Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company.
I’m James Cannings, the Executive Chairman of QPT. QPT is a power electronics start-up with a vision to reduce global electricity consumption by 5%, saving billions and moving the needle on the Net Zero challenge. Electric motors use up to 50% of the world’s electricity and our… Read More
CEO Interview with Dr. Thang Tran of Simplex Micro
Dr. Thang Tran is an innovator in modern computing, drawing inspiration from pioneers like Seymour Cray, Thornton, and Tomasulo. His work leverages the simplicity of the RISC-V ISA to advance microprocessor efficiency, integrating vector processing and scoreboarding principles foundational to early supercomputing. Thang… Read More
CEO Interview with Fabrizio Del Maffeo of Axelera AI
Fabrizio Del Maffeo is the CEO and co-founder of Axelera AI, the Netherlands-based startup building game-changing, scalable hardware for AI at the edge. Axelera AI was incubated by the Bitfury Group, a globally recognized emerging technologies company, where Fabrizio previously served as Head of AI. In his role at Axelera AI,… Read More
CEO Interview with Dinesh Bettadapur of Irresistible Materials
Dinesh Bettadapur serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Irresistible Materials Ltd. Dinesh has over 20 years of executive management experience in the semiconductor industries and has held significant leadership roles encompassing general management, P&L management, sales, business development, strategic alliances,… Read More
CEO Interview with Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre of Finwave Semiconductor
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company.
I am the CEO of Finwave Semiconductor and joined the company in June 2023. I have close to 40 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, and I have worked in France, Japan and the United States. I have been in Silicon Valley for the last 27 years. After 14 years at Philips … Read More
CEO Interview with Matt Desch of Iridium
Matt Desch is the Chief Executive Officer of Iridium Communications Inc., the only satellite communications company that offers truly global voice and data coverage. He has more than 40 years of experience in telecommunications management, and more than 30 years in the global wireless industry. Joining Iridium in 2006, Desch… Read More
CEO Interview with Mike Noonen of Swave Photonics
Mike Noonen is CEO of Swave Photonics and has 30 years of experience leading technology businesses resulting in two IPOs and multiple acquisitions. Most recently he was the CEO of MixComm acquired by Sivers Semiconductor in early 2022.
Noonen was the Chairman and co-founder of Silicon Catalyst, the world’s first semiconductor… Read More
CEO Interview with Pradyumna (Prady) Gupta of Infinita Lab
Dr. Pradyumna (Prady) Gupta is the Founder and Chief Scientist at Infinita Lab and Infinita Materials, pioneering advancements in materials testing and specialized chemicals for cutting-edge industries. A passionate advocate for onshoring critical manufacturing industries, such as semiconductors, back to America, Prady… Read More
Executive Interview: Steve Howington of the Protective, Marine & High Performance Flooring Division of Sherwin-Williams
Steve Howington is Global Vice President of Marketing for the Protective, Marine and High Performance Flooring Division of The Sherwin-Williams Company. During his 22 years with the company, Steve has held multiple commercial and business leadership roles in both the architectural and industrial groups within Sherwin-Williams.… Read More
2025 Outlook with Sri Lakshmi Simhadri of MosChip
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I am Sri Lakshmi Simhadri, and I head Semiconductor BU at MosChip® Technologies, responsible for Semiconductor Design Services. I have 30+ years of Semiconductor Industry experience. Held leadership and project management roles with multi-national companies like Cyient… Read More
Facing the Quantum Nature of EUV Lithography