Dan Pugh

Dan Pugh has had a diverse and extensive work experience in the semiconductor industry. Dan started their career in 1988 as a Senior Engineer at Applied Signal Technology, where they worked until 1994. Dan then moved on to Chameleon Systems, Inc. as a Senior Systems Engineer from 1998 to 2000.

In 2000, Dan joined Leopard Logic as Director of Systems and Applications. During their time there, they played a crucial role in promoting and supporting the industry's first hybrid mask/field programmable configurable logic device. Dan managed a team of Application Engineers and oversaw the development of IP macro libraries, device drivers, reference boards, and product documentation.

From 2005 to 2007, Dan worked at Tabula, Inc. as the Director of Systems Engineering. Here, they led a team of Applications Engineers responsible for mapping customer designs onto Tabula's programmable logic device. Dan also developed a user macro library of Verilog design primitives and circuit boards for product demonstrations and silicon verification.

Dan's next role was at Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, where they initially served as Director of Corporate Applications, starting in 2007. As part of this role, they managed the Corporate Applications team and was responsible for developing simulation models and applications for Achronix's FPGA. Dan also played a key role in the architecture and design of various embedded components for the Achronix Speedster22i FPGA family. In 2012, Dan transitioned to the role of Principal Product Architect at Achronix, where they specified, designed, developed, and verified 10G, 40G, and 100G Ethernet interfaces, as well as embedded DSP building blocks and memories/FIFO controllers.

Overall, Dan Pugh's work experience showcases their expertise in semiconductor technology, including FPGA development, systems engineering, and product architecture.

Dan Pugh earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Dan attended this institution from 1983 to 1985. Following that, they pursued a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Communications at the University of California, Davis from 1985 to 1987.