Thought Leaders

Dr. Rajesh Katkar

Rajesh serves as a VP of “Emerging Technologies, Semiconductors” at Adeia with a primary objective to identify and develop Adeia’s next semiconductor technology platform. In this role, Rajesh works closely with Adeia’s Chief Semiconductor Officer to identify and prioritize high-impact innovation areas and growth pathways across semiconductor markets and ecosystems and provide clear direction for R&D and IP development. Rajesh also leads Adeia’s Discovery, reliability and failure analysis labs.

Prior to this role, Rajesh led Adeia’s Patent Engineering organization and provided technical expertise in driving patenting activities including licensing, strategic prosecution, acquisitions, and assertion. Prior to this, Rajesh held several technical roles to advance Adeia’s internal R&D programs and spearhead innovation and idea generation activities at Adeia. Prior to joining Adeia over 18 years ago, he developed novel optical projection and illumination systems in a startup environment. Rajesh is a prolific inventor with over 200 US issues patents and more than 750 patents and applications worldwide.

He has authored more than 50 technical papers and presented in several international conferences. Rajesh has a Ph.D. in Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India.