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SiC company SemiSouth names Kenney Roberts as CEO
19 August 2008 | By Síle Mc Mahon | Going Places
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Texas-based SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc. has named Kenney
Roberts, former company COO, as President and CEO. Mr. Roberts joined the
company in early 2008 as COO, prior to which he worked with companies including
AMD and Cirrus Logic. He brings over 30 years of industry experience to his new
role.
Prior to joining SemiSouth, Mr. Roberts worked with various startup
companies. He also served as President and CEO of Colorado MicroDisplay; COO of
Layer N Networks; and as President and CEO of TeraVicta Technologies. He began
his career with Mostek Corporation in 1974 working on the commercialization of
DRAM technology. He moved to AMD in 1983 where he led the technology transition
from NMOS to CMOS, after which role he joined Crystal Semiconductor as VP of
Operations. HeMr. Roberts then took up the position of Senior VP of Worldwide
Operations for Cirrus Logic. He has a BSEE from the University of Texas at
Arlington.
SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc. is an SiC-based power management
company.