# Suryaprakash Ganti

> Suryaprakash "Surya" Ganti is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Frore Systems, the San Jose thermal-technology company behind AirJet solid-state active cooling and LiquidJet direct-to-chip liquid cooling. An IIT Madras graduate with a 1997 MIT doctorate in mechanical engineering, he worked across product technologies at GE and later led MEMS display and ultrasonic fingerprint programs at Qualcomm. He co-founded Frore in 2018 with Seshu Madhavapeddy after the pair chose thermal throttling as the next major computing problem to attack.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Frore Systems
- **Organizations:** Frore Systems, Qualcomm, General Electric, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Primary architect behind AirJet, according to his 2026 MEMS Engineer Forum biography., Led development of three generations of MEMS displays at Qualcomm., Drove Qualcomm ultrasonic fingerprint technology from inception through development, operations and high-volume production with multiple product launches.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
- **1997-2004** — Worked as a research scientist at General Electric across aircraft engines, power generation and consumer-appliance technologies, including nanotechnology work.
- **2004-2018** — Held engineering and leadership roles at Qualcomm involving MEMS display research, three generations of MEMS displays, and ultrasonic fingerprint technology.
- **2011-2014** — Served as vice president and head of R&D for Qualcomm MEMS Technology, according to published professional-profile data.
- **2018** — Co-founded Frore Systems with Seshu Madhavapeddy to pursue a new approach to chip cooling.
- **2022** — Frore emerged from stealth and introduced AirJet solid-state active cooling.
- **2023** — AirJet entered its first shipping commercial product, the ZOTAC ZBOX PI430AJ mini PC.
- **2024** — Ganti publicly described Frore's Law, a commitment to double the thermal performance of the company's products every two years.
- **2026** — Frore closed a $143 million Series D at a $1.64 billion valuation and expanded its cooling portfolio across edge devices and AI data centers.

## Achievements

- Primary architect behind AirJet, according to his 2026 MEMS Engineer Forum biography.
- Led development of three generations of MEMS displays at Qualcomm.
- Drove Qualcomm ultrasonic fingerprint technology from inception through development, operations and high-volume production with multiple product launches.
- Co-founded Frore Systems in 2018 and helped develop its solid-state air-cooling and direct-to-chip liquid-cooling platforms.
- Named as an inventor across a large portfolio of U.S. patents covering Qualcomm and Frore technologies; his 2026 conference biography states that he holds more than 100 patents.
- Helped take AirJet from proof-of-concept integrations to high-volume production and commercial device launches.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Frore Systems and Lenovo unveiled the AeroBlade concept notebook using AirJet-based solid-state active cooling.
- **2026-04** — Ganti appeared on the MEMS Engineer Forum program to present AirJet as a novel heat-dissipation device and join a panel on learning from failure in MEMS.
- **2026-03** — Frore Systems announced a $143 million Series D, bringing company-reported total capital raised to $340 million and its valuation to $1.64 billion.
- **2026-03** — The company introduced LiquidJet Nexus for high-density AI compute systems.

## Links

- Website: https://www.froresystems.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suryaprakash-ganti-5346796/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/FroreSystems
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@froresystems
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FroreSystems

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Last updated: 2026-09-26