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Lucio Lanza joined ARM as a non-executive director in December 2004 following ARM’s acquisition of Artisan. He was previously a director of Artisan, from 1996, becoming Chairman in 1997. He is currently Managing Director of Lanza techVentures, an early stage venture capital and investment firm, which he founded in January 2001. In 1990, he joined US Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, as a venture partner and was a general partner. From 1990 to 1995, he was an independent consultant to companies in the semiconductor, communications and computer-aided design industries, including Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and, from 1986 to 1989, was Chief Executive Officer of EDA Systems, Inc. He is also on the board of directors of PDF Solutions, Inc., a provider of technologies to improve semiconductor manufacturing yields. He holds a doctorate in electronic engineering from Politecnico of Milano. | 