The latest Q5 interview is with Hamid Farzaneh, president and CEO of video interconnect technology company DisplayLink, which has an R&D team in Cambridge.
He reveals his thoughts on the cost of designing a new chip from scratch, the most interesting application for PC multiscreens, the future for wireless displays and wireless USB, and what makes Cambridge such a good location for undertaking chip R&D.
The five short sharp questions this week are:
Can you describe your technology in two sentences?
What do you estimate to be the cost of designing a new chip from scratch?
Your technology uses USB, but do you see wireless replacing cables in PC interfaces?
What makes Cambridge such a good location for undertaking chip R&D?
What is the most interesting application for PC multiscreens you've heard of?
Read his answers in the full interview: Q5 interview - Hamid Farzaneh, DisplayLink
Remember, you can read all the Electronics Weekly Q5 interviews. From ARM's chairman, Sir Robin Saxby, to touchscreen technology firm Zytronic's MD, Mark Cambridge, the business leaders share their particular insights on the UK electronics industry.
| The A-Z of Q5 interviews The alpha and omega of electronics industry interviews A - ARM chairman, Robin Saxby B - BSI manager, Simon Bircham C - CamSemi CEO, David Baillie D - Design LED, James Gourlay E - Ensilica, Kevin Edwards F - Future MD, Danny Miller G - GSPK Design CEO, P. Marsh I - Icera CEO, Stan Boland J - Jennic CEO, Jim Lindop L - Lumileds, Steve Landau M - Mentor CEO, Walden Rhines N - NI president, J. Truchard O - OLED-T CTO, P.K. Nathan P - ProVision CEO, David Sykes Q - QinetiQ, Stephen Lake R - Rambus CEO, Harold Hughes S - SETsquared, Simon Bond T - TI CEO, Rich Templeton U - University of Southampton W - Wolfson CEO, Dave Shrigley X - XMOS CEO, James Foster Z - Zetex CEO, Hans Rohrer |
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