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Hide L. Tanigami is Chairman & CEO of Marubun/Arrow USA, LLC. a joint venture between Marubun Corporation, the largest semiconductor distributor in Japan and Arrow Electronics (1998 to present). From 1985 through 1994 Mr. Tanigami was a co-founder and Vice President of Corporate Development at Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. He took the company public in 1993 (NASDAQ, CATS). From 1994 through 1998 he was President and CEO of Marubun USA, Corporation. From 1997 through 2000, he was Chairman of Catalyst Semiconductor (CATS). He currently serves on the board of QuickLogic Corporation, Marubun/Arrow, Ecrio Inc. and Concordia University-Portland, Foundation Board.
He was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. He holds an MA degree in applied linguistics from San Francisco State University and a B.A. degree from Kansai University of Foreign Studies. He became a U.S. citizen in 2002. | 