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| February 04, 2005 | Press Release |
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| Aprio Names Mike Gianfagna CEO |
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| Portfolio Company: Blaze DFM |
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DFM Technology Leader Strengthens Executive Management Team
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 4 -- Allowing no dust to settle since
its 2004 company launch and its January first-product introduction, Aprio
Technologies Inc. continued its momentum by adding Mike Gianfagna as its new
president and chief executive officer. Gianfagna leads a highly talented
team that has rapidly built Aprio into the technology leader in
design-for-manufacturing (DFM) solutions with a new approach that ensures a
faster path from design to successful manufacturing.
"Mike Gianfagna brings to Aprio more than 25 years of senior management
experience in both the EDA and the semiconductor industries. Gianfagna will
help drive Aprio's growth and firmly establish its leadership position in
the emerging DFM market," stated Clive Wu, Aprio co-founder, CTO and former
CEO. "Aprio's anticipated fast growth demands we add depth and experience to
our executive management team. Gianfagna's broad experience in semiconductor
design and manufacturing, coupled with his insights acquired as both an EDA
vendor and customer, make him an excellent leader to build Aprio into a
company of lasting value. We are all enthusiastic to work together with Mike
to achieve this goal." Wu will continue as a member of the board of
directors as well as the company's chief technology officer (CTO).
"It has always been the company's plan to add seasoned management expertise
once our products were ready for the market. Now that the initial products
have been introduced, we are thrilled to have an executive of Gianfagna's
abilities to lead the company through its next stage of growth and beyond,"
said Tom Peterson, Aprio board member and general partner at Aprio investor
El Dorado Ventures.
"I am excited to lead the Aprio team. The company has a winning product
strategy and a solid vision. Aprio blends strong technical leadership with
excellent customer focus," remarked Gianfagna. "As leading semiconductor
manufacturers develop sub-100 nanometer (nm) processes, a new approach is
required to manage complexity and optimize manufacturability. These critical
needs create the new and emerging DFM market segment of EDA. I believe Aprio
is well positioned to serve the needs of our advanced process development
customers. We will become the de facto DFM supplier as semiconductor
geometries approach 65nm."
Gianfagna holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from New York
University and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers
University. Most recently, Gianfagna served as vice president of marketing
at eSilicon Corporation, a leading custom chip provider. Prior to that,
Gianfagna was vice president and general manager of the System Level Design
Group at Cadence Design Systems. Gianfagna also served as vice president of
sales at Zycad Corporation, a specialty computer hardware vendor.
Gianfagna's career began at RCA Solid State, where he was part of the team
that launched the company's ASIC business in the early 1980s. He has also
held senior management positions at General Electric Solid State and Harris
Semiconductor (now Intersil).
About Aprio
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Aprio Technologies
Inc. is the technology leader in design-for-manufacturing (DFM) solutions
that enable a fast path from design to successful manufacturing. Aprio's
technology provides the foundation for a DFM platform that eliminates
current tools' bottlenecks caused by run-time and data volume explosion. For
more information, visit Aprio's Web site at www.aprio.com or call +1(408)
855-8088.
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