Scintera Appoints Daniel Artusi, RF Pioneer, to Its Board of Directors

SUNNYVALE Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Scintera Networks, Inc., a leading provider of semiconductors for wireless communications, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Dan Artusi to the Scintera Board of Directors.

"We are very pleased to welcome Dan to the Scintera Board," said Art Reidel, chief executive officer. "His deep experience in communications semiconductors and wireless applications will be a valuable resource to Scintera as we continue to develop and deliver advanced programmable analog integrated circuits in the wireless solutions space. Dan's accomplishments include pioneering work at Motorola to bring to market new RF technologies, such as LDMOS power devices that today are an industry standard."

"I am delighted to join the Scintera team," said Dan Artusi. "This is a pivotal time in the company's development as it continues to penetrate the global wireless infrastructure arena. I look forward to helping Scintera become a major force in this evolving market."

Artusi recently served as president, CEO and board member of Conexant Systems, Inc. Previously, Mr. Artusi was chairman and CEO of Coldwatt, Inc., a provider of power supplies for the communications and computing industries. He also served as president, CEO and director of Silicon Laboratories, a leading developer of mixed signal integrated circuits, and spent more than 20 years in various senior management roles at Motorola Semiconductor. Mr. Artusi serves as board member at Lantiq, Atheros Communications, Inc., Energy Micro AS and Qspeed Semiconductor. Artusi attended the Instituto Tecnologico in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

About Scintera

Scintera provides a programmable analog signal processing platform that delivers both higher performance than traditional digital signal processing (DSP) solutions and lower power consumption. Scintera is applying its breakthrough technology to solve real-world problems in the wireless cellular infrastructure market. The company is helping to build the next generation of wireless networks, providing wider wireless coverage at higher data rates with lower costs. Scintera is privately held and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For further information, visit http://www.scintera.com.

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