Dr. Venkata “Murthy” Renduchintala has been appointed as a non-executive director to Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd.’s board of directors, with immediate effect. This announcement was made today.
With more than 30 years of expertise in the technology business, Murthy has a wealth of knowledge about semiconductors. He most recently held the positions of Global Group President of Intel’s Technology, Manufacturing, and Systems Architecture Group and Chief Engineering Officer at Intel Inc. for five years.
Dr. Venkata worked as the Executive Vice President and Co-President of Qualcomm Technologies and Qualcomm CDMA Technologies at Qualcomm Inc. for more than ten years before joining Intel. Prior expertise includes executive positions in technology and consumer electronics at Skyworks Inc. and Philips Electronics.
Murthy has been a member of the First Solar Inc. board of directors since May 2024, and he has been a member of the Accenture Plc. board of directors since April 2018. Murthy is a member of the Finance and Audit committees of Accenture. Murthy is the chair of the Technology committee of First Solar. Murthy was made an Honorary Professor by the University of Bradford, his former school, in 2022. He will continue to serve in these capacities in addition to his directorship at Pragmatic moving ahead.
Erik Langaker, Chairman of the Board, Pragmatic Semiconductor said: “On behalf of the Pragmatic Board of Directors, I wish to extend a warm welcome to Murthy as a non-executive director. His vast management experience and deep understanding of the semiconductor sector will bring invaluable additional perspective and strategic insight.”
Murthy Renduchintala, Non-Executive Director, Pragmatic Semiconductor said: “I am really energized to join the Pragmatic team at such an exciting point in its growth phase. I look forward to supporting David, Erik and the Pragmatic leadership team in fulfilling our collective ambition to make this company a significant and important part of the UK and global semiconductor industry.”
David Moore, CEO, Pragmatic Semiconductor said: “We are delighted to have an industry veteran of Murthy’s calibre join the Board in support of the company’s successful navigation of a period of hyper-growth powering AI-enabled IoT applications and servicing global customer demand. Murthy’s immense industry experience and track record of delivering at scale across technology, engineering and commercial disciplines will be of tremendous strategic value to both the board and the executive management team.”
The design and fabrication of semiconductor technology is being revolutionized by Pragmatic Semiconductor. FlexIC (flexible integrated circuit) technology is extremely affordable thanks to Pragmatic’s innovative and unique methodology. Acting as both a foundry and an integrated device maker (IDM), Pragmatic Park is home to the UK’s first 300mm semiconductor fabrication line (fab), capable of producing billions of FlexICs annually.
FlexICs are ultra-thin, flexible form factor semiconductors that enable connect, sense, and compute capabilities almost anywhere. They are less expensive and more environmentally friendly than silicon chips, and they will power the AI-enabled Internet of Everything (IoE) in a variety of industries, including consumer, industrial, healthcare, and more.
Over the next ten years, the company wants to provide billions of smart items item-level intelligence.
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