Our Story

Ambiq^® enables intelligence (AI and beyond) everywhere by delivering the lowest-power semiconductor solutions.

Why Ambiq

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

2025

Sold 270 million devices as of the beginning of this year. Ambiq heartKIT wins the Artificial Intelligence Award at Embedded World 2025. Winner of the 2025 AI Excellence Award.

Leadership & Management

Based in Austin, Hsinchu, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Singapore, 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 skillsets working with leading edge technologies, we came together and united with one goal to enable intelligence (AI and beyond) everywhere with SPOT.

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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.

Jeff Winzeler

CFO

Over 20 years as CFO and COO in the semiconductor and renewable energy industries successfully leading global finance teams at both private and public startups, including Kandou AI, Everspin Technologies, Avnera, Rackwise, Solar Power Incorporated, and International DisplayWorks.

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.

Jayesh Shah

VP of Software & Solutions

Over 28 years of experience in embedded systems software development and engineering management in the semiconductor industry, ranging from ultra-low power microcontrollers, multimedia SoCs and network processors, at Ambiq, Maxlinear, Entropic, and Conexant. Skilled in software architecture innovations and building highly functional teams focused on customer enablement.

Charlene Wan

VP of Corporate 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.

Aaron Grassian

EVP of Global Sales and Marketing

Over 25 years of international sales, marketing, and sales operations experience in both public and private tech companies including Motorola and Texas Instruments. Proven success in establishing close customer relationships, building global teams and networks, driving revenue growth through sales & product strategies, and optimizing sales processes & business intelligence.

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 Fortune 100 corporations including Intel and Motorola.

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 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Global Company of the Year Award for Leadership in Healthcare Semiconductor Solutions

Ambiq recognized for pioneering energy-efficient semiconductor solutions that empower next-generation AI-enabled healthcare innovations

Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards 2025 for Edge AI Organization

Ambiq receives the 2025 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award for Edge AI Organization by the Business Intelligence Group.

Embedded Award for heartKIT - Artificial Intelligence

Ambiq won the Embedded Award for the Artificial Intelligence category at the 2025 Embedded World Exhibition and Conference.

IoT Semiconductor Solution of the Year 2025

Ambiq wins the IoT Semiconductor Solution of the Year 2025 for the Apollo510 MCU

Best Energy-Efficient Edge AI Semiconductor Enterprise 2024

Ambiq won the 2024 Technology Innovators Award by Innovations in Business. The award was for Ambiq as the Best Energy-Efficient Edge AI Semiconductor Enterprise of 2024.

2024 Distinguished Golden Bull Award

The 2024 Distinguished Golden Bull Award recognizes those who previously won the Golden Bull Award and their achievements since then. Ambiq's CEO, Fumihide Esaka, previously won the award in 2023.

A-List Award for Growth Catalyst Series C+

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.