Former Altera CRO and Movella CEO to Advise During Critical Growth Phase

Efinix, Inc., the FPGA pioneer accelerating edge AI innovation, today announced that Ben Lee has joined the company as a strategic advisor. Lee brings over three decades of semiconductor industry leadership, including senior executive roles at Altera, Cypress Semiconductor, and as CEO of Movella.

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Ben Lee, Strategic Advisor to Efinix. Previously CRO of Altera.

"We're thrilled to welcome Ben to Efinix at this pivotal moment in our company's evolution," said Sammy Cheung, Efinix co-founder and CEO. "Ben is one of the most accomplished leaders in the FPGA and semiconductor industry. His expertise in leading global FPGA businesses, driving revenue growth, and scaling public companies will be invaluable as we enter our next phase of growth."

Most recently, Lee served as Chief Revenue Officer at Altera where he guided its successful separation from Intel and led the company’s revenue growth strategy. During his tenure, he rebuilt the global sales and technical support teams, re-established partnerships with distributors and ecosystem partners worldwide, and delivered multiple consecutive quarters of revenue and operating margin growth alongside record design wins.

Lee's distinguished career includes his initial tenure at Altera as Vice President of Asia Pacific, where he grew revenue by more than 400% while expanding the company's presence across nine cities in the vast region. At Cypress Semiconductor, Lee served as SVP of Worldwide Sales, achieving number one market share in programmable touchscreen controllers and shipping over a billion units. He also served as CEO of Movella (formerly mCube), transforming the company from a semiconductor MEMS sensor startup to a Nasdaq-listed full-stack provider of sensors, software, and analytics. Under his leadership, Movella successfully completed its IPO in 2023. Lee was recognized as Executive of the Year in 2015 by the MEMS & Sensors Executive Congress.

"I'm excited to work with Sammy and the Efinix team during this dynamic period," said Lee. "Efinix's disruptive FPGA architecture and edge AI solutions position the company uniquely in markets experiencing significant transformation. I look forward to contributing my experience in go-to-market strategy, organizational scaling, and revenue growth to help drive Efinix's continued success."

About Efinix

Efinix® accelerates edge AI innovation through its disruptive FPGA architecture and solutions. The company delivers energy-efficient, high-performance FPGA for AI-driven markets including industrial automation, machine vision, automotive systems, physical AI, and edge computing. Efinix provides a complete development ecosystem including the Efinity® Integrated Development Environment for FPGA design from RTL to bitstream, and Sapphire SoC solutions for embedded processor and AI acceleration from C/C++ and AI model garden to execution. For more information, visit www.efinixinc.com.

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Ben Lee, former Altera CRO, to advise Efinix at a pivotal moment in its growth.