Mahesh Iyer — extended biography

Mahesh is a seasoned professional with a remarkable career spanning over three decades in the chip industry. Since 1997, he has been an integral part of various chip companies, primarily startups or startup initiatives within larger organizations, often as a founding member.

Throughout his career, Mahesh has played a pivotal role in delivering software and firmware for more than 25 chips, contributing to the success of several groundbreaking products. Notably, he was a founding member of Broadcom's Mobile Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi router products, as well as Qualcomm's low-power loT chips, which generated annual revenues ranging from several hundred million to billions of dollars.

Mahesh has led all aspects of product software delivery, from architecture to talent mentorship, quality control, standards body representation, pre-silicon support, SDK definition and delivery, customer collaboration, and product lifecycle management. His expertise spans from Chip metal layers to customer application interfaces and demos.

He has been instrumental in fostering active collaboration between engineering and business organizations, ensuring smooth coordination between technical development and market demands.

With a wide breadth of technical experience including networking, embedded systems, computer architecture, build tools, debuggers, low-power and high-performance chips, security, DSP software, and 3D graphics, Mahesh has been a driving force behind innovation in the chip industry.

His contributions are further underscored by over 19 granted patents, a testament to his ingenuity and expertise in the field. Mahesh continues to be a visionary leader, shaping the future of chip technology with his passion, knowledge, and experience.

Mahesh is a Strategic Entrepreneur and Technology Business Development Executive with a proven track record, adept at assembling and leading cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary teams in software and hardware. He has successfully conceived of and brought to life brand new product lines, driving them from inception to revenue generation while securing tier-1 Customers.