Parag Desai
About Parag Desai
Parag Desai is a Silicon Validation Engineer specializing in PCIe and ARM Server at Ampere, with prior experience at Intel Corporation as an Electrical Validation Engineer and Product Development Engineer. He has over 10 years of expertise in product development, validation, and failure analysis engineering, particularly for Intel Xeon microprocessors.
Current Role at Ampere
Parag Desai serves as a Silicon Validation Engineer at Ampere, focusing on PCIe and ARM Server technologies. He has been in this role since 2022, contributing to the company's efforts in silicon validation. His responsibilities include ensuring the performance and reliability of silicon products through rigorous testing and validation processes.
Previous Experience at Intel Corporation
Parag Desai has extensive experience at Intel Corporation, where he held multiple engineering roles. He worked as a Product Development Engineer from 2011 to 2015, followed by a position as a Fault Isolation Engineer from 2015 to 2019. Most recently, he served as an Electrical Validation Engineer from 2019 to 2022. His tenure at Intel spanned over a decade, during which he engaged in various aspects of product development and validation.
Technical Expertise and Skills
Parag Desai possesses expertise in PHY tuning, characterization, and debugging, particularly on TSMC process nodes. He is proficient in using advanced lab instruments, including BERTs, Oscilloscopes, VNAs, and SBTS FA Tools. His skill set includes pattern generation and Yield/Bin split Analysis, which are critical for ensuring product quality and performance.
Cross-Functional Collaboration Experience
Throughout his career, Parag Desai has demonstrated the ability to work cross-functionally with various teams, including Validation, Quality and Reliability, Fab, and Test. His collaborative experience spans multiple Intel sites, highlighting his capability to coordinate efforts across different engineering disciplines to achieve project goals.
Years of Experience in Engineering
Parag Desai has over 10 years of hands-on experience in product development, validation, and failure analysis engineering. His work primarily focuses on high-revenue products within the Intel Xeon microprocessors family, showcasing his extensive background in the semiconductor industry.