Gigantor Technologies Appoints Frank Thiel as Chief Technology Officer

August 12, 2024 – Gigantor Technologies, a pioneer in real-time AI acceleration solutions for the Edge, today announced the appointment of Frank Thiel as its Chief Technology Officer.  Thiel, a semiconductor industry veteran with over 40 years of experience in creating innovative products, will lead Gigantor’s technological vision and development as the company continues to redefine the boundaries of AI on the Edge.

Thiel joins Gigantor Technologies from Kolvenier Solutions, the company he founded to provide specialized semiconductor, communications, and medical IoT consulting to startup companies. His extensive background also includes leadership roles such as VP and General Manager for Microsemi’s Mixed Signal & RF IC businesses, and VP of R&D at Zarlink Semiconductor. He is also a lead mentor at The University of Texas Austin Technology Incubator and an advisor to Silicon Catalyst, the world's only incubator focused exclusively on accelerating solutions in silicon. Thiel holds 18 issued US patents and has a proven track record of bringing groundbreaking products to market.

"We are thrilled to welcome Frank Thiel to our leadership team," said Don Gaspar, CEO and Founder of Gigantor Technologies. "Frank's deep expertise in semiconductor design, strategic product development, and his strong track record of innovation are precisely what Gigantor needs as we scale our unique GigaMAACS technology."

"I am incredibly excited to join Gigantor Technologies at such a pivotal time in the AI revolution," said Frank Thiel. "Gigantor's innovative approach to AI acceleration, particularly with GigaMAACS, has the potential to fundamentally transform industries from autonomous systems to medical imaging. I look forward to working with the talented team at Gigantor to push the boundaries of what's possible in AI and deliver disruptive solutions to the market."

Gigantor Technologies has developed and patented GigaMAACS technology that addresses critical limitations in Edge AI by enabling real-time processing of high-resolution, high-frame-rate data with near-zero latency and ultra-low power consumption. The technology converts existing machine learning models into optimized, zero-overhead parallel pipelined circuits, accelerating performance without altering model results.  According to Gaspar, “GigaMAACS will have a seismic improvement in AI acceleration for the military and commercial computer vision edge computing. We see tremendous demand for its application." 

Raúl Camposano, Partner at Silicon Catalyst, an incubator for semiconductor solutions, added, "Frank Thiel is a highly respected figure in the semiconductor industry with a keen eye for disruptive technologies and a remarkable ability to execute transformative products."

Gigantor was the winner of the 2025 Arm + Silicon Catalyst Startup contest and awarded $250,000 in Arm technology credit towards a commercial tape out.

About Gigantor Technologies: Gigantor Technologies is a leading innovator in real-time AI acceleration, dedicated to transforming the performance of neural networks. Founded in 2020, the company's patented GigaMAACS technology optimizes machine learning models for high-speed, low-latency processing, enabling breakthrough applications in Edge AI. Gigantor Technologies is committed to pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence to deliver unparalleled speed, efficiency, and accuracy.   For more information on the company, see www.gigantor.com.

About Silicon Catalyst:  “it’s about what’s next®”

Silicon Catalyst is the only incubator + accelerator focused on the Global Semiconductor Industry including Chips, Chiplets, Materials, IP and Silicon fabrication-based Photonics, MEMS, Sensors, Life Science and Quantum. More than 1,500 startup companies worldwide have engaged with Silicon Catalyst and the company has admitted over 150 exciting companies. With a world-class network of mentors to advise startups, Silicon Catalyst is helping new semiconductor companies address the challenges in moving from idea to realization. The incubator + accelerator supplies startups with access to design tools, silicon devices, networking, and a path to funding, banking and marketing acumen to successfully launch and grow their company’s novel technology solutions. Over the past ten years, the Silicon Catalyst model has been proven to dramatically accelerate a startup’s trajectory while at the same time de-risking the equation for investors.

The Silicon Catalyst Angels was established in July 2019 as a separate organization to provide access to seed-stage and Series A funding for Silicon Catalyst Portfolio Companies. SiliconCatalyst.UK, a subsidiary of Silicon Catalyst, was selected by the UK government to manage ChipStart UK, an early-stage semiconductor incubator funded by the UK government.

In February of 2024, Silicon Catalyst Ventures (SCV) was launched to fund early-stage startups accepted into the incubator’s two-year program. SCV has already made 26 investments in Silicon Catalyst Portfolio Companies. 

More information is available at www.siliconcatalyst.com, www.siliconcatalystangels.com, www.siliconcatalyst.uk, and Silicon Catalyst Ventures www.sicatalystvc.com.

For additional information, contact Bob Bachtold at bobb@gigantor.tech.