Fermi Wang

Fermi (Feng-Ming) Wang, Ph.D., is a renowned technology leader, innovator, and serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of expertise in digital video, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence. He co-founded Ambarella, Inc., a prominent semiconductor firm, in January 2004, serving as its CEO. Under his guidance, Ambarella has become a global leader in edge AI and computer vision, producing energy-efficient system-on-chip (SoC) solutions that integrate high-resolution video compression, advanced image and radar processing, and powerful deep neural network functions. These innovations enable intelligent perception, sensor fusion, and autonomous decision-making in automotive, security, and robotics industries. Ambarella went public in 2012 and is traded on NASDAQ with the ticker symbol AMBA.

Before founding Ambarella, Dr. Wang was CEO and Co-Founder of Afara Websystems, a pioneering company specializing in throughput computing architectures for high-performance servers. Sun Microsystems acquired Afara in 2002. Earlier in his career, he held executive positions at C-Cube Microsystems, including Vice President and General Manager of the Home Media Division. 

Dr. Wang is internationally renowned for his pioneering work in video compression. He holds numerous patents in digital video processing, including several that are crucial to the MPEG-2 and H.264 standards, which continue to be fundamental to modern multimedia systems. 

He completed his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Columbia Engineering and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering at National Taiwan University. In honor of his professional accomplishments and technical contributions, Dr. Wang received the Thomas Egleston Medal for Distinguished Engineering Achievement from Columbia Engineering. Additionally, he was awarded the 2026 IEEE Arun N. Netravali Award.