Dado Banatao
Diosdado P. Banatao | |
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Banatao on a 2021 stamp of Philippines | |
| Born | May 23, 1946 |
| Citizenship | Philippines |
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| Occupation(s) | Founder & Managing Partner of Tallwood Venture Capital, CEO of Ikanos Communications, Chairman of Philippine Development Foundation |
| Known for | single-chips, PHY chips |
| Board member of | T-RAM Semiconductor, Inc., Inphi Corporation, Alphion Corporation, Sirf Technology Inc., Quintic Corporation, Wilocity Ltd., Integrated Micro-Electronics |
| Spouse | Maria Cariaga |
| 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, credited with having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transceiver chip, the first system logic chipset for IBM's PC-XT and the PC-AT, and one of the first graphical user interface (GUI) accelerators for personal computers. A three-time start-up veteran, he co-founded Mostron, Chips and Technologies, and S3 Graphics.