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K-MICRO (KAWASAKI MICROELECTRONICS) NAMES YUKIO YAMAUCHI PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Tokyo, Japan – April 12, 2005 – K-micro (Kawasaki Microelectronics), the leader in advanced yet affordable ASIC technology, announced today that it has named Yukio Yamauchi as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Yamauchi succeeds Susumu Hirano, who will remain with K-micro as a senior executive advisor. Mr. Yamauchi has more than 30 years of industry experience; he most recently was K-micro’s Chief Technical Officer.
"I am very pleased to announce the selection of Yukio Yamauchi as our next President and CEO," stated Susumu Hirano, K-micro's former President and CEO. "His in-depth knowledge of the ASIC market will be invaluable in leading K-micro to achieve its goal of one billion dollars in revenue by the end of this decade."
ABOUT K-MICRO (KAWASAKI MICROELECTRONICS)
K-micro is the leader in advanced yet affordable ASIC technology. The company’s innovative core technologies
and world-class design support are used in the consumer electronics, computer, office-automation, and networking
markets. The company is an active participant in industry standards organizations, including the Wi-Fi Alliance,
Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG), USB Implementers Forum, MPEG Industry
Forum (MPEGIF), Mobile Computing Promotion Consortium (MCPC), the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG), SD
Card Association (SDA) and OCP International Partnership (OCP-IP). K-micro has design centers in Boston, San
Jose, Taipei, and Tokyo. For more information, contact the company at 408-570-0555, or visit http://www.k-micro.us/.
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