Steve Sanghi

Steve Sanghi, chairman, interim chief executive officer and president of Microchip Technology Inc., joined Intel Corporation’s board of directors in December 2024. He is an independent director.

He serves as chairman for Microchip Technology, a leading manufacturer of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog, FPGA, timing, connectivity, non-volatile memory and flash IP solutions for various embedded control applications. He recently agreed to serve as interim CEO and president of Microchip Technology, and previously served as executive chairman from 2021 to 2024, as CEO from 1991 to 2021, as president and CEO from 1990 to 2016, and as president and chief operating officer from 1990 to 1991. Prior to Microchip Technology, Sanghi served as vice president of Operations at Waferscale Integration Inc., an EPROM and flash memory-based programmable systems chips company, from 1988 to 1990. He held various roles at Intel from 1978 to 1988, where he ultimately served as general manager of Programmable Memory Operations.

In addition to his role as chairman at Microchip Technology, Sanghi also serves on the board of directors of Impinj Inc., a manufacturer of radio-frequency identification (RFID) devices and software. His previous board roles have included Mellanox Technologies Ltd., Hittite Microwave Corp., Xyratex Technology Ltd., FlipChip International LLC, ADFlex Solutions Inc., Artisoft Inc. and Myomo Inc.

Sanghi has authored three business books: “Driving Excellence: How the Aggregate System Turned Microchip from a Failing Company to a Market Leader,” published 2006; “Up and to the Right: My Personal and Business Journey Building the Microchip Technology Juggernaut,” published 2023; and “Ask Steve: Everyday Business Advice from a Successful CEO,” published 2024.

Sanghi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electronics and electrical communications from Punjab University and a Master of Science degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.