Ford Tamer
Director/Board Member at TERADYNE INC.
Net worth: 36 M $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Founder of Dazel Corp., Ford G. Tamer currently holds the position of Chairman for Sentons, Inc. and President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Inphi Corp. In the past he was Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures LLC, Chief Executive Officer of Telegent Systems, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer of Agere, Inc., Senior VP & GM-Infrastructure Networking Group at Broadcom Corp. and Vice President at Agere Systems, Inc. Dr. Tamer received a doctorate and a graduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
0.06% | 2024-01-07 | 483,596 ( 0.06% ) | 34 M $ | 2024-03-30 |
TERADYNE, INC.
0.01% | 2023-05-11 | 15,245 ( 0.01% ) | 2 M $ | 2024-03-30 |
Ford Tamer active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD | Director/Board Member | 2021-03-31 |
| TERADYNE INC. | Director/Board Member | 2021-11-07 |
Francisco Partners Management LP
 Francisco Partners Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Francisco Partners Management LP (Francisco Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Benjamin Ball, Dipanjan Deb, Neil Garfinkel, Sanford Robertson and David Stanton. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco and London. | Private Equity Investor | 2022-09-30 |
Groq, Inc.
 Groq, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Groq, Inc. provides computer related services. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2021-12-08 |
Sentons, Inc.
 Sentons, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Sentons, Inc. operates as a fables semiconductor company and develops multi-touch sensors. It offers zero-deflection force sensing, large multi-touch screens, and sonapen. The company was founded by Shih-Ming Shih and Samuel W. Sheng in 2011 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Chairman | 2010-12-31 |
Former positions of Ford Tamer
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| INPHI | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-03-31 |
Global Semiconductor Alliance
 Global Semiconductor Alliance Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Global Semiconductor Alliance provides information on and organizes events for the semiconductor industry in order to ensure growth and profitability of the industry. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Jodi L. Shelton. Jodi L. Shelton has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | 2021-02-28 |
Telegent Systems, Inc.
 Telegent Systems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Telegent Systems, Inc. manufactures semiconductors. The company develops ultra low power single chip solutions. It provides chip products for the mobile video and consumer electronics markets. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Sunnyvle, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2011-07-31 |
PAX Streamline, Inc.
 PAX Streamline, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing PAX Streamline is part of the PAX family of companies; each dedicated to developing energy efficient, sustainable solutions for its target market. PAX develops, licenses, and manufactures its technology to a variety of markets. PAX Streamline focuses on HVAC and refrigeration, and power generation. Founding company PAX Scientific focuses on air-handling technologies (fans and blowers) and marine hull design. The company also operates master licensee PaxFan. PAX Water Technologies, a subsidiary of PAX Scientific, markets technologies for water and wastewater management. Subsidiary PAX Mixer develops industrial mixing technologies (other than water or wastewater mixers). Launched in 2007, Streamline was spun off from PAX Scientific early in 2008 with lead funding from Khosla Ventures. Founded by influential venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures' resources come entirely from its own partners, with 100% of profits donated to charitable causes. Khosla Ventures' portfolio of renewable cleantech companies includes firms pursuing energy efficiency improvements as well as those dealing with alternative fuels. The overarching mission of the PAX family of companies, 'to apply nature's core design principles to engineer energy efficient products that enhance and sustain life on Earth,' dovetails with Khosla Ventures' focus on ending U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. | Director/Board Member | 2011-05-08 |
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Training of Ford Tamer
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Doctorate Degree |
| American University of Beirut | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| TERADYNE INC. | Electronic Technology |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 17 |
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Broadcom Corp.
 Broadcom Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Broadcom Corp. designs, develops and supplies semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. The company was founded by Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli on August 16, 1991 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Agere Systems, Inc.
 Agere Systems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Agere Systems, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures integrated circuits used in communications networks and computer equipment | Electronic Technology |
Inphi Corp.
 Inphi Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Inphi Corp. engages in the provision of analog and mixed signal semiconductor solutions for the communications and computing markets. The Analog and mixed signal semiconductor solutions offers high signal integrity at data speeds while reducing system power consumption. The Semiconductor solutions comprises of solutions that address bandwidth bottlenecks in networks; maximize throughput and minimize latency in computing environments; and enable the rollout of next generation communications, datacenter and computing infrastructures. The company was founded by Loi Nguyen, Gopal Raghavan, Timothy D. Semones and Ashok Dhawan in November 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Telegent Systems, Inc.
Telegent Systems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Telegent Systems, Inc. manufactures semiconductors. The company develops ultra low power single chip solutions. It provides chip products for the mobile video and consumer electronics markets. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Sunnyvle, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Topanga Technologies, Inc.
 Topanga Technologies, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Topanga Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes discharge lighting products. It offers APL series solid-state driven electrode-free plasma lamps for street, area, architectural, and industrial lighting applications. The company was founded by Mehran Matloubian and Frederick Matthew Espiau in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Fe Spring, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Soraa, Inc.
 Soraa, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Soraa, Inc. develops gallium nitride chip-based laser diodes. Its products can be used in consumer, biomedical, defense and industrial applications. Its products include VIVID 2 LED MR16 lamps, premium LED MR16 lamps, outdoor LED MR16 lamps and snap system LED MR16 lamps and accessory solutions. The company was founded by Shuji Nakamura, Steven Denbaars, and James Speck in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Sentons, Inc.
Sentons, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Sentons, Inc. operates as a fables semiconductor company and develops multi-touch sensors. It offers zero-deflection force sensing, large multi-touch screens, and sonapen. The company was founded by Shih-Ming Shih and Samuel W. Sheng in 2011 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
| Agere, Inc. | Industrial Services |
Dazel Corp.
 Dazel Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dazel Corp. provides computer software development solutions. It designs, and markets systems and application software used in personal computers, servers, embedded systems and mobile devices. It is located in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
eASIC Corp.
 eASIC Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology eASIC Corp. engages in the development of fabless semiconductor technology solutions. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Francisco Partners Management LP
Francisco Partners Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Francisco Partners Management LP (Francisco Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Benjamin Ball, Dipanjan Deb, Neil Garfinkel, Sanford Robertson and David Stanton. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco and London. | Finance |
BLADE Network Technologies, Inc.
 BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. was an independent provider of Ethernet switchers as well as virtual machine-aware network virtualization and management solutions for enterprise data centers. The company was founded on February 13, 2006 and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Khosla Ventures LLC
 Khosla Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Khosla Ventures LLC (Khosla Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Global Semiconductor Alliance
Global Semiconductor Alliance Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Global Semiconductor Alliance provides information on and organizes events for the semiconductor industry in order to ensure growth and profitability of the industry. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Jodi L. Shelton. Jodi L. Shelton has been the CEO since incorporation. | Commercial Services |
PAX Streamline, Inc.
PAX Streamline, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing PAX Streamline is part of the PAX family of companies; each dedicated to developing energy efficient, sustainable solutions for its target market. PAX develops, licenses, and manufactures its technology to a variety of markets. PAX Streamline focuses on HVAC and refrigeration, and power generation. Founding company PAX Scientific focuses on air-handling technologies (fans and blowers) and marine hull design. The company also operates master licensee PaxFan. PAX Water Technologies, a subsidiary of PAX Scientific, markets technologies for water and wastewater management. Subsidiary PAX Mixer develops industrial mixing technologies (other than water or wastewater mixers). Launched in 2007, Streamline was spun off from PAX Scientific early in 2008 with lead funding from Khosla Ventures. Founded by influential venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures' resources come entirely from its own partners, with 100% of profits donated to charitable causes. Khosla Ventures' portfolio of renewable cleantech companies includes firms pursuing energy efficiency improvements as well as those dealing with alternative fuels. The overarching mission of the PAX family of companies, 'to apply nature's core design principles to engineer energy efficient products that enhance and sustain life on Earth,' dovetails with Khosla Ventures' focus on ending U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. | Producer Manufacturing |
EcoMotors, Inc.
 EcoMotors, Inc. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing EcoMotors, Inc. manufactures and develops internal combustion engines. Its products are intended for use in cars, light trucks, commercial vehicles, aerospace, marine, agriculture, auxiliary power units, generators, and other related machines. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Allen Park, MI. | Producer Manufacturing |
Groq, Inc.
Groq, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Groq, Inc. provides computer related services. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
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