# Bernd Lienhard

> Bernd Lienhard is a German electrical engineer and semiconductor executive who has led VORAGO Technologies since 2015. After senior roles at Siemens, Infineon, Conexant, Freescale and AMD, he moved from mass-market computing into the exacting world of radiation-hardened and extreme-temperature electronics, guiding an Austin chip company whose components have operated in orbit and whose recent growth reflects rising demand for resilient computing in space, defense and autonomous systems.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at VORAGO Technologies
- **Organizations:** VORAGO Technologies, AMD, Freescale Semiconductor, Conexant Systems, Infineon Technologies, Siemens Semiconductor, Siemens Defense Electronics, Thinkery
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** Diplom-Ingenieur in Electrical Engineering, Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences
- **Known for:** Led VORAGO's 2015 rebranding and expansion into a broader line of radiation- and extreme-temperature-hardened semiconductor products., Oversaw VORAGO during the 2017 deployment of an Arm-based radiation-hardened microcontroller on the International Space Station's RHEME experiment., Led VORAGO through repeated Inc. 5000 appearances in 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2013** — Held leadership roles at Siemens Defense Electronics, Siemens Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies and Conexant Systems.
- **Before 2013** — Served as vice president and general manager of Freescale Semiconductor's Multimedia Applications Division and later its Networking Processor Division.
- **2013** — Joined AMD as corporate vice president and general manager of the Client Business Unit.
- **2015** — Became CEO of VORAGO Technologies and led its product-line expansion and rebranding from Silicon Space Technology.
- **2017** — Led VORAGO as its Arm-based radiation-hardened microcontroller operated on the International Space Station in the RHEME experiment.
- **2018** — Joined the board of Austin children's museum Thinkery as a volunteer board member.
- **2024** — VORAGO ranked No. 285 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 after 408% three-year growth.
- **2026** — VORAGO appeared on the Inc. 5000 for a fifth year and reported more than 24,000 products shipped across more than 70 space missions since the company's founding.

## Achievements

- Led VORAGO's 2015 rebranding and expansion into a broader line of radiation- and extreme-temperature-hardened semiconductor products.
- Oversaw VORAGO during the 2017 deployment of an Arm-based radiation-hardened microcontroller on the International Space Station's RHEME experiment.
- Led VORAGO through repeated Inc. 5000 appearances in 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
- Led VORAGO during its No. 285 ranking on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, based on 408% three-year growth.
- Expanded VORAGO's portfolio from radiation-hardened microcontrollers toward radiation-tolerant edge computing and mission-specific semiconductor options.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — VORAGO was named to the Inc. 5000 for a fifth year; the company said it had shipped more than 24,000 products supporting more than 70 space missions since 2004.
- **2026-06** — Lienhard discussed VORAGO's new radiation-tolerant microcontroller line for low-Earth-orbit satellite networks on the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.
- **2026-02** — VORAGO and wolfSSL demonstrated a hardware-software approach combining radiation protection with secure boot and cryptography for space systems.
- **2025-07** — Lienhard appeared on Power Systems Design's PSDcast and in a robotics interview to discuss applying space-grade reliability lessons to terrestrial autonomous systems.
- **2025-05** — Published a LinkedIn article titled 'Radiation Resilience' about reliability threats to autonomous systems.

## Links

- Website: https://voragotech.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berndlienhard
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/voragotech
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/voragotech

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Last updated: 2026-08-28