Claudio Adragna

Claudio Adragna is an Italian electronics engineer, manager, and inventor. He is known for his work in power conversion, especially in designing switch-mode power supplies and control chips. He has worked in important roles at STMicroelectronics.

 Early life and education 
Adragna was born in Trapani, Italy. He studied electronics engineering at the University of Palermo, where he finished with high marks. His final project was about using sliding-mode controllers to run AC brushless motors. After finishing university, he became a licensed professional engineer in Italy.

 Career 
At the start of his career, Adragna worked as a software developer. He also taught electronics at a high school in Trapani. In 1992, he joined a research group called Co.Ri.M.Me., which was a partnership between SGS-Thomson (now STMicroelectronics) and the University of Catania. The group worked on microelectronics research.

In 1994, Adragna started working at SGS-Thomson (now STMicroelectronics) as an applications engineer in the industrial division in Agrate Brianza, Italy. From 2005 to 2020, he led the Power Conversion Applications Laboratory. In 2021, he became Senior Director of Power Conversion Innovation and a technical advisor in the Application Specific Product Division.

 Honors 
Adragna became a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015. In 2024, he was made an IEEE Fellow.

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 Other websites 
Patents by Inventor Claudio Adragna

Category:1959 births
Category:Living people
Category:Italian inventors