Richard Ward

Richard Ward currently serves as Chief Technologist Data Connectivity and Vice President and General Manager at Astera Labs since April 2022. Previously, Richard held key positions at Intel Corporation from October 2018 to April 2022, focusing on Engineering R&D for Silicon Photonics ICs. At Inphi Corporation from May 2011 to September 2018, Richard worked as Sr. Director of Systems Engineering in Optical Interconnect. Earlier roles include Serdes and Mixed-Signal Design Manager at Lattice Semiconductor and Serial Link Designer at Texas Instruments, where contributions included committee work on various standards. Richard began their career at Plessey Research as a Junior Designer, engaging in advanced circuit design, and took a break from May 1991 to June 1992 for travel.