XMOS Semiconductor Founder and Chief Technology Officer David May has been cited as one of "35 People, Places and Things That Will Shape the Future". Listed in a special report by EE Times that predicts what it believes will have the greatest influence on the world in the years ahead, May is listed alongside such global icons as Al Gore, China and Google.
"I'm certainly very pleased that a journal with the world-standing of EE Times has in effect chosen to recognise the great importance of parallel processing in this special report," said May. "It's a field of computer technology that I've been involved in all my life so I'm proud to be featured and of course it's flattering to be mentioned in the same breath as so many globally influential people, places and things." He continued, "The first microcomputer designed for parallel processing - the transputer - that I developed at Inmos in Bristol in the early 80's really has given rise to a major intellectual legacy here in the South West. Many young engineers joined Inmos and have since become the leaders of the area's most exciting and innovative electronics companies."
"XMOS Semiconductor in particular, is today blazing a trail for parallel processing and I'm expecting that creative designers will use its Software Designed Silicon to bring intelligence to a wide range of consumer electronic products over the next decade." Before founding XMOS, May was Head of Computer Science at Bristol University, and previously spent 16 years in the semiconductor industry with Inmos and STMicroelectronics. The architect of the Transputer and the author of the OCCAM language, he has 33 granted patents and many pending patents centered on microprocessor technology. In 1990 David was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for his contributions to computer architecture and parallel computing. He is on the Technical Advisory Boards of several semiconductor companies.
The full report, "35 People, Places and Things That Will Shape the Future", can be found on-line at the EE Times Image Galleries at http://www.eetimes.com/galleries/
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