SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Chip Express today announced that Gil Amelio, former CEO and chairman of National Semiconductor, and Chuck Fox, former VP of worldwide marketing and VP/General Manager at Xilinx, have joined the company's Board of Directors. Both men bring decades of global-level experience in the semiconductor industry, which is expected to help Chip Express establish itself as a leading manufacturer of late-stage programmable Modular Gate Array ASICs.

"That these two industry heavyweights have joined our board of directors speaks volumes about the growth potential for our Modular Gate Array ASIC technology," said Steve McMinn, president and CEO of Chip Express. "The combination of Gil's extensive semiconductor industry management experience and Chuck's expertise in marketing ASICs to global customers will help the board of directors make key business decisions."

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