Ken KUTARAGI — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Known as 'The Father of the PlayStation' for overseeing its development and successors.
Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director at Ascent Robotics, Inc.
Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Information Science at University of Kindai (since 2020).
Designed the sound processor (SPC700) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
Designed the VLSI chip for the original PlayStation's graphics rendering.
Serves as Outside Director at GA technologies (since 2017).
Acquired an Electronics degree from the University of Electro-Communications in the 1970s.

Biography

Ken Kutaragi, born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1950, is a Japanese engineering technologist and businessman. Encouraged by his parents to explore mechanical abilities in their small printing plant, Kutaragi developed a curiosity for electronics, leading him to earn an Electronics degree from the University of Electro-Communications in the 1970s.