Parade Technologies Elects a Semiconductor Veteran to Its Board of Directors
Posted January 15th, 2007
Parade Technologies Elects a Semiconductor Veteran to Its Board of Directors
Dennis Segers Brings 30 Years of Industry Experience to Parade
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–January 15, 2007: Parade Technologies Ltd., a leading developer of digital video display interface products, announced today the appointment of Dennis Segers, CEO of Tabula, Inc., to its Board of Directors.
“Dennis has a proven track record in our industry,” said Jack Zhao, President of Parade Technologies, Ltd. “The industry experience and expertise that he brings to the Parade team will add to the momentum we’ve gained with the recent announcement of digital video display interface products.”
Prior to joining Tabula, Mr. Segers served as President and CEO of Matrix Semiconductor, the pioneer in the design and development of three-dimensional integrated circuits. At Matrix, Dennis oversaw the transition of the company from the early technology feasibility phase to high volume production, culminating in the acquisition of the company by SanDisk in January 2006. Before Matrix, Segers served as the senior vice president and general manager of the advanced products group at Xilinx, where he built a multi-billion dollar business. He oversaw the development and introduction of the Virtex family of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), the most successful programmable logic family in the industry’s history. In April 2000, he was elected to the Xilinx board of directors. Mr. Segers also serves on the board of directors of Synplicity, Inc., the leading supplier of software tools for the programmable logic industry. He is a member of the Texas A&M University Engineering Advisory Board and a former board member of the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA).
“I am looking forward to serving on Parade Technology’s Board of Directors,” said Dennis Segers. “The market is exploding for digital video display interfaces. The products that are being developed at Parade are perfectly positioned to meet the demand.”
About Parade Technologies, Ltd and Parade Technologies, Inc.
Parade Technologies, Ltd is a privately-held fabless semiconductor company that specializes in developing digital video display interface products. The company seeks to leverage a combination of high-speed analog, mixed-signal and digital design expertise, along with system level knowledge, to take product performance, power efficiency and customer satisfaction to new heights.
Parade Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parade Technologies, Ltd, is located in Sunnyvale, California, the heart of Silicon Valley. As Parade Technologies, Ltd’s marketing representative in the United States, Parade Technologies, Inc. can be reached at (408) 329-5540 or on the internet at http://www.paradetech.com/.
Contact:
Parade Technologies, Inc.
Jimmy Chiu, 408-329-5540
jimmy.chiu@paradetech.com