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Sehat Sutardja

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Sehat Sutardja
Born1961
Jakarta, Indonesia
Died (aged 63)
NationalityAmerican, Indonesian[1]
EducationIowa State University (BA)
UC Berkeley (MA, PhD)
Spouse
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(m. 1985)​
Children2

Sehat Sutardja (Se-hát Su-ta_ra Chinese: 周秀文; pinyin: Zhōu Xiùwén; 1961 – 18 September 2024) was an Indonesian-born American billionaire businessman who was the co-founder of Marvell Technology Group; and its chief executive officer and a director.[2][3] Marvell is involved with industry segments including data storage, mobile and smart TVs.[4] At the time of his death, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1.3 billion, making him the 2390th richest person in the world.[5]

Early life

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Sehat Sutardja was born in 1961 in Indonesia to a Chinese-Indonesian family. 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.[4][6]

Sutardja graduated from Canisius College, a high school in Jakarta, in 1980. He came to the US in 1980 and 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] While at Berkeley, Sutardja met his future wife Weili Dai in a campus elevator, whom he married in 1985.[6][8]

Career

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Sehat Sutardja worked at Micro Linear Corp. and Integrated Information Technology. In 1995 he founded Marvell with his wife Weili Dai, and brother Pantas Sutardja, from his kitchen table.[9] Sutardja has led Marvell since inception.

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.[10] In 2006, he was recognized as the Inventor of the Year by the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association.[11]

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.[12] In 2013, Sutardja was selected to join the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame.[13] On 16 December 2013, Sehat Sutardja and Dai were honored with the 2013 Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award [14] 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.[15] On 21 July 2015, Sutardja was named "Executive of the Year" by the annual ACE Awards.[16] On 4 April 2016, Sutardja was removed from his position as CEO.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19]

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.[20][21]

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.[22] 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.[23]

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.[24]

In March 2009, Berkeley named Sutardja Dai Hall in honor of the Marvell founders, who donated more than $20 million toward the establishment of the college's nano-fabrication laboratory; the building houses the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS).[25]

Personal life and death

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Sehat Sutardja was married to Weili Dai and was the brother of Pantas Sutardja. All three are co-founders of Marvell and Berkeley alumni. Dai is the former president of Marvell, and Pantas Sutardja is a former Marvell director.[26] Sutardja and Dai had two sons together.[27]

Sutardja died on 18 September 2024, at the age of 63.[28]

References

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  1. ^ Durot, Matt (April 20, 2022). "A Record Number Of Immigrants Have Become Billionaires In The U.S." Forbes.
  2. ^ "Marvell - Company - Investor Relations - News Release". Investor.marvell.com. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  3. ^ "Indonesian Contributions: DID YOU KNOW? – International Focus Magazine".
  4. ^ a b "Sehat Sutardja: Indonesian that Gain Success in Silicon Valley". Indonesia Berpretasi. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "Forbes Profile: Sehat Sutardja". Forbes. September 19, 2024. Archived from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Perry, Tekla S. (October 29, 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. September 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Lessons in family, business success". Shanghai Daily. April 7, 2010.
  9. ^ Herel, Suzanne (June 6, 2011). "Meet the Boss: Weili Dai, Marvell Technology Group". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  10. ^ "Sehat Sutardja Member Profile". Ernst & Young. Retrieved April 12, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Asia to become world largest economic region: Marvell". Antara News. June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  12. ^ Barack, Sylvie. "Marvell CEO named Indonesian diaspora innovator". EE Times. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  13. ^ "Marvell Co-founder and CEO Selected for Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame". HPC Wire. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  14. ^ "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. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  15. ^ "Marvell Founders Receive 2004 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award." The Free Library. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  16. ^ "Marvell CEO Named Exec of Year". EE Times. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  17. ^ "Marvell ousts Silicon Valley power couple". San Jose Mercury News. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  18. ^ "Chipmaker Marvell's CEO, president stepping down". Reuters. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  19. ^ Goliya, Kshitiz (2016-03-01). "Marvell says audit committee finds no accounting fraud". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Chong, Claudia (9 January 2024). "Singapore chip start-up Silicon Box turns unicorn, hitting US$1 billion in valuation". The Straits Times.
  22. ^ "Governor Schwarzenegger Joins Marvell in Smart-Electronics Initiative". Benzinga. 8 September 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  23. ^ "Governor Schwarzenegger Joins Marvell in Launching the Smart-Electronics Initiative.(Company overview)". Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  24. ^ "worldwide over 2.4 million children and teachers have xo laptops". One Laptop per Child. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  25. ^ McGrath, Dylan (March 6, 2007). "UC Berkeley building named for Marvell founders". EE Times.
  26. ^ Grazella, Mariel (June 16, 2011). "Sehat Sutardja: From radio boy to CEO". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  27. ^ Herel, Suzanne (June 6, 2011). "Meet the Boss: Weili Dai, Marvell Technology Group". SFGate.
  28. ^ Goss, Louis (September 18, 2024). "Marvell Technology's billionaire co-founder, Sehat Sutardja, has died". MarketWatch.
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