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San
Jose, Calif. - March 09, 2006
- Summit
Microelectronics has
announced the appointment of
Evert Wolsheimer, PhD, to the
position of vice-president of
manufacturing and quality. Dr.
Wolsheimer reports to Summit
president and chief executive
officer, Patrick Brockett.
Before joining Summit, Dr.
Wolsheimer held a number of
executive positions at Xilinx,
with the most recent position of
vice-president of quality and
reliability. A member of the
executive team at Xilinx since
1991, he spearheaded the use of
outsourcing process development
and wafer manufacturing and
oversaw the company's product
engineering, process and
packaging development, foundry
collaborations, and
reliability.
Prior to Xilinx, Dr. Wolsheimer's
work included managing technology
development at LSI Logic and
marketing and R&D positions
at Philips. Dr. Wolsheimer holds
three patents and has authored
numerous articles. He has been a
member of the Fabless
Semiconductor Association's board
of directors since 1998. He holds
a PhD in semiconductor device
physics from the University of
Delft in the Netherlands.
"As a fabless company, Summit's
close collaboration with
foundries is key to the level of
excellence that we can offer our
customers," stated Pat Brockett.
"We look to Dr. Wolsheimer's vast
experience in technology, quality
and manufacturing to lead
Summit's ongoing activities in
this important area."
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About
Summit Microelectronics:
"Programmable power for a
digital world".
Founded in 1997, Summit
Microelectronics is the premier
supplier in programmable power
management integrated circuits.
The Company's devices are found
in consumer, communications and
computing applications requiring
sophisticated precision and
digital control in a single
chip.
Summit's patented technology
affords its customers faster
product development cycles and
flexibility in mass production
with no extra system cost. More
information is available at
www.summitmicro.com.
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