What Happened?
Santa Clara, CA based Tensilica appointed Chris Rowen as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
A privately held company incorporated in July 1997, Tensilica is known as the leader and major innovator in configurable processor technology, with multiple patents on its easy-to-use automated processor design systems
About the Person
Founder, Chief Technology Officer, member of the board of directors, and Tensilica's first president. He was a pioneer in the development of RISC architecture at Stanford in the early 80s and helped start MIPS Computer Systems Inc. in 1984, where he served as Vice President for Microprocessor Development. Most recently, he was Vice President and General Manager of the Design Reuse Group of Synopsys Incorporated. He received a B.A. in physics from Harvard University and M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University
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