Ali
BARAN

Ali Baran graduated from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Hacettepe University in Ankara in 2000. He gained significant experience over approximately 15 years in leading semiconductor companies in Europe. Since his university years, he has carried the dream of adding value to our country in critical technologies like chip design and becoming a pioneer in this field.

Baran started his career at ASELSAN for a short period and then continued at ALCATEL. Afterward, he worked in various roles at companies such as ST, ST-ERICSSON, and ERICSSON, gaining 14 years of deep experience in many stages of the microelectronics industry. With this expertise, he founded Yongatek Microelectronics in 2014 and has served as the chairman of the board and CEO of the company since its establishment. Yongatek's mission is to become a globally recognized company developing technology in semiconductor IC/ASIC/SoC/Chip design, 5G/6G and satellite communications, video processing, AI, and IoT.

Ali Baran is married and has two children.