Nelson Chan
Chairman at SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
Net worth: 14 M $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Currently, Nelson C. Chan occupies the position of Chairman of Synaptics, Inc. Mr. Chan is also on the board of 10 other companies. Mr. Chan previously held the position of Principal at Delco Electronics Corp, Principal at Signetics, Inc., Chairman for Adesto Technologies Corp., Chief Executive Officer of Magellan Corp., Chief Executive Officer of Magellan Navigation, Inc., Executive Vice President & GM-Consumer Business at SanDisk LLC and Principal at Chips & Technologies, Inc. He received an MBA from Santa Clara University and an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-29 | 10,029 ( 0.04% ) | 9 M $ | 2024-03-30 | |
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
0.10% | 2023-10-31 | 39,819 ( 0.10% ) | 4 M $ | 2024-03-30 |
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP.
0.04% | 2024-02-05 | 23,684 ( 0.04% ) | 812 598 $ | 2024-03-30 |
Nelson Chan active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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| SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED | Chairman | 2018-09-30 |
| DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 2014-12-16 |
| TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 2019-04-30 |
| Coinstar, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
Spin Memory, Inc.
 Spin Memory, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Spin Memory, Inc. manufactures computer storage devices. It develops breakthrough technologies in both magnetics and CMOS circuits and architectures that bring STT-MRAM to the next generation. The company was founded by Andrew Kent and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Spin Transfer Technologies LLC
 Spin Transfer Technologies LLC SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Spin Transfer Technologies LLC develops orthogonal spin transfer magneto-resistive random access memory technology. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Federated Wireless, Inc.
 Federated Wireless, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Federated Wireless, Inc. provides cloud-based wireless infrastructure solutions. It offers CINQ XP, spectrum access systems, and SAS pilot program. The company was founded by Jeffery H. Reed, Charles T. Clancy, Robert G. McGwier and Joseph Mitola III in 2012 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Director/Board Member | 2016-06-21 |
Akros Silicon, Inc.
 Akros Silicon, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Akros Silicon, Inc. provides power management integrated circuits. The company was founded by J. Francois Crepin, Sajol C. Ghoshal and John R. Camagna in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2011-03-02 |
Nanosys, Inc.
 Nanosys, Inc. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Nanosys, Inc. develops and manufactures inorganic nanostructures and other related products. It offers Ultra HD television. The company was founded by Paul A. Alivisatos, Stephen Empedocles, Peidong Yang, Robert M. Metcalfe, Jim Heath, Paul McEuen, Christoph H. Westphal, Moungi Bawendi, Lawrence A. Bock, Calvin Y. H. Chow, Chunming Niu, Karen Vergura, Hongkun Park, George Pontis and Charles M. Lieber in 2001 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Chairman | - |
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Training of Nelson Chan
| Santa Clara University | Masters Business Admin |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 5 |
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| DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION | Consumer Non-Durables |
| SOCKET MOBILE, INC. | Electronic Technology |
| SILICON LABORATORIES INC. | Electronic Technology |
| SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED | Electronic Technology |
| TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 18 |
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Chips & Technologies, Inc.
 Chips & Technologies, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Part of Intel Corp., Chips & Technologies, Inc. is a private company that designs, develops, and markets very large-scale integrated circuit devices. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Gordon A. Campbell, Diosdado P. Banatao. Chips & Technologies was acquired by Intel Corp. on February 02, 1998 for $393.26 million. | Electronic Technology |
Affymetrix, Inc.
 Affymetrix, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Affymetrix, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells products and services for genetic analysis. The company was founded by Stephen P. A. Fodor in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Health Technology |
SanDisk LLC
 SanDisk LLC Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology SanDisk LLC designs, develops and markets flash memory data storage products. The company was founded by Eli Harari and Sanjay Mehrotra on June 01, 1988 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Coinstar Asset Holdings LLC
 Coinstar Asset Holdings LLC Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Coinstar Asset Holdings LLC engages in the provision of automated retail solutions offering convenient products and services that drive incremental retail traffic for retailers. It operates through the following segments: Redbox, Coinstar, ecoATM, Gazelle and New Ventures. The Redbox segment operates self-service Redbox kiosks, where consumers can rent or purchase movies and video games focused on the entertainment sector. The Coinstar segment focuses on the money consumer sector and provides self-service kiosks where consumers can convert their coins to cash and convert coins and paper bills to stored value products. The ecoATM segment offers solution for tackling the problem of e-waste by recycling consumer’s old phones, mp3s, tablets and more. The Gazelle segment provides platform to buy and sell used electronic devices. The New Ventures segment focuses on identifying, evaluating, building or acquiring, and developing innovative new self-service concepts in the automated retail space. The company was founded in February 1991 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Nanosys, Inc.
Nanosys, Inc. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Nanosys, Inc. develops and manufactures inorganic nanostructures and other related products. It offers Ultra HD television. The company was founded by Paul A. Alivisatos, Stephen Empedocles, Peidong Yang, Robert M. Metcalfe, Jim Heath, Paul McEuen, Christoph H. Westphal, Moungi Bawendi, Lawrence A. Bock, Calvin Y. H. Chow, Chunming Niu, Karen Vergura, Hongkun Park, George Pontis and Charles M. Lieber in 2001 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Process Industries |
Akros Silicon, Inc.
Akros Silicon, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Akros Silicon, Inc. provides power management integrated circuits. The company was founded by J. Francois Crepin, Sajol C. Ghoshal and John R. Camagna in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Bridgelux, Inc.
 Bridgelux, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Bridgelux, Inc. develops and manufactures solid-state lighting and light-emitting diode components for use in diverse exterior and interior lighting applications. Its products include LED sub-systems are integrated products that deliver world class performance and leading cost while additionally reducing time to market, and LED chips, provides light emitting diode solutions. The firm serves the retail and hospitality, warehouse, exterior, industrial and eco system partners. Bridgelux was founded by Heng Liu in 2002 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Adesto Technologies Corp.
 Adesto Technologies Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Adesto Technologies Corp. is engaged in the development, manufacture, and market of non-volatile memory products. It offers DataFlash, Fusion Serial Flash, Standard Serial Flash, EcoXiP, Mavriq, and Moneta. The company was founded by Narbeh Derhacobian, Ishai Naveh, and Shane Hollmer in January 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Better Energy Systems, Inc.
 Better Energy Systems, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Better Energy Systems LLC manufactures portable renewable energy products for mobile consumers. The firm's products include Solio Bolt, Classic 2, MUD and Clip-Mini. It offers solar chargers for mobile phones, music players, digital cameras, GPS systems and game consoles. The company was founded in 2002 by Christopher Hornor and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
HzO, Inc.
 HzO, Inc. Industrial ConglomeratesProducer Manufacturing HzO, Inc. provides a full spectrum of durable nanochemical solutions to protect critical electronics from corrosive and hazardous environments. Its solutions include nano coatings, barrier coatings, project analysis and assessment, custom application, quality control and maintenance, process documentation & product delivery and production support. The company was founded by Scott B. Gordon in 2011 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC. | Producer Manufacturing |
Delco Electronics Corp
 Delco Electronics Corp SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Delco Electronics Corp manufactures semiconductor equipment. The private company is based in Oak Creek, WI and has subsidiaries in Germany. | Electronic Technology |
Magellan Corp.
 Magellan Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Magellan Corp. used to design and operate communications space technology products and satellite-based services. It was a broad-based satellite access technology company, which was into positioning, navigation, communications and guidance products. The company was a manufacturer of handheld GPS receivers and vehicle navigation systems. Magellan Corp. was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Communications |
Magellan Navigation, Inc.
 Magellan Navigation, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Magellan Navigation, Inc. manufactured navigation systems. It also provided professional products. The company was founded in 1986 and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
| Signetics, Inc. | |
Spin Transfer Technologies LLC
Spin Transfer Technologies LLC SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Spin Transfer Technologies LLC develops orthogonal spin transfer magneto-resistive random access memory technology. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Federated Wireless, Inc.
Federated Wireless, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Federated Wireless, Inc. provides cloud-based wireless infrastructure solutions. It offers CINQ XP, spectrum access systems, and SAS pilot program. The company was founded by Jeffery H. Reed, Charles T. Clancy, Robert G. McGwier and Joseph Mitola III in 2012 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Communications |
Spin Memory, Inc.
Spin Memory, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Spin Memory, Inc. manufactures computer storage devices. It develops breakthrough technologies in both magnetics and CMOS circuits and architectures that bring STT-MRAM to the next generation. The company was founded by Andrew Kent and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Electronic Technology |
| Coinstar, Inc. |
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