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- After some years with Exxon Enterprises, Inc., in New York, and founding Cygnet Technologies, Inc., in Sunnyvale, Calif. (1982-1986), Faggin co-founded Synaptics, Inc., a company with the purpose of developing integrated circuits for information sensing and processing, using some of the working principles of animal nervous systems.
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Federico Faggin and Carver Mead founded Synaptics over thirty years ago to commercialize their ideas around building silicon that computes as effectively as the human brain. This focus on enabling devices to mimic human cognitive capabilities persists at Synaptics to this day.
Faggin's interest in consciousness has his roots in the study of artificial neural networks at Synaptics, a company he started in 1986, that prompted his inquiry into whether or not it is possible to build a conscious computer.
After some years with Exxon Enterprises, Inc., in New York, and founding Cygnet Technologies, Inc., in Sunnyvale, Calif. (1982-1986), Faggin co-founded Synaptics, Inc., a company with the purpose of developing integrated circuits for information sensing and processing, using some of the working principles of animal nervous systems.
Aug 5, 2024 · In 1986, he cofounded and was CEO of Synaptics, a company pioneering in touchpads and touchscreens. He later became president and CEO of Foveon Inc., a company making image sensors, from 2003 until the company was acquired in 2008.
Aug 30, 2019 · Federico Faggin and Carver Mead founded Synaptics over thirty years ago to commercialize their ideas around building silicon that computes as effectively as the human brain. This focus on...
Jul 7, 1997 · In 1994 Synaptics introduced its first product, a touch pad that allows personal computer users to manipulate a cursor with their fingertips. Faggin sees the touch pad as a first step toward...
An experimental neural network chip designed at Synaptics. The Faggin family in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997 (Marc was absent to prepare for exams), in the occasion of awarding the prestigious Kyoto Prize to Federico .
