| Steve Sanghi | |
| Birth Name: | Steve Sanghi |
| Birth Place: | India |
| Alma Mater: | Punjab Engineering College (BS) University of Massachusetts (MS) |
| Known For: | President of the Board of Directors for Microchip Technology Former CEO of Microchip Technology |
Steve Sanghi is an Indian businessman who currently serves as Executive Chair of the Board of Directors for Microchip Technology Inc., a position he has held since 2021, and has been a member of the Mellanox Technologies Board of Directors since 2018.[1] He previously served as President of Microchip Technology Inc. from 1990 to 2016 and as Chief Executive Officer from 1991 to 2021.[2]
Before joining the company, Sanghi was Vice President of Operations at Waferscale Integration, Inc., a semiconductor company, from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Sanghi was employed by Intel Corporation from 1978 to 1988, where he held various positions in management and engineering, the most recent serving as General Manager of Programmable Memory Operations.[3]
Sanghi wrote a book about his life and career called Up and to the Right. It was released in early 2023.[4]
He has a Masters of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics and Communication from the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India, which he received in 1975.
Sanghi won the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award from the Global Semiconductor Alliance in December 2022.