Dado Banatao

Diosdado P. Banatao
Banatao on a 2021 stamp of Philippines
Born (1946-05-23) May 23, 1946 (age 78)
Iguig, Cagayan, Philippines
Citizenship Philippines
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Founder & Managing Partner of Tallwood Venture Capital, CEO of Ikanos Communications, Chairman of Philippine Development Foundation[1]
Known forsingle-chips, PHY chips
Board member ofT-RAM Semiconductor, Inc., Inphi Corporation, Alphion Corporation, Sirf Technology Inc., Quintic Corporation, Wilocity Ltd., Integrated Micro-Electronics[1]
SpouseMaria Cariaga
Children
  • Rey Banatao
  • Desi Banatao
  • Tala Banatao
Parent(s)Salvador and Rosita Banatao

Diosdado P. Banatao (born May 23, 1946) is a Filipino entrepreneur and engineer working in the high-tech industry,[2] credited with having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transceiver chip, the first system logic chip set for IBM's PC-XT and the PC-AT, and the local bus concept and the first Windows Graphics accelerator chip for personal computers.[3] A three-time start-up veteran, he co-founded Mostron, Chips and Technologies, and S3 Graphics.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Diosdado P. Banatao: Executive Profile and Biography". BusinessWeek. September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.[dead link]
  2. ^ Tyrone Solee (June 11, 2009). "Dado Banatao Success Story". Millionaire Reacts. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference INQ Global 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Crisp, Penny; Lopez, Antonio (July 2000). "Making Good in Silicon Valley". Asiaweek. 26 (08).