Ranko Scepanovic

Semiconductor Executive | Former Intel VP Engineering & eASIC CTO | AI Infrastructure and Silicon Strategy Advisor

Saratoga, California, United States

About

Dr. Ranko Šćepanović is an executive leader with more than 30 years of experience spanning advanced silicon, AI infrastructure platforms, ASIC technologies, and hardware/software co-design. He has held senior leadership roles across startups, mid-size companies, and large-scale organizations — including Vice President and Fellow at LSI Logic, CTO & SVP Engineering at eASIC, and VP Engineering at Intel. Throughout his career, Ranko has specialized in bridging architecture vision, scalable silicon execution, and system-level productization. He has led the development of complex chip platforms, breakthrough technologies, infrastructure-class silicon systems, and differentiated IP across networking, cloud, wireless, defense, and AI-related applications. Renowned for consistently achieving right-first-time silicon across generations and process nodes, Ranko has built and led high-performance global engineering organizations across the U.S., Europe, India, and Malaysia. His leadership contributed significantly to eASIC’s growth, public S-1 filing, and eventual acquisition by Intel. More recently, Ranko has focused on next-generation AI infrastructure architectures, scalable accelerator integration, and system-level platform strategies for power- and compute-constrained AI environments. With 130+ issued patents spanning algorithms, EDA, architectures, security, and IC/systems technologies, he is recognized for combining deep technical insight with disciplined execution and strategic platform thinking.

Experience

  • Strategy Advisor at Sagence AI
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Strategy Advisor at LifePlus
    Jul 2025 - Jun 2026 · 1 yr

  • Vice President at Intel Corporation
    Sep 2018 - Nov 2023 · 5 yrs 3 mos

  • CTO and Senior Vice President of Engineering at eASIC
    May 2008 - Aug 2018 · 10 yrs 4 mos

  • VP and Fellow at LSI Corporation
    Jan 1993 - May 2008 · 15 yrs 5 mos