Silicon Mobility Opens a Munich Based Office and Appoints Ewald Liess Vice President of Sales

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Silicon Mobility, the technology leader developing solutions for
cleaner, safer and smarter mobility, announced today the opening of its
branch office in Munich, Germany. This office will focus on providing
the adequate support to German OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. Silicon
Mobility´s German branch office will be headed by Mr. Ewald Liess, newly
appointed Vice President of Global Sales.

“Silicon Mobility is experiencing incredible market traction. More than
20 automotive companies in Europe, Japan and USA are already engaged in
evaluations and proof of concept developments, enjoying the benefits of
OLEA® FPCU, OLEA® Composer and OLEA® Lib” says Bruno Paucard, President
and CEO of Silicon Mobility. “It’s now time to actively increase our
sales and customer support organization international. By appointing
Ewald Liess we are not only completing our management team with a highly
skilled and experienced talent but are also sending to the market a very
strong sign of commitment, professionalism and dedication.”

Ewald Liess is a senior executive with more than 25 years of experience
in the automotive electronics industry and an extensive background in
sales as well as embedded systems development in various automotive
segments. He started his career in 1989 at Motorola where he endorsed
several roles from application engineering to consultant center manager.
From 1998, Ewald joined Infineon Technologies first as director of
application engineering for all microcontrollers, and then moved to
director of automotive sales until 2007. After spending three years at
Gennum Corporation as general manager of Snowbush IP in Toronto, he
joined Micronas as VP of global sales and business development in 2010.
In 2014, Ewald moved to a senior advisor position to support technology
companies with their strategic positioning and especially in the
automotive market.

Silicon Mobility´s German branch location in Munich is evidence of
Silicon Mobility’s commitment to building a lasting presence in the
German market and to invest in long-term customer relationships with
German vehicle manufacturers and suppliers.

About Silicon Mobility:
Silicon Mobility is a technology
leader for cleaner, safer and smarter mobility.
The company
designs, develops and sells flexible, real-time, safe and open
semiconductor solutions for the automotive industry used to increase
energy efficiency and reduce pollutant emissions while keeping
passengers safe.
Silicon Mobility’s products control electric
motors, battery and energy management systems of hybrid and electric
vehicles. By using Silicon Mobility’s technologies, manufacturers
improve the efficiency, reduce the size, weight and cost of electric
motors and increase the battery range and durability.
Silicon
Mobility technologies and products accelerate the car’s powertrain
electrification and the deployment of driverless vehicles for OEMs.
Silicon Mobility is headquartered in Sophia-Antipolis, France.

For more information, visit: www.silicon-mobility.com

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Mobility
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