Trident Announces New Vice President of Worldwide Business Development and Corporate Marketing
Sunnyvale, California. June 22, 2004:
Trident Technologies Inc. (TTI), a subsidiary of Trident Microsystems, Inc.
(Nasdaq: TRID –
“Peter brings to TTI an impressive track record of system-level video semiconductor sales and marketing success. He'll be a great asset in addressing the needs of our consumer electronics customers,” said Dr. Jung-Herng Chang, president of Trident Technologies Inc. “His appointment demonstrates Trident's commitment to continuously expand our sales and marketing infrastructure to capitalize on the surging business opportunity in the TV space. Our SVP-EX and HiDTV™ products are setting new standards in performance and cost for advanced TV systems. We are determined to be the leading supplier of system-level solutions for the advanced TV market. Having Peter as a part of our executive team will accelerate our business growth and drive Trident's DCRe™ brand recognition.”
“Trident has clearly established itself as a leader in system-level solutions for advanced digital TV,” added Wicher. “Their strong analog and digital decoding and video processing technologies and their unparalleled track record in executing cost effective SoC solutions for advanced TV designs convinced me that Trident can continuously deliver market-leading products to advanced TV customers.”
Wicher most recently served as vice president, North American and European sales, at Genesis Microchip, Inc. His previous experience includes senior sales and marketing management positions at Sage, 3Dfx, S3, and Hewlett-Packard. Peter holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in EECS and an MBA degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About Trident Microsystems, Inc.
Trident Microsystems, Inc., with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, designs, develops and markets digital media for the masses in the form of multimedia integrated circuits (ICs) for PCs and digital processing ICs for TVs and TV monitors. Trident's products are sold to a network of OEMs, original design manufacturers and system integrators worldwide. For further information about Trident and its products, please refer to the company's web site at
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