About Pinnacle Semiconductor
We Turbocharge CMOS
At Pinnacle Semiconductor, we are adapting our advanced CMOS circuit technology and logic libraries, powered by the addition of our patented tiny surface diode, to a variety of process nodes. The result is lower power and higher performance -- at the same time -- while keeping the existing transistors, vital analog and digital IP, and the entire design ecosystem exactly the same.
Our Team
The Pinnacle team consists of highly skilled professionals with decades of experience developing and deploying groundbreaking semiconductor technologies. Headed by Ven Lee, who grew LSI Logic from zero to a billion-dollar company, Pinnacle's esteemed leadership includes Don Esses and Bill Miller, formerly of Qualcomm, and Andreas Papaliolios, previously at Renesas.
A Silicon Catalyst Company
Pinnacle Semiconductor benefits from the spectacular industry ecosystem created by Silicon Catalyst, comprising scores of leading-edge young companies, semiconductor foundries, EDA tool suppliers, and business services.
Leadership
Ven Lee -- President and CEO
As one of the first aboard a young LSI logic, Ven grew their ASIC business from zero to over $1 billion / year as its VP & GM. Ven was also the co-founder and CEO of nDSP, a venture-backed IC company.
Don Esses -- Chief Business Officer
Don is a semiconductor executive with 40+ years of experience leading international engineering, operations, and supply chain organizations while implementing strategies for achieving world-class results at large-scale semiconductor companies, including LSI Logic and Qualcomm.
Pierre Dermy -- Chief Technology Officer
Pierre's semiconductor experience and expertise is both deep and wide, leading innovation in digital, analog, memory, and process technologies at leading IC companies like National Semiconductor and Performance Semiconductor.
Bill Miller -- Senior Vice President, Manufacturing
Bill is a published and recognized operating leader with decades of experience, recently as VP of Engineering at Qualcomm, specializing in driving device and process development, yield enhancement, and test engineering. Previously, Bill was critical to bringing up multiple advanced processes and manufacturing lines at IBM's Microelectronics.
Andreas Papaliolios -- Vice President, Engineering
Andreas has led the development and deployment of many first-of-its-kind semiconductor products and technologies at startups and large companies. The businesses that now exist, directly arising from those developments in programmable SoCs and non-volatile memory, generate over $10 billion in annual sales.
Advisors and Contributors
Pinnacle Semiconductor is blessed with an expansive cohort of prominent advisors, including semiconductor company founders, CEOs, CMOs, engineering leaders, and financiers.