Shiva Rai

Director of Technology, Compound Semiconductors and Photonics

Applied Materials

Shiva Rai, Director of Technology at Applied Materials, leads the technology development and strategic initiatives in compound semiconductor and photonics applications. In this role, he is responsible for driving process solutions in GaN/SiC power devices, III-V based RF devices, III-V opto and Silicon Photonic platforms. Over the past 18+ years, he has held various positions in multiple compound semiconductor industries including LEDs, Lasers and Solar Cells, leading technology advancements in MOCVD epitaxy/hardware design, device processing and product development. Prior to Applied Materials, he has worked at Bridgelux, Lumileds, Epiworks/II-VI and Izar Solar, a startup company where he led the dilute-nitride based solar cell technology development.

Shiva received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Univ. of South Carolina and MBA in Marketing and Corporate Strategy from Arizona State University.