Winner – Matthew Douthwaite Rising Star Award

Senior analogue IC engineer Matthew, of Crypto Quantique, has led analogue efforts on four tapeouts since he joined the company two years ago. He is responsible for the design of the transimpedance amplifier block of the company’s QDID physically unclonable function.

The judges were impressed with Matthew’s achievements and work completed so early in a career, including representing Crypto Quantique at conferences.

Shortlist

* Matthew Douthwaite – Crypto Quantique
* Izgun Gunsal – Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult
* Feroz Khan – Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult
* Daniel Whiting – Peratech Holdco