Ajit Manocha — HoF: Steered SEMI through its business model challenge from COVID-19 and raised its relevance as geopolitics swarmed over the semiconductor industry again
- Ajit was also critical in the formation of the Fabless-Foundry model
- While at Philips, Ajit addressed capital limitations by pivoting away from the vertical IDM model, using what he had to fund the earliest foundries well before they were called foundries; his partnership with TSMC and Morris Chang was critical to their early success
- Has been an unwavering champion of American Manufacturing and industry associations