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Semtech Executive Compensation (FY26)

SMTC · Camarillo, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Hong Hou
Median of the other named officers
$2,794,589
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 4, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Hong Hou: $6,759,554 → $8,177,250 (21.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 87.3% → 97.6% (10.3 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Semtech's chief executive and what were they paid?
Hong Hou was paid $8,177,250 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026. Compared with the $6,759,554 reported for fiscal 2025, Hou's total was 21.0% higher.
What was Semtech's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 4, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Semtech's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Allegro MicroSystems, Inc., Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd., Calix, Inc., Cirrus Logic, Inc. and Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., among others.

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
Emeka Chukwu
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Beauchamp
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Signal Integrity Products Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Alistair Fulton
Former Senior Vice President and General Manager, Wireless and Sensing Products Group
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Asaf Silberstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mohan Maheswaran
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Asaf Silberstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Chris Chang
Former Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Sales, Asia Pacific
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Charles Ammann
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
J. Michael Wilson
Chief Quality Officer and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Mark Lin
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Michael Rodensky
Former Senior Vice President, Global Sales
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mohan Maheswaran
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Hong Hou
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Pickle
President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇————◇
Madhusudhan Rayabhari
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Analog Mixed Signal and Wireless
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Emeka Chukwu
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Asaf Silberstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Mark Russell
Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Julie McGee
Former Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief ESG Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Charles Ammann
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
J. Michael Wilson
Chief Quality Officer and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Mark Lin
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇————◇
Michael Rodensky
Former Senior Vice President, Global Sales
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paul Pickle
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇— not reconciled
Hong Hou
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Lin
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Asaf Silberstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Madhusudhan Rayabhari
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Analog Mixed Signal and Wireless
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Mark Russell
Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Hong Hou
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jason Green
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Asaf Silberstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Lin
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Madhusudhan Rayabhari
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Analog Mixed Signal and Wireless
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
J. Michael Wilson
Chief Quality Officer and Chief Technology 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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
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Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
MR. GREENPSU◇◇——
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MR. WILSONRSU◇◇——
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MR. SILBERSTEINRSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
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MR. RAYABHARIRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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DR. HOURSU◇◇——
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MR. LINPSU◇◇——
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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.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Asaf Silberstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer · Retention agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Hong Hou
President and Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Madhusudhan Rayabhari
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Analog Mixed Signal and Wireless · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Mark Lin
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement · citing a 2023 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ye Jane Li
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Paul V. Walsh Jr
◇◇————◇
Saar Gillai
◇◇————◇
Martin S.J. Burvill
◇◇————◇
Gregory M. Fischer
◇◇————◇
Paula LuPriore
◇◇————◇
Julie G. Ruehl
◇◇————◇
Rodolpho C. Cardenuto
◇◇————◇
Hong Q. Hou served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Stock ownership guideline: Director Stock Ownership Guidelines

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. ALGM
  • Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd. AOSL
  • Calix, Inc. CALX
  • Cirrus Logic, Inc. CRUS
  • Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CCOI
  • Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. CRDO
  • Digi International, Inc. DGII
  • Diodes Incorporated DIOD
  • Extreme Networks, Inc. EXTR
  • Lattice Semiconductor Corporation LSCC
  • Lumentum Holdings, Inc. LITE
  • MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. MTSI
  • MaxLinear, Inc. MXL
  • Power Integrations, Inc. POWI
  • Silicon Laboratories Inc. SLAB
  • Smart Global Holdings, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Synaptics, Incorporated SYNA
  • Viavi Solutions, Inc. VIAV

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 4, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 5, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 10, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2021June 10, 2021=◇◇◇
2020June 11, 2020=◇◇◇
2019June 13, 2019=◇◇◇
2018June 14, 2018=◇◇◇

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9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000088941-26-000019
  2. 0001140361-26-015949
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION – FISCAL YEAR 2026 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2026 · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END 2026 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000088941-25-000135
  4. 0001193125-25-093573
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000088941-24-000083
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000088941-24-000043
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-164465
    Employment Agreement · Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-23-126898
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001193125-22-173847
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-21-192110
  11. 0001193125-20-169414
  12. 0000088941-19-000012
    Employment Agreement
  13. 0001628280-19-008085
  14. 0001628280-18-008036
  15. 0001193125-23-231568
    EX-10.7
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The companies named in SMTC's own disclosed peer group.

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd.Calix, Inc.Cirrus Logic, Inc.Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.Digi International, Inc.Diodes IncorporatedExtreme Networks, Inc.Lattice Semiconductor CorporationLumentum Holdings, Inc.MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.MaxLinear, Inc.Power Integrations, Inc.Silicon Laboratories Inc.Synaptics, IncorporatedViavi Solutions, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@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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