Hong Hou

Hong Q.
Hou is currently President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Semtech Corp.
since 2024.
Dr. Hou is also a Director at Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and Kirtland Partnership Committee.
Since 2025, Dr. Hou serves as an Independent Director at Wolfspeed, Inc. Dr. Hou has been Chief Technical Officer at Fabrinet USA, Inc. since 2016.
Former roles include President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at EMCORE Corp.
from 2011 to 2015.
Dr. Hou was Chief Operating Officer at AXT, Inc. from 2015 to 2016.
From 2016 to 2018, Dr. Hou was Chief Technical Officer & Executive Vice President at Fabrinet.
Dr. Hou was Director at WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp.
from 2007 to 2009 and Director at Crystal IS, Inc. from 1998 to 2009.
Earlier positions include Member-Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories from 1993 to 1995 and at Sandia National Laboratories from 1995 to 1998.
Other former titles include Vice President-Network at Intel Corp., President-Semiconductor Group at Azenta, Inc., Director at ARCH Venture Partners LLC, and Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners LLC.
Education includes a doctorate from the University of California San Diego, graduate studies at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and undergraduate studies at Jilin University.