Dr. Hou has served as president and chief executive officer of the Company since June 2024 and as a member of the Semtech board of directors since July 2023. Dr. Hou is an accomplished multinational technology executive, recognized as a global enterprise leader with a strong record of technical innovation and business transformation in ultra-competitive markets.
Dr. Hou also serves on the board of directors of Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF) since September 2025. Dr. Hou previously served as president of the Semiconductor Group at Brooks Automation, a leading provider of automated wafer-handling and contamination-control solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. In this position, he drove improvements in customer satisfaction, accelerated growth through early design wins and disciplined innovation, and advanced global operational excellence while operating in a leveraged buyout environment.
Before Brooks Automation, Dr. Hou was corporate vice president and general manager of the Cloud and Edge Networking Group at Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC), with full P&L responsibility for a portfolio spanning Ethernet NICs and controllers, infrastructure processing units, Ethernet switches, and high-performance fabrics. Under his leadership, the group also emerged as a leading silicon-photonics provider for hyperscale data centers.
Before Intel, Dr. Hou served as executive vice president and chief technology officer of Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) and general manager of Fabrinet West. Fabrinet specializes in precision optical, electro-optical, PCBA, and electromechanical manufacturing in a high-mix, any-volume environment. As CTO and GM of Fabrinet West, he established advanced optical-packaging capabilities serving markets such as LiDAR, 3D sensing, VR/AR, and medical devices.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Hou held executive leadership roles at AXT, Inc. (Nasdaq: AXTI) as chief operating officer and at EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq: EMKR) as president and chief executive officer, where he also served on the board of directors.
Dr. Hou holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and has completed executive-management coursework at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
What is Hong Q. Hou's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Hong Q. Hou is at least $7.89 million as of April 10th, 2026. Dr. Hou owns 73,228 shares of Semtech stock worth more than $7,887,388 as of April 17th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Dr. Hou may own. Learn More about Hong Q. Hou's net worth.
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Has Hong Q. Hou been buying or selling shares of Semtech?
Over the course of the past ninety days, Hong Q. Hou has sold $180,220.00 of Semtech stock. Most recently, Hong Q. Hou sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.11, for a transaction totalling $180,220.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 73,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,598,575.08. Learn More on Hong Q. Hou's trading history.
Who are Semtech's active insiders?
Semtech's insider roster includes Charles Ammann (EVP), Gary Beauchamp (EVP), Martin Burvill (Director), Christopher Chang (SVP), Emeka Chukwu (CFO), Bruce Edwards (Director), Sharon Faltemier (SVP), Gregory Fischer (Director), Alisair Fulton (VP), Alistair Fulton (VP), Saar Gillai (Director), Hong Hou (President and Chief Executive Officer), Ye Li (Director), Mark Lin (CFO), James Lindstrom (Director), Mohan Maheswaran (CEO), Norris Powell (SVP), Michael Rodensky (VP), Imran Sherazi (SVP and General Manager, Signal Integrity Products Group), Asaf Silberstein (EVP), Paul Walsh, Jr. (Director), and John Wilson (EVP). Learn More on Semtech's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Semtech?
During the last year, insiders at the semiconductor company sold shares 22 times. They sold a total of 70,821 shares worth more than $5,636,501.67. The most recent insider tranaction occured on April, 10th when CEO Hong Q Hou sold 2,000 shares worth more than $180,220.00. Insiders at Semtech own 0.5% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Semtech. Information on this page was last updated on 4/10/2026.
