Dr. Sridhar Srinivasan is a Senior Director Analyst in Gartner Research based in Gartner's Bangalore office. He is part of the Semiconductor and Electronics research team within the Emerging Technologies and Trends group and leads research in the areas of power semiconductors, energy harvesting, battery technologies, analog and mixed signal semiconductors and new semiconductor materials (silicon carbide, gallium nitride, etc.).
Besides tracking the emerging technology trends through patent and competitive landscape analysis and market forecasting and market share analysis, Dr Srinivasan advises product leaders and strategic planners in technology service provider and end-user organizations on technology commercialization strategy, competitive positioning and differentiation, and product roadmap development for semiconductor and electronics markets.
Prior to joining Gartner's Semiconductors & Electronics group, Dr. Srinivasan worked as Manager in General Electric's R&D Center, where he led a team on technology commercialization strategies for key GE technologies in the semiconductor, aviation and healthcare domain. He was responsible for assessing the readiness, differentiation, and competitiveness of GE's technologies besides patent valuation. Dr. Srinivasan led technology commercialization programs related to wide bandgap semiconductors (silicon carbide, gallium nitride), electronics packaging, optoelectronic devices and Healthcare technologies. He has 20 years of R&D experience in academia and industry.
General Electric
Manager - Research and Development
Arizona State University
Research Scientist
Tata Motors
Process Engineer
R&D Leadership, Operations and Management
Technology Market Essentials
Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact on Products and Services
Dr. Srinivasan holds a B.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and a Ph.D in Materials Science from Arizona State University, where his research was focused on Gallium Nitride optoelectronics. He has published numerous technical articles relating to his domain in leading academic journals and has been a regular speaker as well at international conferences on semiconductors.
1Wide bandgap semiconductor technology and industry
2Power semiconductor technology and industry
3Battery technology
4Competitive intelligence and technology commercialization strategy
5R&D strategy