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S. Atiq Raza (also known as Saiyed Atiq Raza or Raza Saiyed Atiq), born in Lahore, Pakistan, and immigrated to the US in 1979, is a veteran semiconductor executive and board director at Arteris, Inc. (AIP), where he has served since January 2014 as a Class I director, recently nominated for a term through 2028.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AIP/people/s-atiq-raza)[[2]](https://www.arteris.com/leadership/atiq-raza/) Age 75 as of April 2025, he serves on the Compensation and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees, earning $62,500 in cash fees and $147,738 in stock awards in 2024, with ownership of approximately 703,607 shares (~1.7%).[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AIP/people/s-atiq-raza) As a recent corporate insider, he has traded Arteris stock.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AIP/people/s-atiq-raza)
Raza's career highlights include co-founding NexGen Microsystems in 1986, acquired by AMD for $615 million in 1996, where he then served as President, COO, and CTO from 1996-1999, shaping AMD's processor roadmap.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AIP/people/s-atiq-raza)[[3]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w5QHavQVGw)[[4]](https://people.bu.edu/prothero/raza.html)[[7]](https://hohinc.org/team/atiq-raza/) He founded Raza Microelectronics (RMI), acquired by NetLogic (later Broadcom), held management roles at VLSI Technology, and faced a 2008 SEC settlement for insider trading allegations at OrthoClear (bar ended 2013).[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AIP/people/s-atiq-raza)[[3]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w5QHavQVGw)[[6]](https://ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate/the-silicon-valleys-trailblazer-atiq-razas-journey-from-microprocessors-to-cyber-defense/108646103)[[8]](https://www.cybersaint.io/news/technology-industry-veteran-atiq-raza-joins-cybersaint-growth-advisory-board) Currently, he is Chairman of Virsec Systems (since 2014), PeerNova, and CloudDefense, and an independent director at Weebit Nano.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AIP/people/s-atiq-raza)[[2]](https://www.arteris.com/leadership/atiq-raza/) Raza holds a BS (Hon) in Physics from University of the Punjab, BS (Hon) in Electronic Engineering from University of London, and MS in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/AIP/people/s-atiq-raza)[[2]](https://www.arteris.com/leadership/atiq-raza/)[[7]](https://hohinc.org/team/atiq-raza/)
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