Ashok Kumar Kapoor

Background

Kapoor, Ashok Kumar was born on February 7, 1952 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Son of Ram Nate and Sarla Kapoor.

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute Technology, 1973; Master of Science, U. Cincinnati, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Cincinnati, 1981.

Career

Illumination engineer, Philips India Ltd., Bombay, 1973-1976; with, Fairchild Research Center, Palo Alto, California, 1981-1987; manager technical development, application-specific integrated circuit division National Semicondr., Santa Clara, California, 1987-1988; senior member technical staff, Himachal Pradesh laboratories, Palo Alto, 1988-1991; director device technical, LSI Logic, Santa Clara, since 1991. Co-chair executive technical advisory board Semiconductor Research Corporation, 1995, member executive technical advisory board, since 1991. Member technical working group national technical roadmap for Seminconductor Industry Association, 1992, 94, member roadmap coordinator group, 1996.

Speaker at universities.

Achievements

• Ashok Kumar Kapoor has been listed as a noteworthy Engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Electron Devices Society (president Santa Clara Valleychpt. 1991-1992), Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: bicycling, swimming, reading poetry and literature.

Connections

Married Nisha Malhotra, May 9, 1984. 1 child, Shweta.

Father:

Ram Nate

Mother:

Sarla Kapoor

Spouse:

Nisha Malhotra

child:

Shweta Kapoor