Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2004

Ronald Shelton – Alliance Semiconductor Corporation

RONALD K. SHELTON joined Alliance Semiconductor Corporation in April 2002, and was appointed Vice President, Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Shelton was previously with empowerTel Networks, a privately held company where he served as CFO from 1999 to 2002. While at empowerTel, he played an integral role in the formation and spinout of Lara Networks, a semiconductor manufacturer that was acquired by Cypress Semiconductor in 2001 in a transaction valued at more than $200 million. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Shelton served as CFO of Cirrus Logic, Inc., a leading supplier of analog and DSP chip solutions for the consumer entertainment electronics industry. Mr. Shelton was Vice President, Finance and Administration, and CFO of Alliance from 1992 to 1996. He received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Stanford University. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of Alliance

Semiconductor and a picture of the things you're doing at the present

time.

Mr. Shelton: Alliance Semiconductor was founded