Chad is a veteran in the ASIC/ semiconductor industry who has 15 years of semiconductor design. Achievements include over a dozen analog designs for various foundries, six large-scale communications ASIC designs in the communications sector, and, most recently, design of a complete TCP/IP TOE engine that was licensed to a major semiconductor company. He is also the co-author of five patents in the semiconductor field. Spackman began his career as senior engineer with Fischer & Porter; led ASIC design for Connectware, Inc.; and served as co-founder and president of Sandgate Technologies. Chad holds a Bachelor of Physics, and Bachelor and Masters Degrees in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and Penn State University, respectively. |