Mehdi hatamian biography

Mehdi Hatamian received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 1977, and M.S. and Ph.D.
ECE alum Dr. Mehdi Hatamian is an industry leader and entrepreneur who helps bring products to market.
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Mehdi Hatamian: From Michigan to Microelectronics Leader

Catharine June • September 7, 2006

ECE alum Dr. Mehdi Hatamian is an industry leader and entrepreneur who helps bring products to market.

As VP of Engineering for DSP Microelectronics Technology for Broadcom Corporation, Dr. Mehdi Hatamian (MSE PHD EE ’78 ’82) oversees an office of highly select engineers that have a remarkable track record for generating patents, and sending their ideas into production. “My group does state-of-the-art research,” said Hatamian, “which is risky, but we train ourselves to always consider how an idea can be ultimately developed into a product.”

Mehdi himself has 53 patents with several more pending, and enjoys seeing his ideas make it to the marketplace. One such idea developed at Broadcom was the efficient implementation of signal processing circuits for gigabit transceivers. Now standard in networking electronics throughout the world, Hatamian was part of the team at Broadcom that produced the very first gigabit transceiver to hit the market. He was elected IEEE Fel

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Executive Team

With over 30 years of brand and product development experience in the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and medical device sectors, Mr. Edalat brings a keen eye for business development and growth opportunities to Vivera. His forward-thinking management approach as CEO has seen Vivera grow from a single division at its founding to over six divisions and counting today.

Leading Vivera’s business development domestically and internationally, Mr. Edalat works closely with Vivera’s sales and marketing teams to anticipate and meet market demands. With trusted global relationships built over the decades, he has worked to leverage his connections and expand Vivera’s reach. In 2022 alone, Mr. Edalat was nominated for the Orange County Business Journal’s Innovator of the Year Award and featured in L.A. Times B2B Publishing’s C-Suite magazine as a CEO Visionary. As a member of the Forbes Business Council, Mr. Edalat shares his knowledge in leadership, management, and growth. In addition, he has led the Company through innovative research and dev

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Dr. Mehdi Hatamian elected to National Academy of Engineering

Dr. Mehdi Hatamin (MSE PHD EE ’78 ’82) has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, class of 2016, “For contributions to development of integrated circuits for video, communications, and digital signal processing.”

Dr. Hatamian is Fellow and Chief Scientist – Central Engineering at Broadcom Ltd. He joined the company in 1996, and most recently held the title Senior Vice President of Engineering for Microelectronics. Broadcom is a global leader in wired and wireless communication semiconductors. After joining with Avago in 2015, the company was estimated to be the 3rd largest semiconductor supplier in the country, and 6th largest in the world.

Mehdi’s areas of expertise are high-speed VLSI signal processing, full-custom and low power circuit and architecture design, image processing and compression, adaptive filtering, Gigabit Ethernet transceiver design, high-density CMOS design, high temperature superconductors, and biomedical electronics. He has more than 50 technical publications and has been active in