George Chamillard is an American business executive most famous for his roles at Teradyne, a manufacturer of automatic test equipment for semiconductor devices. Overview Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is a leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) and interconnection systems. ... It has been suggested that Wafer testing be merged into this article or section. ... Semiconductor devices are electronic components that exploit the electronic properties of semiconductor materials, principally silicon, germanium, and gallium arsenide. ...

Rising through the ranks at Teradyne over his more than 35 years there, Chamillard eventually headed the corporation as President and COO, appointed in 1996 to fill these roles upon the departure of Alex d'Arbeloff, one of the two founders. 1997 saw him also assume the title of CEO. In 2004, Chamillard retired from those roles and was replaced by Mike Bradley, but served on as the chairman of Teradyne's board of directors. He will retire from the chairmanship on December 31, 2006, passing the reins to current director Patricia Wolpert. A Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the corporation. ... Alex d’Arbeloff was a co-founder of Teradyne, a multi-billion dollar Boston, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of automatic test equipment. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ...

Chamillard remains a member of the boards of directors of Mercury Computer Systems and SEMI. He is also trustee for Wentworth Institute of Technology and Northeastern University. Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. ... Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) is a trade organization of manufacturers of equipment and materials used in the fabrication of semiconductor devices such as integrated circuits, transistors, diodes, and thyristors. ... The Wentworth Institute of Technology is a nationally accredited institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Northeastern University (NU) is a top-tier private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ...