Akhil Modadugu
Lead Software Engineer at Cadence Design Systems
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolAkhil Modadugu is a Lead Software Engineer based in San Jose with nine years of experience specializing in circuit simulation R&D for advanced FinFET (7nm) technologies. He brings deep EDA expertise with Cadence Virtuoso, Mentor Calibre, Synopsys HSPICE and a strong RTL/design verification background (SystemVerilog, UVM), alongside solid software skills in C/C++, Python, TCL and SKILL. At Cadence and Synopsys he has moved from intern to lead roles, shipping tools and tooling automation that accelerate debugging of non-convergence and partitioning issues in Spectre. His academic foundation (MS, ECE, University of Minnesota) and coursework in machine learning complement his hardware-centric focus, enabling cross-disciplinary solutions. Known for bridging research and product engineering, he combines low-level circuit insight with practical scripting and automation to streamline complex verification workflows.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 4/4, Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 4/4 at University of MinnesotaBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communications Engineering at AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAMSecondary Education, Secondary Education at Akshara International School
English, Telugu, HindiGithub contributions (5)
Akhilkumar1307/Vision-based-pick-and-place-robotic-arm
Jul 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
Akhilkumar1307/UTAustinX-s-UT.6.03x
Jul 2016 - Jul 2016
Contributions:8 pushes, 4 branches in 1 day
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