2008-07-15 06:03:00
New Advisory Board Member Brings Significant Semiconductor Experience
MILPITAS, Calif.–(EMWNews)–Sonics Inc., a premier supplier of system-on-chip (SoC) SMART
Interconnect solutions, today announced that Covalent Materials Corp.
president and CEO, Susumu Kohyama, Ph.D., has joined the company’s
advisory board. Dr. Kohyama brings with him more than three decades of
experience in the semiconductor industry. With his considerable
experience, he will be an asset to Sonics to ensure the company
continues to provide solutions that are leading-edge and relevant to
companies throughout the world.
Dr. Kohyama joined Toshiba’s Research and
Development Center in 1969. After holding several senior management
roles, he served as the entire corporation’s
chief strategy officer from 1998 to 2001. He has also served as chief
technology officer for Toshiba’s Electronic
Devices Group, which focuses on semiconductors. In 2004, he assumed his
current position. Dr. Kohyama has led Covalent Materials Corp. through
growth and strategic developments including changing its name from
Toshiba Ceramics Co. Ltd. in 2007.
In addition to his corporate leadership role, Dr. Kohyama is the chair
of VLSI Symposia Executive Committee, representing Japan and Asia, as
well as a member of the board of directors of Semiconductor Equipment
and Materials International (SEMI).
“A visionary and technology leader in the
semiconductor space, Dr. Kohyama brings a wealth of experience in
semiconductor technology, processor technology, SoC design and consumer
electronics that can help guide Sonics in product development and
business development worldwide,” said Sonics
CEO Grant Pierce. “Sonics will greatly benefit
from his knowledge and experience.”
“I have been an advocate of Sonics’
technologies and products for over five years, and have personally seen
the substantial benefits that companies can derive from adopting Sonics’
solutions for their complex SoCs,” said Dr.
Kohyama. “As increasing levels of voice, data
and video processing appear in larger numbers of consumer devices, the
level of SoC complexity increases as does the need for Sonics’
solutions. My role on Sonics’ advisory board
will be to provide a customer-centric viewpoint on the challenges faced
by design teams integrating continuously increasing functionality into
their SoCs.”
About Sonics
Sonics, Inc. is a premier supplier of SMART Interconnect solutions that
deliver high SoC design predictability and increased design efficiency.
Major semiconductor and systems companies including Broadcom, Samsung,
Texas Instruments and Toshiba have applied Sonics’
SMART Interconnect solutions in leading products in the wireless,
digital multimedia and communications markets. Sonics is a
privately-held company funded by Cadence Design Systems, Toshiba
Corporation, Samsung Ventures and venture capital firms Investar
Capital, TL Ventures, Smart Technology Ventures, and Easton Hunt
Capital, among others. For more information, see www.sonicsinc.com.
®Sonics Inc., the company’s logo and SMART
Interconnect are registered trademarks of Sonics Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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