PulseCore Semiconductor Names Gene Schaeffer, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and...

PulseCore Semiconductor Names Gene Schaeffer, Vice President of Worldwide
Sales and Marketing
Industry Veteran Brings Proven Track Record for Continued Strategic Growth

CAMPBELL, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- PulseCore Semiconductor, a
leading supplier of EMI-reduction integrated circuits (ICs), announced today
the appointment of Gene Schaeffer as Vice President, Worldwide Sales and
Marketing. Schaeffer will lead PulseCore's global sales and marketing efforts
as the company prepares for growth.
A veteran of the semiconductor industry, Schaeffer has over 20 years of
experience in both sales and marketing. He joins PulseCore from Exar
Corporation (formally Sipex Semiconductor), where he served as Vice President
of Worldwide Sales. Prior to Exar, Schaeffer was the Vice President of
Strategic Accounts at Cypress Semiconductor. During his eight-year career with
Cypress, he held positions of increasing responsibility in sales management
including Vice President of Channel Sales, Vice President of Americas Sales,
Director of Strategic Accounts and Lucent Strategic Account Manager. Schaeffer
began his semiconductor career in distribution, and spent eight years as a
manufacturer's representative in the Mid-Atlantic market.
"Gene's ability to build and lead highly successful sales organizations
will be an important component in the company's strategy to go to the next
level," said Michael Hogan, PulseCore's President and CEO. "I'm confident that
he will be instrumental in improving PulseCore's sales and market strategy,
helping us to drive revenue growth."
"I'm excited to be joining a company that has taken an entrepreneurial
approach to solving customer problems," Schaeffer said. "PulseCore has
developed products targeted at assisting engineers in reducing EMI and getting
their products to market faster. Many leading consumer electronics companies
in Asia-Pacific have recognized the benefits of active EMI suppression. I look
forward to assisting the company in broadening awareness for our Timing
Safe(TM) technology."
About PulseCore -- The EMI Experts
PulseCore Semiconductor, a privately held company, is a leading provider
of standard and custom high-speed and low-power analog and mixed-signal
silicon solutions for EMI reduction, clocking, power management and system
monitoring. PulseCore's founding team invented the first spread-spectrum EMI
reduction device, and a legacy of innovation continues to drive PulseCore's
leadership in both standard and custom high-performance Integrated Circuits
(ICs). With unique and powerful solutions for OEMs developing digital
consumer, PC peripheral, and datacom/telecom devices, PulseCore has a proven
track record in the marketplace, with its technology found in more than 75
million end products now in use worldwide.
The company is headquartered in Campbell, California and has offices in
Bangalore, India, and Taipei, Taiwan.
Press Contact:
Kimberley Stowe
kim@kimstowe.com
408.839.8750

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