Sean Fan Joins Rambus as Chief Operating Officer
29 August 2019 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Brings over 20 years of semiconductor
operations expertise
Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), a premier silicon IP and chip
provider making data faster and safer, today announced that Sean
Fan has joined the company as chief operating officer (COO). Fan
has a 20-year track record of creating and growing industry-leading
semiconductor technology businesses. As COO, Fan will be
responsible for accelerating product and IP growth initiatives.
Before joining Rambus, Fan served as a corporate vice president
and general manager at Renesas Electronics, in charge of the
datacenter business unit. Prior to its acquisition by Renesas in
March 2019, Sean held various senior executive positions at
Integrated Device Technology Inc. (IDT) for over 19 years, where he
was actively involved in corporate strategy, mergers and
acquisitions, and restructuring, leading efforts in the turnaround
and transformation of the company’s legacy businesses.
“Sean’s proven success in growing semiconductor businesses over
the course of his career makes him a great addition to the Rambus
team,” said Luc Seraphin, president and CEO of Rambus. “Sean has
deep domain expertise from both a technology and business
perspective, and I’m very excited that we are adding someone of
Sean’s caliber to the leadership team. I have full confidence that
he will help accelerate the product growth and operational
efficiencies that will take Rambus to the next level.”
“With Rambus’ rich history of innovation, it is well positioned
to become the preeminent supplier of high-speed interface and
security silicon IP and chips,” commented Fan. “I’m excited for the
opportunity to reinforce and accelerate continued innovation,
quality, and growth.”
Before joining IDT, Fan worked at Lucent Microelectronics, Mitel
Semiconductor, and National Lab of Telecom in China. From 2009 to
2012, Fan was a board member of JEDEC, a leading standardization
organization for the microelectronics industry. Fan earned a
master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of
Cincinnati and a bachelor’s degree in Computer and Telecom from
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He continued
his executive management education at Stanford University and the
Wharton School of Business.
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About Rambus Inc.
Dedicated to making data faster and safer, Rambus creates
innovative hardware, software and services that drive technology
advancements from the data center to the mobile edge. Our
architecture licenses, IP cores, chips, software, and services span
memory and interfaces, security, and emerging technologies to
positively impact the modern world. We collaborate with the
industry, partnering with leading chip and system designers,
foundries, and service providers. Integrated into tens of billions
of devices and systems, our products and technologies power and
secure diverse applications, including Big Data, Internet of Things
(IoT) security, mobile payments, and smart ticketing. For more
information, visit rambus.com.
Source: Rambus Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those
relating to Rambus’ expectations regarding product and IP growth
initiatives, and operational efficiencies. Such forward-looking
statements are based on current expectations, estimates and
projections, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by
Rambus’ management. Actual results may differ materially. Rambus’
business generally is subject to a number of risks which are
described more fully in Rambus’ periodic reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Rambus undertakes no obligation
to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof.
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