Dave Deptula

Dave Deptula has extensive work experience in the semiconductor industry. Dave started their career at Texas Instruments in 1996, where they worked as a Design Engineering and Product/Test engineering co-op for 3 semesters before becoming a Design Engineer. At Texas Instruments, they led the development of multiple System-on-Chip (SOC) designs, including dual core, quad core, and 6-core DSP devices. Dave also developed IP blocks and played a crucial role in the success of a 6-core DSP that brought in over $600 million in a 10-year period.

In 2010, Dave joined Texas Instruments as the US OMAP Digital IP Manager, where they managed a team of 60+ employees and 15+ contractors. Dave focused on developing high-performance, low-power ARM processors and other critical IP for the OMAP Business unit. Dave oversaw the entire development process, from specification to physical design.

Dave later worked at Cirrus Logic as the Silicon Development Program Manager, where they managed the program for a next-generation mixed signal chip for a large customer. Dave also served as the Mixed Signal Design Lead, leading the development of a custom digital headphone amplifier for a Japanese customer.

From 2014 to 2015, Dave worked at Freescale Semiconductor as a Senior Program Manager, specializing in automotive MCU. Dave then joined NXP Semiconductors as the Senior Manager and later Director of the Program Management Office from 2015 to 2018.

Currently, Dave is working at Silicon Labs as the Principal Program Manager. The exact duration of this role is not provided in the information given.

Dave Deptula attended Texas A&M University from 1994 to 1999, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.