Mr. Raouf Halim reports

SPECTRA7 APPOINTS STEFFEN HAHN AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING

Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. has appointed Steffen Hahn as senior vice-president, engineering.

"Steffen has a history of innovation and pushing the technology boundaries of analog and RF [radio frequency] semiconductors, a natural fit with Spectra7's products, which are designed to enable new technologies by breaking through speed, power and cost barriers," said Raouf Halim, chief executive officer of Spectra7. "We are excited to have him join the team as we aim to lead the way forward in high-speed, low-power connectivity solutions that will be required by next-generation networks and the most advanced hyperscale data centres designed to support rapidly growing AI [artificial intelligence] and machine learning environments."

Prior to joining Spectra7, Mr. Hahn ran engineering at Kumu Networks, where he pioneered its unique same-channel Full Duplex technology and designed custom SoCs (systems on chip) using silicon on insulator technologies. Before Kumu, he was vice-president of engineering at Scintera Networks (now ADI), working on fully stand-alone power amplifier linearization chips. Prior to Scintera, he was vice-president of engineering at Quellan (acquired by Intersil), developing noise cancellation solutions for cellular and hand-held GPS (Global Positioning System) as well as high-speed equalizer products for copper channels, and at Airgo Networks (acquired by Qualcomm), where he worked on miniaturizing the first Wi-Fi MIMO (multiple input/multiple output) systems. His early career was spent at Philips Semiconductors on developing the technology and design environment for chips on glass.

Mr. Hahn holds an MS from RWTH Aachen in Germany and has 41 granted patents.

About Spectra7 Microsystems Inc.

Spectra7 Microsystems is a high performance analog semiconductor company delivering unprecedented bandwidth, speed and resolution to enable disruptive industrial design for leading electronics manufacturers in virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, data centres and other connectivity markets. Spectra7 is based in San Jose, Calif., with a design centre in Cork, Ireland, and a technical support location in Dongguan, China.

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