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CEO Interview: Tyson Tuttle of Silicon Labs | You’ve Heard of Singing Cowboys? Well…

EE Times Current · 30 Apr 2021 · 27m

What this episode covers

Silicon Labs CEO Tyson Tuttle explains the strategic decision to sell its automotive and infrastructure business to Skyworks for $2.75 billion, a move that divests 40% of revenue to focus exclusively on its high-growth IoT segment. Tuttle details how this pivot allows the company to accelerate R&D in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi standards, targeting a 20-30% growth rate by integrating silicon, software, and cloud capabilities into a unified platform. The episode also features Jim Heckroth, a Silicon Labs application engineer and singer-songwriter, who discusses the cognitive parallels between musical performance and engineering collaboration.

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companies scaling up

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Silicon Labs, Skyworks, Cree, Marvell, TI
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Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

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