Atiye Bayman, PhD

Atiye Bayman has joined Silicon Catalyst as a partner after being involved with Silicon Catalyst in the roles of Advisor, a Silicon Catalyst University Ambassador, and as a member of the Silicon Catalyst Angels investment group.

She most recently served as the CTO of MiaSolé, where she led technology strategy and research and development for flexible and lightweight thin-film solar products. She continues to serve the solar industry as an advisor to Swift Solar.

Atiye’s long career in Silicon Valley has been focused on semiconductor technology development for integrated circuit and products. She has developed expertise in transfer of technology and products into manufacturing as well as building and leading R&D teams. She has held various leadership positions in technology R&D at MiaSolé, Novellus Systems, Synergy Semiconductor (acquired by Micrel), and Advanced Micro Devices.

Atiye holds a Ph.D. in solid state physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey.

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