Board of Directors

  • President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of the Company
    Nelson Chan

    Rahul Patel has been a director and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since June 2025. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Patel spent a decade at Qualcomm, a company specializing in semiconductors, software and services related to wireless technology, including most recently as Senior Vice President and Group General Manager of the Connectivity, Broadband & Networking Group, where he was responsible for overseeing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of wireless networking and connectivity business. Earlier in his career, Mr. Patel spent 13 years in various senior leadership roles at Broadcom Inc., a company that designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products, including serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Connectivity Group, where he played a pivotal role in expanding their Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS leadership across all market segments. Mr. Patel is a member of the board of directors, the audit committee and nominating and corporation governance committee and serves as the compensation committee chair of Energous Corporation (NASDAQ: WATT). Mr. Patel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering from NIT, Warangal, India, a Master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Arizona State University, and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Santa Clara University.

    • Chair of the Board
      Nelson Chan

      Nelson C. Chan has served as Chair of our Board since October 2018 and as a director since February 2007. From December 2006 until August 2008, Mr. Chan served as the Chief Executive Officer of Magellan Corporation, a leader in the consumer, survey, GIS, and OEM GPS navigation and positioning markets. From 1992 through 2006, Mr. Chan served in various senior management positions with SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory cards, including as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Business. From 1983 to 1992, Mr. Chan held marketing and engineering positions at Chips and Technologies, Signetics, and Delco Electronics. He currently serves on the board, audit committee, and nominating and governance committee of Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE), a footwear, apparel and accessories designer and distributor; on the board, audit committee, and nominating and governance committee of Twist Bioscience (NASDAQ), which manufactures synthetic DNA; and on the board and nominating and corporate governance committee of GCT Semiconductors (NYSE), a fabless designer and supplier of advanced 4G LTE, IoT and 5G semiconductor solutions. Mr. Chan also currently serves on the Boards of Directors of several private companies. Previously, Mr. Chan was Chair of the board of directors, chair of the compensation committee, member of the audit committee and member of the nominating and corporate governance committee of Adesto Technologies (NASDAQ), from 2010 to June 2020, prior to its acquisition by Dialog Semiconductor plc. He also served on the board, as chair of the compensation committee, and on the nominating and corporate governance committee of Socket Mobile (NASDAQ), from 2016 to 2019. From 2007 to 2010, he was a member of the board of directors of Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ), and from 2010 to 2016, he was a member of the board and compensation committee, and chair of the audit committee, of Affymetrix, prior to its acquisition by Thermo Fisher. From June 2013 through September 2016, Mr. Chan also was chair of the board of Outerwall (NASDAQ) prior to its acquisition by Apollo Global Management, a private equity firm. Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Santa Clara University.

      Chairman of the Board
    • Jeffrey D. Buchanan has been a director of the Company since September 2005. In August 2020, Mr. Buchanan retired from his full-time senior executive role and is presently an independent consultant in the technology industry. Mr. Buchanan was the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (formerly American Outdoor Brands Corporation), a Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”)-listed company that is a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, from January 2011 to August 2020. Mr. Buchanan also served as the Chief Administrative Officer of Smith & Wesson Brand, Inc. from May 2015 until August 2020, as Secretary of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. from January 2011 until April 2012, and as a member of the board of directors and as the Chair of the Audit Committee of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. from November 2004 until December 2010. He was Of Counsel to the law firm of Ballard Spahr LLP from May 2010 until December 2010. Mr. Buchanan served as a Senior Managing Director of CKS Securities, LLC, a registered broker-dealer, from August 2009 until May 2010 and as a Senior Managing Director of Alare Capital Securities, L.L.C., a registered broker-dealer, from November 2006 until July 2009. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Buchanan was principal of Echo Advisors, Inc., a corporate consulting and advisory firm focusing on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic planning. Mr. Buchanan served in various positions for Three-Five Systems, Inc., a publicly traded electronic manufacturing services company, including as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, from May 1996 until February 2005. Mr. Buchanan was a business attorney for the law firm of O’Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth & Beshears from 1986 until 1996 and for the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP from 1984 until 1986. He was a senior staff person at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1982 to 1984. Mr. Buchanan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Arizona State University, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arizona, and a Master of Laws degree in Tax from the University of Florida.

       

    • Keith B. Geeslin has been a director of the Company since 1986. Since January 2004, Mr. Geeslin has been a General Partner of Francisco Partners, a firm specializing in structured investments in technology companies undergoing strategic, technological, and operational inflection points. From 2001 until October 2003, Mr. Geeslin served as Managing General Partner of the Sprout Group, a venture capital firm, with which he became associated in 1984. In addition, Mr. Geeslin served as a general or limited partner in a series of investment funds associated with the Sprout Group, a division of DLJ Capital Corporation, which is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. Mr. Geeslin is currently a member of the board of directors and Chair of the Compensation Committee of CommVault Systems, Inc., a public company that provides data management software. Mr. Geeslin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Science degree in Engineering and Economic Systems from Stanford University, and a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford University.

       

    • Susan Hardman has been a director of the Company since May 2020. In April 2015, Ms. Hardman retired from her full-time role as Senior Vice President of the Specialty Products Group at Intersil Corporation (subsequently acquired by Renesas), a company that was a leading global provider of analog semiconductor solutions for the computing, consumer, industrial and communications markets. From 2008 to 2015, she held multiple senior executive positions at Intersil, including Senior Vice President of the Analog and Mixed Signal Product Group, Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive and Specialty Products Group, and Vice President of Corporate Marketing. From 2010 to 2015, she was an advisory board member for Santa Clara University’s School of Electrical Engineering. Earlier in her career, Ms. Hardman served as vice president and general manager of the Interface products division of Exar Corporation (subsequently acquired by MaxLinear Inc.). Prior to that, she served as vice president of Corporate Marketing and director of Product Marketing for Exar. From 1983 to 1999, Ms. Hardman held roles in marketing, product design, applications, and product testing with VLSI Technology and Motorola. Ms. Hardman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix.

       

    • Patricia Kummrow has been a director of the Company since July 2021. Ms. Kummrow served as Corporate Vice President of Intel Corporation ("Intel") IDM IP Strategy from 2024 until her retirement in 2025. She served as Intel's Corporate Vice President, Network and Edge Group, and General Manager, Ethernet Division, at Intel from 2017 to 2024. She served as the Vice President, Platform Engineering Group, at Intel from 2016 to 2017, and in other senior engineering leadership roles from 2005 to 2016. Earlier in her career, Ms. Kummrow served in engineering and engineering management roles at Hewlett-Packard. Ms. Kummrow serves on the board of directors and as compensation committee chair at Napatech, a Oslo Stock Exchange listed company. Ms. Kummrow holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Texas at El Paso, and Master of Science degree in the Management of Technology from Walden University.

       

    • Vivie “YY” Lee has been a director of the Company since January 2022. Beginning in October 2021, Ms. Lee retired from her role as Chief Strategy Officer at Anaplan, where she led corporate performance planning and incubating strategic initiatives and market collaborations during the period through and following the company’s IPO. Previously, she was chief executive officer of FirstRain Inc., an enterprise SaaS data science company, from 2015 until its acquisition by Ignite Technologies in August 2017, and was the company’s chief operating officer, responsible for engineering, analytics and data science since 2005. Prior to FirstRain, Ms. Lee served as the general manager of Worldwide Services at Cadence Design Systems, a global advanced technology division of the company. She previously co-founded the software company Aqueduct Software, an automated enterprise application profiling and analysis solution, and led this company through bootstrapping, venture financing, commercial growth, and acquisition by NetManage in 2000. Ms. Lee began her career at Bell Labs and has held various product leadership roles at Synopsys and 8x8 (formerly Integrated Information Technology Inc.). Ms. Lee is a member of the boards of Commvault Systems, Inc., a public company that develops and delivers enterprise data security and cyber resilience technology, and Belden Inc., a public company that designs and manufactures industrial-scale connectivity solutions for industrial automation, smart buildings, and broadcast markets. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Harvard University.

       

    • Venk Nathamuni has served as a director of the Company since January 2026. Since June 2024, Mr. Nathamuni has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Jacobs Solutions Inc., a global professional services company. Prior to joining Jacobs, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Cirrus Logic, Inc. Mr. Nathamuni has more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor and technology industries, with deep expertise in corporate finance, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, business development, and investor relations. Previously, he served at Arista Networks as Head of Corporate Finance, M&A, Investor Relations, and Information Technology. Earlier in his career, Mr. Nathamuni spent nine years at Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., where he served as Vice President of M&A and Corporate Development and Head of Investor Relations, and held roles at J.P. Morgan, Synopsys, Synplicity, and QuickLogic. Mr. Nathamuni holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University in India, a Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Stony Brook University, and an MBA in Finance and Strategy from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

       

    • James L. Whims has been a director of our company since October 2007. Mr. Whims has been a Partner at Alsop Louie Partners, a venture capital firm focused on identifying promising entrepreneurs, since February 2010. From 1996, Mr. Whims was a Managing Director of TechFund Capital I, L.P., TechFund Capital II, L.P., and since 2001, TechFund Capital Europe, venture capital firms concentrating on high-technology enterprises. Since 1997, Mr. Whims has been a director of THQ, Inc., a leading independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, which is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Mr. Whims also serves on the Boards of Directors of numerous private companies, including Ruckus Media, Kidlandia, Phizzle, and Waveconnex. Mr. Whims was Executive Vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment of America from 1994 to 1996, where he was responsible for the North American launch of the PlayStation, and Executive Vice President of The Software Toolworks Inc. from 1990 to 1994. Mr. Whims co-founded Worlds of Wonder, an American toy company that distributed products including Teddy Ruxpin, Lazer Tag, and the United States launch of Nintendo, where he also served as an executive from 1985 to 1988. Mr. Whims holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Communications from Northwestern University and a Masters of Business Administration degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Arizona.

       

    SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    This website contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Such forward-looking statements may include words such as "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "plan," "target," "strategy," "continue," "may," "will," "should," variations of such words, or other words and terms of similar meaning. All forward-looking statements reflect our best judgment and are based on several factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the risks as identified in the "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business" sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our most recent fiscal year, and other risks as identified from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports. Forward-looking statements are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we do not have, and expressly disclaim, any obligation to publicly release any updates or any changes in our expectations, or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based. Our actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any mergers, acquisitions, or other business combinations that had not been completed as of the date of this filing.