Luigi Colombo managed Texas Instruments (TI)’s external research and development activities including developing new device flows for ‘beyond CMOS’ devices. He was responsible for research and development of new materials and devices for analog and logic applications at Texas Instruments (TI), where he was elected to the level of a TI Fellow in the External Development and Manufacturing group in 2011 for contributions to infrared detectors and high-dielectric constant materials. He is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Texas, Dallas.