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Mr. Beers joined IBM in Burlington, Vermont as an engineer in the product characterization organization. From 1988 to1992, he managed IBM�s VLSI Electronic Design Automation (EDA) developing the advanced toolset that differentiates IBM�s ASIC products. In 1994, Mr. Beers was named Director of ASIC Products at IBM Microelectronics Division in Burlington, Vermont. Under Mr. Beers� leadership, the ASICs organization in Burlington became one of the industry leaders in providing ASIC products and customer service and grew to more than $1B in revenue. In recognition of the ASIC success, Mr. Beers was named Vice President in 1998. Mr. Beers� other industry honors and activities include the following: SI2: Member ASIC General Managers Council, April 1995 through April 2003, Chairman August 1998 through June 2002; Keynote Speaker, VLSI Design/IEEE, Bangalore, India, January 2001, "Advances in System on a Chip;" Keynote speaker, International Test Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, October 2000, "Test: The Accelerator and the Differentiator;"; Editorial Advisory Board, EETimes, September 30, 1998; and Keynote speaker, Synopsys Executive Conference, Carmel, CA, April 1998, "Advances in Si Technology. " | 