Dado Banatao
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Banatao on a 2021 Philippine stamp | |
| Born | Diosdado P. Banatao May 23, 1946 Iguig, Cagayan, Philippines |
| Died | December 25, 2025 (aged 79) Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Filipino |
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| Occupations | Founder & Managing Partner of Tallwood Venture Capital, CEO of Ikanos Communications, Chairman of PhilDev Foundation |
| Known for | PC chipsets, PHY chips |
| Board member of | T-RAM Semiconductor, Inc., Inphi Corporation, Alphion Corporation, Sirf Technology Inc., Quintic Corporation, Wilocity Ltd., Integrated Micro-Electronics |
| Spouse | Maria Cariaga |
| Parent(s) | Salvador and Rosita Banatao |
Diosdado P. Banatao (May 23, 1946 – December 25, 2025) was a Filipino businessman and electrical engineer working in the high-tech industry, credited with having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS chip, the first system logic chipset compatible with IBM's PC/XT and the PC/AT, and one of the first GUI accelerators for personal computers. A three-time start-up veteran, he co-founded Mostron, Chips and Technologies, and S3 Graphics.