Rashid Attar
Rashid Attar joined Qualcomm, San Deigo, CA, USA, and has involved in various aspects CDMA wireless data (EV-DO) and voice systems (IS-95, 1x-Advanced) in 1996, where he was the Project Engineer of CDMA2000-advanced from 2009 to 2013 and CDMA Modem Systems Lead at QCT from 20 through 2013. From 2014 to mid-2016, he led the ultra-low-power ASIC platform project. He is currently a Vice President Engineering with Corporate Research and Development, Qualcomm. He leads the ASIC and Hardware Department in Qualcomm Research. The Qualcomm Research portfolio consists of Communications (5G, Cellular V2X, Satellite Communications, Wi-Fi, and Industrial Internet of Things), ASIC and HW Research and Development, and Embedded IoE systems (Always on computer vision, Autonomous Driving, Robotics, and AR/VR). The ASIC and Hardware Group Research and Development portfolio consists of 5G (RFICs, PAs, Interfaces, Packaging), processors (CPUs, Programmable deep learning accelerators), ultra-low-power platform (processor, communications, memory, machine learning accelerators, power management, wireless charging), core CMOS Research and Development (3-DIC and Thermal-aware designs), and Antenna Design. He holds approximately 160 granted U.S. patents