27-28 August 2025
Suwon
Ahmad Bahai, Ph.D.
Texas Instruments
Dr. Ahmad Bahai is the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Texas Instruments, where he leads groundbreaking innovation, corporate research, and Kilby Labs.
He also serves as a Professor of the Practice at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is an IEEE Fellow, and is a member of the Industrial Advisory Committee for the CHIPS Act. Previously, Dr. Bahai contributed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s semiconductor working group. From 2017 to 2022, he was an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University and, from 2001 to 2010, a Professor in Residence at UC Berkeley.
Dr. Bahai’s technology leadership experience includes roles as Director of Research Labs and CTO at National Semiconductor, Technical Manager of a research group at Bell Laboratories, and Founder of Algorex, a communications and acoustic IC and systems company acquired by National Semiconductor.
He has authored over 80 publications in IEEE/IEE journals and holds more than 40 patents related to systems and circuits. Dr. Bahai earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, University of London, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Texas Instruments
Company Profile
Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor leader focused on designing and manufacturing analog and embedded processing chips that drive electronics everywhere. With over 90 years of innovation, Tl is powering industries across automotive, industrial, communications, and personal electronics.
As part of its commitment to energy efficiency and performance, Tl is advancing Gallium Nitride (GaN) power solutions to enable smaller, faster, and more efficient systems GaN technology allows for higher power density and switching frequencies compared to traditional silicon-based power devices, making it ideal for next-generation electric vehicles,renewables, data centers, and industrial applications.
In 2024, Tl announced expanded GaN manufacturing capabilities at its Richardson, Texas facility, where it will now produce both GaN and silicon semiconductors on a single 300mm wafer line. This investment strengthens TI’s position as a fully integrated GaN supplier — from design to fabrication — ensuring quality, supply assurance, and performance leadership.
With decades of manufacturing excellence and a focus on advancing power electronics, Texas Instruments is helping to engineer a more sustainable and connected future through GaN innovation.