Thurman John Rodgers Biography

Thurman John Rodgers is an American prominent scientist and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Cypress Semiconductor and holds patents ranging from semiconductors to energy to winemaking. Rodgers is known for his public relations acumen, brash personality, and strong advocacy of laissez-faire capitalism. In April 2016 he stepped down as Cypress CEO and Director August 2016 after serving for 34 years.

Thurman John Rodgers Age

Thurman Rodgers is 71 years as of 2020. He was born Thurman John Rodgers on March 15, 1948, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He celebrates his birthday on March 15th every year. His birth sign is Pisces.

Thurman John Rodgers Height

T.J stands at an average height. He appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.

Thurman John RodgersEducation

In 1970 he received his bachelor’s degree, graduating as salutatorian with majors in chemistry and physics. He received his master’s degree (1973) and Ph.D. (1975) in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

While pursuing his Ph.D. degree, Rodgers invented the VMOS process technology, which he later licensed to American Microsystems, Inc. He founded Cypress Semiconductor in 1982. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala City.

Thurman John Rodgers Parents

His father was a car salesman and worked for General Motors and his mother was a school teacher, with a master’s degree in radio electronics. He was a Sloan scholar at Dartmouth College and played on the Dartmouth Big Green football team. It is not known if he has any sisters or brothers.

Thurman John RodgersWife

Rodgers is married to Valeta Massey. His wife likes to lead a very private life away from the public media and thus nothing much is known about her.

T. J. Rodgers Children

Details regarding his children are not available and thus we do not know whether he has any sons or daughters. This section will be updated as the information becomes available.

T. J. Rodgers Net Worth

Rodgers’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million dollars. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as a scientist and entrepreneur. Through his various sources of income, he has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

T. J. Rodgers Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about T. J. Rodgers

T. J. Rodgers Wiki

• Full Names: Thurman John Rodgers
• Popular As: T. J.
• Gender: Male
• Occupation / Profession: Scientist and entrepreneur
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity:  Not Available
• Religion:  Not Known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

T. J. Rodgers Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 71 years as ( 2020).
• Zodiac Sign: Pisces
• Date of Birth: March 15, 1948
• Place of Birth: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
• Birthday: March 15th

T. J. Rodgers Body Measurements

• Body Measurements:  Not Available
• Height / How Tall?:   Not Known
• Weight:  Not Known
• Eye Color: Brown
• Hair Color: Blonde
• Shoe Size:  Not Available

T. J. Rodgers Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad):  Not Known
• Mother:  Not Known
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters):  Not Known
• Marital Status: Married
• Wife/Spouse or Husband/Spouse: Married to Valetta Massey
• Children:  Sons ( TBA) Daughter(s) (TBA)

T. J. Rodgers Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth:  Under Review
• Salary:  Under Review
• Source of Income: Under Review

T. J. Rodgers House and Cars

• Place of living: To be Updated
• Cars: Car Brand to be Updated

T. J. Rodgers Scientists

After completing a doctorate at Stanford, Rodgers refused a job offer from Intel, explaining that CEO Andrew S. Grove was unlikely to offer him the freedom to pursue his own projects. Instead, he accepted a job at Advanced Microsystems Inc. (AMI), where he continued working on a special chip technology he invented but this project was a failure.

T. J. Rodgers Cypress Semiconductor

In 1982 he established Cypress Semiconductor and served as founding CEO. Cypress is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company, producing PSoCs, microcontroller, IoT, wireless and USB, PMICs, memory and sensor chips. As CEO, He oversaw more than 30 acquisitions, including SunPower and the IoT portfolio of Broadcom Corporation.

Cypress also gained from its business with Apple Inc., as its PSoC was behind the iPod click wheel. In April 2016 he stepped down as CEO. In 2015, Cypress had more than 6,000 employees and revenues of US$1.6 billion. The company had about 7,000 issued patents and about 1,200 additional patent applications on record.

Thurman John Rodgers Proxy fight

In 2017 Rodgers directed a fruitful intermediary battle against Cypress. He raised concerns relating to executive pay, the state-supported remote challenge just as innate irreconcilable circumstances. In the wake of recording a claim against the organization in April 2017, Rodgers looked to expel official administrator Ray Bingham and Eric Benhamou from the Cypress board and designated Dan McCranie and Camillo Martino as executives.

Rodgers contended that Bingham’s job as a fellow benefactor of Canyon Bridge, a private value subsidize bolstered by the Government of China, comprised an unmistakable irreconcilable situation as securing focuses for the two organizations covered.

Bingham was compelled to leave from the Cypress load up toward the beginning of June 2017 and both of Rodgers’ chosen people won the resulting 2017 investor race against Benhamou.

Thurman John RodgersSunPower

Rodgers initially perceived the estimation of high-productivity sun based cells delivered by SunPower. As SunPower confronted monetary issues in 2001, Rodgers endeavored to persuade the Cypress board to purchase the sun based cell maker.

Rodgers and SunPower CEO Richard Swanson had met during the 70s at Stanford University. Be that as it may, as the Cypress top managerial staff was not keen on sparing the battling organization Rodgers composed a check himself for $750,000.

About a year later Rodgers had persuaded the board to put $9 million in SunPower and a couple of months after the fact Cypress purchased a greater part stake in SunPower. In 2005 SunPower opened up to the world and achieved a market capitalization of $10.4 billion of every 2007. From May 2002 to May 2011, Rodgers filled in as the executive of SunPower.

Thurman John Rodgers Enphase Energy

In January 2017, Rodgers put US$5 million in Enphase Energy, a sustainable power source firm represented considerable authority in the vitality of the board and the creation of sunlight-based smaller-scale inverters, which change sun-oriented vitality to exchanging flow for the electrical matrix. Notwithstanding his venture, Rodgers joined Enphase’s governing body.

T. J. Rodgers Board Memberships

• Bloom Energy, a fuel cell producer.
• Enovix, producer of silicon lithium-ion batteries.
• Enphase Energy, an energy technology company.
• Waterbird, a precision agriculture company.
• FTC Solar, a renewable energy company.
• Rodgers also served as director of the Semiconductor Industry Association.

Frequently Asked Questions About Thurman John Rodgers

Who is Thurman John Rodgers?

T.J. is an American prominent scientist and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Cypress Semiconductor and holds patents ranging from semiconductors to energy to winemaking.

How old is Thurman John Rodgers?

Thurman Rodgers is 71 years as of 2020. He was born on March 15, 1948, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

How tall is Thurman John Rodgers?

He stands at an average height, he has not shared his height with the public. His height will be listed once we have it from a credible source.

Is Thurman John Rodgers married?

Yes, Rodgers is married to Valeta Massey

How much is Thurman John Rodgers worth?

He has not yet revealed his net worth. We will update this section when we get and verify information about the wealth and properties under his name.

Where does Thurman John Rodgers live?

Because of security reasons, he has not shared his precise location of residence. We will update this information if we get the location and images of his house.

Is T. J. Rodgers dead or alive?

He is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.

Where is Thurman John RodgersNow?

Rodgers is still pursuing his career as a scientist.

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