Synfora Names Virage Logic Executive Raj Singh Vice-President of Worldwide Marketing and Sales; Synfora is the Leader in Application Engine Synthesis for Fastest SoC Design
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—April 5, 2005—
Veteran electronics industry executive Raj Singh has
joined Synfora(TM), Inc. as senior vice-president of worldwide
marketing and sales. He joins the company from Virage Logic, Inc.
(Nasdaq:VIRL), where he was the vice-president of worldwide sales,
and was responsible for increasing the company's revenues by thirty
percent in its last fiscal year.
"We're pleased to add an executive of Raj's stature to Synfora's
management team," said Simon Napper, Synfora CEO. "Raj has an enviable
record of success in forming and leading sales organizations to
achieve aggressive growth worldwide. He is the ideal champion for our
customers, helping them gain competitive advantage with our products
by accelerating time to market for their algorithm-driven
systems-on-chips (SoCs) and systems."
"Synfora has the exact traits I look for in a company: a leading
position in a nascent market; advanced technology and products; and a
relentless drive to help its customers achieve competitive advantage,"
said Singh. "I'm delighted to join Synfora and participate in building
the company into an industry powerhouse."
Before joining Virage Logic, Mr. Singh was executive
vice-president and general manager at 3Dlabs. He also served as
vice-president of worldwide sales at the company, and played a major
role in its IPO and its acquisitions of Dynamic Pictures and
Intense3D. Before joining 3Dlabs, Mr. Singh spent five years with
Dupont, where he was a business manager and, most recently,
vice-president of the company's Dupont Pixel operation.
Mr. Singh graduated with honors from Kings College, Aberdeen,
University of Scotland, receiving a combined masters degree in English
Literature. He has also conducted doctoral work on Chaucer at
England's Manchester University.
About Synfora, Inc.
Founded in 2003, Synfora, Inc. of Mountain View, Calif. is the
leading provider of application engine synthesis (AES) software used
to design complex systems-on-chips (SoCs). Synfora's patented
technology helps to reduce fixed design costs and dramatically speed
chip development and time-to-market. Synfora targets companies in the
audio, video, imaging, wireless, and security segments of the
integrated circuit (IC) design market. The company's investors are ATA
Ventures, Foundation Capital, and U.S. Venture Partners. For the
latest news and information on Synfora, visit www.synfora.com.
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Contact:
Synfora, Inc.
Monica Nascimento, 650-314-0500 ext. 110
monica.nascimento@synfora.com
or
Armstrong Kendall, Inc.
Abbie Kendall, 503-672-4681
abbie@akipr.com
