Armond Hairapetian, Ph.D., Joins Miramar Venture Partners.CORONA DEL MAR Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
A role as an entrepreneur in residence (EIR) with a venture fund is a very coveted role for many entrepreneurs. (EIR EIR n. popular acronym for environmental impact report, required by many states as part of the application to a county or city for approval of a land development or project. (See: environmental impact report) ). Dr. Hairapetian brings to Miramar more than 15 years of technical and general management experience in the area of analog, RF and mixed-signal integrated circuits. As EIR, Dr. Hairapetian will help Miramar form new companies around specific product plans and technologies as well as evaluate markets, technologies and business plans in connection with Miramar's general investment activity. Most recently, Dr. Hairapetian was the General Manager of the optical products division of Broadcom Corporation, the leading supplier of 10G transceiver ICs for optical communications Optical communications The transmission of speech, data, video, and other information by means of the visible and the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. . Prior to that, Dr. Hairapetian was the co-founder 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 venture-backed NewPort Communications, where he led the engineering effort in developing the world's first OC-48 and OC-192 transceivers in CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. , and the ultimate sale of the company to Broadcom in August 2000 for approximately $1.2 billion. Prior to founding NewPort, Dr. Hairapetian held various senior level engineering positions at Rockwell Semiconductor (subsequently Conexant and SkyWorks) and Sierra Semiconductor (now PMC-Sierra). Dr. Hairapetian received his BS, MS and Ph.D. in electrical engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. from UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . "Armond is a proven entrepreneur, leader and technologist. He has a unique ability to identify market opportunities, recruit and guide expert technical teams, execute on development plans and introduce technologically-advanced products to market. He is an ideal person to lead Miramar's efforts to form and develop new semiconductor companies," said Miramar managing partner Rick Fink. "We are currently working on a number of opportunities in Southern California where Armond's technical expertise, market knowledge and operating savvy will be instrumental in building great companies." About Miramar Miramar Venture Partners is a venture fund that invests in early-stage information technology companies, focusing on Southern California opportunities. Formed in 2001, Miramar has made investments in leading emerging growth companies in semiconductors, enterprise networks, telecom, data storage and software. Applying the extensive technological and business experience of its partners in working with emerging companies, Miramar takes a hands-on, teamwork approach to support entrepreneurs in building successful technology companies. More information about Miramar Venture Partners can be found at www.miramarvp.com. |
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