Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 11, 2001

Santanu Das – Transwitch Corporation (txcc)

DR. SANTANU DAS is the President and CEO of TranSwitch Coportation. Dr. Das is an executive with more than 16 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and in computer development. As President of Micom Digital Corporation from December 1987 to the end of June 1988, Dr. Das was responsible for all operating activities in the marketing, sales, engineering and manufacturing of a networking T-1 multiplexer for private corporate telecommunications networks. Prior to Micom Digital, Dr. Das was Vice President of Operations and Engineering from October 1986 to December 1987 at Spectrum Digital, the predecessor to Micom Digital. Prior to Spectrum, Dr. Das was an executive at ITT Corporation from 1973 to 1986, where he held several senior positions at the ITT Advanced Technology Center. There, Dr. Das was responsible for the development of VLSI-based telephone switching systems, advanced technology development and workstation-based CAD systems. Dr. Das has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Washington University, St. Louis. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a quick update on TranSwitch?

Dr. Das: TranSwitch is in the business of supplying silicon solutions to

the communications industry. We have customers in two