Grant A. Pierce

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.