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Dado Banatao

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Filipino businessman and engineer (1946–2025)

About Dado Banatao

Diosdado P. Banatao (May 23, 1946 – December 25, 2025) was a Filipino businessman and electrical engineer working in the high-tech industry, credited with having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS chip, the first system logic chipset compatible with IBM's PC/XT and the PC/AT, and one of the first GUI accelerators for personal computers. As a three-time start-up veteran, he co-founded Mostron, Chips and Technologies, and S3 Graphics.

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Born
1946-05-23
Died
2025-12-25

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