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Vice President of Engineering, Ferric Inc.
Samira Zaliasl’s career spans over 15 years of innovation in integrated circuits, system architecture, and product development. As Vice President of Engineering at Ferric Inc., she leads the development of high-efficiency power converters for high-performance computing systems, including the densest 48V converter in the industry.
Zaliasl’s career has included impactful roles at imec in the Netherlands and SiTime Corporation in Silicon Valley, where she helped develop ultra-low-power biomedical devices and MEMS-based timing solutions. Her work has led to numerous publications in top-tier journals and conferences, multiple U.S. patents, and first-silicon successes—rare achievements in semiconductor design.
She has also played a visible role in the global electronics community, serving on IEEE technical committees, chairing sessions at ISSCC and VLSI, and contributing to the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society through mentorship and strategic planning. Her ability to guide teams through cutting-edge design challenges, while fostering collaboration and mentorship, has been a hallmark of her career.
Zaliasl earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in electrical engineering from Oregon State University, where she explored architectural solutions for analog imperfections in delta-sigma ADC systems.
“Oregon State gave me the space to explore bold ideas, fail safely, and grow into the kind of engineer who can turn research into real impact,” she said.