Manoj Dadhich

Background

About Manoj Dadhich

I’m a semiconductor SoC leader with nearly three decades of experience driving complex SoC programs from concept to silicon across 5G/6G, IoT, server, and edge domains, wireless base-band SoC for mobile. I’ve learned that innovation isn’t just about smaller nodes or faster transistors—it’s about people, collaboration, and disciplined execution. At Nokia, I lead hardware execution for next-generation 5G/6G SoCs—overseeing architecture, planning, design integration, modelling, verification, and implementation to achieve world-class performance, power, and quality. My leadership focus is on enabling first-pass silicon success through disciplined execution, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous innovation. I am collobrating and supporting SW, Validation and Product platform development teams. Previously, I directed large global teams at Intel and Freescale, leading initiatives in design methodology enablement, foundation IP development, and silicon quality improvement. I’ve built organizations from the ground up, scaled them to 100+ engineers, and embedded a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability across multi-site teams in India, Finland, Israel, and the US. My career has been defined by a passion for empowering people—building teams that thrive on technical mastery, collaboration, and shared purpose. I believe that great SoCs are built by great teams, not just great technology. Personal Leadership Philosophy: I lead by creating environments where engineers can innovate fearlessly, execute flawlessly, and take pride in delivering silicon that matters.