# Sehat Sutardja

> Sehat Sutardja (1961-2024) was an Indonesian-born American engineer, Marvell Technology co-founder and its CEO until April 2016. A licensed radio repair technician at 13, he studied at Iowa State and UC Berkeley, held more than 440 patents as inventor or co-inventor, and later co-founded Silicon Box and invested in semiconductor startups. He and his family supported Berkeley engineering facilities and research.

- **Role:** Electrical engineer, semiconductor entrepreneur and investor
- **Organizations:** Marvell Technology, Silicon Box, FLC Technology Group, DreamBig Semiconductor, UC Berkeley Engineering Advisory Board
- **From:** Jakarta, Indonesia
- **Nationality:** American (Indonesian-born)
- **Education:** BS, Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University, MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** More than 440 patents as inventor or co-inventor., IEEE Fellow., Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association Inventor of the Year.

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Moved to the United States; initially attended the University of San Francisco before transferring to Iowa State.
- **1983** — Graduated from Iowa State and began graduate study at UC Berkeley.
- **1988** — Completed his doctorate and joined Micro Linear; later worked at Integrated Information Technology.
- **1995** — Co-founded Marvell with Weili Dai and Pantas Sutardja.
- **2000** — Marvell went public.
- **2006** — Began serving on the Berkeley Engineering Advisory Board.
- **2009** — Sutardja Dai Hall was dedicated at UC Berkeley.
- **2015** — Presented the modular chip platform MoChi at ISSCC.
- **2016** — Marvell board ended his CEO tenure on April 5; initially continued as chairman.
- **2021** — Co-founded Silicon Box with BJ Han and Weili Dai; he and Dai led Expedera’s Series A round.
- **2023** — Silicon Box opened its Singapore advanced packaging factory.

## Achievements

- More than 440 patents as inventor or co-inventor.
- IEEE Fellow.
- Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association Inventor of the Year.
- 2012 Indonesian Diaspora Lifetime Achievement Award for Global Pioneering and Innovation.
- 2013 Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award, shared with Weili Dai.
- Co-founder of Marvell and Silicon Box.
- Supported the construction of Sutardja Dai Hall and Berkeley’s new Engineering Center.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Silicon Box, which Sutardja co-founded in 2021, reported more than one billion units shipped from its Singapore factory on October 2. Its two-billion-unit year-end figure was a projection.
- **2026-06** — Silicon Box announced SGD 100 million in debt financing on June 8 to support capacity expansion.
- **2024-09** — Marvell published a remembrance of its co-founder on September 18, 2024.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehat-sutardja-b2a5a519a

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