Semidynamics Welcomes Iakovos Stamoulis as Chief Technology Officer

Barcelona, Spain – December 2, 2025 – Semidynamics today announced the appointment of Iakovos Stamoulis as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Iakovos brings more than 25 years of experience in computer graphics and semiconductors, with a strong record of converting advanced concepts into commercial products. His deep expertise in graphics processing units (GPUs)—the foundational architecture of modern AI acceleration—makes him uniquely qualified to lead Semidynamics' technical roadmap.

He began his career at Advanced Rendering Technology in the UK and USA, where he co‑engineered the first Ray Tracing Graphics Engine chip, demonstrating an early ability to push the boundaries of parallel processing. He later co-founded Think Silicon and served as its CTO until the company was acquired by Applied Materials. There, he led multidisciplinary teams in the co-design of hardware and software, delivering ultra-low-power graphics processors and AI solutions deployed in hundreds of millions of devices worldwide. This experience in optimizing performance-per-watt is directly aligned with Semidynamics’ mission to build efficient, high-bandwidth AI cores.

Iakovos has also played a key role in the broader technology community. He served as Chair of the Graphics SIG for RISC-V International, contributing to the advancement of open specifications for processors. He holds a D.Phil. from the Centre for VLSI and Computer Graphics at the University of Sussex, UK.

“We are very pleased to welcome Iakovos to Semidynamics,” said Roger Espasa, CEO of Semidynamics. “The path from graphics to AI is well-trodden for a reason: the parallel processing principles are very similar. His expertise, creativity, and leadership will be invaluable as we continue to design European processor technology for the AI age. More than anything, we are proud that he is joining our team, and I am confident that with Iakovos as CTO, Semidynamics will enter a new era of innovation and growth.”

Iakovos will lead Semidynamics’ technology strategy as the company continues to develop processor IP for next-generation AI and compute systems.

Semidynamics 

Semidynamics is the only company offering fully customizable RISC-V processor IP. With expertise in high-bandwidth architectures, vector/tensor extensions, and groundbreaking memory systems, Semidynamics enables customers to design exactly the core they need for AI, HPC, and other performance-critical workloads. Based in Barcelona, Semidynamics is redefining what’s possible with RISC-V.

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