Marvell co-founder Chow Hsiu-wen dies at 63

On September 20, the official website of American chip manufacturer Marvell published an obituary stating that its co-founder Sehat Sutardja died in Silicon Valley, USA on September 18, 2024 at the age of 63.

Michael Kanellos, director of influencer relations at Marvell, remembered in the article that Chou was a visionary leader, an outstanding engineer, and a colleague and friend cherished by many at Marvell.

Dr. Xiuwen Zhou is one of the iconic figures of the modern semiconductor industry. He co-founded Marvell Technology in 1995 with his wife Weili Dai and brother Pantas Sutardja and successfully led the company to become one of the world's leading chip manufacturers.

During his more than 20 years at Marvell, Sehat has served as CEO, and with his outstanding leadership and innovative thinking, he has enabled the company to achieve record profitability and scale expansion in a short period of time. Public information shows that he successfully led Marvell to be listed on NASDAQ in 2000, further consolidating the company's position in the global semiconductor industry.

Sehat holds more than 440 patents as an inventor and co-inventor. He has been named “Inventor of the Year” by the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association, has been named a Fellow of the IEEE, and is a frequent speaker on the future of semiconductor design and computing at events such as the International Solid-State Circuits Conference.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, Marvell has a research and development center in Shanghai, China. It is a leading global semiconductor manufacturer that provides a full range of broadband communications and storage solutions. It is a manufacturer engaged in the design, development and supply of mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits for the high-speed, high-density, digital data storage and broadband digital data network markets.

It is one of the world's top fabless semiconductor companies and one of the fastest growing semiconductor companies in the world. The company has nearly 6,000 employees worldwide, with international R&D centers in the United States, Europe, Israel, Singapore and China, and has a leading position in storage, communications, smartphones and consumer electronics semiconductor solutions.