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Chief Executive Officer of Graphcore

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Nigel Toon is co-founder & CEO of Graphcore.

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Nigel was CEO of two VC-backed silicon companies before founding Graphcore; Picochip, which was sold to Mindspeed in 2012 and most recently, XMOS, in which Graphcore was incubated for two years before being established as a separate entity in 2016.

Before that he was co-founder of Icera, a 3G cellular modem chip company, where he led Sales and Marketing and was on the Board of Directors. Icera was sold to NVIDIA in 2011 for $435M.

Prior to Icera, he was Vice President and General Manager at Altera Corporation where he spent 13 years and was responsible for establishing and building the European business unit that grew to over $400m annual revenues.

He was a non-executive director at Imagination Technologies PLC until its acquisition in 2017 and is the author of three patents.

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Date of Birth 14 November 1963
Age 62 years old
Scorpio Zodiac sign Scorpio Scorpios are strong and passionate Scorpio is a strong sign, but at the same time passive. Communicating with one of his representatives, you will certainly notice this. Scorpio will never betray his indignation, will not pounce on you with fists, b…
Rabbit Chinese horoscope Rabbit Rabbit - charm and kindness The rabbit is usually cautious, judicious and restrained. People born in the Year of the Rabbit want to live in peace and comfort and protect their peaceful life. Rabbits are extremely gentle creatures - they symbolize ch…
Swan Slavic horoscope Swan The Swan chertog in the Svarog circle carries a distinct rhythm of character, totem strength, and life task. People born in this hall often recognize themselves through ties to nature, kin, and patronage.
Thoth Egyptian horoscope Thoth Thoth in the Egyptian horoscope marks a period ruled by a distinct god — shaping temperament, luck in affairs, and the way a person protects what they value.
Reed Druid horoscope Reed Reed is the seeker of truth. Born 28 October to 24 November, Reed people ask hard questions, name essence and refuse pretty lies.
Tula Indian horoscope Tula Born under Tula, people in the Indian horoscope often blend spiritual depth with practical discipline, reading life as a sequence of karmic lessons and duties.
Peony Flower horoscope Peony The flower talisman Peony reflects character through nature’s calendar — sensitivity, aesthetic sense, and seasonal rhythm shape daily choices.
Scorpio — 3rd decan Decan horoscope Scorpio — 3rd decan Born in the Scorpio — 3rd decan period, people often show a sharper flavor of their sign: faster or slower, bolder or more reflective, yet always recognizable by birth date.

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Graphcore

Graphcore is a British semiconductor company that develops accelerators for AI and machine learning. It aims to make a massively parallel Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU) that holds the complete mac...

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