Nigel Jurgen Toon
Chief Executive Officer at Graphcore Ltd.
Profile
Nigel Jurgen Toon is the founder of Icera, Inc. (founded in 2002) and Graphcore Ltd.
(founded in 2016).
At Icera, he held the title of Director, Vice President-Sales & Marketing.
At Graphcore Ltd., he is currently the Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Toon's former jobs include President & Chief Executive Officer at picoChip, Inc., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at XMOS Ltd., and Managing Director at Altera Corp.
He also served as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Imagination Technologies Group Ltd.
from 2016 to 2017.
Additionally, he held the title of Director at Moortec Semiconductor Ltd.
from 2018 to 2019.
Mr. Toon's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Heriot-Watt University.
Nigel Jurgen Toon active positions
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Graphcore Ltd.
Graphcore Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Graphcore Ltd. develops a processor and modules for machine learning. The company was founded by Simon Knowles and Nigel Jurgen Toon in 2016 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom. | Chief Executive Officer | 2015-12-31 |
Former positions of Nigel Jurgen Toon
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Moortec Semiconductor Ltd.
Moortec Semiconductor Ltd. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Moortec Semiconductor Ltd. manufactures semiconductors products. It provides in-chip monitoring technology specializing in process, voltage and temperature (PVT) sensors. The company was founded by Stephen Anthony Crosher, Neil Roberts and Damian Brain Smith in 2005 and is headquartered in Derriford, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 2019-03-12 |
IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC | Director/Board Member | 2017-11-01 |
Memec Plc | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
XMOS Ltd.
XMOS Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services XMOS Ltd. develops voice and music processing and control integrated circuits. Its products include voice controller solutions, audio connectivity, xCORE microcontrollers, and xTIMEcomposer tools. The company was founded by Hitesh Kumar Mehta, Dixon Ali, Noel Hurley, James Foster, and Michael David May on June 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
GEC Group LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Nigel Jurgen Toon
Heriot-Watt University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Altera Corp.
Altera Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Altera Corp. operated as a global semiconductor company. The company was founded by Robert F. Hartmann, Michael Magranet, Paul Newhagen and James D. Sansbury in 1983 and was headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Standard Microsystems Corp.
Standard Microsystems Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Standard Microsystems Corp. is a designer of Smart Mixed-Signal Connectivity solutions. It designs and sells a wide range of silicon-based integrated circuits, which utilize analog and mixed-signal technologies. These solutions are applied to a broad set of technologies, including USB, Ethernet, wireless audio, media oriented systems transport, embedded control, captive sensing, and thermal management. Its primary focus is in the development of application-specific technologies. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, NY. | Electronic Technology |
picoChip, Inc.
picoChip, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology picoChip, Inc. provides signal processing products for wireless communications. The company's products scale from femtocell access points to picocells and sophisticated multi-sector carrier macrocells. It supplies femtocell silicon with solutions for all of the world's major wireless standards, including WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX and cdma2000. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Icera, Inc.
Icera, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Icera, Inc. designs, produces and markets multi-protocol wireless baseband processors with RF components. Its technology uses a custom-built, power processor that deliver communication engines for 3G and 4G cellular phones and tablets. Icera, Inc. was acquired in May 2011 and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Nvidia. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Bristol, England. | Electronic Technology |
Imagination Technologies Group Ltd.
Imagination Technologies Group Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Imagination Technologies Group Ltd. engages in the provision of licenses processor solutions for graphics, vision and artificial intelligence processing, and multi-standard communications. It offers PowerVR graphics, PowerVR vision and AI and Ensigma connectivity. The company was founded on April 18, 1994 and is headquartered in Kings Langley, the United Kingdom. | Electronic Technology |
XMOS Ltd.
XMOS Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services XMOS Ltd. develops voice and music processing and control integrated circuits. Its products include voice controller solutions, audio connectivity, xCORE microcontrollers, and xTIMEcomposer tools. The company was founded by Hitesh Kumar Mehta, Dixon Ali, Noel Hurley, James Foster, and Michael David May on June 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
GEC Group LLC | |
Memec Plc | Electronic Technology |
Moortec Semiconductor Ltd.
Moortec Semiconductor Ltd. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Moortec Semiconductor Ltd. manufactures semiconductors products. It provides in-chip monitoring technology specializing in process, voltage and temperature (PVT) sensors. The company was founded by Stephen Anthony Crosher, Neil Roberts and Damian Brain Smith in 2005 and is headquartered in Derriford, the United Kingdom. | Electronic Technology |
Graphcore Ltd.
Graphcore Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Graphcore Ltd. develops a processor and modules for machine learning. The company was founded by Simon Knowles and Nigel Jurgen Toon in 2016 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
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