Semtech Corporation announced the appointment of Dr. Hong Q. Hou, a current member of the Semtech Board of Directors, as President, effective June 6, 2024. Dr. Hou?s appointment follows Paul H. Pickle?s departure as President. In connection with Mr. Pickle?s termination, the Board withdrew Mr. Pickle as a director nominee to stand for election to the Board at the Company?s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.

Furthermore, the Board decreased the size of the Board, effective as of the Annual Meeting, from 12 to 11 directors in connection with the withdrawal of Mr. Pickle as a director nominee. Hong Q. Hou, age 60, who has served as director of the Company since July 2023, will serve as President, effective as of June 6, 2024. Dr. Hou most recently served as president of the Semiconductor Group at Brooks Automation, a leading provider of automated wafer handling and contamination control solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, from February 2023 to June 2024.

Dr. Hou previously held various positions at Intel Corporation, a manufacturer of central processing units and semiconductors, including Corporate Vice President of the Network and Edge Group from September 2022 to February 2023, Corporate Vice President & General Manager of the DPG Connectivity Group from April 2020 to September 2022, Corporate Vice President & General Manager of the Silicon Photonics Division from January 2020 to April 2020 and Vice President of the Data Center Group & General Manager of the Silicon Photonics Division from August 2018 to January 2020. Prior to these roles, he held executive leadership positions at Fabrinet (Chief Technology Officer), AXT Inc. (Chief Operating Officer), and EMCORE Corporation (Chief Executive Officer). Dr. Hou holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at San Diego and has completed Executive Management courses at Stanford Business School.