Rambus has appointed Dr. Necip Sayiner to its board, said the company in a statement. Prior to joining the Rambus board, Dr. Sayiner was executive vice president and general manager at Renesas; following their acquisition of Intersil, where he served as president and CEO. Prior to Intersil, Dr. Sayiner was president and CEO of Silicon Laboratories and held various executive roles at Agere Systems.

Dr. Sayiner holds a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Science degree in Engineering from Southern Illinois University, along with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Bosphorus University in Turkey.

Dr. Sayiner is currently a board member at Power Integrations, as well.

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