Plano, TX, September 3, 2024 – Apogee Semiconductor Inc., a leader in the Commercial Space Electronics Industry, is pleased to announce a significant leadership transition. David Briggs has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Mark Hamlyn, who will be transitioning to the role of General Manager Product Lines.

David Briggs brings a wealth of experience from his tenure at prominent semiconductor companies, including Texas Instruments and Active-Semi International, as well as several start-ups. Beginning his career at Texas Instruments in 1990 as an Analog Design Engineer, David quickly advanced to Design Manager and ultimately General Manager. His leadership at Active-Semi International, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of Power Solutions and Worldwide Sales, was instrumental in driving the company’s successful acquisition.

Mark Hamlyn, Co-Founder and a driving force behind Apogee Semiconductor for over seven years, has 18 years of industry experience and an intimate understanding of the company’s technology, vision, and strategic direction.  In Mark’s new role he will be responsible for setting Apogee’s strategic vision and implementation while ensuring the profitability of the business.

In a joint statement, the Apogee Semiconductor Board of Directors expressed their confidence in the transition, stating, “We are thrilled to welcome David Briggs as our new CEO. His extensive expertise in technology and semiconductor management positions Apogee for continued growth and innovation. This transition also allows Mark Hamlyn to focus on advancing our technology and product roadmap, ensuring that Apogee remains at the forefront of the industry. Both David and Mark are deeply committed to the success of Apogee Semiconductor.”

About Apogee Semiconductor Inc.:

Apogee Semiconductor, Inc. is dedicated to advancing space exploration by bridging the technology gap between commercial and high-reliability components. We empower both small satellites and large constellations with cutting-edge, compact, and radiation-resistant solutions that lower overall system costs. Our growing product portfolio is designed to deliver exceptional performance and value, offering a full range of innovative solutions. Discover our latest offerings at apogeesemi.com/products

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Plano, Texas — Apogee Semiconductor has released the AP54RHC288 Arbiter, the industry’s first IC designed to prevent propagation of failure modes in power supply, motor control and other half-bridge and full-bridge applications. The AP54RHC288 prevents cross-conduction and shoot-through in these applications by preventing FET drivers from seeing two (2) high control signals, regardless of the state of the input control signals. The AP54RHC288 is SEE resilient and can be used to improve fault containment in mission critical applications.

“Since its founding, Apogee Semiconductor has been focused on changing the economics of space and enabling small satellite and large constellations. Our RelBridge™ family is an extension of our founding philosophy” states Anton Quiroz, CRO of Apogee Semiconductor, “The RelBridge™ components serve as a crucial bridge between non-radiation tolerant components in systems and more stringent reliability requirements our customers are often working to achieve.”

“In addition to the AP54RHC288, the other component in the RelBridge™ family is the AP54RHC301. The AP54RHC301 Voter enables triple mode redundancy for mission critical applications by providing reliable arbitration between redundant channels. It is the industry’s first standalone Voter IC that enables more reliable systems without customers resorting to purchasing a slew of radiation hardened components for their small satellite systems. The AP54RHC301 is also designed to prevent fault propagation between non-radiation tolerant components in systems.” continued Quiroz.

For customers requiring higher levels of radiation tolerance, 300krad (Si) variants are available for GEO and deep space applications. 

Explore the RelBridge™ family here and contact us at sales@apogeesemi.com for orders.

About Apogee Semiconductor:

Since 2014, Apogee Semiconductor, Inc. has been at the forefront of developing radiation-hardened IC design tools and processes. With a team of highly experienced design, systems, and process engineers, Apogee takes a unique and intelligent approach to radiation-hardened-by-design (RHBD) IC design, verification, test, and manufacturing. The company’s rapidly expanding portfolio offers a comprehensive suite of products that provide superior value to our customers. Learn more at www.apogeesemi.com.

Media Contact:

Teresa Farris, Archon-LLC on behalf of Apogee Semiconductor

Tel: +1 719-964-3617; Teresa.farris@archon-llc.com