Cristiano Santos is a Director of Engineering based in Cork with 11 years of experience designing and delivering premium-tier Snapdragon SoCs and a PhD in Microelectronics. He progressed from hands-on physical design roles across companies like Freescale and CEITEC to leading high-performing teams at Qualcomm, blending deep expertise in thermal analysis, power integrity, and advanced 3D integration with product-driven execution. His research background includes novel methodologies for thermal design and compact thermal modeling for TSV-based 3D ICs, giving him a rare mix of academic rigor and production silicon tape-out experience. Known for translating complex physical constraints into manufacturable SOC designs, he drives innovation at the intersection of packaging, power, and performance.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Graduated, Electrical Engineering, Graduated, Electrical Engineering at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
PhD, Microelectronics, PhD, Microelectronics at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
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Cristiano Santos - Director Of Engineering at Qualcomm