Industry veteran brings extensive experience in AI acceleration, FPGAs, and corporate development to lead next phase of growth

Efinix®, an innovator in programmable logic solutions, today announced the appointment of Robert Beachler as Corporate Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development. In this role, Beachler will lead market growth, product strategy, and corporate development activities during this next phase of explosive growth for the company.

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Robert Beachler, Corporate Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development, Efinix Inc.

"We are thrilled to welcome Robert to Efinix at this pivotal time in our company's evolution," said Sammy Cheung, co-founder and CEO of Efinix. "His deep expertise in FPGAs, AI acceleration, and corporate development, combined with his proven track record of building successful marketing and business development teams, makes him ideally suited to drive Efinix's expansion and strengthen our position as a leader in energy-efficient programmable solutions for AI-driven applications."

Beachler brings over 30 years of semiconductor industry experience in AI/ML acceleration, FPGA-based solutions, and corporate development. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Product at Untether AI, a pioneer in AI acceleration that was acqui-hired by AMD. Previously, Beachler held senior leadership positions at BrainChip Inc., Xilinx, and Altera, where he led marketing, corporate development, and product definition activities.

In his new role, Beachler will be responsible for:

• Corporate development activities including investments, equity capital markets, M&A, and technology licensing
• Corporate and product marketing strategy to accelerate market penetration
• Product strategy and market requirements to guide future product roadmaps

"I'm excited to lead the next phase of growth as the company accelerates edge AI innovation," said Beachler. "Efinix's FPGA families offer a unique combination of energy efficiency, high performance, and flexibility that is perfectly positioned for the rapidly evolving AI and edge computing markets. The company's disruptive architecture and commitment to innovation create tremendous opportunities for market growth."

About Efinix

Efinix® accelerates edge AI innovation through its disruptive FPGA architecture and solutions. The company delivers energy-efficient, high-performance FPGAs for AI-driven markets including industrial automation, machine vision, automotive systems, physical AI, and edge computing. Efinix provides a complete development ecosystem including the Efinity® Integrated Development Environment for FPGA design from RTL to bitstream, and Sapphire SOC solutions for embedded processor and AI acceleration from C/C++ and AI model garden to execution. For more information, visit www.efinixinc.com.

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