Yiqian (Kelly) Min

Architecture & DV

Yiqian “Kelly” Min

AI for chip · AI infra (GPU / accelerator) · Physical AI silicon

Currently building recursive superintelligence for chip design, starting with LLM evaluation.

About

  • Semiconductor professional with 15 years of experience in chip design.
  • Currently building recursive superintelligence for chip design, starting with LLM evaluation.

Experience

Fifteen years of chip design.

  1. ARA LabPalo Alto, CACo-FounderBacked by DCVC.
  2. MetaSystem architecture, memory subsystem architecture and performance modeling for the MTIA AI infra acceleratorAR/VR low-power SoC.
  3. InnoviumAcquired by MarvellStartup experience with networking chips
  4. AppleCPU design for the A5, A6, and A7 SoCs

Education

Degrees.

  1. University of MichiganBSE & MSE, Computer Science and Engineering
  2. SJTU–UM Joint InstituteElectronic EngineeringShanghai Municipal Scholarship.

Interests

What I’m drawn to.

01

AI for chip

AI and LLMs in chip design workflows; starting with LLM evaluation.

02

AI infra (GPU / accelerator)

Hardware and systems for AI infrastructure.

03

Physical AI silicon

Silicon for sensing, robotics, and embodied AI.

Life

Outside work, Kelly keeps a healthy, highly disciplined lifestyle, with consistent training as a long-term practice. Weekly: HIIT, running, strength training, yoga, and boxing. Also Spartan Race, Hyrox, and recreational running races. Likes reading books, though reads less than before, now that AI is around.

Contact

Yiqian Min

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