Headline: VLSI Appoints Tom Tokos Vice President and General Counsel
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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1998--VLSI Technology,
Inc. (NASDAQ:VLSI), today announced the appointment of Tom Tokos as
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.
Tokos comes from Syquest Technology, Inc., where he served as the
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. He was VLSI's
Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary for two years from
1994 to 1996. His responsibilities will include supervision of all
corporate and securities matters, litigation, commercial transactions,
VLSI's patent program, technology licensing and general legal matters.
He also will serve as VLSI's corporate secretary.
"We are very happy to welcome Tom Tokos back to VLSI," said
Alfred J. Stein, VLSI chairman and CEO. "His background and
experience, especially his knowledge of intellectual property and
patent law, will help us very much. Tom's previous experience with
VLSI and effective management skills will help him make a significant
and immediate contribution to our operation."
Prior to first joining VLSI, Tokos was affiliated with a number
of law firms specializing in intellectual property, patents and
corporate transactions, including working as a partner at Keck, Mahin
& Cate and as an associate attorney at Shearman & Sterling. Prior to
attending law school, Tokos worked for Union Carbide Corporation as an
R&D and Quality Control engineer.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a Master's degree
in Physics from Ohio University. He studied law at Georgetown
University receiving both J.D. and LL.M. degrees. He has been admitted
to practice in California, the District of Columbia, Maryland and the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
About VLSI Technology, Inc.
VLSI Technology, Inc. designs and manufactures custom and
semicustom integrated circuits for leading firms in the wireless
communications, networking, consumer digital entertainment and
computing markets. VLSI's value proposition is based on full-service
customer support, deep libraries of vertical market-focused IC
intellectual property, unparalleled custom circuit design expertise
enabled through the Velocity(tm) Rapid Silicon Prototyping design
style, and one of the world's most flexible and efficient custom
circuit manufacturing facilities.
The company is based in San Jose, with 1997 revenues from
continuing operations of $712.7 million, and approximately 2,200
employees worldwide. Visit VLSI's homepage at vlsi.com.
Note to Editors: Velocity is a trademark of VLSI Technology, Inc.
All other brand or product names are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT: VLSI Technology, Inc.
David Harrah, 408/434-3070
david.harrah@vlsi.com
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED MANAGEMENT CHANGES
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