Menlo Microsystems has announced the appointment of Richard Simoncic as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Simoncic joins Menlo Micro following a distinguished 35-year career at Microchip Technology, where he most recently served as COO and helped transform Microchip into a $5 billion global semiconductor leader.
Richard Simoncic appointed CEO of Menlo Microsystems.
Former COO of Microchip Technology with 35 years of semiconductor experience.
At Microchip, grew analog business to $2B+ annual revenue and integrated 30+ acquisitions.
Menlo Micro products help NVIDIA validate and scale production of advanced chipsets.
Expanding into power control with Department of War contracts and quantum computing with cryogenic switch.
Succeeds Russ Garcia who led company through technology validation and commercialization.
Simoncic joins Menlo Micro following a distinguished 35-year career at Microchip Technology Incorporated, where he most recently served as COO. During his tenure, Simoncic helped transform Microchip into a $5 billion global semiconductor leader, playing a central role in the company's growth, operational scale, product innovation, and strategic execution. At Microchip, he founded the company's analog business and grew it into a $2+ billion annual revenue organization, while integrating more than 30 acquisitions. As COO, he led global operations spanning product strategy, manufacturing, and customer engagement.
Menlo Micro's products are helping top semiconductor companies, including NVIDIA, validate and scale production of their advanced chipsets. The company is also expanding its reach into power control through contracts with the Department of War and into quantum computing with the recent launch of a cryogenic switch. Simoncic will initially focus on accelerating growth in semiconductor test and measurement, strengthening customer engagement, and advancing Menlo Micro's product strategy across AI infrastructure, data centers, defense, and other priority markets.
"Menlo Micro has built a truly differentiated switching technology and turned it into a production-ready platform with real customer momentum," said Rich Simoncic, newly appointed CEO of Menlo Micro. "That combination of technology, market opportunity and customer traction is what makes this such an exciting time to lead the company."
"Rich is an exceptional semiconductor leader with the experience, judgment, and operational expertise required to scale the company," said Risa Stack, Chair of the Board of Directors of Menlo Micro. "The Board has tremendous confidence in Rich's ability to lead Menlo Micro and capture the significant opportunities ahead."
About Menlo Micro
Menlo Micro sets a new standard for switches with the Ideal Switch, a chip-scale platform that overcomes performance, efficiency, and scalability bottlenecks of electromechanical relays and semiconductor-based switches. It's the first disruptive switching technology in over 30 years and the only platform scalable across both power and frequency domains. The Ideal Switch enables smaller, lighter, faster, more reliable, and energy-efficient systems.
