Artin Der Minassians, PhD
Eng. Executive / Mentor

Engineering Executive | Incubate and Launch Cutting-Edge Tech | Build and Retain Top-Tier Cross-Functional Engineering Teams As an engineering executive, Artin empowers companies to launch cutting-edge products. With two decades in DeepTech/HardTech startups, he builds and retains top-tier engineering teams through excellence, mentorship, and empathy. Key accomplishments include: ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ: World's smallest and fastest IVR at Empower Semiconductor, producing a power management IC system 3x smaller and 1000x faster than competitors. ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฉ: World's first solar optimizer chip at Volterra Semiconductor, successfully embedding the IC into solar panels of various technologies. ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ-๐๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐: World's first multi-phase low temperature-differential Stirling engine at UC Berkeley.