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4DS MEMORY LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2020
Nov 29, 2020
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Board/Management Information
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4DS Memory Limited | ABN 43 145 590 110 Level 2, 50 Kings Park Road, West Perth WA 6005 PO Box 271, West Perth WA 6872 +61 8 6377 8043 | [email protected] | www.4dsmemory.com
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ASX RELEASE
30 November 2020
New 4DS Chairman
4DS Memory Limited (ASX:4DS) ( 4DS ) (the Company ) is pleased to announce that Drs. Wilbert van den Hoek has formally been appointed Chairman of the Board, with Mr Jim Dorrian remaining on the Board as a non-executive Director.
Drs. van den Hoek was on the Board of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (“ Cypress ”) from 2011 to 2017. Cypress was a leader in advanced embedded solutions for the world’s most innovative automotive, industrial, smart home appliances, consumer electronics and medical products. Cypress was acquired by Infineon Technologies AG at an enterprise value of approximately US$10 billion in a transaction that was announced in June 2019 and completed in April this year.
Drs. van den Hoek also spent 17 years of his career at Novellus Systems, Inc. (“ Novellus ”). Novellus was a leading provider of advanced process equipment for the world’s semiconductor industry. From 1999 until 2005, he served as Novellus’ Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President, Integration and Advanced Development. From 2005 until 2008, he was President and CEO of Novellus Development Company, LLC, the venture arm of Novellus. Novellus was acquired by Lam Research Corp in a transaction valued at approximately US$3.3 billion and announced in December 2011.
Drs. van den Hoek currently serves as Executive Chairman of Neocera LLC, as Chairman of Jiaco Instruments BV, and as a member of the board of directors of Innovent Technologies, LLC. Drs. van den Hoek graduated Cum Laude from the Rijks Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands in December 1979 with a Doctorandus degree in Chemistry. He is the author of more than 30 technical papers and holds 24 US patents.
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Contact information
Investors: David McAuliffe 4DS Memory +61 408 994 313 [email protected]
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4DS Memory Limited | ABN 43 145 590 110 Level 2, 50 Kings Park Road, West Perth WA 6005 PO Box 271, West Perth WA 6872 +61 8 6377 8043 | [email protected] | www.4dsmemory.com
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About 4DS
4DS Memory Limited (ASX: 4DS), with facilities located in Silicon Valley, is a semiconductor development company of non-volatile memory technology, pioneering Interface Switching ReRAM for next generation gigabyte storage in mobile and cloud. Established in 2007, 4DS owns a patented IP portfolio, comprising 28 USA patents granted and 4 patent applications pending and or filed, which has been developed in-house to create high-density Storage Class Memory. 4DS has a joint development agreement with Western Digital subsidiary HGST, a global storage leader, which accelerates the evolution of 4DS’ technology. 4DS also collaborates with imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The combination of imec’s widely acclaimed leadership in microchip technology and profound software and information and communication technology expertise makes them unique.
For more information, please visit www.4dsmemory.com.
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