Biography:
Sugirtha Krishnamurthy leads manufacturing design at Apple Inc. and has over a decade of experience spanning academia and the semiconductor industry. She holds a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and specializes in engineering semiconductor materials and conductive polymers for FinFETs and consumer electronics applications. With multiple patents and publications, her work spans FinFET processing, organic photovoltaics, and nanomaterials. Sugirtha has contributed to polymer-based photovoltaics at IIT Madras, India and at TU Chemnitz, Germany. She has also led the development of advanced semiconductor processes at distinguished organizations such as GlobalFoundries, Micron Technology, and Apple Inc. She continues to drive advancements in electronic materials, bridging fundamental research with scalable industrial applications.
