Mike Housholder

About Mike Housholder

I am a semiconductor industry leader with nearly three decades of experience driving the global commercialization of disruptive technologies. Currently, as VP and GM of Thermal Management at xMEMS Labs, I lead the strategic growth and market adoption of our revolutionary solid-state µCooling products.My career has been defined by navigating major industry shifts—from transitioning the storage industry from parallel to serial interfaces and scaling mobile WiFi at Marvell, to pioneering the global roll-out of 6-axis MEMS motion sensors in smartphones at InvenSense. At xMEMS, I am focused on replacing legacy mechanical components with monolithic silicon piezoMEMS, transforming how we approach audio and thermal management in the era of Physical AI.Core Expertise:Strategic Leadership: Scaling businesses and leading global marketing and business development for category-defining hardware.Market Disruption: Pioneering \"world\'s first\" technologies from concept to broad market adoption.Ecosystem & Partnership Development: Cultivating high-stakes alliances across the full technology stack incorporating silicon, software, and systems to accelerate the adoption of new hardware.Technology Product Lifecycle Management: Driving technical products from early-stage innovation to high-volume manufacturing across mobile, wearable, and data center ecosystems.

Experience

1. VP & Gm Thermal Management Bu

   Xmems

   Feb 2026 — Present · Santa Clara, CA, US

   I drive the strategic vision and global commercialization of xMEMS’ revolutionary solid-state µCooling technology, transforming thermal management for the next generation of mobile and AI devices.

Education

• University of California, Riverside

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Start-Ups
• Mems
• Saas
• Product Marketing
• Ic
• Storage
• Business Development
• Mobile
• Product Management
• Embedded Systems
• Eda
• Android
• Technical Marketing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Soc
• Wireless
• Ecosystem Management
• Semiconductors
• Business Strategy
• Mobile Devices
• Fpga
• Embedded Software
• Asic
• New Business Development
• Strategic Partnerships