K. Janac

Chief Executive Officer at ARTERIS, INC.

Net worth: 8 M $ as of 2026-05-30

68 year

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Charles Janac was the founder of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., founded in 1983, where the title held was Vice President-Marketing-Analog Division from 1983 to 1992.
Mr. Janac was the founder of Smart Machines, Inc., founded in 1993, where the title held was President & Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 1999.
Mr. Janac is also the founder of SDA, Inc...
Mr. Janac is currently Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Arteris, Inc., a position held since 2007, with employment starting in 2005.
Former positions include President & Chief Executive Officer at Nanomix, Inc. from 2001 to 2003; Director at Sepragen Corp.
in 2002; Director at Xulu Entertainment, Inc.; Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Infinity Capital LLC; and President at Hld Systems LLC.
Education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees from Tufts University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
ARTERIS, INC. 0.5%	2026-07-05	231,400 ( 0.5% )	8 M $	2026-05-30

K. Janac active positions

Companies	Position	Start
ARTERIS, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	2005-06-30

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Former positions of K. Janac

Companies	Position	End
Nanomix, Inc. Nanomix, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops mobile point-of-care diagnostic systems	President	2002-12-31
Sepragen Corp. Sepragen Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides biotech drugs, nutritional and beverage products	Director/Board Member	2002-02-28
Smart Machines, Inc. Smart Machines, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures, develops, and markets direct drive robots and atmospheric integrated systems	Chief Executive Officer	1998-12-31
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.	Founder	1991-12-31
SDA, Inc. SDA, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides construction and contracting services	Founder	-

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Private companies	11
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software services for semiconductor and electronics systems industries	Technology Services
Sepragen Corp. Sepragen Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides biotech drugs, nutritional and beverage products	Health Technology
Nanomix, Inc. Nanomix, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops mobile point-of-care diagnostic systems	Health Technology
Smart Machines, Inc. Smart Machines, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures, develops, and markets direct drive robots and atmospheric integrated systems	Producer Manufacturing
Tufts University Tufts University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Infinity Capital LLC Infinity Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Infinity Capital invests in enabling technologies that can solve critically-important business problems within three to five years	Finance
Arteris, Inc. Arteris, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Provides network-on-chip interconnect semiconductor intellectual property technology solutions which manages the on-chip communications in system-on-chip semiconductor devices	Electronic Technology
Xulu Entertainment, Inc. Xulu Entertainment, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides a platform for virtual worlds and social gaming services	Technology Services
Hld Systems LLC Hld Systems LLC Hld Systems LLC is a company that specializes in developing technology platforms for the safe reprocessing of reusable semi-critical and non-critical devices. With over 40 years of experience, their processes, technologies, and systems have been used by individual hospitals, medical clinics, and FDA registered third-party reprocessors. The company's medical device drying systems provide HEPA filtration and are customizable to client needs, meeting or exceeding industry standards for cleaning and high-level disinfection. Cenorine's technologies support sustainability efforts by employing nontoxic cleaning and disinfection processes, and by enabling a significant reduction in single-use device waste streams. The company is based in Kent, WA.
SDA, Inc. SDA, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides construction and contracting services	Industrial Services
Stanford Graduate School of Business Stanford Graduate School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services