Ted Letavic

Ted Letavic is Corporate Fellow, the first to hold this position, introduced at the time of his appointment in 2022. The Corporate Fellow role was created in recognition of the importance of innovation to the future of the company.

Mr. Letavic leads GF Labs, the research and development arm that defines next-generation technology roadmaps for essential semiconductor technologies, with a focus on industry architectural inflections and solutions. GF Labs also hosts external collaborative R&D activities with academia, research consortia and industry partners.

Previously, Mr. Letavic was Vice President of Compute and Wired Infrastructure, where he played a central role in developing GF’s innovative silicon photonics technology, as well as the creation of compelling, differentiated technology value propositions for customers in the smart mobile device, personal computing, home and industrial Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, and communications infrastructure and data center markets.

His career spans more than 30 years of roles involving semiconductor innovation. In addition to GF, Mr. Letavic has held technology leadership positions with Philips, NXP and IBM. He is a GF master inventor with over 60 U.S. patents granted. He presently represents GF on multiple academic, industrial, and government advisory boards and appointed positions.

Mr. Letavic holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.