Atiq Raza

Atiq Raza is a technology industry veteran who recently joined minds.ai as the Executive Chairman of the Board in October 2023.12 He is a highly accomplished entrepreneur and executive with decades of experience in the semiconductor industry.1

Career Highlights

• Founder of NexGen Microsystems, Inc., which was later acquired by AMD1
• Served as President and Chief Operating Officer at AMD1
• Founded several companies including RMI Corp., Raza Microelectronics, Argean Capital, and Foundries1
• Currently sits on multiple boards, including serving as the Executive Chairman of Virsec Systems14

Expertise and Contributions

Raza is known as a technology visionary with extensive experience in the semiconductor industry. His expertise will help guide minds.ai as it expands the deployment of its minds.ai Maestro™ solution, which aims to optimize semiconductor production while reducing manufacturing costs and waste.1

Role at minds.ai

As Executive Chairman at minds.ai, Raza brings valuable insights to the company's mission of improving efficiency and productivity in semiconductor fab manufacturing processes using deep learning methods such as generative AI and reinforcement learning.2 He was particularly impressed by the talent of the minds.ai team, describing them as "one of the strongest teams in the world in the area of reinforcement learning and generative AI".1

Education and Location

Atiq Raza's LinkedIn profile indicates that he received his education from Stanford University and is currently based in Palo Alto.3