture.
Infineon
Aparna Raghunath
Infineon
11 years of experience in manual & automation testing on WLAN technologies.
Expertise in WiFi certifications & deep protocol knowledge of 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be and related specs (WMMPS, MBO-OCE, FILS, DPP, NAN).
Skilled in automation using Robot Framework, AI/ML-based log analysis, CI-ATS integration, & Android app testing.
Proficient in 802.1x (EAP types), and enterprise Aps. ISTQB & Six Sigma certified.
Two US patents granted on WLAN roaming optimization and key storage and retrieval for wlan reconnections, one international Springer publication on Anti-void Routing.
Awarded for highest U0 critical bugs & automation impact.
Aparna Raghunath
Infineon
STMicroelectronics
Aradhana Kumari
Staff Engineer & MTS in Research and Innovation
STMicroelectronics
Aradhana is presently working as a Staff Engineer & MTS in research & Innovation team at STMicroelectronics, France. She hold a Master’s degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and has over 5 years of experience in the semiconductor industry.
Aradhana is a digital designer with expertise in the design of serial link controllers and more recently her focus has expanded to cutting-edge 3D R&D innovations, where she plays a pivotal role in the development of high-performance, disruptive die-to-die interfaces for 3D/2.5D heterogeneous chiplet architectures. She has 8 US patents and over 12 publications in major international conferences. In recognition of her outstanding work, Aradhana was honored with the 2023 GSA WLI Female Up & Comer Award.
Aradhana Kumari
STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics
Valentina Cuomo
CAD Application Engineer
STMicroelectronics
Valentina Cuomo holds a degree in Biomedical Engineering and has been working at STMicroelectronics (Italy) since 2018 as a CAD Application Engineer specializing in Analog-Mixed Signal Design and Flows. She is a technical expert in IP and System Level Verification, proficient with Spice and Fast Spice simulators, as well as Electrical Rule Check Static Analysis. Valentina also has expertise in electromechanical simulation for chip-package interaction. Her role includes supporting and researching new methodologies and flows for IP and Product Verification. She collaborates closely with EDA vendors, supports the design community, and regularly delivers training sessions and technical workshops.
Valentina Cuomo
STMicroelectronics
Astera Labs
Ujjwala Godavarthi
Senior Electrical Validation Engineer
Astera Labs
Ujjwala Godavarthi is a Senior Electrical Validation Engineer at Astera Labs, specializing in PCIe Gen6 electrical validation. She brings over 9 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, with a strong background in post-silicon debug, transceiver characterization, and hands-on lab work across FPGAs, retimers, and CPU server platforms. Prior to Astera Labs, she worked as an Electrical Validation Engineer at Altera and as a Post-Silicon Debug Engineer at Intel, where she contributed to Ethernet PHY validation and CPU performance optimization in Intel server products. Ujjwala holds a Master’s degree in VLSI & Mixed Signal Design from Arizona State University and is passionate about solving complex high-speed I/O challenges.
Ujjwala Godavarthi
Astera Labs
Marvell
Catherine Choi
Distinguished Engineer
Marvell
Catherine Choi has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry doing architecture, RTL design and verification. Prior to Marvell, she worked on development of DSPs at Aware and Lantiq. At Marvell, she has focused on design verification of interconnects and coherency memory subsystems. Catherine holds a Master’s degree from Northeastern University and a Bachelor’s from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Catherine Choi
Marvell
AMD
Kanupriya Bhardwaj
AMD
Kanupriya Bhardwaj received the B.Tech. and M. Tech degrees in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, India, in 2007, and Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2013. She has worked at Intel, Altera and is currently at AMD, working on performance modeling of links. Her technical interests include understanding process and technology specific constraints on analog/mixed signal design, exploration of trade-off between performance and tunability in the design optimization space and studying the impact of system-level, sometimes standard-specific constraints on link margins and sub-block specifications.
Kanupriya Bhardwaj
AMD
STMicroelectronics
Irene Monica
Technology Development Engineer
STMicroelectronics
Irene Monica is currently working as a Technology Development Engineer at STMicroelectronics since 2023, specializing in the development of power discrete devices. She earned her dual master’s degrees in Green Electronics from the Technical University of Munich and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2019.
Passionate about innovation and sustainability, Irene aspires to encourage and inspire young people and students to pursue careers in technology and engineering, fostering the next generation of problem solvers and innovators who will contribute to more sustainable future
Irene Monica
STMicroelectronics
Micron Technology
Jeiwei Chen
Principal Process Integration Engineer
Micron Technology
Jeiwei Chen
Micron Technology
AMD
Kalpana Bommakanti
Senior Member of Technical Staff and Silicon Design Engineer
AMD
Kalpana Bommakanti is a Senior Member of Technical Staff and Silicon Design Engineer in the Control Fabric team at AMD, with over 13 years of experience in ASIC verification. with a strong focus on leading boot code processor verification initiatives. Her broad expertise also encompasses low power states verification, Xilinx Ethernet designs, and video codec engine IP verification. Kalpana earned a master’s degree in Embedded Systems and VLSI Engineering.
Kalpana Bommakanti
AMD
AMD
Laya Harwin
System Design Engineer 2
AMD
Laya is a System Design Engineer 2 at Advanced Micro Devices, where she designs and optimizes cutting-edge hardware solutions that power the latest technologies. With a master’s degree in computer science from Indiana University, Laya combines advanced knowledge with practical experience to drive innovative projects forward. Before joining AMD, Laya spent three years at Sony India as a Senior Software Engineer, honing their skills in compilers, machine learning, optimization, and deep neural networks. Known for tackling engineering challenges with a creative flair, Laya loves collaborating with talented teams to craft innovative products.
Outside the world of circuits and code, Laya enjoys staying active with sports like volleyball and table tennis, as well as traveling to explore new cultures and experiences along with thrilling adventures that provide an adrenaline rush. Eager to explore new horizons, Laya embraces life with a blend of professionalism and a passion for discovery, believing that the best ideas often come from a well-rounded lifestyle.
Laya Harwin
AMD
Cisco Systems
Li Sun
Senior Technical Leader in Hardware Engineering
Cisco Systems
Li Sun is a Senior Technical Leader in Hardware Engineering at Cisco Systems. She has deep expertise in hardware design, manufacturing test development, embedded software, data engineering, and AI/ML-driven ASIC test optimization. She leads efforts to ensure hardware quality across the full product lifecycle, from design to field return. Passionate about cross-functional collaboration, she works across teams to resolve quality issues and drive manufacturing excellence. She holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and advocates for data-driven decision-making in hardware development.
Li Sun
Cisco Systems
iVP Semiconductor
Ragasudha C P
Staff Application Engineer
iVP Semiconductor
Mrs. Ragasudha C P is a Staff Application Engineer at iVP Semiconductor Pvt Ltd, a fabless Indian startup supporting system companies through localized chip fabrication. She brings industrial, research, and academic experience, having worked at the Central Power Research Institute Bangalore and spent over a decade in academia. Her expertise spans power semiconductors, power electronics, and EV technologies, with certifications from NPTEL and Coursera. She holds a B.Tech and M.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and is currently pursuing a part-time Ph.D. in EV power converter design at VIT University, Chennai.
Ragasudha C P
iVP Semiconductor
Synopsys
Sashi Obilisetty
Executive Director - R&D
Synopsys
Sashi Obilisetty is currently Executive Dir, R&D in the Technology Products Group at Synopsys. Sashi has been instrumental in enabling several Synopsys technologies in the design, verification and post-silicon space. She was one of the key leaders involved in enabling AI in Synopsys products. Between 2020-2021, she was the Chief Architect for Silicon Solutions at Google Cloud. Prior to joining Synopsys in 2009, Sashi founded 2 EDA startups. She was the Marie Pistilli Women in EDA Award Winner in 2024 and the Synopsys YWCA TWIN nominee in 2018. Sashi has a Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra and a Master’s in Computer Engineering from UMASS, Amherst. She is the holder of 5 patents in the EDA and AI domains.
Sashi Obilisetty
Synopsys
Credo
Xuanxuan Lu
Senior Staff System Engineer
Credo
Xuanxuan Lu is currently a Senior Staff System Engineer at Credo, specializing in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) in SerDes architecture. With a strong background in high-speed communication systems, she is passionate about designing and optimizing cutting-edge technologies. Prior to Credo, she served as an Engineer at Marvell, where she contributed to DSP and ML architecture in storage BU. Her expertise lies in driving technical excellence and delivering robust, high-performance systems.
Xuanxuan Lu
Credo
AMD
Subhasree Purushothamanshanthi
Product Development Engineer 2
AMD
Subhasree is a Product Development Engineer 2 at AMD, where she focuses on applying AI/ML
based solutions to semiconductor data. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Analytics with a specialization in Data Science from the University of Texas at Dallas (2023), and a Bachelor’s in Electronics and Communication Engineering from India. She is passionate about applying advanced analytics and machine learning techniques to real-world engineering challenges to drive innovation in the semiconductor industry. Outside of work, she is curious to expand her knowledge in different areas, enjoys recreating dishes from various cuisines, road trips, and exploring life in the city.
Subhasree Purushothamanshanthi
AMD
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