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J. Daniel McCranie serves as Virage Logic’s President and CEO, and Director. He joined Virage Logic as Chairman of the Board in August 2003, became Executive Chairman in March 2006, and served in that role until taking over as President and CEO in January 2007. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Board for ON Semiconductor, a provider of power and data management semiconductors and standard semiconductor components. He also holds directorships at Actel, a supplier of innovative programmable logic solutions, and Cypress Semiconductor, a world leader in timing technology solutions.
McCranie is a 30+ year veteran of the semiconductor and communications industries. Most recently he served as vice president of sales and marketing of Cypress Semiconductor, a San Jose-based manufacturer of semiconductors for the communications industry. He retired from that position in 2001.
From 1986 to 1993, McCranie was the chairman, president and CEO of SEEQ Technology, a supplier of mixed-signal data communications products. Leading up to his tenure at SEEQ, McCranie held positions of increasing responsibility in management, engineering, and sales and marketing at Harris Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, American Microsystems and Philips Corporation.
McCranie earned his bachelor's degree in electric engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia. | 