Companies Ambiq Micro, Inc.
Ambiq Micro (AMBQ): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $2,744,676FY2024
- $6,271,304FY2025
CEO total pay was $6,271,304 in fiscal 2025, up from $2,744,676 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $832,166 · bonus $513,800 · stock awards $4,746,040 · option awards $0
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Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fumihide Esaka | $832,166 | $513,800 | $4,746,040 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $179,298 | $6,271,304 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Jeff Winzeler | 270,979 | 360,073 | 1,563,157 | 1,992,909 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 | 4,207,118 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Scott Hanson | 433,506 | 413,540 | 2,487,748 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,334,794 |
| Chief Technology Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fumihide Esaka | $6,271,304 | $2,744,676 | — | ↑ +3,526,628 |
| Jeff Winzeler | 4,207,118 | — | — | — |
| Scott Hanson | 3,334,794 | 1,216,381 | — | ↑ +2,118,413 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The company considers market compensation for comparable positions, historical compensation levels, individual performance, and the desire to motivate employees to achieve short- and long-term results in the best interests of stockholders. The company does not target a specific competitive position or a specific mix of compensation among base salary or bonus.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | NaN% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Compensia |
| Clawback policy | The Company has adopted an Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy compliant with NYSE Listing Rules and SEC rules under Dodd-Frank. It requires recovery of incentive compensation erroneously received during the three-year lookback period in the event of an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements. Recoupment is required regardless of fault or misconduct. |
| Anti-hedging | Directors, executive officers, employees, and their designees may not hedge their ownership of company stock, including through financial instruments such as prepaid variable forwards, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds. |
| Anti-pledging | Directors, executive officers, employees, and their designees may not purchase company stock on margin, borrow against company stock held in a margin account, or pledge company stock as collateral for a loan. |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hanson | Option | 19,344 | 12.6 | — |
| Fumihide Esaka | Option | 51,766 | 12.6 | — |
| Jeff Winzeler | RSU | 52,667 | — | 1,501,010 |
| Scott Hanson | RSU | 83,819 | — | 2,388,842 |
| Jeff Winzeler | Option | 95,238 | 16.8 | — |
| Fumihide Esaka | RSU | 159,907 | — | 4,557,350 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph TautgesIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance | $60,000 | $10,714 | — | — | — | $70,714 |
| Wen Hsieh, Ph.DIndependent · Board Chair | 39,583 | 0 | — | — | — | 39,583 |
| Timothy ChenIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | 25,833 | 10,714 | — | — | — | 36,547 |
| Ker Zhang, Ph.DIndependent | 30,000 | 0 | — | — | — | 30,000 |
| Scott Hanson, Ph.DEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fumihide EsakaEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bernard B. Banks, Ph.DIndependent · Audit · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $300,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 25,000 / 10,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $155,416 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $21,428 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $176,844 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Ambiq Micro as a peer
Companies that benchmark against AMBQ
No companies currently name AMBQ as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambiq Micro, Inc. | 2025 | Fumihide Esaka | $832,166 | $4,746,040 | $0 | $0 | $6,271,304 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-08 | — | — | — | — | — |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-08 | —a |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (15 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Fumihide Esaka. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 6,271,304. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Jeff Winzeler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 4,207,118. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Scott Hanson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 3,334,794. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2026-03-05. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Joseph Tautges. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 70,714. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Wen Hsieh, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 39,583. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Timothy Chen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 36,547. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Ker Zhang, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 30,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Scott Hanson, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Fumihide Esaka. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Bernard B. Banks, Ph.D. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-04-22. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: —. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 155,416 + equity 21,428 + all other 0 = 176,844, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Ambiq Micro, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Ambiq Micro, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,271,304. View filing ↗