Mario Saggio

R&D Design Director – Automotive & Discrete Group – Company Fellow STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics

Leading the development of silicon and superjunction technologies in ST since 1998, Mario's work has significantly contributed to the revolution of high-voltage power devices. One of the first pioneers of SiC research for power electronics in 1997, today Mario is the Design Director of Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices in STMicroelectronics and the Head of the SiC technology and product development.

With more than 25 years of research and development at ST, Mario has registered 64 patents and authored or coauthored 66 papers for international journals and conferences. For his many achievements, Mario has been appointed ST Company Fellow - the highest honor a technologist can receive at Company level - in March 2023.