Finally na recognize na jd si Dado Banatao

[30121895]

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Tech Luminary Diosdado "Dado" Banatao used to walk barefoot along the dirt roads of his hometown in Cagayan Valley. Now, his inventions are part of almost every personal computer in the world. Dado knows how education can transform lives, and he is using this to inspire engineering students to dream big. This is his story. The Story of the Filipino.

The Story of the Filipino: Dado Banatao - CNN Philippines



Diosdado P. Banatao (born May 23, 1946), is a Filipino entrepreneur and engineer working in the high-tech industry. He was born in a small barrio of Malabbac in the town of Iguig, Cagayan, Philippines.^[2] A three-time start-up veteran, he co-founded Mostron, Chips and Technologies, and S3 Graphics.^[3]

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• 1 Background
• 2 Career
  
  • 2.1 Business
  • 2.2 Philanthropy
  
  
• 3 Awards and Recognition
• 4 References

Background[edit]

Banatao was born on May 23, 1946 in Malabbac, Iguig, Cagayan, Philippines. His father, Salvador Banatao, was a farmer and later worked as an overseas Filipino worker in Guam while Dado was only nine years-old. His mother, Rosita Banatao, was a simple housekeeper.^[2]
Banatao is known for his rags to riches story. During his childhood, he walked barefoot on a dirt road just to reach Malabbac Elementary School. He pursued his secondary education at the Jesuit-run Ateneo de Tuguegarao. After high school, he pursued his Bachelor of Science in Electric Engineering from theMapúa Institute of Technology and graduated cum laude.^[4][5]
After college, he turned down several job offers, including one from Meralco. He joined Philippine Airlines as a trainee pilot, and was later pirated by Boeing. At Boeing, he worked as a design engineerfor the company's new commercial airliner and cargo transport aircraft, Boeing 747, in the United States. With the opportunity to stay in the United States, he then took his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Scienceat Stanford University and finished in 1972.^[2][6] Banatao also joined the Homebrew Computer Club, where he met Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.^[7]
After finishing his master's degree, Banatao worked with different technology companies such as the National Semiconductor, Intersil, and Commodore International where he designed the first single chip, 16-bit microprocessor-based calculator.^[2] In 1981, he discovered and invented the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transreceiver chip while working in Seeq Technology. He was also credited for the first system logic chip set for IBM's PC-XT and the PC-AT; the local bus concept and the first Windows Graphics accelerator chip for personal computers.^[8]
Career[edit]

Business[edit]

In 1984, Banatao and his business partner Francis Siu, founded a high-technology company, Mostron, starting with a capital of half a million US dollars. Mostron was launched as a manufacturer of motherboards. They also hired Ron Yara ofIntel as a company executive. After he developed a five-chip set, he co-founded Chips and Technologies in 1985. The company developed system logic chip set for IBM's PC-XT and the PC-AT. The company earned $12 million in its first four months. After 22 months, the company went public. In 1989, Banatao launched his third start-up company, S3 Graphics, with Yara in Santa Clara, California. S3 focused on enhancing the graphic capabilities in personal computers by using a graphic accelerator chip. The key to this was, Banatao's invention of a local bus. The company had an initial public offering of $30 million. In 1996, the company became the leader of the graphic-chips market, beating a strong competitor, Cirrus Logic, Inc.. In the same year, Chips & Technologies was sold to Intel for about $300 million.^[9] In 2000, he decided to start-up his own venture capital firm named Tallwood Venture Capital with a capital of US$300 million, all of which came from his own pocket. He later sold another company for more than $1 billion, where it had less than 20 employees.^[10] Dado was also part of SiRF, where it started the consumerization of GPS after it had been declassified by the US Government.
In 2010, Banatao became Ikanos Communications' CEO after Michael Gulett resigned as the company's CEO and President.^[11]
Philanthropy[edit]

Banatao and his family are into philanthropy. In the Philippines, Banatao through his Dado Banatao Educational Foundation, annually awards five educational scholarships to intelligent Filipino students who have bright futures in the field of engineering and technology.^[12] Also, with Philippine Development Foundation which he chairs, he is helping send brilliant young Filipinos to school to help them reach their full potential. PhilDev was spun off from Ayala Foundation's program. ^[13]Through his Banatao Filipino American Fund, he assists Northern California high school students of Filipino heritage who are pursuing a college education in engineering. He also built a computer center at his grade school in his childhood town of Iguig in Cagayan Valley, making it the only public school with the most modern computer network in the Philippines.^[2

[Lamusika]

awwww wa my full storyyy hihi

[manters2000]

idol ni nako siya. Bill Gates of Philippines. Ka berks niya sila Steve Wozniak sauna

[ingkiang]

wow, karon pako kadungog ani nya. wala lage jud ni siya nabalita sa tv.

[igibouy]

WHat do you mean "finally" recognized? It seems to me he's already been given awards for his work a long time ago

[luff101]

Karon pa ko ani dah.


True, there is no shortcuts!

[30121895]

awwww wa my full storyyy hihi

hehe.. naa sa wikipedia iya storya mam.. wait.. ako eh post.. hehe

[Lamusika]

hehe.. naa sa wikipedia iya storya mam.. wait.. ako eh post.. hehe

cgeh2 boss

[30121895]

WHat do you mean "finally" recognized? It seems to me he's already been given awards for his work a long time ago

Hi sir.. I know his work was already recognized a long time ago but didto sa U.S land rah.. Pero dre sa Pinas nakadungog na d i ka ane niya? ako dugay naku naka ila ane niya but karun pako naka kita nga na naelhan ne siya dre sa pinas....

Kay kasagaran spotlight sa balita nato dre kana ra bayang mga pang artistahin ... But wen it comes to this dili kaayo ne pansinon sa media.

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cgeh2 boss

naa nman pd koy ge post ane niya sauna... hehe.. Wala pato siya maelhi sa mga media.. but now nakit an naku nga ge interview ni siya sa CNN phil

[Lamusika]

Hi sir.. I know his work was already recognized a long time ago but didto sa U.S land rah.. Pero dre sa Pinas nakadungog na d i ka ane niya? ako dugay naku naka ila ane niya but karun pako naka kita nga na naelhan ne siya dre sa pinas....

Kay kasagaran spotlight sa balita nato dre kana ra bayang mga pang artistahin ... But wen it comes to this dili kaayo ne pansinon sa media.

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naa nman pd koy ge post ane niya sauna... hehe.. Wala pato siya maelhi sa mga media.. but now nakit an naku nga ge interview ni siya sa CNN phil

ahww fan na d i ka nya anah ?