# Rahul Patel

> Rahul Patel is President, Chief Executive Officer and a board director of Synaptics, which he joined in June 2025 after a decade at Qualcomm and 13 years at Broadcom. His career spans chip design, product marketing and leadership of wireless connectivity businesses. At Synaptics, he is pursuing integrated sensing, processing and connectivity solutions for Edge AI while leading the company through a proposed acquisition by onsemi.

- **Role:** President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Synaptics Incorporated
- **Organizations:** Synaptics Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Broadcom, Energous Corporation, HiFn, Inc., Samsung Semiconductor, Tritech Microelectronics, EPSON/S-MOS Systems
- **Education:** B.Tech in Electronics and Communications Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, Arizona State University, MBA in Marketing and Finance, Santa Clara University
- **Known for:** Led a multi-billion-dollar wireless networking and connectivity portfolio at Qualcomm., Helped expand Broadcom’s Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS businesses during 13 years at the company., Appointed President, CEO and board director of Synaptics in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **1993-1996** — Integrated circuit design engineering and marketing roles at EPSON/S-MOS Systems.
- **1996-1998** — Senior Marketing Manager at Tritech Microelectronics.
- **1998-2000** — Senior Marketing Manager at Samsung Semiconductor.
- **2000-2002** — Business Line Manager at security processor company HiFn.
- **2002-2015** — Held leadership positions at Broadcom, ultimately Senior Vice President and General Manager of Wireless Connectivity.
- **2015-2025** — Led connectivity businesses at Qualcomm, ultimately as SVP and Group General Manager, Connectivity, Broadband & Networking.
- **2019** — Joined the Energous board in August.
- **2025** — Joined Synaptics as President, CEO and board director in June.
- **2026** — Led Synaptics during the proposed acquisition by onsemi and continued expansion of its Edge AI portfolio.

## Achievements

- Led a multi-billion-dollar wireless networking and connectivity portfolio at Qualcomm.
- Helped expand Broadcom’s Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS businesses during 13 years at the company.
- Appointed President, CEO and board director of Synaptics in 2025.
- Served on the Energous board beginning in August 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 20, Synaptics launched the Astra SR200 series and expanded the Google Research Coralboard ecosystem, with Coralboard SL generally available via DigiKey.
- **2026-10** — On October 1, onsemi and Synaptics revised their proposed merger to $123 per share in cash, approximately $5.7 billion in aggregate value, with closing expected by mid-2027 subject to approvals and other conditions.
- **2026-09** — Synaptics announced tactile sensing and Astra Edge AI support for NVIDIA Isaac Sim and Holoscan.
- **2026-05** — Synaptics and Google Research showcased Coralboard at Google I/O, including a jellyfish-motion-driven generative music demonstration.

## Links

- Website: https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/turning-vision-into-silicon-my-decision-to-join-synaptics
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-patel-b9b18a1
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/patel_rahul_g

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