David Kidd has more than 20 years of experience in custom and semi-custom CPU design, methodology development and design automation. He has worked for Intel, Sibyte, Broadcom, Suvolta, and is currently Senior Director of Technology at Qualcomm, based in San Diego, CA.

David’s current work involves design and Si fabrication technology co-optimization, static timing analysis methodologies and physical design optimization. David holds an MSEE degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.