Burr-Brown Corp. announces newly elected board member.TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1995--Burr-Brown Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BBRC BBRC Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications BBRC Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club (Washington state) BBRC Ball Brothers Research Corporation ), at its annual shareholders meeting on April 21, elected Marcelo A. Gumucio to its Board of Directors. Gumucio brings extensive electronics industry experience to the Burr-Brown Board. His professional experience spans almost 30 years in the computer and communications industries. Gumucio has been the Chairman of the Management Board and the Chief Executive Officer of Memorex Telex N.V. since November 1992. He is also the President of Memorex Telex Corp. and the Chairman of its Board of Directors. Prior to that, Gumucio served as Executive Vice President and then later as President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at Cray Research See Cray. Inc. Other prior experience in communications and computing included executive senior management positions at Northern Telecom and Hewlett Packard. "Mr. Gumucio's professional experience with the converging markets of computers and communications will make him an excellent contributor to our Board," said Syrus P. Madavi, Burr-Brown's President and Chief Executive Officer. "I expect his insight to help me position Burr-Brown for strong growth in these exciting markets." Burr-Brown Corp., founded in Tucson in 1956, is an international leader in the design, marketing and manufacturing of electronic components. The company's product lines include precision linear, data conversion and mixed signal integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. . These products address applications for both 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). found in communication, process and industrial control, automatic test equipment, medical electronics, digital audio, multimedia and computer peripherals. Manufacturing facilities are located in Tucson, Ariz.; Livingston, Scotland; and Atsugi, Japan. Direct sales and distribution locations are in the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, England, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. For additional information, please write to Burr-Brown Corp., Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. , P.O. Box 11400, Tucson, Ariz. 85734, or contact John L. Carter, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at 520/746-7758 or Carter_John("at" sign)BBrown.Com. CONTACT: Burr-Brown Corp., Tucson John L. Carter, 520/746-7758 |
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