# Ramin Farjadrad

> Ramin Farjadrad is the Santa Clara-based co-founder and CEO of Eliyan, developing electrical and optical interconnect technologies for AI and high-performance computing. A Stanford-trained electrical engineer, he previously co-founded Velio Communications and Aquantia, which went public before Marvell acquired it in 2019. His career centers on high-speed communication circuits, Ethernet, and chiplet connectivity.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Eliyan
- **Organizations:** Eliyan, Aquantia, Marvell Semiconductor, Velio Communications, Rambus, Stanford University, Sun Microsystems, LSI Logic
- **From:** Tehran, Iran
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Bronze medal at the 1989 International Physics Olympiad., Co-authored early CMOS multigigabit serial-link research, including 4-PAM designs., Named on more than 130 granted and pending communications and networking patents in Eliyan’s published founder biography.

## Career timeline

- **1989** — Won a bronze medal representing Iran at the International Physics Olympiad in Warsaw.
- **1993** — Received a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology.
- **1995** — Worked on a serial transceiver at Sun Microsystems Laboratories during the summer.
- **1996** — Worked on multigigabit serial-transceiver architectures at LSI Logic during the summer.
- **1999** — Co-founded Velio Communications; a co-authored paper described a 10-Gb/s CMOS 4-PAM transmitter.
- **2000** — Stanford Ph.D.; co-authored journal paper on an 8-Gb/s CMOS 4-PAM transceiver.
- **2003–2005** — Served as senior principal architect at Rambus after Velio’s acquisition.
- **2005** — Co-founded Aquantia, developing Ethernet physical-layer technology.
- **2017** — Aquantia went public.
- **2019** — Marvell completed the acquisition of Aquantia; Farjadrad became CTO and VP of Networking/Automotive PHYs.
- **2021** — Co-founded Eliyan with Patrick Soheili and Syrus Ziai.
- **2026** — Led Eliyan during its $145 million Series C and introduction of NuLight optical chiplets.

## Achievements

- Bronze medal at the 1989 International Physics Olympiad.
- Co-authored early CMOS multigigabit serial-link research, including 4-PAM designs.
- Named on more than 130 granted and pending communications and networking patents in Eliyan’s published founder biography.
- Co-founded Aquantia, which completed an IPO and was acquired by Marvell.
- Developed connectivity technologies adopted in IEEE Ethernet and OCP chiplet standards.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Eliyan introduced Nexus and Oscar, its NuLight optical chiplets; Farjadrad unveiled the technology at OCP Summit 2026. The company said both were sampling.
- **2026-08** — Appeared with co-founder Patrick Soheili on The Information’s TITV to discuss Eliyan and AI interconnects.
- **2026-07** — Eliyan announced a $145 million Series C led by Seligman Ventures at a $1 billion valuation, adding Cisco Investments and Lumentum as strategic investors.
- **2026-01** — Eliyan announced $50 million in strategic investment, including participation from AMD, Arm, Coherent, and Meta.

## Links

- Website: https://eliyan.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramin-farjadrad-785671/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24