Dresden-based Ferroelectric Memory GmbH (FMC) has appointed Daniel Artusi to its Management Board. Artusi has over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and most recently worked at Intel as Vice President in the Client Computing Group and as General Manager for the Connected Home division. Prior to that, he was CEO of Lantiq Deutschland GmbH, a fabless semiconductor company that was acquired by Intel in 2015, and held several leadership positions at other semiconductor and technology companies, including Conexant Systems, Coldwatt, Silicon Laboratories and Motorola. In addition, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Golden Gate Capital, a private equity firm. Artusi currently serves on the board of MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL), Minim (OTC: MINM) and the boards of private technology companies GenXComm, Inc. and VisIC-Tech, as well as on the Engineering Advisory Board of the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.
FMC has developed a memory technology based on hafnium oxide. The patented technology for converting amorphous HfO2 into crystalline ferroelectric HfO2 promises superior performance compared to other current storage solutions. It is expected to provide significant benefits for applications such as AI, 5G and Big Data, which require high performance and low power consumption as well as compatibility with state-of-the-art CMOS logic processes.
