Colorado MicroDisplay Signs Cirrus' Roberts as President & COO; Cirrus Logic Senior VP Leaves To Join Boulder, Colorado Microdisplay Maker.Business Editors BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2000 The board of Colorado MicroDisplay, Inc. today announced that Kenney R. Roberts, sr. vice president of worldwide operations, will immediately join CMD's executive team 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. . CMD CMD cerebromacular degeneration. co-founder Mark Willner, who is currently 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. , will turn over day-to-day operations to Roberts, but remain chief executive officer. "We're delighted that Kenney will join us," said Willner. "He brings a wealth of experience in semiconductor engineering and foundry operations, among other talents. In particular, he is accustomed to running the production operations of a $600M specialized semiconductor manufacturer that operates without its own foundry, and that experience will be directly applicable to CMD as we ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale the manufacturing volumes of our micro-displays and chipsets." Roberts has logged more than 25 years with industry leaders in the semiconductor field. Prior to joining Cirrus in 1993, he had spent 10 years in engineering and product line management at AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , and before that had been at Mostek for nine years. Roberts will be assuming responsibility for manufacturing, quality, finance, development engineering, logistics, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , and information systems. "I am joining CMD because the company has incredible potential. I look forward in leading the effort in establishing CMD as the highest volume supplier of microdisplays in the industry," said Roberts. About CMD Colorado MicroDisplay, Inc. is a privately held technology development and marketing company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1996, the company has developed technology and intellectual property related to the fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. of high-resolution, full-color, low-power, low-cost displays which are capable of imaging a full computer screen or full-motion video onto a proprietary LCD microdisplay smaller than 3/8 x 5/16 inches (9.6 x 7.2 mm). The images can be magnified or projected for use in heads-up displays, wearable computers, camcorders and digital camera viewscreens, cellular phones, handheld TV's and wireless devices. The displays can operate with digital or TV inputs. Colorado MicroDisplay, Inc.'s main offices are at 2477 55th Street, Suite 201, Boulder, Colorado 80301. The company can be reached by phone (303)546-9700, fax (303)546-9800, or through its website: www.comicro.com. |
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