Dr. Bami Bastani
Head of GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ radio frequency (RF) bu
RF technologies
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Bami Bastani is head of GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ radio frequency (RF) business unit, responsible for expanding the organization’s business leadership position in RF. Bastani has more than 35 years of industry experience in the semiconductor industry, including component to system-level RF technologies. Prior to joining GF, he was president, CEO and board member of Meru Networks, a global enterprise-grade Wi-Fi networks solution provider. During his time with the company, Bastani transformed Meru Networks from a hardware company to a solution provider, delivering a portfolio of software, software-defined networks (2015 SDN Excellence Award) and subscription cloud offerings (WaaS). Dr. Bastani has also held positions of president, CEO and board member in the mobility, consumer and broadband markets, including president and CEO of Trident Microsystems, Inc. and ANADIGICS, Inc. In addition, he has served in executive positions at Fujitsu Microelectronics, National Semiconductor and Intel Corporation. Dr. Bastani holds a Ph.D. & MSEE in Microelectronics from Ohio State University.
Research Interest
Microelectronics
