 Name: Diosdado P.

Banatao “Dado” and “Bill Gates of the Philippines”

 Born: May 26, 1946 (age 74) Malabbac, Iguig, Cagayan, Philippines
 Alma mater:
 Jesuit-run Ateneno de Tugegarao (Secondary Education)
 Mapua Institute of Technology (Tertiary Education): BS in Electric Engineering
 Stanford University (Master’s Degree): Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science
 Occupation: Founder and Managing Partner of Tallwood Venture Capital, CEO of Ikanos
Communication, and Chairman of Philippine Development Foundation.
 Known for: Single-chips, PHY chips

The bit is a basic unit of information in computing and digital communications. 

ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange

16-bit is a computer hardware device or software program capable of transferring 16 bits of data

at a time. For example, early computer processors (e.g., 8088 and 80286) were 16-bit processors,
meaning they were capable of working with 16-bit binary numbers (decimal number up to
65,535). Anything larger and the computer would need to break the number into smaller pieces.

Today, 16-bit hardware and software has been replaced by 32-bit and 64-bit alternatives, which
give the computer more memory to work with, increasing overall performance.

16-bit with video

When referring to a computer video card or graphics card, 16-bit color or high color refers to the
amount of colors capable of being displayed. For example, 16-bit is the same as 65,536 colors.
 INVENTIONS:
1. First single-chip, 16-bit microprocessor-based calculator 
2. First 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link
control and trans receiver chip; (while at Seeq in early 1980s)

Bit
4Mbit (faster ADSL) 1 bit
400 K/sec 24 MB/minute 1/8
10Mbit (ADSLNibble
/ Cable) 1 MB/sec
4 bits 60 MB/minute 1/2 (rare)

Byte 8 bits 1

Kilobyte 1024 bytes 1024

Megabyte 1, 024kilobytes 1, 048, 576

Gigabyte 1, 024 megabytes 1, 073, 741, 824

Terrabyte 1, 024 gigabytes 1, 099, 511, 627, 776

Petabyte 1, 024 terrabytes 1, 125, 899, 906, 842, 624

Exabyte 1, 024 petabytes 1, 152, 921, 504, 606, 846, 976

Zettabyte 1, 024 exabytes 1, 180, 591, 620, 717, 411, 303, 424

Yottabyte 1, 024 zettabytes 1, 208, 925, 819, 614, 629, 174, 706, 176

3. First system logic chip set for the PC-XT and the PC-AT (while at Mostron in 1984 and Chips and
Technologies in 1985)
4. First enhanced graphics adapter chip set (while at Chips and Technologies in 1985)
5. Pioneered local bus concept for PC (while at S3 in 1989)
6. First Windows Graphics accelerator chip (while at S3 in 1990)
REWARDS AND RECOGNITION
 1993 – Asian Leadership Award by Asian Business League of San Francisco
 1997 – Pamana ng Filipino Award
 1997 – Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Ernst & Young, Inc. Magazine,
and Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services
 2011 – Kalampusan Award by Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA)
 1993 to 1994 – Ellis Island Medal of Honor by National Ethnic Coalition of
Organizations, Inc. (NECO)
 2002 to 2006 – The Forbes Midas List - The Forbes Midas list is the annual ranking
by Forbes magazine of the best dealmakers in high-tech and life science venture capital.[1] It uses
parameters including the first-day market capitalization of IPOs, and the opinions of a panel of
experts.[2]
The name is an allusion to the mythological King Midas, renowned for his ability to turn
anything he touched into gold. Forbes has partnered with venture capital fund-of-
funds TrueBridge Capital Partners[3] to create the list from 2011 to 2016

 2009 – Doctor of Technology Recognition from Mindanao State University – Iligan
Institute of Technology

In a computer system, a chipset is a set of electronic components in an integrated circuit known as a "Data Flow
Management System" that manages the data flow between the processor, memory and peripherals. It is usually found
on the motherboard. Chipsets are usually designed to work with a specific family of microprocessors. Because it
controls communications between the processor and external devices, the chipset plays a crucial role in
determining system performance.

He founded 3 technology companies: Mostron in 1985, Chips & Technologies, and S3

S3 focused on enhancing the graphic capabilities in personal computers by using a graphic accelerator chip.

We took the company public only after 22 months,” Banatao said. The C&T sales
amounted to US$12 million in the first quarter alone. The company’s stock was the
fastest selling stock in US history at the time. Intel bought the company for $430 million
in 1996.

His third company, S3, introduced the first Windows accelerator chip. In 1993, S3 was
considered the third most profitable company in the world. The company had an IPO
worth over $30 million when it went public.
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