Christopher Seams

Chairman at ONTO INNOVATION INC.

Net worth: 11 M $ as of 2026-05-30

63 year

85 connections

Electronic Technology

Commercial Services

Producer Manufacturing

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Christopher A. Seams is Chairman at Onto Innovation, Inc. since 2015.
Mr. Seams is an Independent Director at Xperi, Inc. since 2022.
Mr. Seams is a Senior Member of The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. Mr. Seams is a Member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Seams is a Member of The American College of Corporate Directors.
Formerly, Mr. Seams was Chief Executive Officer at Deca Technologies USA, Inc. from 2013 to 2016.
Mr. Seams was an Independent Director at Nanometrics, Inc. Mr. Seams was an Independent Director at Tessera Technologies LLC from 2013 to 2016.
Mr. Seams was a Director at SunPower Corp.
Mr. Seams was a Director at Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network.
Mr. Seams was an Independent Director at Xperi Corp.
from 2013 to 2020.
Mr. Seams was an Independent Director at Xperi Holding Corp.
Mr. Seams was Executive Vice President-Sales & Marketing at Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
from 2013 to 2016.
Mr. Seams completed undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University in 1984.
Mr. Seams completed graduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin in 1988.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
ONTO INNOVATION, INC. 0.08%	2026-05-19	38,513 ( 0.08% )	10 M $	2026-05-30
XPERI INC 0.27%	2026-04-16	130,269 ( 0.27% )	1 M $	2026-05-30

Christopher Seams active positions

Companies	Position	Start
ONTO INNOVATION INC.	Chairman	2015-07-31
XPERI INC.	Director/Board Member	2022-09-30
The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Owns and operates a non-profit, technical professional association	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
National Association of Corporate Directors National Association of Corporate Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates non-profit organizations which provides essential resources that helps directors strength board leadership	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
The American College of Corporate Directors	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Christopher Seams

Companies	Position	End
ADEIA INC.	Director/Board Member	2019-12-31
Tessera Technologies LLC Tessera Technologies LLC SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Provides miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry	Director/Board Member	2016-11-30
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2013-04-30
Deca Technologies USA, Inc. Deca Technologies USA, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures semiconductor machinery	Chief Executive Officer	2016-07-31
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Private companies	15
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Cypress Semiconductor Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Designs, manufactures and sells embedded system solutions for internet of things, automotive, industrial & consumer applications	Electronic Technology
Nanometrics, Inc. Nanometrics, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Sells, designs, manufactures, markets and supports of thin film and optical critical	Electronic Technology
Tessera Technologies LLC Tessera Technologies LLC SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Provides miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry	Electronic Technology
SunPower Corp. SunPower Corp. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures, develops and distributes solar panels, micro invertors & battery energy storage products	Producer Manufacturing
Texas A&M University Texas A&M University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Owns and operates a non-profit, technical professional association	Commercial Services
National Association of Corporate Directors National Association of Corporate Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates non-profit organizations which provides essential resources that helps directors strength board leadership	Commercial Services
Deca Technologies USA, Inc. Deca Technologies USA, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures semiconductor machinery	Producer Manufacturing
The American College of Corporate Directors
Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides analysis and action solutions for regional issues	Commercial Services
Xperi Corp. Xperi Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Manufactures semiconductors and related products	Electronic Technology
Onto Innovation, Inc. Onto Innovation, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Develops process control systems	Electronic Technology
Xperi Holding Corp. Xperi Holding Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops consumer devices and semiconductor products	Electronic Technology
Xperi, Inc. Xperi, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops television streaming systems and other media technologies	Technology Services