Tony is an experienced consultant with over 20 years background in the electronics and microelectronics industries. He graduated from Imperial College, London in 1979 - having been a sponsored student with GEC Telecommunications - and then moved from telecommunications design into semiconductors, where he spent the next 17 years.
Tony's career in semiconductors has included senior management positions and extended assignments in France, Japan and Singapore. His main interests have been in microprocessors, system-on-chip and embedded software, with an emphasis on design reuse. He has also been closely involved in the business aspects of system-level chip design, including acquisition and use of third party IP.