SMSC Announces Two New Directors.Business Editors HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2003 Standard Microsystems Corporation (Nasdaq: SMSC SMSC Short Message Service Center SMSC Standard Microsystems Corporation (New York) SMSC Spiritual Moral Social Cultural (education) SMSC Stephenville Medical and Surgical Clinic ) announced the election of Timothy P. Craig and James A. Donahue to SMSC's board of directors, succeeding James R. Berrett and James J. Boyle. Timothy P. Craig has served as Vice President of Lexmark International, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing solutions, and President of its Consumer Printing Division. Prior to this, Mr. Craig held the roles of Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development and Vice President of Development, Business Printer Division at Lexmark International, Inc. James A. Donahue currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cohu, Inc., a leading supplier of test handling solutions used by the global semiconductor industry. Mr. Donahue previously held the roles of 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. of Cohu Inc. and President of its Semiconductor Equipment Group. Prior to this, he served as President of Delta Design, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Cohu, Inc. "I am very pleased to welcome Tim Craig and Jim Donahue to SMSC's board of directors," said Steven J. Bilodeau, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Both gentleman are recognized business leaders in their respective fields. Their seasoned leadership skills and industry experience make them excellent additions to SMSC's board of directors and we look forward to their valuable contributions to the Company's ongoing success." ABOUT SMSC: SMSC provides Real World Connectivity(TM) solutions for high-speed communication and computing applications. Leveraging a broad intellectual property portfolio, the Company thrives at the intersection of software, silicon and customized OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and applications. Through the integration of its leading-edge digital, mixed-signal and analog functionality and software expertise, SMSC delivers complete solutions that monitor and manage computing systems and connect peripherals to computers and to one another. The Company is the world's leading provider of Advanced Input/Output (I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output ) hardware and software solutions ranging from legacy PC I/O to leading-edge system management functionality. Through high-speed serial interfaces, including USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 and embedded Ethernet A single-chip implementation of the Ethernet networking standard. It is used to attach devices such as environmental monitors, sensors and Webcams directly to an Ethernet without requiring a computer for connection. See Ethernet. , SMSC delivers faster and higher-bandwidth peripheral connections for a wide range of products such as memory card readers, mass storage devices, digital cameras and keyboards and enables innovative high-speed networking functionality for consumer electronics, set-top boxes, printers, car navigation See GPS. systems, cellular base stations, and more. SMSC, a fabless semiconductor supplier, is based in Hauppauge, New York Hauppauge (pronounced /hɔpɔg/) is a hamlet in the Town of Islip and the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States. and maintains offices worldwide, including locations in North America, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, China and Europe. SMSC operates engineering design centers in Phoenix, AZ, Tucson, AZ, Hauppauge, NY and Austin, TX. More information about the Company is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.smsc.com. Standard Microsystems and SMSC are registered trademarks, and Real World Connectivity is a trademark, of Standard Microsystems Corporation. Product names and company names are trademarks of their respective holders. |
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