Dave Dwelley

Cal Berkeley BSEE ‘86

28 years with Linear Technology Corp in Milpitas, CA:

  • FAE, Los Angeles, supporting full product line

  • IC designer: high performance amplifiers

  • Started and/or managed remote IC design groups in Singapore, Santa Barbara, and Munich

  • Managed corporate product definition for six years, reporting directly to the CTO

  • Acquired by Analog Devices, left after 6 months

4 years as CTO at Maxim Integrated in San Jose, CA:

  • Managed company-wide technology and IP teams

  • Shared corporate strategy responsibility

  • Acquired by Analog Devices (again!), exited after 2 months

Skills:

  • Analog, Mixed-signal, and Power IC design-to-product

  • Creating and mentoring IC design teams

  • Technical customer interaction for new product definition and existing product support

  • Executive management with a technical focus

Goals:

  • Identify, advise, and mentor hardware design startups (IC design a particular focus)

  • Perform diligence on startup companies where my expertise adds value