Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 27, 2004

GRANT PIERCE – SONIC INC

GRANT A. PIERCE is President and CEO Sonics, Inc. Mr. Pierce has more than 20 years of management experience in technology companies. Prior to founding Sonics, he was Vice President and General Manager, client systems at MicroUnity Systems Engineering, Inc. Mr. Pierce joined MicroUnity in 1990 as CFO and negotiated more than $150 million in funding via 10 partnerships with major US and international corporations. Previously he held senior management positions at the founding stages of MIPS Computer Systems, Inc. and ParcPlace Systems, Inc. Profile
TWST: Grant, can we start off with a brief introduction of Sonics and

what you do?

Mr. Pierce: Sure. Sonics is the SMART interconnect company. We actually

are a hardware company that sells