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CEO of Semifive
Cho Brandon
MIT-Trained Strategist CEO Driving Design House Growth
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Last Updated on Jun 12, 2026
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CEO of Semifive
Life Summary
Cho Myung-hyun, also known as Cho Brandon, is CEO of Semifive.
He is focusing on strengthening the company’s design house capabilities by internalizing technology and securing design talent through mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
He was born in August 1980.
He graduated from Seoul National University’s Department of Electrical Engineering. He earned master’s and doctoral degrees in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States.
He worked for the Boston Consulting Group in the United States for six years, handling corporate consulting.
After serving as head of the Korean branch of U.S. semiconductor fabless company SiFive, he returned to Korea and co-founded Semifive with SiFive through an equity investment.
He has both engineering and strategic consulting capabilities.
He has a sharp eye for the market and a strong sense for investment.
#ChoMyungHyun #ChoBrandon #Semifive #semiconductor #designhouse #M&A #SiFive #MIT #BostonConsultingGroup #fabless
He is focusing on strengthening the company’s design house capabilities by internalizing technology and securing design talent through mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
He was born in August 1980.
He graduated from Seoul National University’s Department of Electrical Engineering. He earned master’s and doctoral degrees in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States.
He worked for the Boston Consulting Group in the United States for six years, handling corporate consulting.
After serving as head of the Korean branch of U.S. semiconductor fabless company SiFive, he returned to Korea and co-founded Semifive with SiFive through an equity investment.
He has both engineering and strategic consulting capabilities.
He has a sharp eye for the market and a strong sense for investment.
#ChoMyungHyun #ChoBrandon #Semifive #semiconductor #designhouse #M&A #SiFive #MIT #BostonConsultingGroup #fabless