Laura Oliphant has left her director position at Intel Capital to become chief executive of semiconductor testing startup Translarity.

Laura Oliphant has left her post as director at Intel Capital, the corporate venturing vehicle for semiconductor maker Intel, to take the CEO position at US-based semiconductor testing service Translarity.

Oliphant joined Intel Capital in 2001 having previously been a supply chain program manager for its parent company since 1995, a role in which she also acted as a technical advisor to Intel Capital.

During her time at Intel Capital, Oliphant made and managed semiconductor technology investments for the unit,…