Tel Aviv based Gfast chipset specialist Sckipio Technologies has appointed semiconductor and telecommunications expert Daniel Artusi to its Board of Directors.

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Dan Artusi

Sckipio said Artusi has extensive experience working with operators and OE”Ms, and accelerating the adoption of complex technologies into dynamic markets.

“This expertise will be critical in assisting Sckipio in expanding its role in the gigabit broadband market,” it said.

“Dan’s appointment greatly strengthens the technical and executive leadership experience of our board within the telecommunications semiconductor industry,” said David Baum, Sckipio CEO. “Dan is well regarded in our industry and has deep relationships with global telecommunications leaders, venture capitalists and OEMs in our space.”

Artusi has had a broad, forty-year career in the semiconductor industry, including several senior executive roles at Intel, Lantiq, Conexant Systems, Silicon Laboratories and Motorola. From 2015 until 2018, he served as Vice President in the Client Computing Group and as General Manager for the connected home division of Intel Corporation. From 2012 until its acquisition by Intel in 2015, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Lantiq Deutschland GmbH, a major player in the DSL and broadband markets.

He was also an operating executive with Golden Gate Capital, a private equity firm, and Chief Executive Officer of Conexant Systems, a semiconductor firm with strong broadband access technologies.