REET CHAUDHURI, Ph.D.
Co-founder & CTO
Soctera, Inc.
Prev. at Intel Foundry, NVIDIA
Interests: III-nitride semiconductor growth and devices, Carrier transport physics, Physics outreach
Email:
reet [dot] chaudhuri
@outlook.com / @soctera.com / @cornell.edu
Profiles:
Google Scholar, LinkedIn, ORCID
Reet Chaudhuri is a semiconductor device physicist, engineer, and innovator. He currently serves as the CTO and co-founder of Soctera Inc., a US-based semiconductor start-up commercializing his PhD research on advanced aluminum nitride (AlN)-based RF transistors.
With over 10 years of academic and industry experience, Reet specializes in state-of-the-art semiconductor R&D for digital and RF applications, utilizing both silicon and novel III-nitride materials and devices. His career includes stints at Cornell University, Intel Foundry R&D, and Nvidia.
Reet's core research interests span the physics of semiconductor devices, epitaxial crystal growth, and carrier transport, extending beyond traditional transistors. He maintains a strong publication and innovation record, including over 30 peer-reviewed journal publications (with high-impact work in Science and IEEE IEDM), 30+ conference/invited talks, 5 patents, and a book.
Reet's doctoral research at Cornell University, which established the foundation for integrated high-frequency electronics on the ultra-wide bandgap AlN platform, earned him the Outstanding Doctoral Research award. Reet holds dual M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from Cornell and a B.Tech. from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli (India).
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