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Rambus Executive Compensation (FY25)

RMBS · San Jose, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Luc Seraphin
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 23, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 17, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 24, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Luc Seraphin: $7,168,732 → $9,507,546 (32.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.8% → 97.3% (0.5 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 37:1 → 45:1 (21.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Rambus' chief executive and what were they paid?
Luc Seraphin was paid $9,507,546 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and President for fiscal 2025. Seraphin's total moved 32.6% higher from the $7,168,732 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Rambus' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.3% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held April 23, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Rambus' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Adeia Inc., Allegro MicroSystems, Inc., Ambarella, Inc., Cirrus Logic, Inc. and Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd, among others.
What is Rambus' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 45:1, against median employee compensation of $209,389.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sean Fan
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
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Luc Seraphin
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Desmond Lynch
Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer
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John Shinn
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Keith Jones
Vice President, Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
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Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Luc Seraphin
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Fan
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Desmond Lynch
Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Shinn
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Luc Seraphin
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Fan
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Desmond Lynch
Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Shinn
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Luc Seraphin
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Fan
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Desmond Lynch
Former Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Shinn
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Desmond LynchRSU◇——◇——◇
Desmond LynchPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John ShinnRSU◇——◇——◇
John ShinnPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Luc SeraphinRSU◇——◇——◇
Luc SeraphinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sean FanRSU◇——◇——◇
Sean FanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
John ShinnRSU◇◇——
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Desmond LynchRSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
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Sean FanRSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
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Luc SeraphinRSU◇◇——
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Charles Kissner
Board chair
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Meera Rao
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Eric Stang
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Necip Sayiner
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Emiko Higashi
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Steven Laub
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Victor Peng and Luc Seraphin served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Adeia Inc. ADEA
  • Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. ALGM
  • Ambarella, Inc. AMBA
  • Cirrus Logic, Inc. CRUS
  • Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd CRDO
  • Impinj, Inc. PI
  • InterDigital, Inc. IDCC
  • Lattice Semiconductor Corporation LSCC
  • MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. MTSI
  • MaxLinear, Inc. MXL
  • Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. MPWR
  • Power Integrations, Inc. POWI
  • Semtech Corporation SMTC
  • Silicon Laboratories Inc. SLAB
  • SiTime Corporation SITM
  • Synaptics Incorporated SYNA
  • Universal Display Corporation OLED
  • Xperi Inc. XPER

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 23, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 24, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 25, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 27, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 28, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 29, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 30, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 25, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 26, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 20, 2017=◇◇◇
2015April 21, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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267 figures on this page: 256 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
256 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-177140
    ITEM 3 : Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
  2. 0001193125-26-096458
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001193125-25-107516
    ITEM 3 : Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
  4. 0001193125-25-049846
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-117938
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-063622
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-132453
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-23-074025
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001193125-22-140580
    Say-on-Pay Proposal
  10. 0001193125-21-150189
    Say-on-Pay Proposal
  11. 0001193125-20-134873
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-19-119980
  13. 0001193125-18-138896
  14. 0001193125-17-136807
  15. 0001193125-16-556114
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Peers Rambus discloses

The companies named in RMBS's own disclosed peer group.

Adeia Inc.Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.Ambarella, Inc.Cirrus Logic, Inc.Credo Technology Group Holding LtdImpinj, Inc.InterDigital, Inc.Lattice Semiconductor CorporationMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.MaxLinear, Inc.Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Power Integrations, Inc.Semtech CorporationSilicon Laboratories Inc.SiTime CorporationSynaptics IncorporatedUniversal Display CorporationXperi Inc.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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