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To: Tumbleweed who wrote (2405)	1/20/1998 10:56:00 AM
From: Bobby	Respond to of 60323

The good Dr. gets another job - the reputation is growing. ( BW)(ARTISAN-COMPONENTS-2) Artisan Components Elevates Lanza to Chairman of the Board; Harari, SanDisk CEO, Joins Board Business Editors/Computer Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 1998--Artisan Components Inc. today announced Dr. Lucio Lanza, a long-term member of its board of directors, has been appointed chairman of the board. In addition, the company has named Dr. Eli Harari, CEO of SanDisk and a pioneer in non-volatile memory, to its board of directors. "Dr. Lucio Lanza has served as a member of our board of directors since 1996 and we have benefited tremendously from his guidance," stated Mark Templeton, president and CEO at Artisan Components. "As we move forward in our business, it is only fitting Dr. Lanza take the role of chairman of the board. In this position, he will continue to be an important member of our team and steer us with his years of experience in the IP industry." Commenting about Eli Harari's appointment, Dr. Lanza stated, "Dr. Harari brings extensive operational and technological development experience in the semiconductor industry and is well suited to be a member of our board of directors. We are very pleased Dr. Harari has accepted this appointment." Dr. Lucio Lanza is a general partner in U.S. Venture Partners. Prior to joining USVP, Dr. Lanza was an independent consultant to companies in the semiconductor, communications and computer-aided design industry including Cadence Design Systems where he was responsible for business development Previous to this, he was chief executive officer of EDA Systems, Inc., a design automation software company. Dr. Lanza also serves on the board of directors of Raster Graphics Inc. and several private companies including CAD.LAB Inc., PDF Solutions Inc., and Veridicom Inc. Dr. Lanza received a doctorate in electronic engineering from Politecnico of Milano. Dr. Harari is a founder and has been president and CEO at SanDisk Corp. since its inception in 1988. Prior to this, Dr. Harari founded and was president and CEO of Wafer Scale Integration from 1983 to 1986, and its president and chief technical officer from 1986 to 1988. Previously, Dr. Harari has held various management positions with Honeywell Inc., Intel Corp. and Hughes Aircraft Microelectronics. He received a Ph.D. in solid state sciences from Princeton University. About Artisan Components Founded in 1991, Artisan Components Inc. provides high-quality Physical Intellectual Property (IP) Components -- pre-designed embedded memories, standard cells and I/Os -- to semiconductor, ASIC, ASSP and COT suppliers worldwide. Every Process-Perfect product the company ships is tuned, both electrically and geometrically, enabling customers to reach the full potential of their semiconductor process. Artisan Components is headquartered at 1195 Bordeaux Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1210. Phone 408/734-5600; Fax 408/734-5050; Web Address artisan.com . Note to Editors: Process-Perfect is a trademark of Artisan Components Inc. Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. --30--ahc/sf* cmc/azs/sf CONTACT: Artisan Components Inc. Claudia Natalia, 408/548-3172 claudia@artisan.com or KJ Communications Eileen Elam, 650/917-1488 kjcom_e@compuserve.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED MANAGEMENT CHANGE