About
Eric Taylor is an ASIC architect with over a decade of experience across multiple semiconductor and IP companies, including NVIDIA, Freescale/NXP, Arteris IP, and Enfabrica, with expertise in chip design and architecture.
Founder & Chief Hardware Architect at BaudYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Eric went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Baud's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Eric can intro founders to Baud's investors below.
Baud's investors · 1
Co-founders at Baud
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Sarang ZambareFounder & CEO
Experience
- BaudFounder & Chief Hardware Architectcurrent2026 — presentNew York, NY
- NVIDIASr. ASIC Engineer2025 — 2026Brooklyn, NY
- EnfabricaMember of the Technical Staff2025Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Arteris IPSenior Staff Hardware Design Engineer2022 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
- Arteris IPSenior Hardware Design Engineer2018 — 2022Austin, Texas Area
- NXP SemiconductorsDesign Engineer2016 — 2018Austin, Texas Area
- NXP SemiconductorsERP Engineer2016Austin, Texas Area
- Freescale SemiconductorERP Engineer2015Austin, Texas Area
- Whirlpool CorporationWERLD Intern2014Benton Harbor, Michigan Area
- The Aerospace CorporationDigital Electronics Intern2013Chantilly, VA
- Institute of Mathematics and Computer ScienceCamp Counselor2008 — 2011
- Boy Scouts of AmericaEagle Scout Project2010
Education
- The University of Texas at AustinMaster's degree, Architecture2021 — 2024
- Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science, Computer Engineering2011 — 2015
- The University of Texas at AustinPost Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Skills & more
Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)2Digital Circuit Design5Neural NetworksMachine LearningEmbedded Software Programming1FPGARapid PrototypingRTL Design2Verilog8C4TensorFlowPython (Programming Language)
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PerlMicrosoft OfficeC++VHDLLinuxXlinix ISEPhotoshopJavascript- Fundamentals of Accelerated Data Science with RAPIDS — NVIDIA
- Introduction to Designing Data Lakes on AWS — Coursera
- Data-Driven Astronomy — Coursera
- Modern Art and Ideas — Coursera
- Game Design and Development Specialization — Coursera Course Certificates
- Game Design and Development Capstone — Coursera Course Certificates
- Game Development for Modern Platforms — Coursera Course Certificates
- Business of Games and Entrepreneurship — Coursera Course Certificates
- Principles of Game Design — Coursera Course Certificates
- Introduction to Game Development — Coursera Course Certificates
From Eric's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The University of Texas at Austin286
Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at GreycroftMichael HsuSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
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Also attended Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology12
Kenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechDan BrunnerAdvisor, Co-Founder and former CTO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Partner, Future Tech Partners at Overture ClimateKenny MorandLife Sciences Partner at CincyTechJim HustonManaging Director at Portland Seed FundChrissy MeyerPartner at Root Ventures Manager, LlcRyan RakestrawDirector, Temasek at The Yield Lab Asia Pacific
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Shared employers
Also worked at Baud1
Also worked at Arteris IP2
Also worked at NXP Semiconductors17
Keith CollinsFormer CTO and CIO, SAS at Bull City Venture PartnersFrancesca TangPartnership Manager at Orbit StartupsDhwani VyasInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsWolfram DrescherVenture Partner at Target PartnersElaine CoughlanManaging Partner at Atlantic Bridge VenturesNard SinteniePartner and Co-Founder at Innovation Industries
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