Dermot Barry is S3 Group's Vice President of the Consumer Silicon Business Unit. Dermot's role involves setting the strategic direction for S3 Group's System-on-Chip (SoC) design services business and the Mixed Signal IP product portfolio. Dermot has full responsibility for global sales and operations and manages key strategic relationships, delivering successful solutions to clients such as NXP, TI, Micronas and Phonak amongst others.

Prior to joining S3 Group Dermot worked as Research & Development Engineer for Philips Research in Eindhoven from 1985-1994 where he was responsible for analogue IC design focusing on ICs for mobile, broadcast and cordless communications. From 1994-1997 Dermot was VP of US Sales & Business Development at S3 Group and drove S3 Group's initial ventures into the US marketplace from a base in San Jose.

Dermot joined Cadence Design Systems, from 1997-2000, as a Senior Sales Manager for Design Services in UK and Israel, again broadening his expertise and experience in the industry. Dermot re-joined S3 Group in 2000 as General Manager of the Wireless Systems Business Unit and was recently appointed as VP, Consumer Silicon.

Dermot is well known in the industry and is a key member of S3 Group's management team. Dermot graduated from University College Dublin in 1985 with a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.).