CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
5 February 2007
Company News
Hirokazu Hashimoto Named Chairman of Magma KK
Magma® Design Automation Inc . announced it has appointed semiconductor industry veteran Hirokazu Hashimoto as chairman of Magma KK , Magma's Japanese subsidiary. Hashimoto, who has served in numerous management positions during an illustrious career, including key positions with NEC and most recently as an adviser for Hitachi Corp., begins his new duties immediately.
"Magma is fortunate to have such a savvy, distinguished IC industry veteran join our operation in Japan," said Roy E. Jewell, Magma president and COO. "We are very excited about the prospect of working with Mr. Hashimoto and anticipate he will provide clear, visionary leadership as we gain market share in this critical customer market."
"I am extremely pleased to be joining Magma, which has become the EDA technology leader in a very short time," Hashimoto said. "Magma's IC implementation design platform is well recognized for its breakthrough technology and proven ability to reduce design cost, improve productivity and deliver the best QoR for advanced designs. The company is well positioned for continued success with a broader technology portfolio and I look forward to contributing to Magma's effort in Japan."
"Japan is an important market for Magma and we are committed to expanding our presence here, including sales and support, to meet our customers' needs," said Mehrdad Shahabi, Magma KK president. "Mr. Hashimoto's addition to Magma KK brings a new and positive dimension to this commitment."
In 38 years at NEC, Hashimoto continuously advanced along upper management positions, retiring from the company in 2003 as executive vice president and board member of NEC Electronics Inc. After starting his career in 1966 at NEC Electronics in Japan, Hashimoto transferred to NEC Ireland to help establish and manage NEC's first overseas factory. Other positions at NEC included serving as senior vice president of NEC's System LSI Operations Unit; as president and CEO of NEC Electronics USA; and as general manager of NEC's System ASIC group. While in the United States he helped lay the groundwork for NEC's ASIC development business.
As vice president of NEC's semiconductor group, Hashimoto was responsible for supervising the solutions engineering and sales engineering divisions, the overseas semiconductor business, and the ASIC and special product lines, including the PowerVRT 3D graphics accelerators. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Japan's National Chiba University.
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