From ASIC Startups to Chiplets: Decades of Semiconductor Leadership and Innovation | Kash Johal

In this episode, we sit down with Kash Johal, a seasoned semiconductor leader  and founder of  Yorchip Inc , whose journey spans from graduating in the UK in 1979, to moving to the US and founding and exiting multiple ASIC startups—and now helping shape the chiplet era.
In this wide-ranging conversation, we explore: 

•  Defining moments that shaped Kash’s decades-long career in semiconductors
•  Lessons from building and exiting two ASIC companies
•  Chiplets, explained in simple terms—and why they are transforming semiconductor economics
•  The future of high-speed chip-to-chip communication
•  The next big waves young startups should focus on
•  Advice for engineers, freshers, and deep-tech founders

We also discuss leadership evolution, long sales cycles in hardware startups, and how the way chips are designed, built, and commercialized has fundamentally changed.