BROMONT, Quebec -- DALSA Semiconductor is pleased to announce the addition of two industry veterans, Mr. Gene Burk and Mr. Nick Tasker, to its Marketing and Sales group, specifically in the area of MEMS foundry services.Mr. Burk brings much experience and is extremely well known in the field, where he has been active for some 20 years, playing key roles in many of the leading MEMS companies in California’s Silicon Valley. Formerly West Coast Sales Manager with Standard MEMS, Mr Burk has broad capabilities both on the technical side and in business management. With experience in device development, process development, volume manufacturing, marketing and sales he will help maintain DALSA Semiconductor’s leading position in the supply of MEMS foundry services.Nick Tasker has held a variety of positions in microelectronics technology, from silicon processing to high volume electronics assembly and most notably as Founder and President of Task Microelectronics, a company specialized in miniature packaging. Mr. Tasker brings a broad experience and knowledge of electronics applications areas together with business management skills and a wide network of contacts, particularly in the sensor field, the driving force behind current MEMS development.DALSA Semiconductor (a division of DALSA) is a long-established foundry providing specialty wafer processing and process engineering capabilities in the fields of MEMS, CMOS, High/Very High Voltage and CCD/CMOS image sensors. The company has rapidly become one of the leading global MEMS suppliers, engaged in high volume manufacturing of various MEMS devices (for companies such as MOTOROLA) and is involved in novel process developments for pressure, inertial, optical (DWDM), medical and other devices.Dalsa Semiconductor