Primarion Names Stephen Pullen Vice President of Systems Engineering; 30-Year Veteran of the Power Industry Joins Mixed Signal IC Company.

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Primarion, a mixed signal semiconductor company that provides digital control of power and I/O solutions, announced today that Stephen Pullen has joined the company as vice president of systems engineering. In this role, Pullen will bring system knowledge and understanding in order to clearly match chip functionality and design against the challenging requirements of modern power supply applications.

"Steve is an established leader in the power industry and brings invaluable experience as we meet the power demands brought on by the next generation of processors for computing, graphics and communications," said Ron Van Dell, president and CEO of Primarion. "Once a Primarion customer, we experienced Steve's vision for digital power and are thrilled he is now joining our ranks. His background in developing power solutions will drive continued innovation, ensuring our customers that Primarion leads the way in developing digital power management ICs."

Pullen brings nearly 30 years of R&D and power system development expertise to the Primarion team. His management background and experience spans the telecom, communication, military and computer markets in design, marketing and business development for the power industry. Prior to joining Primarion, he was director of North American development and chairman of DC-DC standard products at Delta Products, the world's leading switching power supply manufacturer. Before Delta, he served as director of engineering at Vicor Corp., where he earned significant experience in high-density design and packaging. Vicor is a known industry leader in high-frequency and high-density packaging design. At Celestica Power, he managed multiple design centers, including a custom ASIC team. Pullen holds a BSEE from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.

"Having known and worked with Primarion for three years as a customer, I believe the team has implemented digital technology into silicon in such a way that it enables leading solutions for managing power conversion," Pullen said. "These kinds of digital solutions will give the power industry the best system value and functionality to meet the demands of cost and density in the broad markets that the power industry services today. I look forward to jumping in and helping Primarion advance its technology into the mainstream of power system solutions."

Primarion's family of digital controllers provides unparalleled flexibility, performance and solution cost. Primarion's third-generation chipsets enable VR11-compliant voltage regulators to achieve unmatched efficiency of 90 percent. Additionally, Primarion's common digital architecture allows the use of one digital controller from the lowest cost to the highest performance designs.

About Primarion

Primarion is a mixed signal integrated circuit company that addresses key inflection points in power and I/O driven by the exploding demand for digital content and information. Primarion Digital Power ICs are positioned to beat traditional analog power ICs in cost per amp, performance and features with advantages that grow with each new processor generation. Primarion I/O ICs enable digitally controlled optical links for storage, networking and computing. Headquartered in Torrance, Calif., near Los Angeles, with offices in Phoenix and Taipei, Taiwan, Primarion has received venture funding from eminent venture funds and strategic partners such as Accel Partners, Lehman Brothers, APV Technology Partners, W Capital Partners and Intersil. For additional information please visit the Primarion Web site at www.primarion.com.