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Company Promotes Greg Delagi, TI DSP Leader, to Head Unit
DALLAS (January 19, 2007) - Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced
that Gilles Delfassy, senior vice president and head of TI’s wireless
terminals unit, plans to retire after 28 years with the company. Effective
immediately, TI has promoted Greg Delagi to senior vice president and
leader of the operation, which develops semiconductors for cell phones.
Delfassy, 51, has been at the helm of the company’s successful wireless
terminals unit since its inception in 1995, growing it into a multibillion
dollar operation. Under his guidance, TI became the world’s leading
supplier of semiconductors for wireless handsets. Delfassy has been a
global champion of mobile communications. He and his team introduced a
new single-chip cell phone technology called “LoCosto”, which
is bringing affordable cell phones for the first time to people in emerging
economies such as China, India and Africa. Among the other accomplishments
under his leadership was the development of TI’s OMAPTM platform,
which enables multimedia on cell phones thereby broadening wireless capability
beyond voice.
“Gilles built an outstanding operation, one that not only transformed
TI, but changed the way the world communicates. He leaves a legacy of
innovation and growth,” said Rich Templeton, TI’s president
and CEO.
Delagi, 43, is a 22-year TI veteran who for the past 10 years has led
development and commercialization of digital signal processors (DSPs),
one of the company’s core semiconductor technologies and a critical
component in the company’s wireless product line. He presided over
the successful launch of the industry’s first 1-gigahertz DSP and
the new DaVinciTM family of hardware and software for video applications.
More recently, he added responsibility for several of the company’s
systems businesses, creating system-on-chip solutions that encompassed
both analog and digital components. Since the late 1990s, he has led TI’s
effort in semiconductors for wireless basestations, working with customers
and operators as his team built the industry’s top position in this
market.
“Greg is a proven leader, able to define and execute successful
strategies for both standard and custom markets. He cares intensely about
our customers and shares a passion for how mobile communications can impact
lifestyles and commerce,” Templeton said.
Delfassy and Delagi will work together over the next six months to ensure
an orderly transition for customers, suppliers and employees.
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