Dr. Barry Pangrle has joined the executive management team at Abacus Semiconductor Corporation. This move highlights the company’s focus on advancing cutting-edge technologies in computer architecture and chip design.
Dr. Pangrle has 30 years of experience in Silicon Valley. He co-founded Esperanto Tech and has worked at Nvidia, SiFive, Synopsys, and Mentor Graphics (now Siemens EDA).
He is known as an early supporter of the RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA). Over the past 20 years, Dr. Pangrle has focused on power analysis, management, and optimization.
His work at Synopsys led to substantial revenue growth for Power Compiler and PrimePower R&D teams. He has also led design methodology and flow efforts at XStream Logic and Esperanto Technologies. Dr.
Pangrle has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His expertise aligns with emerging trends in the semiconductor industry, such as more efficient computing paradigms. Dr.
Dr. Pangrle joins Abacus Semiconductor
Pangrle believes that computing is shifting away from CPUs and towards more efficient heterogeneous compute with special-purpose accelerators directed by RISC-V CPUs. This perspective reflects the industry’s move towards specialized and efficient computing solutions using the open-standard RISC-V architecture.
Dr. Axel Kloth, Founder and CEO of Abacus Semiconductor, expressed enthusiasm about Dr. Pangrle joining the team.
He stated, “I am proud to have Barry join the Executive Management Team at Abacus Semi, as this is a major endorsement of our technology, of the existing team, and of the outlook into the future. Barry is a huge asset to the company and to the industry. His insights are invaluable.”
The appointment of Dr.
Pangrle represents a strategic move in the semiconductor industry’s evolution. As computing demands grow and diversify, more efficient, specialized hardware solutions are needed. Dr. Pangrle’s expertise in power optimization and advocacy for RISC-V architecture positions Abacus Semiconductor at the forefront of this technological shift.
This development could accelerate the adoption of RISC-V based solutions and heterogeneous computing models. Such advancements could lead to more energy-efficient and powerful computing systems, impacting data centers, edge devices, and reshaping the landscape of computing architecture. Abacus Semiconductor’s move in bringing Dr.
Pangrle on board could mark a pivotal moment in the company’s trajectory and influence the direction of semiconductor design and computer architecture in the coming years.
