Mojy Chian Appointed New Chair of Socle Technology

December 13, 2011 -- Socle Technology Corporation today announced the appointment of Dr. Mojy Chian, senior vice president of design enablement at GLOBALFOUNDRIES, to serve as the company's new chairperson with immediate effect.

Dr. Chian, senior vice president of design enablement at GLOBALFOUNDRIES, is responsible for GLOBALFOUNDRIES' global design enablement, services and solutions. He is the primary technical customer interface for GLOBALFOUNDRIES. With his leadership, Socle will be an extension of GLOBALFOUNDRIES' customer design enablement and elevate the level of cooperation with GLOBALFOUNDRIES.

Dr. Chian has extensive leadership experience in silicon process technologies, specifically in the areas of design methodology and automation. He worked with Altera Corporation & Mindspeed Technologies. He holds bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering, as well as a master's degree in applied math from Florida Institute of Technology.

About Socle

Socle Technology Corporation, founded in 2001 and invested by GLOBALFOUNDRIES since December 2009, is well-recognized as a leading-edge provider of SoC design and implementation services as well as an architect for more complicated SoC design technology in advanced process nodes. As a strategic partner, Socle has developed some of the best ARM hardcore and ARM embedded SoC platforms among ARM solution providers worldwide. For the best design service with the one-stop-shop convenience, Socle works closely with GLOBALFOUNDRIES and other world-class partners of IP, EDA, and assembly and testing. www.socle-tech.com