() joined XMOS from Oxford Semiconductor, where he was the Vice President of Operations, managing several functions in Manufacturing Operations. Shankar's broad experience in fabless semiconductor company operations includes silicon technology, IP procurement, packaging, yields, planning, logistics, and subcontractor management. Prior to Oxford Semiconductor he held technical and managerial positions at Centillium Communications, Altera Corporation and Cirrus Logic. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.