Sumit Kumar (Analog Devices India )

The complexity of modern SoCs continues to grow, making traditional verification methods increasingly insufficient. AI/ML-driven techniques are revolutionizing the verification process, enabling faster bug detection, automated coverage analysis, and intelligent test generation. This session will explore practical applications of AI/ML in design verification, addressing real-world challenges and future trends in the semiconductor industry.

Key Points:

• The role of AI/ML in redefining semiconductor verification methodologies.
• Enhancing verification coverage and efficiency with AI-powered automation.
• Future challenges and opportunities in AI-driven verification frameworks.

Sumit Kumar is a Senior Engineering Manager at Analog Devices India with over 1.4 decades of expertise in VLSI design verification and AI-driven methodologies. He holds a B.E from D.S.C.E and M.Tech from BITS Pilani and an Executive Management from IIM Bangalore.

Sumit currently leads the front-end design and design verification for System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions, ensuring the implementation of robust verification methodologies and seamless execution. Prior to Analog Devices, Sumit worked at Cadence and Broadcom, where he played a key role in handling front-end activities and Centers of Excellence (COEs) for complex SoCs and IPs, gaining hands-on experience with high-performance silicon environments. Sumit has led several initiatives focused on AI-powered verification, guiding large-scale SoC projects to successful first-pass silicon validation. His extensive experience spans across pre-silicon verification, post-silicon validation, emulation, and hardware/software co-verification for complex multi-core systems.

In addition to his technical expertise, Sumit is an active speaker at industry conferences, panel discussions, and academic events, covering topics like SoC & IP design, design verification (functional and formal), validation, functional safety, and various aspects of the semiconductor domain. He also serves as a mentor to BTech/MTech students and industry professionals, offering career guidance through being part of Advisory Board , Advisory Panel Offering career guidance to students. With a passion for shaping the future of the semiconductor field Sumit actively contributes to the education and mentoring of the next generation of engineers.