AMD Appoints Sylvia Summers Vice President and General Manager of Embedded Business Unit.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2003 New Appointment Highlights Memory Group's Commitment to Providing Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. Solutions to Customers AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) today announced it has appointed Sylvia Summers vice president and general manager of the Embedded Business Unit of AMD's Memory Group. The appointment of Summers reinforces AMD's focus on customers' needs for Flash memory devices in embedded products such as automotive under-hood and dashboard electronics navigation, networking and telecommunication, consumer electronics including Set Top Boxes, PCs and peripherals. "Sylvia brings more than 20 years of experience in technical leadership and management to lead AMD's Embedded Business Unit in its aggressive plan to gain market share," said Dr. Bertrand Cambou, senior vice president, Memory Group, AMD. "Her extensive background in the semiconductor, storage and networking markets will drive the Memory Group's focus and commitment to delivering Flash memory solutions to our embedded systems customers." Before joining AMD, Summers served as group vice president for the Public Access Management Network Services Group at Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. . Prior to Cisco Systems, Summers was vice president and general manager of the Multiplatform Group at Storage Technology Corporation. Summers has also held senior-level management positions in systems businesses at Bull, Thomson CSF Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis Definition Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a laboratory test to examine a sample of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. , and Matra. Summers holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Ecole Polytecnique Feminine in France, a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal , and a master's degree in business administration from Thomson CSF in France. In conjunction with this appointment, AMD named Amir Mashkoori vice president and general manager of the Wireless Business Unit of AMD's Memory Group. Previously Mashkoori served as vice president and general manager of AMD's Embedded Business Unit. About AMD Flash Memory Devices AMD Flash memory products encompass a broad spectrum of densities and features to support a wide range of markets. AMD Flash memory customers represent leaders in the cellular, automotive, networking, telecommunications, and consumer markets. AMD offers many Flash memory products, such as devices based on the innovative MirrorBit(TM) architecture; award-winning simultaneous read-write (SRW SRW Super Robot Wars (video games) SRW Single Rear Wheel (truck) SRW Segmental Retaining Wall SRW Soldier Radio Waveform SRW Strategic Reconnaissance Wing SRW Search and Retrieve via the Web ) product family; super low-voltage 1.8V Flash memory devices; and burst- and page-mode devices. AMD developed the robust Known Good Die (KGD KGD Known Good Die (semiconductor industry) KGD Kaliningrad, Russia - Kaliningrad Airport (Airport Code) KGD King's Gambit Declined (chess) KGD Komitee Für Grundrechte Und Demokratie ) program and the patented negative gate erase technology, and developed highly reliable Fine-pitch Ball Grid Array “BGA” redirects here. For other uses, see BGA (disambiguation). A ball grid array (BGA) is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits. (FBGA FBGA Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array FBGA Fine Pitch Bga FBGA Fine Line Bga ) packaging. AMD's Flash memory products have received numerous customer service, quality and technology awards. Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks, Samsung, the Bosch Group, and Volkswagen have all awarded AMD their top supplier awards. About AMD Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, Calif., AMD (NYSE:AMD) is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, Flash memory devices, and silicon-based solutions for communications and networking applications. AMD on the Web For more AMD news and product information, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.amd.com/news/virtualpress/index.html. Additional press releases are available at www.amd.com/news/news.html. Note to Editors: AMD, the AMD Arrow logo and combinations thereof, and MirrorBit are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other product and company names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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