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AI Chip Design Startup Forum - Hosted by Plug and Play & Synopsys
Thinking of building your own AI Chip? Join us for a panel discussion, “Building & Scaling an AI Chip Startup,” where founders and leaders from AI chip startups will share their experiences and insights on growing their companies from initial idea to first tapeout and beyond. Discover how they addressed key challenges such as securing seed funding, hiring the right team, and identifying the best customer and market fit. We’ll also discuss how they tackled strategic and operational challenges to come out ahead in this dynamic industry.
Duration: 2 hours
This forum event will be followed by a networking happy hour at 5:30pm.
Mor Ben-Asher
CEO and Co-Founder
AI-Fabrics
Eric Norige
Co-Founder, SW CTO
Baya Systems
Steve Majors
Sr. Vice President of Engineering
DreamBig Semiconductor
Pirooz Hojabri
CEO/CTO and Co-Founder
IC Photonics LLC
Wilfred Gomes
CEO and Co-Founder
Mueon Corporation
Moderator : Sanjay Bali
Sr Vice President, Product Management Group
Synopsys
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AI Chip Design Startup Forum - Hosted by Plug and Play & Synopsys
Thinking of building your own AI Chip? Join us for a panel discussion, “Building & Scaling an AI Chip Startup,” where founders and leaders from AI chip startups will share their experiences and insights on growing their companies from initial idea to first tapeout and beyond. Discover how they addressed key challenges such as securing seed funding, hiring the right team, and identifying the best customer and market fit. We’ll also discuss how they tackled strategic and operational challenges to come out ahead in this dynamic industry.
Duration: 2 hours
This forum event will be followed by a networking happy hour at 5:30pm.
Mor Ben-Asher
CEO and Co-Founder
AI-Fabrics
Eric Norige
Co-Founder, SW CTO
Baya Systems
Steve Majors
Sr. Vice President of Engineering
DreamBig Semiconductor
Pirooz Hojabri
CEO/CTO and Co-Founder
IC Photonics LLC
Wilfred Gomes
CEO and Co-Founder
Mueon Corporation
Moderator
Sanjay Bali
Sr Vice President, Product Management Group
Synopsys
No registration options available.