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Krishna Settaluri

Krishna Settaluri

AI, data transport, optics, serdes, and chiplet interconnects expert

San Diego, California, United States
Joined December 2024
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Krishna Settaluri is a deeply experienced professional in the field of electrical and electronics engineering, with a strong academic background from MIT and UC Berkeley. His expertise spans advanced technology development, specializing in integrated systems, circuits, photonics, and high-speed silicon photonic links, which he also applied in design automation using analog generator technology. theorg+3
He is a recognized leader and entrepreneur in the semiconductor industry, having co-founded Blue Cheetah Analog Design in 2018, which developed chiplet interconnect IP solutions. Under his leadership as CEO and later President, Blue Cheetah was acquired by Tenstorrent, further advancing the vision for an open chiplet ecosystem. datacenterdynamics+1
Currently, Krishna holds a pivotal role at AMD, where he is involved in AI, data transport, optics, and serdes, specifically focusing on optimizing data movement within next-generation data center scale systems and workloads. His advisory roles at companies like Oso Semiconductor and his past experience at Apple, Google, and Verily Life Sciences demonstrate his broad impact across leading technology firms. theorg+2
Krishna is also a published researcher with several highly cited academic papers and a PhD thesis on photonic links and body-powered thermoelectric systems, indicating a strong foundation in both theoretical and applied research. google+1

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Photonic Links -- From Theory to Automated Design

January 1, 2019

PhD thesis from University of California, Berkeley, focusing on the theoretical and automated design aspects of photonic links.

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Electronic–photonic co-optimization of high-speed silicon photonic transmitters

January 1, 2017

Academic paper published in Journal of Lightwave Technology, detailing the co-optimization techniques for high-speed silicon photonic transmitters.

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Thin thermoelectric generator system for body energy harvesting

January 1, 2012

Academic paper published in Journal of electronic materials, exploring the design of thermoelectric generators for harvesting body energy.

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Body Powered Thermoelectric Systems

January 1, 2012

Master of Engineering thesis from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, focusing on the effective utilization of the human body as a power supply.

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