# Saied Tehrani

> Saied Tehrani is a semiconductor executive and engineer who has served as President and CEO of ESS Technology, the San Jose maker of the SABRE audio DAC and ADC chips, since 2019. With a PhD in electrical engineering and more than 30 years in the industry, he spent two decades at Motorola, helped pioneer commercial MRAM as a founder and COO of Everspin, ran a $500M microcontroller business as CTO of Spansion, and holds more than 75 US patents. In 2008 he received the IEEE Daniel Noble Award for the development of MRAM technology.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at ESS Technology, Inc.
- **Organizations:** ESS Technology, Inc., Influence Capital Partners, Inc., Spansion Inc., Everspin Technologies, Freescale Semiconductor, Motorola
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Florida, Undergraduate degree, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- **Known for:** IEEE Daniel Noble Award (2008) for the development of MRAM technology, More than 75 US patents as an inventor, More than 70 co-authored articles in technical journals

## Career timeline

- **1980s-2000s** — Held several leadership positions during roughly 20 years at Motorola
- **2004-2008** — Director and Fellow of Analog and Mixed Signal Technologies at Freescale Semiconductor; oversaw MRAM development
- **2008** — Received the IEEE Daniel Noble Award for development of MRAM technology, alongside James Daughton and Stuart Parkin
- **2008** — Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Everspin Technologies, spun out to commercialize MRAM; helped ship 50+ new MRAM products in under two years
- **2010s** — Corporate Senior Vice President, General Manager of the Microcontroller Business Unit, and CTO at Spansion Inc.; ran a $500M automotive, industrial and consumer microcontroller business
- **2010s** — Managing Partner at Influence Capital Partners, Inc.
- **2019** — Named President and Chief Executive Officer of ESS Technology, Inc. (announced March 11, 2019)

## Achievements

- IEEE Daniel Noble Award (2008) for the development of MRAM technology
- More than 75 US patents as an inventor
- More than 70 co-authored articles in technical journals
- Co-founded Everspin Technologies and helped ship 50+ MRAM products in under two years
- Managed a $500M microcontroller business as CTO/GM at Spansion
- Led ESS Technology, maker of the widely respected SABRE audio DAC and ADC chips, from 2019

## Latest updates

- **2019-03** — Named President and CEO of ESS Technology, Inc.
- **2024-08** — ESS Technology marked its 40th anniversary under Tehrani's leadership.

## Links

- Website: https://www.esstech.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/saied-tehrani-ph-d-9803039

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