Analog Devices Announces New Vice President and General Manager.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2003 Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ADI) today announced William N. Giudice will join the company as vice president and general manager for the Micromachined Products Division, which includes ADI's microelectrical mechanical (MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. ) product development and manufacturing. Mr. Giudice most recently served as president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Telephotonics. Prior to that position, he served as the co-founder and CEO of Maker Communications. In addition, Mr. Giudice has held sales and management positions at a number of companies, including AT&T, Hewlett Packard and LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic. At ADI Mr. Giudice will report to Jerald Fishman, President and CEO. Mr. Giudice replaces Franklin Weigold who will retire this fall after eleven years of distinguished service. "We are very fortunate to have attracted an executive of Bill's caliber," said Mr. Fishman. "I am confident that Bill's skills and experience will prove beneficial to ADI as we continue the work of expanding our position as the world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of integrated MEMS technology." "Under Frank's leadership, ADI has become a strategic supplier to automotive manufacturers, as well as many other customers around the world. In addition, we have built and qualified the industry's only high-volume, dedicated production facility for integrated inertial MEMS," Mr. Fishman continued. "Now our goal is to expand our engagements with automotive manufacturers, collaborating on new automotive applications. In addition, many emerging applications throughout the consumer, communications, computer and industrial equipment markets will likely make MEMS technology another growth engine for ADI over the next few years." Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). applications. The company is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts and employs approximately 8,600 people worldwide. It has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Ireland, the Philippines, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Analog Devices' stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. and the company is included in the S&P 500 Index. |
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