Girish Pahwa currently serves as an assistant professor at the International College of Semiconductor Technology at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. Girish’s research primarily focuses on the device modeling, simulation, and device-circuit co-design of emerging nanoscale technologies. Prior to this role, Girish held positions as an assistant professional researcher in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at the University of California, Berkeley. During his tenure there, he notably served as the executive director of the Berkeley Device Modeling Center (BDMC) from March 2022 to February 2024, and as the center manager of the BDMC and BSIM (Berkeley Short Channel IGFET model) group from December 2020 to February 2023. He also contributed as a postdoctoral scholar and research & development engineer in the EECS department, at UC Berkeley from May 2020 to February 2023.

Girish earned his Ph.D. and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in 2020, following his bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering from Delhi Technological University in 2014.

At the BDMC, Girish played a pivotal role in advancing the BSIM suite of compact models as the industry-standard tools for IC simulation and design in emerging applications. His work extends to the development of the first industry-standard cryogenic FinFET and FDSOI compact models, essential for the design of ICs relevant to quantum computing and cold electronics. He also developed ferroelectric device models and contributed extensively to the physics and device-circuit co-design strategies of these emerging devices that can potentially reduce CMOS power consumption many folds or enable computing in memory for artificial intelligence or other applications. He has also made significant contributions in developing industry-standard models for Thin Film Transistors and high-voltage MOSFETs, crucial for display and 3D BEOL integration, and power IC applications, respectively.

Girish is an active member of professional organizations such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Electron Devices Society (EDS). He serves as a reviewer for several journals and has over 65 technical publications in renowned journals and conferences. His contributions have been recognized with the IEEE EDS Early Career Award 2022, the Outstanding Ph.D. thesis award from IIT Kanpur in 2020, and the best paper award at the IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics (ICEE) in Mumbai, India, in 2016.

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