Tech Executive Steve Frison Joins Ambric as Vice-president of Software.BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Ambric([R]) Inc. has named Steve Frison vice- president of software, responsible for software development tools and applications. Frison joins Ambric from his position as vice-president of Systems and Software at Stexar Corporation, a developer of intellectual property for digital signal processors. Ambric's acting vice-president of software, Jothy Rosenberg, remains the company's Software chief technical officer and chair of Ambric's Technical Advisory Board. Ambric is developing a new type of programmable integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for (IC) platform that will help electronics companies accelerate time-to-market for their products while slashing system development costs. "Steve brings great value to our software organization and management team," said Howard Bubb, 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. and chairman. "He has deep technical knowledge and excellent operational experience, having led the successful development of products for markets ranging from digital media, video server, and internet messaging to concurrent computers, groupware, and business software applications." "Much of my career has been focused on multiprocessor and concurrent processing See multiprocessing. Concurrent processing The simultaneous execution of several interrelated computer programs. A sequential computer program consists of a series of instructions to be executed one after another. systems," said Frison. "Ambric gives me a great opportunity to continue working in the area that fascinates me but even more importantly gives me the chance to help change high performance computing as we know it today. This is a great opportunity and I am excited about it." About Steve Frison Before joining Ambric, Frison was the vice-president of Systems and Software at Stexar Corporation. Previously, he was the COO and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. for DivX, Inc., a leading maker of video sharing See video sharing site. technologies. Before that, Frison was the president and COO of CenterSpan Communications Corporation, a developer of secure, software-based Internet and intranet content delivery solutions. Prior to that, Frison held positions in other technology companies including Intel Corporation where he was engineering manager for the Personal Conferencing Division and Rational Software, Inc. where he was director of Consulting Services. He holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in Mathematics and Computer Science from Portland State University. About Ambric, Inc. Ambric is a 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 is developing a new type of software-programmable, high-performance IC platform based on the first practical programming model for massively-parallel embedded computing. Ambric's products will help electronics companies accelerate time-to-market for their products while slashing development costs. Established in 2003 and headquartered in Beaverton, Ore., Ambric has received funding from ComVentures, OVP OVP Originalverpackt (German: original packaging) OVP Over Voltage Protection OVP Ostvorpommern (German number plate area code) OVP Originalverpackung (German) Venture Partners, Northwest Technology Ventures, and private investors. Visit www.ambric.com for the latest news and information on the company. Ambric, Inc. and the Ambric logo are trademarks of Ambric, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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