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Talent attracts talent. (Are you feeling a magnetic pull?)

We collaborate with some amazing minds at Xilinx India. Our people do their best work here because they’re supported and inspired to push further, think harder and invent smarter. We’re incredibly proud that they keep us not just a step ahead of the industry, they set us literally worlds apart.

Our management style is based on open doors, honest communication and accessible leaders. We’re focused on collaboration, not hierarchy. Support, not commands. Empowerment, not red tape. Meet some of our people at Xilinx India and see for yourself.

Vamsi Boppana
Site Director and CTO

I wear two hats at Xilinx India. As Site Director, I oversee the functioning and management of our technology centre. I'm also directly responsible for our Processing Solutions and Global Verification division.

Before I joined Xilinx, I was the Senior Director of Technology at Open-Silicon. I was also a Co-founder and Vice President of Engineering at Zenasis Technologies. And before that (I've been in the industry for 16 years), I worked on advanced technology development at Fujitsu Laboratories of America. I have also authored or co-authored over 40 technical papers and have six granted patents.

I graduated from IIT Kharagpur with a B.Tech (Hons) in Computer Science and Engineering, and got my MS and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Vamsi Boppana
Kalpesh Mehta
Engineering Director

I lead our centre's IP development. My team is responsible for developing highly configurable and reusable IPs specifically targeted towards our FPGA platform. Some of our focus areas are Embedded IPs, Serdes- based IPs and Memory IP.

In my 19 years in the semiconductor industry, I've worked as Site Director and Divisional Director at Conexant, where I focused on VLSI development for their broadband business, with specific attention to DSL chipsets for GPON products. I also worked in various positions at Intel in the United States and Malaysia in the fields of ultra mobile chipsets, image/video processor development and automotive. I hold 19 U.S. patents with another 14 pending.

I received my Bachelor's degree from Osmania University and have earned an ME from IISc Bangalore.

Kalpesh Mehta
Siddharth "Sid" Rele
Director, Software Products Division

I lead a talented software team responsible for developing solutions that enable the design of SoCs on FPGAs, including drivers, IP customizations and tool development.

In over ten years at Xilinx, I've contributed to the Embedded Development Kit. I moved my core processes with me to India, and as part of the software group, my team works on core generation processes and DSP domain.

After receiving my Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electronics), I completed my MS from the University of Cincinnati, with a specialization in computer engineering. While studying in the U.S., I spent four months as a research associate at Georgia Tech, and since then have been published in a number of conference publications and technology journals.

Siddharth Sid Rele
Sanjay Churiwala
Engineering Director

I am responsible for completing the ecosystem that turns silicon into a working system.

I am responsible for creating reference designs, validating tools used for FPGA designs and providing an environment that allows for the creation of the tools and IPs. I have three patents and have several publications.

Before joining Xilinx, I worked with Atrenta and Motorola, and graduated in Electronics Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.

Vamsi Boppana



Vikram Santurkar
Senior Engineering Manager

I focus on analog circuit and mixed-signal design. Over the past three years, I have built an IC design team to enhance our capabilities in developing complete chips.

Before joining Xilinx, I worked with AMD on non-volatile flash memory and at Altera on the Stratix family of FPGAs. I also hold more than 15 U.S. patents and have been published in IEEE and ISSCC journals.

I have a dual degree from BITS, Pilani: an MSc Honours in Physics and a BE Honours in Electrical Engineering. I also hold an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri.

Vikram Santurkar
Suman Chatterjee
IT Director

I head the IT group at Hyderabad, India. IT in India represents three major groups within IT: Business Application Services, Engineering IT and Global Operations.

Before joining Xilinx, I led global IT teams at Google in Mountain View. I have been in the IT industry for over 20 years, working for companies like Charles Schwab, Silicon Graphics and Digital Equipment Corp.

I received my BE in Electronics and Telecommunication from Marathwada University in Maharashtra.

Suman Chatterjee


Vijay Rajesh
Senior Product Applications Engineering Manager

I head the Worldwide Technical Support group at Xilinx India. Our team provides technical assistance to customers and Xilinx field engineers. We support India, North America and some Asia-Pacific customers.

Our job is to help debug and fix problems in the design cycle. I'm also responsible for our Solutions Development Engineering team, which develops global training solutions including training literature for all Xilinx tools.

Before joining Xilinx, I worked with Cadence Design Systems in Austin, Texas, and later moved to India to help ramp up Cadence's Global Customer Care centre in Noida. I also had a short stint with Tata Unisys in their marketing department.

After I got my BE in Electronics and Communications from Hindustan College of Engineering, Chennai, I completed my MBA in Marketing from Chennai University. I then went on to get my MS with a specialization in VLSI from Wright State University, Ohio.

Vijay Rajesh
Praveen Reddy
Financial Controller & Company Secretary

I head finance and accounts at Xilinx India. I am responsible for overall compliance with internal policies and procedures and external laws and regulations.

Before joining Xilinx, I worked with Axis Bank and Conexant Systems. I also worked with one of India's largest public sectors.

I am a qualified company secretary and a law graduate from Kakatiya University, Warangal. I have also passed the CPA examination in the United States.

Praveen Reddy
Rajesh Choudhary
Head of HR

It's up to me to create, implement and drive the people strategy for our India R&D Centre. My core focus is supporting the leadership team, facilitating employee learning and development and helping to bring the Xilinx brand to life.

I've had more than 16 years of experience in general HR, staffing, compensation and employee relations. Before joining Xilinx, I was the senior HR manager to the field organization at Cadence Design Systems India as well as the site HR representative for their Bangalore office.

I hold an MBA with a specialization in HR from Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi.

Rajesh Choudhary
Badari Narayan (Badarinarayan Sundarasubramaniam)
Facilities Manager

I manage facilities in India. Our team supports XHD and remote sites in India as well.

Before joining Xilinx, I worked with Convergys Information Management India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad. I started my career with Saint Gobain Grindwell Norton–Bangalore in various capacities. I'm a graduate Engineer in Electrical and Electronics from Bangalore.

Badari Narayan
Neeraj Varma
Country Manager, Sales, India, Australia and New Zealand

I am responsible for our business growth across India, Australia and New Zealand, including the coordination, marketing and application engineering support and leadership of all of the sales activities of the business in these regions.

I drive strategic initiatives to build our ecosystem in the India market through Xilinx Alliance Program working with local design and IP houses. I also spearheaded Xilinx FPGA education in universities, and have helped popularize and expand the Xilinx University Program.

Before joining Xilinx, I worked at CoreEl, Synplicity and Memec Asia Pacific in sales as well as technical marketing roles related to semiconductors and EDA. I started my career as an R&D engineer in the factory automation field.

I am actively involved with the India Semiconductor Association on some of its initiatives like India market research and the newly formed ESDM (Electronic System Design and Manufacturing) core groups. I have been quoted in various industry publications and speak at industry forum events.

I am a graduate in Electronics and Telecommunications engineering from Amravati University and have an MBA in Marketing from IME, Pune.

Neeraj Varma
 
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