Semiconductor IP and Competitive Intelligence

Bing Liu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Radio Communications from the University of Science and Technology of China. In early career he occupied a series of integrated circuit design roles with a focus on RF, analog and mixed-signal ICs. He later moved his family to Canada and became one of the industry’s most sought-after circuit analysts. In mid-2017, Mr. Liu founded ICmasters to bring best-in-class reverse engineering analysis to the semiconductor industry.

Gary Tomkins is a semiconductor manufacturing engineer and management executive. Gary was Manager, Engineering and then Vice President, Competitive Technical Intelligence for an Ottawa-based reverse engineering company, where he managed large teams of circuit and process analysts and led the effort to introduce a subscription model of reverse engineering analysis to the semiconductor industry. Gary brings a wealth of design and manufacturing knowledge and over 30 years of experience in semiconductors.