Alain Dantec heads the Company's Advanced Communications and Sensing Products Division, a result of the 2005 acquisition of XEMICS S.A. in Neuch?tel, Switzerland, a developer of ultra-low power analog, radio frequency (RF) and digital integrated circuits (IC), where he was Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to June 2005. Prior to joining Xemics, Alain Dantec has been CEO of Atmel Nantes a subsidiary of Atmel in France from 1996 to 2001. He has more than 30 years experience in the semiconductor industry in a broad range of technical and management positions within such leading companies as ATMEL, the Temic Group, Harris, and Alcatel. |