Steven McNeil
Steven McNeil is a semiconductor engineering and hardware security professional with more than three decades of experience spanning semiconductor manufacturing, process engineering, device failure analysis, product engineering, integrated-circuit design, FPGA/SoC technology, and security architecture. Steve is the founder of SiTech Consulting LLC, where he provides comprehensive consulting services to address the evolving security challenges facing the Aerospace and Defense Industry as it pertains to advanced electronics. His expertise spans the semiconductor life cycle, with a particular focus on the security of advanced programmable logic (FPGAs and SoCs). Before founding SiTech Consulting LLC, Steve spent 23 years at Xilinx/AMD, progressing through engineering and technical leadership roles in programmable logic, semiconductor design and development, and secure implementation. He ultimately served as Director of the Security Center of Excellence for FPGAs and SoCs, leading efforts to improve the security and assurance of advanced programmable devices against nation-state level threats.
