Kilopass Appoints Juan Chapa as Vice President of Worlwide Sales

Update: Synopsys Expands DesignWare IP Portfolio with Acquisition of Kilopass Technology (Jan. 10, 2018)

Former Artisan & Tensilica Executive with Extensive IP Experience and Relationship Positions Kilopass for Continued Growth in 2010

Santa Clara, CA -- November 30, 2009 -- Kilopass Technology, a leading provider of semiconductor logic non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), today announced the appointment of Juan Chapa as Vice President of Worldwide Sales, effective immediately.

“I am thrilled to welcome Juan to our executive team,” said Charlie Cheng, CEO of Kilopass Technology. “2009 was a tough year for Kilopass, but with a tremendous team effort in the second half of the year, we were able to double our business compared to 2008. Juan’s leadership will ensure that we capitalize on the business momentum and continue to grow. He brings with him extensive semiconductor IP business experience and a strong network of relationships to expand Kilopass’ footprint.”

Juan Chapa has over 15 years of experience in semiconductor OEM and Distribution sales including 7 years in the semiconductor IP space. He was Senior Director of North America sales at Artisan/ARM, and most recently, Juan was North America VP of Sales at Tensilica where his team drove 55% of the Tensilica’s total revenue. He has also held various management positions at Mosel/Vitelic Semi, Cypress Semi, Wyle Labs, and Xeorx Corp.

“I’m excited to join the Kilopass team,” said the new VP of Worldwide sales, Juan Chapa. “Kilopass has a loyal customer base, proven product, and an exciting roadmap. I'm confident that together with the management team we can exceed our sales plan for 2010.”

About Kilopass

Kilopass Technology, Inc., a fast-growing supplier of embedded NVM intellectual property, leverages standard logic CMOS processes to deliver one-time programmable (OTP) structures based on its extra-permanent memory (XPM) technology. The memory can be used for the storage of firmware, security codes, calibration data and other application-critical information. Kilopass is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. For more information, please visit www.kilopass.com or email info@kilopass.com.