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iSuppli adds former Samsung, Intel executive to Memory Analysis Team

Fri, 22 May 2009 15:00:02 GMT

Bolstering the company’s research team, iSuppli Corp. has added former Samsung and Intel executive Michael Yang to its research team. Bringing a wealth of semiconductor-related experience to the company, Mr. Yang’s responsibilities as senior analyst, mobile flash memory and storage solutions will include overseeing research of mobile flash memory and hard disk drives as well as Solid State Drives (SSDs), which sector he initiated during his seven-year tenure at Samsung.

Former Infineon executive moves to NXP as Head of Identification

Mon, 18 May 2009 16:26:23 GMT

NXP Semiconductors has appointed Ruediger (‘Rudy’) Stroh as General Manager of the identification business, taking over from Christophe Duverne, whose new role will be announced in the coming days. A former Siemens and Infineon executive, Mr. Stroh brings several years of operations management experience to the role. He will report directly to Rick Clemmer (pictured), who is managing the automotive business on an interim basis.

TSMC’s U.S. IC design head goes to GLOBALFOUNDRIES

Wed, 13 May 2009 15:41:37 GMT

Subramani Kengeri has moved from TSMC to newly formed GLOBALFOUNDRIES as Vice President of Design Solutions. At GLOBALFOUNDRIES, he will report to Mojy Chian, who recently joined the company as senior vice president of design enablement. Kengeri was the head of TSMC’s U.S. based design centre.

Altera technology VP joins GLOBALFOUNDRIES

Mon, 11 May 2009 11:49:47 GMT

Former Vice President of Technology Development at fabless semiconductor firm, Altera Corporation, Curtis “Mojy” Chian has been appointed Head of Design Enablement at GLOBALFOUNDRIES. Chian will be responsible for customers have the necessary design infrastructure at the newly formed foundry and will based in Sunnyvale, California.

ARC International CEO resigns

Wed, 06 May 2009 11:47:53 GMT

With immediate affect, ARC International has said that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Carl Schlachte has resigned from the company. Dr Geoff Bristow, (pictured) who is currently the Senior Independent Director of the Company and has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company since 2003, will take-over the reigns.

ASM International appoints interim CFO

Tue, 05 May 2009 10:48:30 GMT

An interim CFO has been appointed at ASMI International, while the semiconductor equipment company continues to search for a permanent replacement to Arnold J.M. van der Ven, who will leave the company on May 14, 2009. The new CFO is recently retired Rob Ruijter the former CFO of' The Nielsen Company.

Asyst CEO resigns

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:09:49 GMT

Asyst Technologies Chief Executive Officer, President and Chair of the Board, Stephen Schwartz has resigned from the company is has been revealed through an SEC filing yesterday. The company has recently entered into voluntary Chapter 11 receivership and is to be delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange. The company is also up for sale.

Two former NXP executives now at solar thin film start-up

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:32:26 GMT

Following-on from the appointment of Hein van der Zeeuw as CEO in January, 2009, thin-film start-up, Odersun AG has recruited Peter van Bommel as its new Chief Financial Officer. Van Bommel’s last position was with NXP Semiconductor, formally the semiconductor division of Royal Philips. According to Odersun, van Bommel took the position on an interim basis at the beginning of year. van Bommel left NXP in May, 2008 for personal reasons, according to the NXP announcement at the time.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES shuffles senior technology positions

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:59:07 GMT

Newly established foundry, GLOBALFOUNDRIES has appointed Gregg Bartlett as Senior Vice President of Technology and Research and Development. Bartlett took up the position about a month ago, leaving his position as Vice President of Design Technology at Freescale Semiconductor. Craig Sander, the former head of R&D has moved to a new role, reporting directly to company CEO Doug Grose, handling a range of unspecified ‘special projects.’ Bartlett will be responsible for collaborative R&D activities with the IBM Alliance.

Micrel Inc. names David Schie VP of the Analog Business Unit

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:27:27 GMT

Micrel Inc., suppliers of analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, announced VP of Analog Design and R&D, David Schie will be named VP of the Analog Business Unit. He will be accountable for the Analog Business Unit, which constitutes over two-thirds of the company’s total revenue.

Jay Biskupski named CFO at Peregrine

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:47:20 GMT

Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, suppliers of RF CMOS and mixed-signal communications ICs, have named Jay Biskupski as the company’s new CFO. He will take over from Philip Chapman, who will take on an executive role watching over the deployment of Peregrine’s Intellectual Property licensing strategy.

Dr. Kenneth Kin appointed to SVTC’s Board of Directors

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:26:58 GMT

SVTC Technologies has appointed Dr. Kenneth Kin to its Board of Directors. Kin is a semiconductor-marketing strategist who was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Services and Marketing for the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) from 2001 to 2008.

Yuval Wasserman named new COO at Advanced Energy

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:28:21 GMT

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. named Yuval Wasserman the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), where he will be accountable for worldwide operations in addition to his existing responsibilities with oversight over sales, service and marketing.

Ian Chapman-Banks to oversee global sales and marketing for Chartered

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:33:42 GMT

Joining the company as senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing, Ian Chapman-Banks (pictured) brings over 20 years of experience to Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. The role, which comes into effect immediately, will see Mr. Chapman-Banks oversee all global sales and marketing activities, strategic and business development as well as customer support.

Ioannou replaces Molinaro as President of Akrion Systems

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:54:16 GMT

Akrion Systems has appointed Michael Ioannou to replace Jim Molinaro as President, effective immediately. Ioannou is also the COO of the surface preparation equipment company.

Former Transmeta CEO Art Swift accepts MIPS Technologies’ marketing VP role

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:48:32 GMT

A semiconductor industry veteran with over 20 years’ experience in marketing and executive management, Art Swift has joined the MIPS Technologies executive team as Vice President of Marketing to aid the company’s global IP business efforts.

Frans van Houten appointed Temporary Advisor at ASMI

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:07:14 GMT

ASM International N.V. has announced that ex-CEO of NXP Frans van Houten has been chosen as Temporary Advisor to the management board for up to 6 months. He will support the company’s efforts to maintain strong operational framework to withstand the financial crisis. Both ASMI management and supervisory boards made the decision, in addition to taking into account the recent recommendation from ASMI's largest shareholders Arthur del Prado and Hermes.

Dr. Paul Ryan appointed Corporate VP and UK Site Manager at Jordan Valley

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:59:42 GMT

Jordan Valley Semiconductors (JVS) appointed Paul Ryan, Ph.D. to Corporate Vice President and United Kingdom Site Manager, where he will be accountable for Operations and Engineering at the company’s facility in the UK.

Toshiba Corp attempts to mix-up front office, Norio Sasaki to become new CEO

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:14:08 GMT

The Japanese electronics company, Toshiba Corp announced it would seek shareholder approval in order to make current Vice President Norio Sasaki the company’s new CEO, while the current CEO Atsutoshi Nishida would become Chairman and the current Chairman Tadashi Okamura would become an Adviser.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES appoints Jim Kupec as new Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:18:50 GMT

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a semiconductor manufacturing company recently formed by a joint venture between AMD and Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), announced Jim Kupec will become the company’s new Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.