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Irwin Federman

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Irwin Federman is a USVP senior advisor. He joined in1990 as a general partner after leading Monolithic Memories from1978 to1987 and becoming AMD vice chairman following its merger. His investment history includes semiconductor, communications and software companies such as SanDisk, Mellanox and Nuance. He is a former Semiconductor Industry Association chair and holds a Brooklyn College economics degree and honorary Santa Clara engineering doctorate. The current directory classifies him as senior advisor, rather than an active general partner.