CPU Tech – “Cpu Tech is an interesting place to work; but I feel they missed the Market point for Anti Tamper products.”

Pros

3 weeks paid vacation, nice people to work with, nice location in Pleasanton, interesting technology
a good place to learn about cryptography and anti Tamper technology

Cons

I felt the management, did not get complete "buy in " from the potential customers. ASIC were designed and built with no real target goals from customers. To many design goals were based on a wink and a nod. Most of the schedules and deadlines were missed.

Advice to Senior Management

Define the product in writing, get approval from more than one customer. If the ROI is acceptable then publish a schedule and see if the customer can still use the part before putting capital into building it.