FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Andrea E. Pruna
Kentron Technologies, Inc.
978-988-9100, ext. 4161
andrea@kentrontech.com
AMI2 PRESIDENT DESI RHODEN
APPOINTED TO KENTRON TECHNOLOGIES' BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Wilmington, MA, (Monday, December 11, 2000) - Kentron Technologies
(www.kentrontech.com), a leader in advanced memory platforms announced that Desi
Rhoden, President & CEO of Advanced Memory International (AMI2, Inc) has
been appointed to Kentron's Board of Directors.
Mr. Rhoden is a seasoned veteran in the semiconductor industry with a broad
range of experience, since 1999 he has led the interests of AMI2, Inc as
President & CEO. Mr. Rhoden has over 15 years experience in the memory
industry, formerly a Fellow at VLSI Technology and as a Scientist at Hewlett
Packard he focused on high-speed system architectures and technologies.
"I am impressed with Kentron's business model of providing industry
standard, low cost improvements in the density and bandwidth of standard memory
devices through technology advancements at the memory platform (module)
level," said Desi Rhoden. "In addition, I am enthusiastic to be
serving on the Company's board with other leaders in the semiconductor
industry".
"Kentron is a fast growing entity that is poised to make a dramatic
impact in answering the need of the Internet Infrastructure for higher-density
and faster bandwidth memory," said Chris Karabatsos, Kentron Technologies'
President and Chairman of the Board. "We are very excited about having Desi
Rhoden on our Board of Directors. We look forward to his valuable input and
involvement as we continue the company's exciting growth into the future."
Mr. Rhoden also serves on the Board of Governors for the Electronic Industry
Alliance (EIA) and is a Board Chairman at JEDEC and a Committee Chairman at
JEDEC RAM. He holds a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering
from Colorado State University.
ABOUT KENTRON TECHNOLOGIES
Founded in 1996, Kentron Technologies specializes in the design, engineering and
manufacturing of advanced memory products and platforms to meet the speed and
density requirements of high performance systems. With patented memory
solutions, Kentron is pioneering new technologies that will lay the foundation
for future platforms and networks and solve the memory density and speed issues
faced by the Internet server and router marketplace. These memory platforms
achieve the highest "per socket" densities in the world without the
premium costs that might be expected of such leading edge technology. Kentron
manufactures its products in three locations in the United States and maintains
a world-class engineering and R&D facility in Massachusetts. Kentron
Technologies corporate headquarters is based at 155 West Street in Wilmington.
MA.
Attention Editors: For additional information about Kentron
Technologies, Inc. please contact Andrea E. Pruna, Kentron Technologies, Inc.,
Wilmington, MA, at (978) 988-9100, extension 4161, or at andrea@kentrontech.com.
Additional information is available at the Company's website
www.kentrontech.com.
© 2000 Kentron Technologies, Inc.
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