Hemanth Jagannathan

Hemanth Jagannathan is a Distinguished Engineer and Director at IBM, where he serves as the technical executive responsible for Process Technology R&D and 300mm Fab Infrastructure and Operations for IBM Semiconductors in Albany, New York.

Hemanth earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and began his career at IBM working on high‑k metal gate technology. He delivered foundational innovations in novel gate stack materials and processes that continue to enable today’s most advanced CMOS logic technologies.

Throughout his career, Hemanth has led multiple generations of semiconductor technology development. He defined IBM’s end‑to‑end semiconductor process strategy for advanced logic nodes and drove key advancements across device architectures including planar CMOS, FinFET, Nanosheet, and beyond‑Nanosheet technologies. As the Hardware Technologist, he was instrumental in pioneering IBM’s Vertical Transport Nanosheet Field‑Effect Transistor (VTFET) program.

Prior to his current role, Hemanth led IBM Research’s Chiplet and Advanced Packaging Technology mission. He also established and led the Semiconductor Acceleration for Quantum (SA4Q) group within IBM Semiconductors in Albany, New York, creating a close collaboration with IBM Quantum to leverage leading‑edge semiconductor process technologies and tooling to accelerate learning cycles and advance IBM’s Quantum Computing hardware roadmap.

Hemanth is deeply committed to developing the next generation of technical leaders. He mentors engineers and leaders across IBM and represents IBM in numerous academic engagements nationwide. He serves as the Executive Director for the SUNY–IBM Artificial Intelligence Collaborative Research Alliance, overseeing joint AI research spanning hardware, algorithms, software, and applications. A Senior Member of IEEE, Hemanth serves on the boards of several academic and technical institutions. His contributions have been recognized through multiple IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards and IBM Research Division Awards. He has authored or co‑authored over 115 technical publications and holds more than 225 patents in semiconductor technologies.