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TAIPEI, TAIWAN, COMPUTEX, June 4, 1997-Centaur
Technology today at Computex announced the appointment of Joseph Baranowski
vice president of sales and marketing. In his new role, Baranowski will
direct the development and execution of Centaur's strategic plans, including
product introduction, positioning, target marketing and customer support.
Centaur, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT), recently introduced the IDT-C6™
processor, a Pentium®-class microprocessor designed for the low-cost
desktop and mobile personal computer (PC) market.
"We are excited about Joe's addition
to the growing Centaur team," said Glenn Henry, president of Centaur
Technology. "Joe has the sales and marketing expertise to bring these
first products to market successfully, while at the same time establishing
a strategic plan and long-range product roadmap."
Baranowski brings more than 20 years
of semiconductor industry experience to Centaur. Most recently, he served
as vice president of sales and marketing at OKI Semiconductor for seven
years, managing its North American semiconductor division. He has also
held sales and marketing positions at Siliconix, Zoran, Intel and Fairchild
Semiconductor.
Baranowski received his bachelor of
science degree in electrical engineering from Monmouth University in
Long Beach, New Jersey and a master of science degree in electrical
engineering from New York University. He is a member of the IEEE and
the Association for Corporate Growth.
About Centaur Technology
Centaur Technology, an Austin, Texas-based
microprocessor design and development company, was founded in 1995 as
a wholly owned subsidiary of IDT. The company is headed by Glenn Henry,
previously of IBM, Dell Computer and MIPS Technologies, Inc. More information
on the company can be found at http://www.centtech.com.
About the IDT-C6
The IDT-C6 is a Pentium-class x86 microprocessor
utilizing simple architecture design which results in very small die
size (88mm2) and low power dissipation. The processor includes
multimedia extension (MMX™)-compatible instructions and operates
at speeds up to 200MHz. In a related announcement, Centaur today announced
first sampling to beta customers in Taiwan.
About IDT
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT)
designs, manufactures and markets high-performance integrated circuits
and modules that are used in products in four rapidly growing market
segments: communications equipment, distributed computing systems, personal
computers (PCs) and office automation equipment. IDT enhances the opportunity
of its customers to optimize the cost and performance of their microprocessor-based
systems by providing innovative solutions based on four product areas:
communications products, including industry-leading FIFO memories, multi-port
memories and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) products; high-speed SRAMs
and Fusion Memory™; high-performance logic; and RISC microprocessors.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.,
IDT employs approximately 4,400 people worldwide. More information on
IDT and its products can be found at http://www.idt.com,
and fax-on-demand services by calling 1-800-9-IDT-FAX. vvv
Fusion Memory and IDT-C6 are trademarks
of Integrated Device Technology. MMX is a trademark and Pentium is a
registered trademark of Intel.
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