MILAN, Italy and FREMONT, California, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --
- Silicon Valley and Canada Presence Expanding Customer Reach Outside Europe as Part of Accent's Strategic Growth Plan - ASIC and IP Veteran Graeme Finlayson Joining Accent as the New SVP of WW Sales
Accent S.A., a leading fabless ASIC provider offering highly differentiated design and turnkey services for state-of-the-art SoC silicon solutions, today announced the opening of its North America operations, with new office locations in the Silicon Valley (USA) and in Ottawa (Canada). At the same time Graeme Finlayson has joined Accent's executive team as the new VP of WW Sales.
"The opening of our North America operations is a fundamental step of our new strategy for growth. For over 15 years, Accent has accumulated a tremendous track record with leading customers in Europe, driving excellence in SoC design and manufacturing. Our proven and differentiated capabilities are an excellent fit for the North American market, which is the most developed and largest worldwide", said Federico Arcelli, CEO of Accent. "I am also delighted that Graeme Finlayson has joined our team. Graeme brings 25 years of very relevant sales experience in the ASIC, IP and service industries".
"I am very pleased to join Accent and I am looking forward to working with a highly motivated and talented team. Their unrivaled skill set and depth of experience affords a unique opportunity to bring a world class semiconductor operation to the North American market," said Graeme Finlayson. "In markets where high levels of integration with mixed signal and RF technology are desirable, Accent represents an excellent choice for companies with critical silicon system needs."
About Accent
Founded in 1993, Accent is a leading fabless ASIC provider offering highly differentiated design and turnkey services for state-of-the-art SoC (System-on-Chip) silicon solutions. Accent's unique design expertise and IP portfolio in mixed-signal and RF (Radio Frequency), together with its unrivaled system-level integration capabilities, enable cost effective and differentiated SoC solutions to OEMs, fabless and IDMs. Accent has a proven track record over the years with more than 300 ICs (Integrated Circuit) designs completed to date, with over 98% first-time-right production silicon, and more than 180 ICs shipping to market in volumes. Accent is headquartered in Luxembourg, has design centers in Milan, Genoa and Pavia (Italy) and sales and representatives offices in Italy, France, Germany, UK, Israel, USA and Canada. For more information, please visit http://www.accent.it
For further information, contact: Graeme Finlayson, SVP, Worldwide Sales, Accent North America, Inc., TEL: +1-650-801-4712, Email: graeme.finlayson@accent.it
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