LONDON — XMOS Semiconductor Ltd. (Bristol, England), the creator of a software programmable multiprocessor architecture, has said it has appointed Richard Terrill as executive vice president of marketing. Terrill is set to handle marketing and product planning activities, the company said.
Noel Hurley, previously vice president of marketing, becomes vice president of customer marketing.
Terrill joins XMOS from Velogix Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.), where he was vice president of marketing. He was previously with Xilinx, where he was responsible for worldwide strategic marketing, and has held senior management positions at Lightspeed, Cadence and Altera. He was a founder of RAPID, the IP business advocacy organization, and was a corporate representative to the VSI Alliance. Terrill has a B.S. degree in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Terrill has more than 20 years semiconductor experience with involvement in programmable logic, custom silicon and electronic design automation (EDA) products.
"The board and management are thrilled to have Richard join our management team," said James Foster, president and CEO of XMOS, in a statement. "We are pioneering a new class of programmable silicon, and his experience spanning programmable logic, ASIC, EDA and consumer end-markets will be a key factor in successfully establishing XMOS as a trusted supplier in our target markets."
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