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EMPLOYEES
As of March 31, 2003, we had 856 full-time employees: 82 in administration, 479 in research and
development, 135 in operations, and 160 in marketing and sales. Our ability to attract and retain qualified
personnel is essential to our continued success. None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining
agreement, nor have we ever experienced any work stoppage.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Our executive officers and their ages as of May 5, 2003, are as follows:
Name Age Position
David M. Rickey ........... 47 Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer
and President
Roger A. Smullen, Sr. ....... 67 Vice Chairman of the Board
Brent E. Little ............. 39 Senior Vice President, Marketing
Stephen M. Smith .......... 44 Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Ramakrishna R. Sudireddy . . . 36 Senior Vice President, Engineering
Thomas L. Tullie ........... 38 Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Timothy M. Heenan ........ 44 Vice President, Operations
Candace H. Kilburn ......... 49 Vice President, Human Resources and Community Relations
David M. Rickey re-joined us in February 1996 as President, Chief Executive Officer and as a Director. In
August 2000, Mr. Rickey was appointed Chairman of the Board. From August 1993 to May 1995, Mr. Rickey
served as our Vice President of Operations. From May 1995 to February 1996, Mr. Rickey served as Vice
President of Operations at NexGen, a semiconductor company. Previously, for eight years, Mr. Rickey was
employed by Northern Telecom, Inc., a telecommunications manufacturer now known as Nortel Networks
Corporation, where he led the wafer fab engineering and manufacturing operations in both Ottawa, Canada and
San Diego, California. Mr. Rickey has earned B.S. degrees from both Marietta College (summa cum laude) and
Columbia University. In addition, Mr. Rickey received a M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from
Stanford University.
Roger A. Smullen, Sr. was elected Vice Chairman of the Board in August 2000. Mr. Smullen served as the
Chairman of the Board from October 1982 to August 2000. Mr. Smullen also served as our Acting Vice
President, Operations from August 1997 through October 1997 and our Chief Executive Officer from April 1983
until April 1987. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Operations of Intersil, Inc.’s semiconductor
division. In 1967, Mr. Smullen co-founded National Semiconductor Corporation, a manufacturer of integrated
circuits. Prior to that, he was Director of Integrated Circuits at Fairchild Semiconductor, a manufacturer of
integrated circuits. Mr. Smullen is currently a Director of Micro Linear Corporation, a manufacturer of integrated
circuits. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
Brent E. Little joined us in 1991. Mr. Little was promoted to a Senior Vice President in January 2001. Prior
to this time, Mr. Little held several marketing management positions with us, including Director of Strategic
Marketing and Director of Marketing for ASIC products. Prior to joining us, Mr. Little worked as Business
Development Manager for Analysis and Technology, Inc. and worked with the U.S. Navy as a Project Engineer.
Mr. Little earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Stephen M. Smith joined us in October 1999. Mr. Smith was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer in April 2003. Prior to this time, Mr. Smith held various positions with us, including Vice
President, Business Development and Vice President, Controller. From May 1998 to October 1999, Mr. Smith
worked at ST Microelectronics, a semiconductor company, as the Director of a key strategic business unit.
Additionally, Mr. Smith worked for STM from January 1993 until May 1997 as the Director of Finance, Region
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