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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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Office Space Concept with Ambiq Face Blue Plant

What Drives Us

2006

First SPOT processor built at the University of Michigan

2010

Ambiq Micro founded

2012

First SPOT Real Time Clock (RTC) products launched

2014

1 millionth chip sold into applications ranging from smart cards to timing modules

2015

First generation Apollo SoC launched

2016

1 millionth Apollo chip sold into wearables, smart homes, and other endpoint applications

2017

Apollo2 SoC launches and is the first SPOT product to run neural networks for Endpoint AI

2018

Apollo3 SoC Bluetooth Low Energy launches with Ambiq’s first fully-integrated radio

2019

TensorFlow Lite Micro is made broadly available on Apollo3, and Ambiq establishes itself as the leader in wearables and other battery-powered applications

2020

100 millionth SPOT-based product sold and Ambiq’s Apollo4 is launched along with a new Endpoint AI SoC and solution.
Won the Best of Show for Most Innovative AI Applications from FMS 2020

2021

Ambiq wins IoT Semiconductor Company of the Year, AI Excellence, and BIG Innovation Awards, and enables intelligent voice-command to battery-powered endpoint devices

Leadership & Management 02

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.

Join us

Fumihide Esaka

Chairman, 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 03

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.

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2022 Titan Gold Winner for Most Innovative Company of the Year

2022 Titan Gold Winner for Company & Organization - Most Innovative Company of the Year

2022 Titan Gold Winner for Engineering

2022 Titan Gold Winner for Company & Organization - Engineering category

2022 Titan Platinum Winner for Technology / Science

2022 Titan Platinum Winner for Company & Organization - Technology / Science category

Finalist: 2022 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

Ambiq Vice-President of Branding, Marketing, and Investor Relations Charlene Wan was named a Finalist in the Female Thought Leader of the Year category in the 19th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

Bronze 2022 Stevie Winner in International Business Awards for Most Valuable Technical Innovation (COVID-19 Response)

Silver 2022 Stevie Winner in International Business Awards for Achievement in Product Innovation

Silver 2022 Stevie Winner in International Business Awards for Achievement in Product Innovation (Making Intelligence Everywhere Possible with Ambiq)

Best PR and Communications (Gold)

Gold 2022 Bulldog PR Awards Winner for Best PR and Communications In-House Team of the Year. In-house team carried Ambiq to repeated success in 2021. Ambiq’s team generated terrific success throughout the year, with the combination of strategy and real team effort making the difference.

Best Brand Launch (Gold)

Gold 2022 Bulldog PR Awards Winner for Best Brand Launch. Ambiq built a new brand and created a new look and feel, with a strategy to make the brand stand out from the masses with favorable results.

Best Thought Leadership Campaign (Silver)

Silver 2022 Bulldog PR Awards Winner for Best Thought Leadership Campaign. This award recognizes campaigns designed to establish a company as a thought leader or an individual as one of the leading voices within the industry.

2022 Intellyx Digital Innovator Award

As an industry analyst firm that focuses on enterprise digital transformation and the leading edge vendors that are driving it, Intellyx interacts with numerous innovators in the enterprise IT marketplace. To honor these trailblazing firms, Intellyx’s 2022 Intellyx Digital Innovator Awards puts a spotlight on vendors worth watching.

Honorable Mention in Fast Company's 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards

"Honorable Mention in Fast Company's 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the Employee Size: Midsize (100-999 employees) category honoring clean technology, new corporate initiatives, bold designs for cities and buildings, and other creative works that are supporting the growth of positive social innovation, tackling social inequality, climate change, and public health crises. "

Bronze 2022 Stevie Winner in American Business Awards for Most Valuable Technical Innovation

Bronze 2022 Stevie Winner in American Business Awards for Most Valuable Technical Innovation (TraceTogether Programme)

Silver 2022 Stevie Winner in American Business Awards for Achievement in Product Innovation

Silver 2022 Stevie Winner in American Business Awards for Achievement in Product Innovation (Making Intelligence Everywhere Possible with Ambiq)

Gold 2022 Stevie Winner Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards for Innovation in Technology Award

Silver 2022 Stevie Winner Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards for Most Valuable Innovation Award (COVID-19 Response)

Big Innovation Award of 2022

The Business Intelligence Group named Ambiq a 2022 BIG Innovation Award winner on January 11, 2022. This award serve as a testament to Ambiq’s creativity and passion for success.

International Innovation Awards 2021 - Service & Solution Category

Ambiq was selected as the winner under the Service & Solution category of the prestigious International Innovation Awards (IIA) 2021 with "Ultra-low Power Processor Solutions for IoT Endpoint Devices".

2021 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards

The Business Intelligence Group announced that Ambiq was named a winner in its Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program. . It was clear to our judges that Ambiq was using AI to improve the lives of their customers and employees. Congratulations to the entire team!

Big Innovation Award of 2021

Ambiq has been named a winner in the 2021 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group.

IoT Semiconductor Company of the Year 2020

Ambiq has been selected as the winner of the “IoT Semiconductor Company of the Year” by the IoT Breakthrough Awards. The awards program is a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies, and products in the global Internet-of-Things (IoT) market.

Flash Memory Summit 2020 Best of Show Award for the Most Innovative AI Application

Ambiq was honored with a Flash Memory Summit 2020 Best of Show Award for the Most Innovative AI Application at the Flash Memory Summit 2020 Best of Show Awards ceremony. The Flash Memory Summit, the world’s largest and most prestigious storage industry conference and exposition, recognizes the Ambiq's Apollo4 and Apollo4 Blue System on Chips with MRAM for the SOC category in innovation for AI applications.

EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Finalist

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Chairman and CEO, Fumihide Esaka, and Founder and CTO, Scott Hanson of Ambiq were named the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2020 Central Texas Award finalists.