Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

Ahmad became President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors in March 2009. Prior to MEMC Ahmad served as Executive Vice President of the Memory and Imaging Division, and head of global manufacturing for Cypress Semiconductor. In these roles, he was responsible for strategy, financial performance and revenue growth for the Memory and Imaging Division, as well as global manufacturing for all divisions of Cypress. Previously Ahmad served as managing director of Cypress' Low Power Memory Business Unit. Prior to these roles at Cypress, Ahmad served in sales at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). Ahmad holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, a masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, and has completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University.

Francis Courreges was appointed executive vice president of operations at Cypress Semiconductor Corp. in January, 2006. Mr. Courreges is responsible for production control, planning, operations and customer service. Prior to his current position, Mr. Courreges served as vice president of quality. Mr. Courreges originally joined Cypress in 2000, where he was the managing director for Specialty Memory in the Data Communications Division. Prior to his tenure at Cypress, he served as the chief technical officer for PixTech Inc., a company that develops flat panel display technology. Mr. Courreges has also held various management positions in technology development, wafer fabrication, yield engineering, and technical marketing for ASIC and memory products. He earned a masters degree and a Ph.D. in materials science from Stanford University.

Cathal Phelan, president and CEO, is a seasoned professional with over 20 years' experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to Ubicom, Mr. Phelan held several leadership positions during a 15-year tenure at Cypress Semiconductor. Most recently, as vice president of the Data Communications division, he was responsible for the company's WAN, SAN and wireless infrastructure businesses. Mr. Phelan also headed up the Personal Communications Division which, under his leadership, achieved better than 40 percent market share in the standalone USB market. Prior to Cypress, Mr. Phelan worked for six years at the Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Christopher Norris, President & Chief Executive Officer Mr. Norris previously served as the Vice President and General Manager of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, most recently for the Consumer and Computation Division. Prior to joining Cypress, he was at Intel, where he was involved in both manufacturing and development. Mr. Norris joined MicroDisplay in 2005 and is also a member of the Board of Directors of the MicroDisplay Corporation with 22 years industry experience.

Mr. Minor joined Symmetricom in 2006, bringing over 25 years’ experience in human resources, business and finance. Prior to Symmetricom, Mr. Minor directed global human resource practices at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Previous to Cypress, Mr. Minor directed worldwide human resource strategies and programs for Lam Research Corporation. He also held senior-level human resource positions at KLA Instruments and the Electric Power Research Institute. Mr. Minor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University at Hayward, and a Masters in Business Administration from Notre Dame de Namur University.

Dr. Donato Montanari is European Strategic Marketing Director at Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, CA. Before joining Cypress Europe he was at Testchip Technologies, Austin TX where he was responsible for starting, developing and managing a new business unit including its product definition and design. Before Testchip Technologies, Dr. Montanari worked at the Memory Product Division of Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, CA, the Material and Packaging Division, IMEC, Leuven, Belgium and at the Central Research & Development Division, ST Milan, Italy. Dr. Montanari received his M. S. Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. Electrical Engineering ongoing from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. He holds four US Patents granted and eleven patents pending in the field of circuit design. He's been a participant, speaker and invited speaker at several international technical conferences and workshops.

Sons Gavin and Colin are now college graduates. Gavin is a marketing engineer for Cypress Semiconductor in the Seattle area. Colin is a doctoral candidate at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.

J. Daniel McCranie serves as Virage Logic’s Executive Chairman where he is responsible for leading the company’s demand creation efforts, merger and acquisition activities, and strategic direction. He joined Virage Logic as Chairman of the Board in August 2003, became Executive Chairman in March 2006, and served in that role until taking over as president and CEO in January 2007. From January 2007 until October 2008, he served as president and CEO, and in October 2008, he again became Executive Chairman. McCranie also currently serves as Chairman of the Board for ON Semiconductor, a provider of power and data management semiconductors and standard semiconductor components. He also holds directorships at Actel, a supplier of innovative programmable logic solutions, and Cypress Semiconductor, a world leader in timing technology solutions. McCranie is a 30+ year veteran of the semiconductor and communications industries. Prior to joining Virage Logic, he served as vice president of sales and marketing of Cypress Semiconductor, a San Jose-based manufacturer of semiconductors for the communications industry. He retired from that position in 2001. From 1986 to 1993, McCranie was the chairman, president and CEO of SEEQ Technology, a supplier of mixed-signal data communications products. Leading up to his tenure at SEEQ, McCranie held positions of increasing responsibility in management, engineering, and sales and marketing at Harris Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, American Microsystems and Philips Corporation. McCranie earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia.