Summary
Kannappan Rajaraman is a Technical Lead with over 24 years in embedded systems and more than a decade focused on mobile, laptop, desktop and IoT platforms, currently leading platform integration and validation for USB-C, USB4 and Thunderbolt on Intel platforms. He brings deep firmware and RTOS expertise in USB-C Power Delivery, Type-C policy managers, IO muxing and BMC firmware, alongside strong experience in battery/charging, power and thermal management. Kannappan also designs and debugs Windows and Linux kernel drivers for USB3/USB4/eUSB2 devices and has contributed to multiple patents in the space. Known for bridging silicon-to-system validation with practical firmware and driver development, he combines hands-on debugging skill with cross-team leadership to ship complex platform features. Based in Bengaluru, he pairs an MSc in Computer Science with a track record of delivering mission-critical connectivity and power solutions at scale.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
physics, chemistry, biology, physics, chemistry, biology at higher secondary
M.Sc, Computer Science, M.Sc, Computer Science at Madurai Kamaraj University
English