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Ambiq^® is committed to further improve the quality of life by enabling the intelligence of endpoints while further reducing carbon footprints. Ambiq – your partner in endpoint intelligence

Why Ambiq

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What Drives Us

2010

Ambiq founded

2012

1st Real Time Clock (RTC) product launched

2014

1 millionth RTC chip sold

2015

1st SPOT microcontroller (MCU) launched at 10X lower power than competition

2016

1 millionth MCU chip sold

2017

2nd generation Apollo MCU launched; Neural networks deployed on SPOT-enabled products

2018

3rd generation Apollo System-on-Chip (SoC) launched

2019

New Apollo SKUs launched for broader market segments

2020

100 millionth product sold; 4th generation Apollo SoC launched and sampled

2021

IoT Semiconductor Company of the Year

2022

Apollo4 Plus/Blue Plus, 4th generation, being adopted by the top 5 wearable manufacturers in the world

2023

IoT Semiconductor Company of the Year, and AI Excellence Award, for the 2nd time

2024

Embedded Award for Best Hardware Category for the Apollo510 MCU and IoT Semiconductor Company of the Year for the 3^rd time

Leadership & Management

Based in Austin, San Jose, Hsinchu, Shenzhen, and Shanghai, our leadership and management teams consist of advocates, builders, enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, explorers, incubators, inventors, pioneers, protectors, thinkers, and visionaries. With a diverse spectrum of experiences and skillset, we came together and united with one goal to enable the true Internet of Things where the battery-powered endpoint devices can truly be connected intuitively and intelligently 24/7.

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Fumihide Esaka

CEO

Over 20 years of senior management experience in the semiconductor industry, six years at Accenture, VP at International Rectifier, CEO of Nihon Inter Electronics Corp., and CEO of Transphorm Inc.

Scott Hanson

Founder, CTO

Expert in ultra-low energy and variation-tolerant circuits, speaks widely on energy-efficient circuits, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan, 30 publications and 7 patent filings.

Sean Chen

President

Over 20 years of semiconductor experience, VP of Marketing and Business Dev. at mCube, management positions at startups and at Nagevtech, Intel, IDT, and TSMC.

Paul Rolls

Chief Revenue Officer

Over 30 years of global expertise in technology sales and marketing, including Executive VP of Sales and Marketing at ON Semiconductor. Highly adept in driving sales and marketing strategies while building long-term customer relationships.

Scott Goodwin

Chief Financial Officer

Over 20 years of accounting and finance expertise in retail, manufacturing, and service businesses in multi-national markets. Highly experienced in investor relations, financings, acquisitions, divestitures, and accounting matters.

Carlos Morales

VP of Artificial Intelligence

Over 30 years of research and development experience spanning silicon to cloud. Besides AI, his past roles include building expertise in Cloud-based back-end applications, cybersecurity, workload scheduling, orchestration, and isolation, and efficient networking.

Charlene Wan

VP of Branding, Marketing & Investor Relations

Experienced marketing and communications executive with a successful track record in the technology industry on a global scale. Skilled in branding, go-to-market strategy, media relations, executive communications, and social media.

Raghuram Tupuri

VP of Engineering

Over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Corp VP of AMD, and VP of Aricent and Knupath. Results-oriented senior design executive with expertise in IP design and complex processor SOC product and platform development from definition to volume production for Server, Notebook, Desktop and Accelerator markets.

Dan Cermak

VP of Architecture & Product Planning

Over 20 years of design, architecture, and management experience in ultra-low power and high performance electronics from early stage startups to Fortune100 corporations including Intel and Motorola.

David Munsinger

VP of Software & Solutions

Over 35 years of experience in embedded software development and R&D management, including Sr. VP of R&D at Qualcomm (Wireless Infrastructure Division) and President/Founder of MobilePeak Systems, Inc.

Kris Potrafka

VP of Human Resources

Over 20 years of human resources, business operations, and management experience across the technology and media industries, including VP of HR at AMD. Skilled in designing high-performing cultures and leading complex business transformations.

Awards

Ambiq has been recognized with many awards of excellence. Below is a list of some of the awards and recognitions received from many distinguished organizations.

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

Embedded Award for the Apollo510 - Best Hardware

Embedded Award for the Apollo510 in Best Hardware Category at the 2024 Embedded World in Nuremburg, Germany.

Embedded World 2024 Best in Show for the Apollo510 - Microcontrollers, Microprocessors, & IP

Embedded World 2024 Best in Show - Microcontrollers, Microprocessors, & IP for the Apollo510 by Embedded Computing Design

IoT Semiconductor Company of the Year 2024

Intellyx Digital Innovator Award

Digital Innovator Award from Intellyx

Singapore Entrepreneur 100 Award

Singapore Entrepreneur 100 Award to Fumihide Esaka

2023 Golden Bull Award

Ambiq is awarded Outstanding SME

2023 BIG Awards for Public Relations and Marketing Excellence

Public Relations Department of the Year for “Ambiq + Xiaomi = Mobile Intelligence” campaign.

2023 BIG Awards for Public Relations and Marketing Excellence

Executive of the Year - Charlene Wan

Gold for Corporate Image Video - Wake up to the Possibilities

Gold for Corporate Image Video - Wake up to the Possibilities.

Gold for Endpoint AI Blog Writing - Endpoint Insider Blog

Platinum for Corporate Website Design - Ambiq.AI

Platinum for Overall Corporate Website - Ambiq.com

Platinum for Overall Corporate Website - Ambiq.AI

Demo of the Year Award at 2023 TSMC Technology Symposium

Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, was awarded the Demo of the Year Award by TSMC as a participant of the Innovation Zone at the 2023 TSMC North America Technology Symposium.

Platinum 2023 dotCOMM Awards for Corporate Website Design Creativity: Ambiq.com and Ambiq.ai

The AMCP awarded Ambiq two Platinum statuettes for Corporate Website for both Ambiq.com and Ambiq.ai; the company was awarded two additional Platinum statuettes for Website Design Creativity, both for Ambiq.com and Ambiq.ai.

Platinum 2023 dotCOMM Awards for Corporate Website: Ambiq.com and Ambiq.ai

Ambiq Named Recipient of Singapore SME 500 Award 2023

Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, is pleased to announce it has been named a recipient of the Singapore SME 500 Award 2023. Overseen by Singapore’s Association of Trade & Commerce (ATC), the SME 500 Award is one of the country’s most esteemed business accolades.

Gold 2023 Winner for Digital Marketing Campaign

Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a game-changing, multifold increase in energy efficiency, was named a winner of two 2023 Viddy Awards by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The company won both a platinum and a gold prize in the non-broadcast Digital Marketing Campaign category.