Ambiq Micro Appoints Eric Smith as Vice President of Operations and Mike Salas as Vice President of Marketing

"Both Eric and Mike share our vision for explosive growth in low-power semiconductor chips that will drive a diverse spectrum of connected devices. Eric and Mike are welcome additions to our management team and I look forward to working with each of them."
Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 16, 2013
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Ambiq Micro, a leader in ultra-low power integrated circuits, today announced the appointment of Eric Smith as Vice President of Operations and Mike Salas as Vice President of Marketing. The addition of these two highly experienced executives brings a wealth of semiconductor industry expertise to this high growth semiconductor startup. Both executives have joined the company effective immediately and they will report to Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Foley.

“Both Eric and Mike share our vision for explosive growth in low-power semiconductor chips that will drive a diverse spectrum of connected devices. Eric and Mike are welcome additions to our management team and I look forward to working with each of them,” said Mark Foley.

Immediately prior to joining Ambiq Micro, Eric was Vice President of Operations at Javelin Semiconductor, now acquired by Avago Technologies and Mike was the Vice President and General Manager of the Microcontroller Division at Silicon Labs.

About Ambiq Micro
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Ambiq Micro, a fabless semiconductor company located in Austin, Texas, develops products that redefine the meaning of ultra-low power integrated circuits. The company’s proprietary SPOT™ design platform dramatically reduces energy consumed in standard CMOS chip designs freeing product designers to expand the features and functions incorporated in their products while exceeding battery life requirements. Ambiq Micro’s products change the design and use of energy critical products used in consumer, industrial, automotive and medical applications. Go to http://www.ambiqmicro.com for additional information about the company, technology and its products.