Semiconductor veteran joins the FlexIC
technology pioneer enabling sustainable item-level intelligence in
trillions of devices over the next decade.
CAMBRIDGE, England,
July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today
Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd. announced the appointment of Dr.
Venkata "Murthy" Renduchintala, as a non-executive director to
Pragmatic's Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Murthy brings a wealth of semiconductor knowledge, with over 30
years technology industry experience. This includes, most recently,
half a decade at Intel Inc. where he served as Intel's Chief
Engineering Officer and Global Group President of Intel's
Technology, Manufacturing and Systems Architecture Group. Prior to
Intel, Murthy spent over a decade at Qualcomm Inc. as Executive
Vice President, Qualcomm Technologies and Co-President, Qualcomm
CDMA Technologies. Previous experience spans technology and
consumer electronics leadership roles at Skyworks Inc. and Philips
Electronics.
Murthy has served as a member of the board of directors at
Accenture Plc. since April 2018 and
as a member of the board of directors at First Solar Inc. since
May 2024. At Accenture, Murthy serves
as a member of the Audit and Finance committees. At First Solar,
Murthy chairs the Technology committee. In 2022, his alma mater,
the University of Bradford,
appointed Murthy as an Honorary Professor. Going forward, he will
retain these roles in addition to his directorship at
Pragmatic.
Erik Langaker, Chairman of the
Board, Pragmatic Semiconductor said: "On behalf of the Pragmatic
Board of Directors, I wish to extend a warm welcome to Murthy as a
non-executive director. His vast management experience and deep
understanding of the semiconductor sector will bring invaluable
additional perspective and strategic insight."
Murthy Renduchintala,
Non-Executive Director, Pragmatic Semiconductor said: "I am really
energized to join the Pragmatic team at such an exciting point in
its growth phase. I look forward to supporting David, Erik and the
Pragmatic leadership team in fulfilling our collective ambition to
make this company a significant and important part of the UK and
global semiconductor industry."
David Moore, CEO, Pragmatic
Semiconductor said: "We are delighted to have an industry veteran
of Murthy's calibre join the Board in support of the company's
successful navigation of a period of hyper-growth powering
AI-enabled IoT applications and servicing global customer demand.
Murthy's immense industry experience and track record of delivering
at scale across technology, engineering and commercial disciplines
will be of tremendous strategic value to both the board and the
executive management team."
Pragmatic Semiconductor is revolutionising Semiconductor
technology design and fabrication.
Pragmatic's innovative and unique approach produces
ultra-low-cost, flexible integrated circuit (FlexIC) technology.
Operating as an integrated device manufacturer (IDM), as well as a
foundry with Pragmatic Park, the UK's first 300mm semiconductor
fabrication line (fab), with capacity to produce billions of
FlexICs per year.
Low-cost, more sustainable alternatives to silicon chips,
FlexICs are ultra-thin, with a flexible form factor that enables
connect, sense and compute capabilities just about anywhere,
fuelling the AI-enabled Internet of Everything (IoE) across
multiple sectors including consumer, industrial, healthcare and
beyond.
The company's mission is to provide item-level intelligence to
trillions of smart objects over the next decade.
www.pragmaticsemi.com
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