About

Manish Goel is a highly accomplished Senior Director and Head of CMOS Image Sensor and Multimedia Development at Samsung Semiconductor India R&D. With over 22 years of relevant experience, Manish has a diverse background in system architectures, design trade-offs, and execution of complex projects. He has a proven track record in building and managing highly talented R&D teams. Currently, Manish is responsible for the HW/SW development for CMOS image sensors and Exynos SoC Multimedia Development at Samsung Semiconductor India. Prior to this, he served as the Director at Samsung Electronics Samsung Research America Mobile Processor Innovation Lab, where he led SoC integration and HWIP development for imaging and vision accelerators for multiple generations of mobile Application Processors for flagship smartphone models. Manish has also worked as a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS) and Manager of R&D Team at Texas Instruments. During his tenure, he managed the R&D lab responsible for VLSI architectures for low-power signal processing systems. He worked with TI Business Units to deliver key differentiating Hardware IP blocks and integrate into SoC. Manish's contributions include the Low Energy Accelerator (LEA) integrated with MSP430 product line, a Novel Error Correction Core integrated with TI FRAM products, the world's first single-chip DTV receiver with integrated RF, AFE, layer 1, and layer 2 for DVB-H and ISDB-T, and several other projects. Manish holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he also earned his MS in the same field. He holds a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He also attended Govt College Talwara. Manish's tech stack includes Integration, Mobile, and Software Engineering. He is a strategic thinker with a passion for innovation and a proven ability to deliver results. His expertise in system architectures and design trade-offs has enabled him to successfully execute complex projects throughout his career.