One of the greatest Filipino entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, died in Stanford, California, on Dec. 25, 2025, from a debilitating neurological disease. He was 79.

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Renowned Filipino engineer and Silicon Valley microchip developer Diosdado “Dado” Banatao died on Dec. 25 at the age of 79, ...

Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, a Silicon Valley tech developer, entrepreneur and venture capitalist died on Dec. 25 at the age of ...

Filipino engineer and tech entrepreneur Diosdado “Dado” Banatao passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, his family ...

DIOSDADO “Dado” Banatao, the Filipino mind behind some of modern computing’s most pivotal breakthroughs, left an indelible ...

He believed deeply in Filipino talent, according to former Finance secretary Cesar Purisima, who confirmed his passing in a ...

Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, known as the father of the Philippine semiconductor industry and for his contributions in technology, died on Christmas Day, his family confirmed on Friday. He was 79 years ...

Photo posted on Dado Banatao's Facebook page on Aug. 31, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, a decorated ...

Banatao developed the first 10-Mbit ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transceiver chip, the first system logic chipset for IBM’s PC-XT and PC-AT, and one of the first graphical ...

Installed as an outsider, he engineered a comeback, shifting the company’s focus from a waning mainframe computer business ...

Gerstner moved to IBM from being the CEO of RJR Nabisco in April 1993 after stints at American Express (AXP.N) and the ...