Wind River Welcomes James W. Bagley to Board of Directors; Lam Research Corporation CEO Brings 35 Years of Experience to Wind River Board.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2001 Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), a leading provider of software and services for connected smart devices, today announced that James W. Bagley, the chairman and chief executive officer of Lam Research Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and service of semiconductor processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. Corporation, was elected to the company's Board of Directors. Bagley, a 35-year veteran in the semiconductor industry, will join the six other members of the Wind River board. "Wind River is honored to have James W. Bagley join the leadership of Wind River as a integral member of our Board of Directors," said Jerry Fiddler, chairman and co-founder of Wind River. "With silicon building blocks becoming more complex and varied, the lines between silicon and software are blurring. It's more important than ever for Wind River to have strong insight into the semiconductor industry. Jim's extensive knowledge of running multi-billion dollar companies in the semiconductor industry will help Wind River to grow in the years to come." "I admire and respect Wind River's management team," said James W. Bagley, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Lam Research Corporation. "Wind River is in a market with nearly unlimited opportunity, and I am pleased to be a part of their efforts to move the company forward in the post-PC era (1) The use of numerous machines each dedicated to a specific application in contrast to the general-purpose desktop or laptop computer. (2) The use of desktop and laptop computers that run under operating systems other than Windows. ." Extensive Industry Experience James W. Bagley is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Lam Research Corporation (www.lamrc.com), a leading global supplier of silicon wafer processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. . Bagley became chief executive officer of Lam in August of 1997 upon the completion of the merger of Lam and OnTrak Systems, Inc. where he served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Bagley earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in electrical engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. from Mississippi State University Mississippi State University, at Mississippi State, near Starkville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1878 as an agricultural and mechanical college, opened 1880. From 1932 to 1958 it was known as Mississippi State College. . He spent 15 years each at Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. and Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. NASDAQ: AMAT (HKSE: 4336 ) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel solar displays, solar . Bagley also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Teradyne and Micron Technology Micron Technology ("Micron") NYSE: MU is a multinational company based in Boise, Idaho, USA, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, and CMOS image sensing chips. , Inc. About Wind River Wind River, www.windriver.com, is a worldwide leader in embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. and services for creating connected smart devices. Wind River provides software development tools, real-time operating systems, and advanced connectivity for use in products throughout the Internet, telecommunications and data communications, digital imaging, digital consumer electronics, networking, medical, computer peripherals, automotive, industrial automation and control, and aerospace/defense markets. Wind River is How Smart Things Think(TM). Founded in 1983, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations in sixteen countries worldwide. Note to Editors: Wind River Systems and the Wind River Systems logo are registered trademarks and How Smart Things Think are trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies. |
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