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Startup SiliconGate LDA Appoints Floriberto Lima, Formerly Of Chipidea, As CEO

October 06, 2009 by Jeff Shepard

SiliconGate LDA a Portuguese startup, announced that Floriberto Lima, formerly of Chipidea, has been appointed as the new President and CEO.

Between 2000 and 2007 Lima was responsible for the creation and development of the Chipidea’s Power Management Group. In the years 2008 to 2009, he was responsible for Chipidea’s Power Management Marketing.

Lima will work closely with Dr. Marcelino Santos, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of SiliconGate, to bring the new power management solutions to market.

SiliconGate’s co-founder Margarida Sousa, started as President and CEO of SiliconGate at its creation in 2008. She will continue as SiliconGate’s Executive Vice President and deputy to CEO.

"Now with Floriberto aboard, SiliconGate is ready to move forward aggressively beyond our research and development stage," said Dr. Marcelino. "To grow this start-up into a world-class company, Floriberto will be instrumental in establishing the right partnerships and driving SiliconGate’s technology into strategic market areas."