{"id":415,"date":"2026-02-21T11:14:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kedarpatankar.com\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2026-02-21T13:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T13:57:18","slug":"engineering-semiconductor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/kedarpatankar.com\/index.php\/engineering-semiconductor\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering &#038; Semiconductor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"415\" class=\"elementor elementor-415\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7057590b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7057590b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17e10e55\" data-id=\"17e10e55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-169ef153 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"169ef153\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2792313\" data-id=\"2792313\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b84181 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14b84181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#KedarPatankar<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0025a0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f0025a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"From silicon valley to silicon India, shaping tomorrow through semiconductor innovation\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5970e2e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5970e2e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"468\">Kedar Patankar is a semiconductor engineering executive with over two decades of global experience in VLSI and ASIC design. Having spent nearly twenty years in the United States, working across Minneapolis and Silicon Valley, he has contributed to the development of advanced semiconductor solutions that power everyday technology.<\/p><p data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"792\">With two Master\u2019s degrees from a leading U.S. university, Kedar combines deep technical expertise with strategic leadership. Today, based in India, he actively supports and leads technology startups working on cutting-edge semiconductor products, while contributing to the growth of India\u2019s evolving chip design ecosystem.<\/p><p data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"936\">For him, semiconductors are not just technology \u2014 they are the foundation of AI, mobility, connectivity, and the future of digital innovation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85aae8a elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"85aae8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:700}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" 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