Efinix Appoints Kate Schuelke to Board of Directors

Former Seagate Chief Legal Officer and Altera General Counsel brings deep semiconductor, governance, and cybersecurity expertise to the Efinix board

CUPERTINO, Calif., October 20, 2026--Efinix®, Inc., the FPGA pioneer accelerating edge AI innovation, today announced that Kate Schuelke has joined its Board of Directors. Schuelke is an accomplished technology executive and public company director with more than three decades of experience spanning the semiconductor and broader technology industries. Throughout her career, she has held senior leadership roles guiding global organizations through complex legal, regulatory, governance, and business challenges, bringing a deep understanding of the strategic and operational issues facing technology companies. Schuelke currently serves on the board of directors of SiTime Corporation (Nasdaq: SITM), a semiconductor company serving AI data center, communications, automotive, industrial automation, and aerospace and defense markets, where she chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. She is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Certified Director and an Executive Advisor in the Corporate practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, advising general counsel, senior executives, and boards on legal, governance, and strategic matters. She also serves on the Nominating and Governance and Network Development Committees of American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley, a non-profit organization.

"Kate has spent her career at the center of our industry, with deep roots in FPGAs from her years at Altera," said Sammy Cheung, Efinix co-founder and CEO. "Her expertise in corporate governance, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and international compliance is exactly what Efinix needs as we enter our next stage of development. Kate's judgment and perspective will be invaluable to our board and we are delighted to welcome her."

Schuelke previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Seagate Technology (Nasdaq: STX), the global leader in data storage. Serving on the executive leadership team, she led legal, compliance, global trust and security, and government affairs, managing a global organization of more than 300 professionals. She also co-led Seagate's Enterprise Security Risk Management program, covering data privacy, cybersecurity, product security, and supply chain security, as well as its Enterprise Crisis Management Program.