C Speed Names Alfred Hildebrand to Its Board of Directors.Business Editors SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2001 C Speed Corporation (www.cspeed.com), a developer of 3D MEMS-based, scalable optical switching subsystems, today announced that Alfred Hildebrand has been named to the Company's board of directors. A seasoned technologist, Hildebrand already lends his expertise and counsel to C Speed as a member of its Technical Advisory Board (TAB), and is one of the Company's individual investors. "Al is one of a few experts in the optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. space with such an expansive background in founding and managing both start-ups and large companies," said Dwain Aidala, 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 C Speed Corporation. "As a member of our TAB, he has already provided us with invaluable input and technical guidance as we determine key differentiators for our switch fabric architecture. It was a natural step for him to join our Board." Hildebrand is a recognized leader in optical technology and has co-founded a number of companies, including Silicon Light Machines, Inc., (formerly Echelle), Biomoleclar Separations, Inc., Laser Automation, and others. In 1994, he co-founded Inviso and is currently its Chairman of the Board. From 1966 to 1991, Hildebrand pursued a career with Spectra-Physics, Inc., a leading manufacturer of laser products, culminating his position as senior vice president with that company. He has served on more than 10 boards, including Matrix Integrated Systems, Inc., SDL (Specification and Description Language) A modeling language used to describe real time systems. It is widely used to model state machines in the telecommunications, aviation, automotive and medical industries. , Inc., 3D Systems, Inc., and Ampro, and is now a board member for both Iridigm and C Speed. Hildebrand holds a B.S. in Physics from Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford Business School or Stanford GSB) is one of the professional schools of Stanford University, in Stanford, California. It is one of the leading business schools in the United States. . About the Company C Speed Corporation delivers 3-D 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. (micro-electro-mechanical systems) optical switching subsystems to Systems Integrators building next generation optical networks. Its subsystem architecture combines advanced optical packaging and leading edge MEMS technology that can be easily designed into core, metro, and edge network infrastructures. C Speed's products are configurable from 40 to 1024 ports and beyond. The Company is privately held, with its headquarters located in Santa Clara. For more information, visit C Speed's web site at http://www.cspeed.com. |
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