# Sameer Wasson

> Sameer Wasson is the CEO of MIPS, the storied semiconductor IP company now reborn as a RISC-V pure-play targeting the physical AI era. He joined in September 2023 after 18 years at Texas Instruments, where he ran the Processors business and earlier built TI's mmWave radar franchise. MIPS is now a subsidiary of GlobalFoundries.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at MIPS
- **Organizations:** MIPS, GlobalFoundries, Texas Instruments
- **Education:** M.S., Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University, B.E., Electronics, Pune University
- **Known for:** Re-established Texas Instruments as a mainstream MPU/MCU supplier for high-growth automotive and industrial markets, Established TI's footprint in embedded AI, software-defined vehicles, and electrification, Built TI's mmWave CMOS radar business for automotive, expanded into industrial

## Career timeline

- **~2005** — Joined Texas Instruments
- **Early years at TI** — Led Communications Infrastructure Processors
- **Mid TI tenure** — Built TI's mmWave CMOS radar business for automotive and industrial
- **Later TI years** — VP & BU Manager, Processors - re-established TI in MPU/MCU for automotive and industrial, embedded AI, SDV, electrification
- **2023-09** — Named CEO of MIPS
- **2026-01** — Launched MIPS S8200 software-first RISC-V NPU for Physical AI at the autonomous edge

## Achievements

- Re-established Texas Instruments as a mainstream MPU/MCU supplier for high-growth automotive and industrial markets
- Established TI's footprint in embedded AI, software-defined vehicles, and electrification
- Built TI's mmWave CMOS radar business for automotive, expanded into industrial
- Led MIPS through its pivot to a high-performance RISC-V pure-play
- Oversaw launch of the MIPS S8200 RISC-V NPU for Physical AI at the autonomous edge

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — MIPS unveiled the S8200, a software-first RISC-V NPU pitched as the brain for Physical AI at the autonomous edge
- **2025** — Continued MIPS expansion in automotive and enterprise RISC-V markets under GlobalFoundries ownership

## Links

- Website: https://mips.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameer-wasson-a492286/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/MIPSfans/

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Last updated: 2026-05-30