Michael Farese

Michael R.
Farese is currently Chairman at QuickLogic Corp.
since 2019.
Former positions include President & Chief Executive Officer at TriQuint WJ, Inc. from 2002 to 2005; President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at BitWave Semiconductor, Inc. from 2007 to 2010; President & Chief Executive Officer at Tropian, Inc. from 1999 to 2002; Independent Director at Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc. from 2006 to 2016; Director at PMC-Sierra US, Inc. from 2006 to 2016; Senior Vice President-Engineering at Palm, Inc. from 2005 to 2007; Chief Technology Officer at Entropic Communications LLC in 2014; Chief Science Officer at Penumbra Brands LLC from 2015 to 2016; Vice President & General Manager at Ericsson, Inc. from 1993 to 1999; Vice President & General Manager at Motorola Corp.
from 1999 to 2000; Principal at ITT from 1983 to 1987.
Other director and principal roles include Advanced Photonix, Inc., iSign Solutions, Inc., Newfound Communications, Inc., Bell Laboratories, AT&T, Inc., and Nokia Mobile Phones, Inc. (Tampa).
Education includes graduate studies at Princeton University and undergraduate and doctorate degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.