jonhudson
Jon Hudson
After working for two semiconductor companies for many years, in 2014, I teamed up with some other UK engineers to create SDRplay Ltd., the popular UK-based manufacturer of wideband SDR radio receivers. I have also been lucky enough to do some very interesting consultancy projects and meet some amazing people. I am currently Sales and Marketing Director for SDRplay Ltd., and an advisor for Silicon Catalyst , an incubator focused on semiconductor solutions.
Silicon Catalyst UK has played a major role in
fostering the semiconductor policy agenda to help create the next generation of
high potential UK semiconductor companies. The ChipStart UK programme, funded by
the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT), has delivered
outstanding returns of 20x with more than £12M raised from VC and Angel
investors for the first cohort.
To help the government build on
the solid foundations of the UK semiconductor strategy announced in May 2023,
Silicon Catalyst UK has consulted experts from across the semiconductor industry
to identify the top 3 most important specific policy interventions that would
unlock the UK’s potential, to help deliver economic growth as part of the
forthcoming Industrial Strategy.
You can read their two page Semiconductor Policy Paper here
My work in the semiconductor industry was for
first forTexas Instruments working in design, marketing and business management for ASIC
and mixed-signal telecom products. Later I joined Cambridge-based
Bluetooth Connectivity leader, CSR where I was SVP responsible for PC, Automotive
and Consumer products – the bit sold to Qualcomm.
In
2014, I co-founded SDRplay Ltd. - a wireless SDR manufacturing & software
company - we created the RSP family of Software Defined Radio
receivers - see www.sdrplay.com - these
are now the most popular mid-range choice for SDR-based communications
receivers. All our radios are manufactured here in the UK. Google “SDRplay” to
see how popular they have become!
As well as establishing SDRplay, I
have enjoyed providing consultancy services (as the
Jon Hudson Consultancy) to Affle, ARM Ltd., Dialog Semiconductor,
iBiquity, Innovate UK, JP Morgan and Neul Ltd. (the latter was sold to Huawei in
2014) For Dialog I managed the successful integration of
SiTel semiconductor which resulted in Dialog semiconductor successfully entering
the Bluetooth Low Energy market in less than 2 years from the acquisition.
Other interesting activities have included:
Non exec director at small Internet ISP (KBNet), chairperson of UK's Time to Market Association, and non exec director at fintech service company Earningscast
Why electronics?:
Mesmerised by radio as a teenage ham radio operator, I fell in love with electronics and chose to take one of the first available degree courses in electronics. I graduated but failed to become a radio DJ, by then my favoured career choice! Reluctantly I entered working life as a QA technican at Texas Instruments Bedford and quickly discovered that playing with semiconductors could be a lot more fun than being a DJ. This was the beginning of a long and enjoyable career in electronics.
Education:
Jon holds a B.Sc. in Physical Electronics from the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, and is a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology. Ongoing learning through Amateur Radio - G4ABQ
Contact:
(I enjoy keeping in touch with old colleagues) My email address is: jon at jonhudson dot net and phone +44 1223 911 044 or +44 7836 591544
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonhudson