Press Releases (2005)
Impinj Expands Global Support with Addition of Japan Country Manager
SEATTLE, Wash., October 17, 2005 - -- Impinj, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its two business lines: high performance radio-frequency identification (RFID) and semiconductor intellectual property (IP) products today announced the opening of its Japan office with the appointment of Gerry Shimauchi as Japan Country Manager, responsible for increasing market penetration and accelerating demand for the company's IP products.
Mr. Shimauchi brings more than 20 years of experience in sales and management to Impinj. Prior to joining the company he held various management positions with semiconductor companies including MoSys, Nippon Sipex Corporation and TSMC Japan, the world's largest foundry. Additionally, Mr. Shimauchi served in senior management roles with Burr-Brown, Japan, later acquired by Texas Instruments, and Fujitsu Ltd., one of the largest electronics companies in the world.
"Impinj is excited about the market opportunities available in Japan," said Larry Morrell, Vice President of IP Products at Impinj. "Gerry's insights into both the technology and business of semiconductor IP will prove key to Impinj's success in Japan."
Mr. Shimauchi is responsible for expanding Impinj's nonvolatile memory (NVM) licensing to both foundries and IDMs in Japan. In this role, he will assist with licensing Impinj's cost-effective NVM blocks to foundries as well as their customers. Applications for the company's NVM include tuning LCD display drivers, storing encryption keys for digital rights management (DRM) and general-purpose analog trim.
About Impinj, Inc.
Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and cost-effective semiconductor intellectual property (IP). A leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide, Impinj leverages its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix™ solution, comprising tags, readers, software and systems integration to offer RFID that just works™. Impinj's innovative SIP products, core to the company's RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to cost-effectively integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj's IP products include the popular AEON™ memory, the world's first rewriteable NVM technology compatible with logic CMOS manufacturing, and AEFuse™, the world's first rewriteable fuse architecture. For more information, visit www.impinj.com.