Two GLOBALFOUNDRIES engineers, one in New York and one in Vermont, have been designated as IEEE Fellows by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This prestigious honor is the highest grade of IEEE membership in one of the world’s leading professional organizations for the advancement of technology.
The local honorees are Mukta G. Farooq from the GLOBALFOUNDRIES East Fishkill, New York, site and Alvin J. Joseph from the Essex Junction, Vermont facility. Both joined GLOBALFOUNDRIES last year when the company acquired IBM’s microelectronics business.
Dr. Farooq, from Hopewell Junction, NY, is a prolific inventor with more than 180 patents. While with IBM, she was named a Lifetime Master Inventor as well as a member of the Academy of Technology. She received an IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award for leading the 3D integrated circuit technical development. She currently is the technical leader for advanced silicon packaging and for 3D integration development & interconnect technology. Work in these latter fields earned Mukta a selection to IEEE Fellow. She is also an IEEE Electron Device Society Distinguished Lecturer. She received her BS from the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay; her MS from Northwestern University; and her PhD from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Dr. Joseph, from Williston, VT, has authored or co-authored more than 100 technical journal papers and publications and has been issued over 75 patents. He was the recipient of two IBM corporate awards for his leadership in developing high-performance SiGe BiCMOS and silicon front-end-module technologies. He is currently a GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fellow providing development vision for differentiated radio frequency/analog & mixed signal technologies. Alvin was the chair for the IEEE Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting and was appointed an IEEE Fellow for contributions to silicon-germanium bipolar-CMOS and RF silicon-on-insulator technology. He received his MS and PhD degrees from Auburn University.
The IEEE grade of Fellow is conferred upon less than 0.1% of the IEEE membership – 400,000+ in 160 countries. It is based upon an outstanding record of accomplishments in one of the many IEEE fields of interest (including aerospace systems, computers and telecommunication, biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics) and is selected annually, following a rigorous evaluation procedure.
“We are very proud and excited to have two new IEEE Fellows on our team at GLOBALFOUNDRIES,” said Dr. Gary Patton, chief technology officer and senior vice president of GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ research and development. “The skills and expertise of our team are what make this company special and it is extremely satisfying to see two of our best being recognized in this way by an industry-leading organization like IEEE.”