Artimi Appoints Colin Macnab CEO; Former Atheros Executive Joins Single Chip Ultra Wideband Systems Semiconductor Company.SANTA CLARA, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, England -- Artimi Inc., the single chip Ultra Wideband systems semiconductor company, announced Colin Macnab has joined as chief executive officer. The former vice president of marketing and business development for Atheros, Macnab brings a broad range of management and market experience to lead Artimi in the next phase of growth. "Colin is an experienced executive with extensive knowledge and track record in the wireless communications semiconductor and systems industry," said Kaj-Erik Relander, general partner of Accel Partners and director of Artimi. "Colin has the breadth of start-up to IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. experience necessary to lead Artimi forward in becoming the market leader in UWB (Ultra-WideBand) A wireless technology that uses less power and provides higher speed than 802.11 Wi-Fi networks or first-generation Bluetooth products. UWB is expected to provide wireless video transmission for home theater systems, cable TV, auto safety and systems semiconductor products. Colin's strong relationships with target OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) A contract manufacturer that uses its own designs and intellectual property (IP). See contract manufacturer. customers in Asia will be instrumental in further developing Artimi's growing customer base." "Artimi's exceptional engineering and management teams have made major achievements in developing their single chip UWB technology," stated Macnab. "Artimi's low cost, high performance complete UWB system solutions will enable consumer electronics companies to rapidly develop UWB enabled wireless products - whether it be digital media adapters, high definition digital televisions, laptop computers or mobile phones. I am looking forward to working with the Artimi team and using my business development experience to strengthen Artimi's position in the global UWB markets." Macnab has more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor and systems market related to the wireless communications industry. Macnab was most recently vice president marketing and business development at Atheros, where he was part of the team that took the company public in 2004. Prior to Atheros, Macnab was 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 Morphics Technology, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. that developed the first wireless signal processor to support multiple standard cellular communications including most 3G standards. Morphics was acquired by Infineon in 2003. He was also founder and CEO of BMA BMA British Medical Association. Communications, a strategic services group that focused exclusively on wireless communications and wireless technology acquisitions for a portfolio of clients that included National Semiconductor, IBM Microelectronics, Philips and Fujitsu. Earlier in his career Macnab held engineering and management positions at Xircom, GEC Plessey, Linear Technology and Analog Devices. Macnab holds a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering from the University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Ghlaschu, Latin: Universitas Glasguensis) was founded in 1451, in Glasgow, Scotland. , Scotland. About Artimi Artimi is a fabless semiconductor company developing single chip system solutions for high bandwidth wireless connectivity based on UWB technologies. Artimi has corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , research and development headquarters in Cambridge, UK and sales office in Taipei, Taiwan. For more information, visit www.artimi.com. |
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