Drew E Wingard co-founded Sonics in September 1996 and has served as their chief technical officer and secretary since March 1997 and as one of their directors since February 1997.
Prior to Sonics, Wingard led the development of advanced circuit and CAD methodology for MicroUnity Systems Engineering, Inc. from 1994 to 1996.
Wingard co-founded and worked at Pomegranate Technology from 1992 to 1994, where he designed an advanced SIMD multimedia processor.
Wingard received a BS from the University of Texas, Austin and an MS and a PhD from Stanford University, all in electrical engineering.