Former Broadcom SVP of Global Operations brings decades of semiconductor manufacturing expertise to guide the company’s growth trajectory.

CUPERTINO, Calif.: Efinix®, Inc., the FPGA pioneer accelerating edge AI innovation, today announced that Boon Chye (BC) Ooi has joined its Board of Directors. Ooi, a semiconductor industry veteran with more than 45 years of operational leadership experience, will provide strategic guidance as Efinix scales its business and expands its market presence in FPGA and edge AI applications.

Ooi brings unparalleled expertise in building and managing global semiconductor supply chains. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Broadcom Inc., where he was responsible for worldwide manufacturing, outsourcing procurement and logistics, planning, and quality programs. Before Broadcom, he held the role of Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations at Xilinx (now part of AMD), overseeing all plant operations, supply chain processes, inventory controls, and relationships with contract electronic component manufacturers. Earlier in his career, Ooi spent many years at Intel Corp. in various management positions.

“BC is one of the most respected operations executives in our industry,” said Sammy Cheung, Efinix co-founder and CEO. “With his track record of scaling complex manufacturing operations and building world-class supply chains, BC will guide us through our next phase of growth. His insights will be invaluable as we expand production of our Titanium™ and Topaz™ FPGA families and capitalize on the surging demand for edge AI silicon.”

“Efinix has developed truly differentiated FPGA technology with compelling advantages in power, performance, and flexibility,” said BC Ooi. “The team has built an impressive foundation, and I’m excited to contribute to the company’s continued success as it scales to meet growing market demand for edge AI and programmable solutions.”

In addition to his role at Efinix, Ooi serves on the boards of directors of Mixx Technologies, a pioneer in silicon-integrated optical connectivity for AI infrastructure, and Greatech Integration Group, a global provider of automated manufacturing solutions.

Ooi holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix, Arizona, and an affiliate certificate from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom.

About Efinix

Efinix® accelerates edge AI innovation through its disruptive FPGA architecture and solutions. The company delivers energy-efficient, high-performance FPGA for AI-driven markets including industrial automation, machine vision, automotive systems, physical AI, and edge computing. Efinix provides a complete development ecosystem including the Efinity® Integrated Development Environment for FPGA design from RTL to bitstream, and Sapphire SoC solutions for embedded processor and AI acceleration from C/C++ and AI model garden to execution. For more information, visit www.efinixinc.com.

Fonte: Business Wire