New ceo for femtocell specialist
PicoChip has appointed Nigel Toon as its president, ceo and member of its board.
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Nigel joins the company from Icera – which he cofounded - and replaces Guillaume d’Eyssautier.
Nigel commented: “PicoChip has established a market leading postion in semiconductor solutions for the fast growing wireless femtocell market and also has technology leadership in multicore dsp technology. The combination of strong systems capability combined with a core technology that has broad application is unique. I look forward to making use of my experience of both the wireless and reprogrammable markets to drive picoChip’s continued success.”