Jiri Kaufhold
AT-C3 | Business Development Manager | Silicon Manufacturing
Silicon Alps Cluster GmbH
Graz, Austria
I help startups and SMEs in the semiconductor design field to reach their goals while getting their project done in time.
My organisation
About me
I bring three decades of experience in various managerial roles, specializing in selling electronic design automation tools and complex electronic design environments in European markets. As the regional sales leader for Hewlett-Packard in Munich, I secured large-scale industrial contracts with Bosch, Philips, and Motorola. I have achieved similar sales and business development success, fostering new and emerging businesses at Matsushita, Cadence Design Systems Inc., and Ricardo Plc. My extensive knowledge covers electronics, semiconductor design, communication systems, and digital platforms. I am passionate about ongoing digital transformation solutions that impact emerging multi-billion-dollar businesses worldwide. I also maintain strong connections with technical universities in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and Finland, which help me stay informed about discoveries in deep tech. I am convinced that my strong industry connections and many years of semiconductor business experience can help grow business results in the region while increasing its visibility in the European semiconductor design and manufacturing field.
Skills
- EDA
- Semiconductor
- design optimization
- ATP
- Foundry
- modeling
- SiC
- Asic
- GAN
Interests
- AI applied to circuit and system design
- advanced packaging
- chiplets
- virtual model
- Digital Twin