Former Texas Instruments Senior VP
Built TIs World-Leading Mobile Semiconductor Operation
SAN MATEO, CA - October 9th 2007 - Discretix, the leading provider of embedded security and DRM solutions for mobile devices and flash memory, announced today that Gilles Delfassy has joined the company’s board of directors. Delfassy will enhance Discretix with his considerable wireless business and technical skills built over a 28-year career at Texas Instruments, during which time he turned that company’s wireless semiconductor division into a multi-billion-dollar operation.
Delfassy retired earlier this year as senior vice president and head of TI’s wireless terminals unit. He launched that unit in 1995, eventually growing it into the world’s leading supplier of semiconductors for wireless handsets. Among his many accomplishments, Delfassy pioneered TI’s “LoCosto” single-chip cell phone technology, which brought affordable cell phones to China, Africa, India and other developing area for the first time. His division also developed TI’s OMAP™ platform, which introduced cell phones to multimedia and ushered in a new era in mobile communications and entertainment.
“Gilles Delfassy, through his pioneering achievements at TI, changed the cellular world. He is an immense talent and a most welcome addition to the Discretix board of directors,” said Gal Salomon, CEO of Discretix. “His knowledge of mobile multimedia systems, along with his strategic business skills and his extensive network of corporate contacts, will serve to enhance Discretix’ strong position in the mobile security market.”
“Through its technology leadership and savvy awareness of market trends, Discretix has become the leading provider of mobile security solutions,” said Delfassy. “I believe Discretix has an exciting combination of products and corporate leadership. This is an exciting company and one I’m looking forward to helping.”
Delfassy joined TI in 1978. He received a Certificat d’Aptitude a L’Administration des Entreprises at Institut d’Administration des Enterprises de Paris that year; in 1977 he received an engineering diploma in electrical engineering from Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Electronique de Toulouse.
About Discretix:
Discretix security solutions are deployed in mobile and flash memory devices, enabling the commercial distribution of premium services and applications while protecting the device and its contents. Discretix products include embedded security co-processors and a broad range of software security applications. The solutions are tightly integrated into the device, enhancing security without compromising the user experience. Discretix, a privately-owned company, serves the needs of some of the worlds best-known semiconductor and device manufacturers and has been consistently ranked among the leaders of the embedded security market. For more information, please visit www.discretix.com.
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