Juan-Antonio Carballo

Current

• WW Manager, Microelectronics Services at IBM
• Partner, Venture Capital Group at IBM

Past

• Co-founder and Partner at Argon Venture Partners
• Head of Adaptive Communications Research at IBM

Education

• University of Michigan
• College des Ingenieurs
• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Semiconductors

Websites

• New Book on Chip Design

Juan-Antonio Carballo’s Summary

Main goal: to drive tangible business results, leading industry direction, investment, and product revenue.

Currently responsible for IBM's Microelectronics Services business worlwide. Also responsible for IBM's Venture Capital direction in semiconductors, nanotechnology, and custom hardware. Created and run several first-time VC partnership initiatives around open platforms with dozens of firms and start-ups, with emphasis in China and US geographies. Also been Partner at North American cross-border VC firm.

A technologist for about 20 years, holding 20+ patents, revenue-generating product designs, and first-time partnership initiatives. Led industry-wide initiatives such as the first quantified chip design industry roadmap. Led IBM's efforts in adaptive communications research. Prior stays in DEC, LSI Logic, Accenture, Carnegie Mellon, and Electricite de France. Numerous articles written, plus a widely distributed book called "Chip Design for Non-Designers: An Introduction": http://store.pennwellbooks.com/chdefornoin.html.

Juan-Antonio Carballo’s Experience

• WW Manager, Microelectronics Services

  IBM

  (Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2009 — Present (4 months)

  Responsible for worldwide Semiconductor Services business.

• Partner, Venture Capital Group

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2004 — Present (5 years 1 month)

  Responsible for VC operations in semiconductors, custom hardware, and China.

• Co-founder and Partner

  Argon Venture Partners

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  December 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 5 months)

  Early-stage technology Venture Capital firm focused on Western Canada and US

• Head of Adaptive Communications Research

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Hardware industry)

  2000 — 2004 (4 years)

Juan-Antonio Carballo’s Education

• University of Michigan

  Ph.D. , Electrical and Computer Engineering , 1997 — 2000

  First year pursued at Carnegie Mellon University.

• College des Ingenieurs

  M.B.A. , Business Administration , 1994 — 1995

• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

  M.Sc. , Telecommunications Engineering

Additional Information

Juan-Antonio Carballo’s Websites:

• New Book on Chip Design

Juan-Antonio Carballo’s Honors:

American Venture Magazine, Top 40 Under 40

Juan-Antonio Carballo’s Contact Settings

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