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Chris King Joins Board of Directors of Open-Silicon, Inc.
| Source: Open-Silicon
MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - July 8, 2008) - Open-Silicon, Inc., a fabless semiconductor
company providing a reliable, predictable and cost-effective alternative to
traditional chip design and supply chain models, today announced that Chris
King has joined its Board of Directors.
Ms. King has served as the CEO of AMIS Semiconductor (recently acquired by
ON Semiconductor), taking the company public in September 2003. She led
AMIS through six acquisitions during her tenure. Prior to joining AMIS,
King was vice-president of Semiconductor Products for IBM's
Microelectronics Division and launched the company's ASIC business in 1993
growing it to the number one ASIC business in the world. In addition to
her Board seat at Open-Silicon, Ms. King serves on the Boards of Atheros
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ : ATHR ), Idaho Power Company, an IDACORP
company (NYSE : IDA ) and ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ : ONNN ).
"Open-Silicon has established a reputation as an agent of change in the
ASIC market and we have had phenomenal growth in our first four years of
business. Chris's experience and leadership as a pioneer in the ASIC
industry will help us to accelerate our next phase of growth and offer our
customers even more compelling solutions," stated Dr. Naveed Sherwani, CEO
and president of Open-Silicon.
"I have been impressed with the impact that Open-Silicon's innovative
business model has had on the ASIC market and I look forward to working
with Naveed and the rest of the Open-Silicon board," remarked Chris King.
About Open-Silicon, Inc.
Open-Silicon, Inc. is a fabless ASIC company that was founded to set new
standards for the predictability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of
ASICs and enable our customers to differentiate their products with custom
silicon. Through our "Science of ASICs" initiative we continue to introduce
technology advantages that help our customers increase their chance for
success in the market. For more information, visit Open-Silicon's website
at www.open-silicon.com or call 408-240-5700.