PARVIZ GHAFFARIPOUR

Email: parvizgh@iCloud.com

Phone: 408.466.7741

Senior Executive Management

A top-performing Senior Executive credited with increasing responsibilities as an Officer of the Company, combining
business units and start-ups in vertical and horizontal markets, developing new markets and business development
expertise to deliver substantial revenue growth in highly competitive business environment. Strong expertise in
rebuilding and restructuring companies, managing both component and system product groups, and creating
industry-leading products. Highly accomplished in recruiting top quality personnel and generating substantially
profitable revenue streams in a variety of companies. Holder of 4 patents.

Areas of Expertise

Startups/Public Companies:
New Business Development
Profitable Revenue Streams
Strategic Planning/Analysis
Rebuild & Restructure
Merger & Acquisitions

Technical & Business Expertise:

System & IC Design
Marketing & Sales
International Organizations
Recruit Top Quality Personnel
Customer Partnerships

Horizontal & Vertical Markets:

Industrial, Medical, Automotive
Telecom, Datacom, Storage
Power Management, Audio
Wireless, IoT, Video
Computing & Communications, Consumer

Professional Experience
Member of Board of Directors, Advisory Roles, and Consultant
Chairman of the Board, Stealth Start-up in Social Media and Travel Industry.
Advisor to the CEO of an RF Power Amplifier Company, and an IOT Wireless System Company.
Consultant, M&A Due Diligence, Investment Due Diligence.

1/2015-Present

EXAR CORPORATION, FREMONT , CA

05/2013 12/2014
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER
Managing Component Products Group consists of all product lines focusing on system and IC solutions for Power
Management, Interface, Connectivity, High Performance Analog (HPA), and Communications;
Industry leading products; consistent revenue growth; Tier-1 customers penetration; healthy design-in funnel;
System Solutions, Power Modules, Connectivity Bridges, Sensor AFE, Programmable SoCs.
Power Management, Modules, Programmable Power, Switching DC-DC, LDOs.
HPA, High Precision Amplifiers and Data Converters.
Interface and Connectivity, Serial Transceivers, UARTs, Bridges.
Communications, Telecom specific products, Clocks.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Rebuilt and restructured the product lines to focus on key customers in selective markets (Industrial,
Medical, Embedded, Networking and Telecom), product definition, new products development execution,
revenue generation and profitability. (The efforts have resulted in record results: Released more products in
the first year than previous 3 years combined.)
Redirected sales and field personnel with specific quarterly objectives; revamped product collaterals and
positioning. (The efforts resulted in establishing Exar as a high value solution provider in the market.)
AKROS SILICON, SUNNYVALE, CA (ACQUIRED BY KINETIC TECHNOLOGIES )
09/2008 02/2013
PRESIDENT & CEO
Recruited first class executive and senior management team.
Expanded manufacturing capacity by bringing up new additional wafer fabrication, test and assembly vendors:
Network Power SoCs, Telecom, Datacom, Security Systems, WAP, IP Telephony.
Isolated Power, Isolated DC-DC and AC-DC for non-portable applications.
Interface and Protection, Telecom, Datacom, Smart Power Meter.
Power Management, digitally controlled power management units for horizontal markets.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Re-directed and re-built the company to focus on energy management.
Raised $25M in 3 rounds; Moved HQ from Folsom to Sunnyvale; and hired over 35 people.

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Established the sales channels by hiring local Sales and FAEs in Taiwan, Korea, China, and by signing up major
distributors and Reps around the world; Created rich sales pipeline with tier-1 accounts amounting to over
300 customers; year-on-year revenue growth.

ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGIES, SANTA CLARA, CA (ACQUIRED BY SKY WORKS)

02/2007 07/2008
COO & EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT , O FFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Recruited over 30 highly qualified personnel.
Established the infrastructure for product definition, development, marketing and merchandizing: Released 106
new products in 2007; Three development sites, Santa Clara, Shanghai and Tokyo;
Completed one acquisition in China; Four product lines focusing on Total Power Management ICs for:
Display and Lighting, Handsets, Digital TV, Computing and Residential.
Battery Chargers, Handsets, GPS and Computing.
Voltage Regulation, Handsets, WAN, Computing, and Consumer.
Interface & Power Manager, Multi Markets.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Responsible for all Engineering, Marketing, Marcomm, Applications, Product Definition and Business
Development.
Transitioned the company from functional organization to product line structure.
Completed business plans and set the strategy for future market focus.
ASPIRED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Saratoga, CA

02/2006 02/2007

FOUNDER & CEO

Power Management integrated circuits for non-portable market segment, and datacomm.

MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, Sunnyvale, CA

03/1999 02/2006

OFFICER/VICE PRESIDENT

General Manager for System Sensing and Interconnect Products Business Unit.
Established Maxims sixth business unit (division) from ground up; recruited personnel; identified market
segments to focus; generated revenue and profits. The unit grew in revenue and profit year on year since
foundation. Seven different market segments:
Thermal Management, Computing, Industrial and Communications
Display Drivers/Controllers, Portable (cell, PDA), Industrial, Signage
High Speed Interconnect, Automotive, Cell Phone, Data-communications
Clock Generation, Data-communications, Consumer (Audio/Video)
Clock/Data Distribution, Data-communications, Storage
Smart Signal Conditioning, Automotive, Industrial
RF < 1GHz, Automotive (RKE, TPM), Home Security

NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR

PRODUCT LINE DIRECTOR, AUDIO BUSINESS UNIT

GENERAL MANAGER FOR AN INDEPENDENT P&L CENTER

08/1990 03/1999
1992 - 1999

Number 1 Market share in Notebooks and Cellphone Audio Power

Audio Solution Leader providing the full chain (DSP, Codecs, Control, Power Amp)
Co-Designer of Boomer Audio Power Amp, the Industry Leading Standard in CMOS Audio Power

INTERFACE & PERIPHERALS GROUP

1990 1992

STAFF IC DESIGN ENGINEER

Designer of first 3v RS232 and first LVDS Phy

EXAR CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA

06/1984 08/1990

ANALOG IC DESIGN ENGINEER

Education & Training

Executive MBA, AEA/Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Executive MBA, Western Ontario University, Canada
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Distinctions
Holder of 4 Patents