Contact Information: Contacts: Bill Woodruff Vice President of Marketing Aquantia, Corp. (408) 228-8300 x202 Michael Schoolnik Story Communications (415) 674-3816
MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - September 2, 2008) - Aquantia, the leading developer of
mainstream 10GBASE-T solutions, today announced that it has named Anders
Swahn as an outside member of its board of directors. Swahn has a strong
track record of building and running successful companies, and is also a
key investment advisor to major venture capital firms.
Most recently, Swahn was CEO of picoChip. Prior to that, he was co-founder
and CEO of Abrizio, which delivered the world's first carrier-class terabit
switching chipset, and was acquired by PMC Sierra. Other experience
includes executive-level positions at AMD and Allied Telesyn.
"Aquantia has established itself
with the delivery of the industry's first low-power 10GBASE-T device, and
is actively engaged with top-tier switching and server customers. As we
enter the next phase in the growth of the company, we continue to add
talent and experience at all levels," said Phil Delansay, president and CEO
of Aquantia. "Anders has more than 20 years of experience in technology
management and investment in the Silicon Valley, with most of that in
semiconductor and networking, which will be of great value as we execute on
our business strategy."
"Aquantia has clearly demonstrated
its technology leadership in the 10GBASE-T market, having consistently
outperformed the competition," said Anders Swahn. "I have immediately been
impressed with the team and their vision and am looking forward to
contributing to its success."
About Aquantia
Aquantia is a supplier of 10GBASE-T Ethernet physical layer silicon that
enables cost-effective, high-bandwidth connectivity with familiar RJ45
connectors and twisted-pair copper cabling. Low-power 10GBASE-T PHYs are
instrumental in deployment of the converged network in servers, switches
and storage in Enterprise and Data Center applications.
Aquantia is an active participant in the Ethernet Alliance as well as IEEE
initiatives, and uses its unique expertise to deliver the industry's most
advanced products. Aquantia is a venture-backed private company with strong
financial backing from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners,
VentureTech Alliance, and Pinnacle Ventures. For more information, please
visit www.aquantia.com.
