Primary Job Title VP of Engineering Primary Organization 
Open Silicon
Gender Male
Vasan Karighattam is VP of Engineering at Open-Silicon, responsible for Architecture, SOC design & verification as well as System Software and post silicon validation. Prior to Open-Silicon, Vasan led the development of next generation architectures of MDSL / HDSL transceivers , Service Framers and a key participant in the standards
activity for the IEEE 802.17 Resilient Packet Ring MAC in the Optical Components group at Intel Corp and later worked for several years on next generation architecture and front-end development of SOCs for tablets and smart phones. Vasan’s 25 years of semiconductor engineering experience also includes positions at Level One Communications, LSI Logic, Acuson Corporation, and Protocol Engines. Vasan holds a master’s degree from Michigan Technological University at Houghton and a bachelor’s degree from Bangalore University.
