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RFMD Recruits Qualcomm Veteran As VP Of Foundry Services
RF Micro Devices has taken on James A. Clifford as Vice President of its Foundry Services unit.
Clifford has wide-ranging experience in technology, procurement, supply chain, operations, quality, and program management.
From 1994 until 2012, Clifford served at Qualcomm Corporation, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager Operations. Prior to this, he spent 21 years at Unisys Corporation, in multiple positions of increasing responsibility covering manufacturing, engineering and procurement.
In his newly created position at RFMD, Clifford will report to James D. Stilson, Corporate Vice President of Operations, with responsibility for RFMD's relationships with external foundry partners. Clifford will be based in RFMD's headquarters, located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Bob Bruggeworth, president and CEO of RFMD, says, "We are very pleased to welcome Jim to RFMD as vice president, Foundry Services. Jim is extremely well respected throughout the technology industry, and we are delighted he is joining our team. Given Jim's broad knowledge of all areas of the semiconductor industry, we expect him to contribute immediately to our ability to deliver the industry's highest performance and most innovative technologies and RF solutions."
James Clifford holds a BS in Physics from San Diego State University.
Clifford has wide-ranging experience in technology, procurement, supply chain, operations, quality, and program management.
From 1994 until 2012, Clifford served at Qualcomm Corporation, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager Operations. Prior to this, he spent 21 years at Unisys Corporation, in multiple positions of increasing responsibility covering manufacturing, engineering and procurement.
In his newly created position at RFMD, Clifford will report to James D. Stilson, Corporate Vice President of Operations, with responsibility for RFMD's relationships with external foundry partners. Clifford will be based in RFMD's headquarters, located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Bob Bruggeworth, president and CEO of RFMD, says, "We are very pleased to welcome Jim to RFMD as vice president, Foundry Services. Jim is extremely well respected throughout the technology industry, and we are delighted he is joining our team. Given Jim's broad knowledge of all areas of the semiconductor industry, we expect him to contribute immediately to our ability to deliver the industry's highest performance and most innovative technologies and RF solutions."
James Clifford holds a BS in Physics from San Diego State University.
