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Proxy Statement
Director Qualifications: Mr. DeNuccio has been a senior executive at many companies in the consumer
electronics industry and he brings significant senior leadership, management, operational and technological
expertise to the Board. The Board values Mr. DeNuccio’s experience in leadership roles, including as chief
executive officer, of publicly-held technology companies.
Mr. Federman has served as a Director of the Company since September 1988. Mr. Federman has been a
general partner in U.S. Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, since April 1990. Mr. Federman was President
and Chief Executive Officer from 1979 to 1987, and Chief Financial Officer from 1970 to 1979, at Monolithic
Memories, Inc., a semiconductor company. Mr. Federman has a B.S. in Economics from Brooklyn College and
was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Santa Clara University. Mr. Federman has served as a
director of Intermolecular, Inc. since June 2005, Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. since June 1999 and Check Point
Software Technologies Ltd. since 1995. Mr. Federman previously served as a director of Centillium
Communications, Inc. from May 1998 to January 2006 and Nuance Communications, Inc. from 1995 to July
2005.
Director Qualifications: Mr. Federman has served in many senior leadership roles in the semiconductor
industry throughout his career. The Board values Mr. Federman’s experience serving as the chief executive
officer and chief financial officer of a large, complex, publicly-held technology company, as well as his venture
capital experience, which is important to the Board’s understanding of business development, financing, strategic
alternatives and industry trends. The Board also values Mr. Federman’s significant experience, expertise and
background in financial and accounting matters, including in the technology industry.
Mr. Gomo has served as a Director of the Company since December 2005. Mr. Gomo was Executive Vice
President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer from October 2004 until his retirement in December 2011, and
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer from August 2002 to September 2004, at NetApp,
Inc., a storage and data management company. Mr. Gomo was also Chief Financial Officer of Gemplus
International S.A. from November 2000 to April 2002, Chief Financial Officer of Asera, Inc. from February 2000
to November 2000 and Chief Financial Officer of Silicon Graphics, Inc. from February 1998 to February 2000.
Previously, Mr. Gomo spent 24 years at Hewlett-Packard Company serving in various finance, financial
management, manufacturing and general management positions. Mr. Gomo has a B.S. in Business
Administration from Oregon State University and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University. Mr. Gomo has served
as a director of Enphase Energy, Inc. since March 2011 and on the Board of Trustees of Oregon State University
since October 2011. Mr. Gomo previously served as a director and member of the Audit Committee of
Macromedia, Inc. from April 2004 to December 2005.
Director Qualifications: Mr. Gomo’s service as Chief Financial Officer of NetApp, Inc., as well as various
senior finance roles with other companies in the technology industry, provides him with valuable insight into the
Company’s finances, business and accounting. The Board also values Mr. Gomo’s significant experience,
expertise and background in financial and accounting matters in the technology industry.
Mr. Hartenstein has served as a Director of the Company since November 2005. Mr. Hartenstein has been
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Tribune Company, a multimedia, publishing, digital media and
broadcasting company, since May 2011. Mr. Hartenstein has also been publisher and Chief Executive Officer of
the Los Angeles Times since August 2008. Previously, Mr. Hartenstein was Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of HD Partners Acquisition Corporation, a company formed to acquire assets or businesses in
the media, entertainment or telecommunications industry, from December 2005 through February 2008.
Mr. Hartenstein was Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2004, and President from 1990 to 2001, at DIRECTV,
Inc., a television service provider. Mr. Hartenstein was inducted into the Consumer Electronics Association Hall
of Fame in 2008, the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2002 and the National Academy of Engineering in
2001, and received an Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for lifetime
achievement in 2007. Mr. Hartenstein has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics from California
State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an M.S. in Applied Mechanics from the California Institute of
Technology. Mr. Hartenstein has served as a director of Sirius XM Radio Inc. since July 2008, including as the
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