Michael Hackworth, Cirrus Logic Chairman and Co-Founder, and Wife Joan to Receive Honorable Award from Silicon Valley Group
October 29 2010 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) announced that Michael Hackworth,
chairman of the Board of Directors and company co-founder, and his
wife, Joan, will receive the "Spirit of Silicon Valley Lifetime
Achievement Award" today at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group's
annual Public Policy Luncheon at the Santa Clara Convention
Center.
Hackworth co-founded Cirrus Logic in the Silicon Valley area in
1984 and served as chief executive officer until 1989, when he
assumed the role as Board chairman. At Cirrus Logic, Hackworth was
widely credited for helping to pioneer the “fabless” semiconductor
industry. The Spirit of Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement Award
is presented annually to a business leader and is based on
impeccable ethics, business excellence and community
engagement.
“Mike and Joan Hackworth are the ‘dynamic duo’ of Silicon
Valley,” said Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO Carl Guardino.
"Their generosity, wisdom and assistance come in the form of their
talent, time and treasure – and our region is that much stronger
because of it."
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s annual Public Policy
Luncheon is expecting a sold-out capacity audience of nearly 1,300.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is the featured speaker at the
event, and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger also will
receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.
“As co-founder of Cirrus Logic, Mike has been a key driver of
the company’s many successes, especially in developing the
now-common fabless model for semiconductor manufacturing,” said
Jason Rhode, president and CEO of Cirrus Logic. “As the Chairman of
our Board, Mike has played a key role in driving Cirrus Logic’s
mixed-signal focus and our recent growth. We are proud to have him
on our team, and we congratulate both he and Joan on receiving this
very prestigious award.”
Among his many achievements, Hackworth was named Semiconductor
Entrepreneur of the year in 1990 by Ernst & Young, and in 2001
he received the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award
presented by the Fabless Semiconductor Association. Hackworth has
been personally active in a number of Silicon Valley-area community
activities, primarily focused on arts and learning, such as the
University of Santa Clara and its Markkula Center for Applied
Ethics, The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose and the Montalvo
Arts Center. In recognition for his philanthropic efforts, Santa
Clara University awarded him an honorary degree of Doctor of Public
Service. Joan serves on Santa Clara University’s Board of Fellows
and is active in numerous community organizations, including the
American Heart Association.
About the Silicon Valley Leadership Group
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group, founded in 1978 by David
Packard of Hewlett-Packard, represents 300 of Silicon Valley's most
respected employers on issues, programs and campaigns that affect
the economic health and quality of life in Silicon Valley,
including energy, transportation, education, housing, health care,
tax policies, economic vitality and the environment. Leadership
Group members collectively provide nearly one of every four private
sector jobs in Silicon Valley. For more information, visit
www.svlg.net or call (408) 501-7853.
About Cirrus Logic
Cirrus Logic develops high-precision, analog, digital and
mixed-signal integrated circuits for a broad range of innovative
customers. Building on its diverse analog, digital and
signal-processing patent portfolio, Cirrus Logic delivers highly
optimized products for a variety of audio and energy-related
applications. The company operates from headquarters in Austin,
Texas, with offices in Tucson, Ariz., Europe, Japan and Asia. More
information about Cirrus Logic is available at www.cirrus.com.
Cirrus Logic and Cirrus are trademarks of Cirrus Logic Inc.
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