Legerity Appoints Kazuhiko Osada as Country Manager for Japan Office; Semiconductor Industry Veteran Chosen to Oversee Legerity's Sales in Japan.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2002 Legerity, a leading provider of analog/mixed-signal ICs for voice and data networks, today announced that it has named Kazuhiko Osada as Country Manager for Japan. As Legerity's top executive in Japan, Osada is responsible for Legerity's Japanese business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , including sales and distribution of voice and data IC products to communication equipment manufacturers. Osada has more than 15 years of experience in the sales and marketing of IC products in the Japanese market. Prior to joining Legerity, Osada was Vice President of Japan sales for Xicor. During his four years at Xicor, Osada built and managed the Xicor's sales and applications team in Japan, driving design wins and sales revenues for the company's analog/mixed-signal product line. Previously, Osada built a successful 28-year career at Toshiba, where he held numerous key roles, including IC Engineering for Toshiba's Kawasaki Division, Director of ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. Marketing in Toshiba's California Division, and General Manager of the Mikawa Branch, responsible for selling communication and RISC processors to key Japanese customers. "We are delighted to have a semiconductor industry professional as talented and experienced as Kazuhiko Osada heading up our sales operations in Japan," said David Boikess, vice president of sales at Legerity. "With his many successful years of experience in semiconductor sales and marketing, combined with his deep understanding of the communications industry and analog/mixed-signal technology, Kaz Osada is the ideal sales executive to manage Legerity's Japan sales office." "I am very excited to join the Legerity team and apply my semiconductor knowledge to drive Legerity's sales and win new communication system designs in Japan," said Kazuhiko Osada. "Legerity has the analog/mixed-signal and DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive design capabilities, systems architecture expertise, advanced process technology, sales and field support organization, and strong customer relationships to be a major supplier of voice interface and data IC products in Japan." According to Osada, Legerity holds a strong position in the Japanese market for voice interface chipset products designed for voice over broadband (VoB) applications, including voice over DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary (VoDSL) and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). Legerity's VoB chipsets handle the "derived voice" function in broadband customer premises equipment See CPE. , such as residential gateways and integrated access devices (IADs). Legerity also provides voice interface ICs for public switched telephone network (PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. ) applications, such as analog linecards for Central Offices and remote terminals. Legerity's Japan office is located in the Shinjuku NS Building, 2-4-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0805. As a fabless company Fabless Company The Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) defines fabless as follows: Fabless (without fab) refers to the business methodology of outsourcing the manufacturing of silicon wafers, which hundreds of semiconductor companies have adopted. , Legerity has foundry arrangements with UMC UMC United Methodist Church UMC United Microelectronics Corporation UMC University Medical Center UMC United Microelectronics Corp (Republic of China) UMC University of Missouri-Columbia in Taiwan, Chartered Semiconductor in Singapore and Sony Microelectronics in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . About Legerity Inc. Legerity, an analog/mixed-signal IC company focusing on next-generation voice and data networks, develops semiconductor products that enable voice over broadband, packet voice, public voice networks and xDSL line drivers for the new public infrastructure. Legerity is the only 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 manages its own high-voltage, high-speed bipolar process. Legerity combines its high-voltage and 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. process technologies, analog and digital circuit design capabilities, more than 600 patents, and extensive systems and field applications expertise to meet the design challenges of enterprise and telecommunication system manufacturers worldwide. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Legerity has offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Visit Legerity on the Web at www.legerity.com. Legerity, the Legerity logo, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Legerity Inc. All other brand and product names are used for identification only and may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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