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Sehat Sutardja
Sutardja in 2011
Born(1961-07-09)July 9, 1961
Jakarta, Indonesia
Died (aged 63)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S
NationalityAmerican
EducationIowa State University of Science and Technology (B.S)
University of California, Berkeley (M.S, PhD)
Known forCo-founder of Marvell Technology
Spouse
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(m. 1985)​
Children2

Sehat Sutardja (Chinese: 周秀文; pinyin: Zhōu Xiùwén; 9 July 1961 – 18 September 2024) was an Indonesian-born American billionaire businessman who was the co-founder of Marvell Technology[1][2] Marvell is involved with industry segments including data storage, mobile and smart TVs.[3] At the time of his death, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1.3 billion, making him the 2,390th richest person in the world.[4]

Early life

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Sehat Sutardja was born on July 9, 1961 in Jakarta, Indonesia to a Chinese-Indonesian family.[5] His interest in electronics began early; he became a certified radio repair technician at age 13 and has been designing components and systems ever since.[3][6]

Sutardja graduated from Canisius College, a high school in Jakarta. Moving to the United States in 1980, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State University. He also held a Master of Science and Doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.[7]

Career

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Sehat Sutardja worked at Micro Linear Corp. and Integrated Information Technology. In 1995 he founded Marvell Technology with his wife Weili Dai and brother Pantas Sutardja.[8]

Sutardja has more than 440 patents and was a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In 2004, Sutardja along with fellow Marvell co-founders Dai and Pantas received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the networking and communications category.[9] In 2006, he was recognized as the Inventor of the Year by the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association.[10]

In 2012, Sutardja was awarded the Indonesian Diaspora Lifetime Achievement Award for Global Pioneering and Innovation at the first-ever Congress of Indonesian Diaspora, presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia.[11] In 2013, Sutardja was selected to join the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame.[12] On 16 December 2013, Sehat Sutardja and Dai were honored with the 2013 Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award [13] by the Global Semiconductor Alliance. In 2004, Sutardja was an award recipient for the Northern California Region of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[14] On 21 July 2015, Sutardja was named "Executive of the Year" by the annual ACE Awards.[15] On 4 April 2016, Sutardja was removed from his position as CEO.[16]

On 5 April 2016, Reuters reported that Sutardja, who was CEO of Marvell Technology Group, along with his wife, Dai, the company's President, had stepped down.[17] Marvell said that an investigation found no fraud but that there was significant pressure from the management on sales to meet revenue targets. The company's audit committee also pointed that some transactions revenue was booked prematurely due to internal controls that were not fully followed.[18]

In 2021, together with his wife, he founded Silicon Box, a Singapore-based semiconductor company that focuses on the design and manufacture of chiplet packaging. The venture-backed company opened a $2 billion facility in Tampines in 2023 to produce chiplets for their customers primarily in the artificial intelligence domain.[19][20]

Causes and philanthropy

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Sutardja promoted new green energy efficiency standard for consumer electronics, working with both the U.S. and Chinese governments to establish efficiency performance standards that could produce significant cost and carbon savings. In 2010, he served as the principal founder of the Smart Electronics Initiative, a cross-industry collaborative campaign aimed at increasing awareness for the growing amount of energy consumed by everyday consumer electronics.[21] Launched at Marvell with former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in cooperation with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the project focused on combatting the rising degree of energy dependence.[22]

Sutardja has also been an active philanthropist, particularly in the areas of green technology and education. He and his wife were early proponents of the One Laptop per Child program, providing the financial support and cutting-edge technology that has enabled the organization to give more than 2 million school-aged children new learning opportunities in developing countries around the world.[23]

In March 2009, Berkeley named one of its university hall's the Sutardja Dai Hall in honor of the Marvell founders following a more than $20 million investment toward the establishment of the college's nano-fabrication laboratory. the hall houses the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS).[24]

Personal life and death

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While at UC Berkeley, Sutardja met Weili Dai in a campus elevator married her in 1985.[6][25] Sutardja and his wife Dai had two sons together.[26] Sutardja died on 18 September 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 63.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Marvell - Company - Investor Relations - News Release". Investor.marvell.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Indonesian Contributions: DID YOU KNOW? – International Focus Magazine".
  3. ^ a b "Sehat Sutardja: Indonesian that Gain Success in Silicon Valley". Indonesia Berpretasi. 30 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Forbes Profile: Sehat Sutardja". Forbes. 19 September 2024. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ^ Marvell. "Marvell Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Sehat Sutardja Selected for Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b Perry, Tekla S. (29 October 2010). "Sehat Sutardja: An Engineering Marvell". IEEE Spectrum.
  7. ^ "Sehat Sutardja, dari Teknisi Radio hingga Jadi Pelopor Semikonduktor Baca artikel CNN Indonesia" [Sehat Sutardja, from Radio Technician to Semiconductor Pioneer] (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 19 September 2024.
  8. ^ Herel, Suzanne (6 June 2011). "Meet the Boss: Weili Dai, Marvell Technology Group". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Sehat Sutardja Member Profile". Ernst & Young. Retrieved 12 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Asia to become world largest economic region: Marvell". Antara News. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  11. ^ Barack, Sylvie. "Marvell CEO named Indonesian diaspora innovator". EE Times. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Marvell Co-founder and CEO Selected for Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame". HPC Wire. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Company - Newsroom - Marvell Co-Founders Dr. Sehat Sutardja and Weili Dai Honored with the 2013 Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award by the Global Semiconductor Alliance". Marvell. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Marvell Founders Receive 2004 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award." The Free Library. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Marvell CEO Named Exec of Year". EE Times. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Marvell ousts Silicon Valley power couple". San Jose Mercury News. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Chipmaker Marvell's CEO, president stepping down". Reuters. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  18. ^ Goliya, Kshitiz (1 March 2016). "Marvell says audit committee finds no accounting fraud". Reuters. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  19. ^ Wang, Catherine (16 February 2024). "Chipping In: Billionaire-Founded Unicorn Startup Makes Semiconductor 'Chiplets' For The AI Boom". Forbes. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024.
  20. ^ Chong, Claudia (9 January 2024). "Singapore chip start-up Silicon Box turns unicorn, hitting US$1 billion in valuation". The Straits Times.
  21. ^ "Governor Schwarzenegger Joins Marvell in Smart-Electronics Initiative". Benzinga. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  22. ^ "Governor Schwarzenegger Joins Marvell in Launching the Smart-Electronics Initiative.(Company overview)". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  23. ^ "worldwide over 2.4 million children and teachers have xo laptops". One Laptop per Child. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  24. ^ McGrath, Dylan (6 March 2007). "UC Berkeley building named for Marvell founders". EE Times.
  25. ^ "Lessons in family, business success". Shanghai Daily. 7 April 2010.
  26. ^ Herel, Suzanne (6 June 2011). "Meet the Boss: Weili Dai, Marvell Technology Group". SFGate.
  27. ^ Goss, Louis (18 September 2024). "Marvell Technology's billionaire co-founder, Sehat Sutardja, has died". MarketWatch.
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