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Anthony Simon joined Pixelworks in August 2005 as Country Manager, Japan. Dr. Simon was promoted to Vice President, Marketing in December 2006. From 2000 to 2005, Dr. Simon held the position of Marketing Director in charge of marketing integrated circuits (IC) for the set-top box market for Conexant Systems, Inc., based in San Diego, California. From 1996 to 2000, Dr. Simon held various management positions for VLSI Technology, who was acquired by Philips Semiconductor in 1999, specializing in marketing ICs for the set-top box market, as well as cable modem applications. While with VLSI Technology, Dr. Simon was based in San Jose, California as well as Rennes, France. Dr. Simon has also co-authored two marketing books on semiconductors and speaks Japanese, French and Hungarian. Dr. Simon served in the United States Central Intelligence Agency, as well as the United States Department of Defense. Dr. Simon holds a Ph.D. from the University of Debrecen (Hungary), a M.A. in Economics from George Mason University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Akron. | 