CAMPBELL, CA, July 15, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marek Smoszna has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Mr. Smoszna is first and foremost a microelectronics engineer in the semiconductor industry. He is also a technology entrepreneur in computing, a writer, lecturer, traveler and thinker who grew up in Europe and moved to California in the mid 1990s. He has subsequently established a distinguished career spanning three decades in integrated circuit design, earning recognition for his technical expertise and innovative contributions to the semiconductor industry. In 2026, he assumed the role of senior staff design engineer at Aril Computer Corp., where he is responsible for designing integrated circuit IP (intellectual property), intended for use in RISC-V processors and AI hardware. The work covers the entire scope of physical design: He takes his designs from concept, to schematics, layout and simulation, to cell placement and routing, to final back-end analysis and sign-off. Mr. Smoszna's work also includes documenting design rules and guidelines, bridging computer-aided design tool development with design workflows, guiding engineers through documented practices, and maintaining the physical design tool environment.

Prior to 2026, Mr. Smoszna held consulting positions at Marvell, Micron, Broadcom, Cornami and Wave Computing. He provided expert guidance on custom integrated circuit solutions and supported each company's efforts to innovate in specialized hardware design. The work included contributions to the advancement of high-speed memory technologies, development of advanced memory architectures and ensuring robust performance in dynamic random-access memory products.

In 2018, Mr. Smoszna was a senior design and timing engineer at Wave Computing, and before then he was a senior timing engineer at Advanced Micro Devices Inc. In both of those roles he contributed to and optimized timing methodologies for high-performance processors. Furthermore, he contributed to developing dynamic circuit designs and optimizing static random-access memory cell performance. It was also during this time that Mr. Smoszna contributed to academia as a computer hardware design professor, at San Jose State University from 2017 to 2019.

Mr. Smoszna's earlier career included roles as a circuit design engineer at Intel Corporation and Soft Machines. He also worked as a senior memory design engineer at NVIDIA Corporation, where he thrived in the startup-like environment of a newly formed group within the company, helping establish methodologies, computer-aided design tools and initial circuit design practices for memories used on ARM based microprocessors. This role allowed him to work independently and assume multiple responsibilities while contributing to foundational processes that supported the group's growth. While working full time Mr. Smoszna was also able to write and publish a book on dynamic logic design, entitled "Synchronous Precharge Logic", Elsevier, 2012.

From 2000 to 2009, Mr. Smoszna made his most significant professional impact as a static random-access memory design engineer at Sun Microsystems. During this tenure, he pioneered advancements in custom circuit and memory design and filed five patents reflecting inventive approaches to various aspects of high-performance semiconductor memories used on SPARC microprocessors. Among these are patents for a column select multiplexer and method for static random-access memory and computer memory subsystem, as well as methods and circuitry for soft fuse row redundancy with simple fuse programming. These patented innovations stand as enduring testaments to his technical acumen and influence in semiconductor engineering.

Mr. Smoszna started his semiconductor career in 1995 when he joined the then exciting and innovative company Silicon Graphics. His first work assignment was to work on cache memory design for MIPS microprocessors, a role he was read for after completing his MS in Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1997) with specialty in VLSI (very large scale integration). Mr. Smoszna also holds a BS in the same discipline, awarded Magna Cum Laude (1995). He also completed coursework in Integrated Circuit Design at Stanford University between 1997 and 2000.

His path to electrical engineering began early, when a passion for model railroads led him to design and build his own electronics — combining two hobbies into one and sparking a lifelong dedication to the field that he has never lost.

Mr. Smoszna attributes his success to maintaining a growth mindset, fostering creativity, and continually seeking new knowledge. He emphasizes the importance of curiosity and innovative thinking, as well as the cultivation of strong professional relationships. Recognizing that collaboration is essential in complex engineering work, he credits both his ability to learn independently and his capacity to work effectively with diverse teams as key factors in his achievements. As such, Mr. Smoszna enjoyed success at both large and small companies alike, in particular thriving at startups where he could assume multiple roles and work close to the metal.

Looking ahead, Mr. Smoszna aims to continue contributing to innovative projects at his current company while exploring opportunities to return to teaching in computer engineering, a role he has greatly valued. He also aspires to establish his own startup, drawing on extensive preparation through research, coursework, and consultations with successful entrepreneurs.

To those aspiring to enter the semiconductor industry, Mr. Smoszna offers direct advice: embrace the pace, cultivate a growth mindset, and ride the industry rather than letting it ride you. He advocates for intentional scheduling — deliberately taking on slightly more than can be completed — as the only reliable way to discover one's true capacity and avoid the complacency of consistently meeting but never exceeding expectations.

Mr. Smoszna's journey has been shaped as much by personal resilience as by professional achievement. He immigrated from Poland through Austria and eventually to North America, navigating language barriers, cultural displacement, financial hardship, and the weight of distance from family and friends. Through periods of significant personal difficulty, he emerged with a deepened commitment to what he describes as his four pillars of optimal wellbeing: physical exercise, mental exercise, proper nutrition, and restorative sleep — building each as a lasting habit rather than a temporary effort. His faith has been a constant source of strength and shelter throughout these experiences.

Mr. Smoszna's philosophy centers on living by principle rather than circumstance. He believes that purpose is not an achievement to be reached and held, but something that must be actively practiced each day — for him, that purpose is making other people's lives better through the sharing of knowledge, whether through teaching, publishing, or mentorship. Outside of work, he remains passionate about his lifelong hobby of model railroads, greatly enjoys travel, is a devoted dog owner, and takes immense pride in his two children, Michał and Zuzanna, both pursuing degrees in engineering.

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