About
Sammy Cheung is the Chairman, Founder, President, and CEO of Efinix, Inc., which he co-founded with Tony Ngai in 2012 to develop FPGA and Quantum compute technology for embedded AI and data computing. He previously led the IC group at Stretch, Inc., where he oversaw the release of two generations of SoCs for video surveillance, and spent 11 years at Altera Corporation working on the Stratix and Cyclone FPGAs and the HardCopy structured ASIC line. Cheung began his career at Cypress Semiconductor and holds a Master of Engineering from Cornell University and a 1997 MBA from UC Berkeley.
Founder at Efinix
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Co-founders at Efinix
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Tony Kai-Kit NgaiExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Efinix, Inc.Chairman, Founder, President & CEOcurrent2012 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
- Stretch, Inc.VP, IC Group2007 — 2012
- Altera CorporationSr. Director, HardCopy1996 — 2007
- Cypress SemiconductorStaff Engineer / Supervisor1990 — 1996
Skills & more
Quality Management2IC39ASIC49FPGA22Product Development8Cross-functional Team Leadership8Management5Manufacturing6Integrated Circuit Design6Semiconductors41Intellectual Property1Offshore Management1
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Start-upsSoCProduct PlanningIC packagingProduct ManagementCircuit DesignVenture CapitalSemiconductor IndustryElectronicsEmbedded SystemsFirmwareEmbedded SoftwareLanguages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sammy Cheung?
- Sammy Cheung is the Chairman, Founder, President, and CEO of Efinix, Inc., which he co-founded with Tony Ngai in 2012 to develop FPGA and Quantum compute technology for embedded AI and data computing. He previously led the IC group at Stretch, Inc., where he oversaw the release of two generations of SoCs for video surveillance, and spent 11 years at Altera Corporation working on the Stratix and Cyclone FPGAs and the HardCopy structured ASIC line. Cheung began his career at Cypress Semiconductor and holds a Master of Engineering from Cornell University and a 1997 MBA from UC Berkeley.
- Where does Sammy Cheung work?
- Sammy Cheung is Founder of Efinix.
- What companies did Sammy Cheung found?
- Sammy Cheung founded Efinix.
- Where did Sammy Cheung go to school?
- Sammy Cheung studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master, Business Administration); Cornell University (Master, Electrical Engineering); University of Washington (Bachelor, Electrical Engineering).
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