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Television Arts and Sciences in 2007. Mr. Hartenstein also serves as the non-executive chairman of SIRIUS-XM
Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., and as a director of Broadcom Corporation and the City of Hope. Mr. Hartenstein
previously served as a director of Thomson, S.A. (Thomson Multimedia). Mr. Hartenstein received a B.S. in
Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and he received
an M.S. in Applied Mechanics from the California Institute of Technology. Mr. Hartenstein has experience in
media relations and the communications industry and the Board benefits from his deep experience in the
distribution of media content through a variety of channels. He also brings significant senior leadership,
technological and industry expertise to the Board. Mr. Hartenstein’s experience as a director of other public
companies provides insights with regard to the operation of a Board and its role in overseeing the Company. The
Board also values Mr. Hartenstein’s previous experience serving as chief executive officer of large, complex,
publicly-held technology companies.
Dr. Hu has served as a Director of the Company since August 4, 2009. Since 2001, Dr. Hu has served as the
TSMC Distinguished Chair Professor of Microelectronics in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at
University of California, Berkeley, where he has been a professor since 1976. From 2001 until 2004, Dr. Hu was
the Chief Technology Officer at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Dr. Hu also serves on the
board of Inphi Corporation and served on the boards of MoSys, Inc. and Formfactor, Inc. and was the founding
board chairman of Celestry Design Solutions. Dr. Hu is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering,
the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academia Sinica. Dr. Hu received his B.S. degree from National Taiwan
University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of California, Berkeley, all in electrical engineering.
Dr. Hu has experience and expertise in the technologies used and supported by the Company, which is useful in
the Board’s understanding of the Company’s research and development efforts, competing technologies and the
products and processes that the Company develops. Dr. Hu’s experience as an educator aids his ability to
communicate and inform the Board about technology and industry developments and trends. The Board also
benefits from Dr. Hu’s experience on the boards of other publicly traded technology companies.
Ms. Lego served as a Director of the Company from 1989 to 2002 and returned to the Board in May 2004.
Ms. Lego was a General Partner of The Photonics Fund, an early stage venture fund focused on investing in
components, modules and systems companies for the fiber optics telecommunications market from December
1999 to December 2009. She was a general partner at Oak Investment Partners from 1981 to 1992. Ms. Lego
serves as a director and Chair of the Audit Committee for Lam Research Corporation, a provider of wafer
fabrication equipment and services for the semiconductor industry. Ms. Lego served as a director and Chair of
the Audit Committee for WJ Communications, Inc., a public semiconductor company in the wireless
communications market, from October 2004 to May 2008. She also served as a director and chaired the Audit
Committee of StrataLight Communication, Inc., a private company which sells optical transport equipment, from
September 2007 to January 2009. In March 2011, Ms. Lego joined the board of Cosworth Group, a private
United Kingdom-based precision engineering products and services company. Ms. Lego received a B.A. from
Williams College and an M.S. in Accounting from the New York University Graduate School of Business. She
has previously practiced as a Certified Public Accountant with Coopers and Lybrand. Ms. Lego’s financial
expertise, leadership skills and experience as a director of other public companies are valuable to the Board’s
operations. The Board values Ms. Lego’s significant experience, expertise and background in financial and
accounting matters, including in the technology industry. Ms. Lego’s venture capital experience aids the Board’s
understanding of business development, financing, strategic alternatives and industry trends.
Mr. Marks has served as a Director of the Company since August 2003 and as Chairman of the Board since
January 2011. Since March 2007, Mr. Marks has managed a private equity fund called Riverwood Capital, LLC
(formerly Bigwood Capital), which invests in rapidly growing private companies in North America and emerging
markets. From August to November 2007, Mr. Marks held the position of interim Chief Executive Officer at
Tesla Motors, Inc., a company producing electric sports cars. Prior to Riverwood Capital, LLC, Mr. Marks was a
senior adviser of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a private equity firm, from January 2007 to March 2007. From
January 2006 until January 2007, Mr. Marks was a member of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. From
January 1994 to January 2006, Mr. Marks served as the Chief Executive Officer of Flextronics, Inc., a leading
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