Amir Nayyerhabibi
President & Chief Executive Officer
Amir Nayyerhabibi co-founded Cortina Systems in June 2001 with the vision of building the next great semiconductor company, focused on removing infrastructure bottlenecks and delivering efficient bandwidth across the network. As President, CEO and Board of Directors member, Amir enabled Cortina's stellar growth by raising over $200M in equity financing and acquiring four companies. In 2004, Cortina acquired Azanda Network Devices, a fabless semiconductor company in the traffic management domain, recognized as one of the "Startups to Watch" by the Fabless Semiconductor Association in 2002. In 2006, Cortina acquired Intel's Optical Networking Division, and kick-started an industry consolidation that is now underway.
In 2007 and 2008, Cortina entered the passive optical networking market through the acquisition of Immenstar, and the digital home market through the acquisition of Storm Semiconductor.
Prior to Cortina Amir and his co-founding team engaged in creating a boutique semiconductor fund call SFO ventures that led to creation of Cortina. While at Cisco Systems, Amir was senior director of engineering in charge of the GSR12000, Cisco's flagship router His team delivered the most powerful router platform in the industry. While at Cisco, he also helped to build Auroranetics, founded on investment from Raza Ventures and Kodiak Ventures.
Amir has been a serial entrepreneur. His first company, StratumOne, founded in 1998, was funded by two venture rounds from Sequoia, IVP and Brentwood. At StratumOne, Amir built and managed the engineering team. He also acted as COO until just before the company's acquisition by Cisco Systems in 1999.
Before StratumOne, Amir held senior executive positions in three companies developing state- of-the- art microprocessors: Silicon Graphics (which acquired MIPS Computer Systems), MIPS, and Intel Corporation.
At Silicon Graphics (1992 - 1997), Amir's team was responsible for multiple CPU developments, including the R4400, R8000 and R10000. At MIPS Computer Systems, Amir held various executive roles as one of the early developers of the R4000 processor which was the foundation of MIPS' successful IPO in 1991.
At Intel Corporation (1982 -1989), where Amir began his career, he was one of the key developers of microprocessors that defined Intel's successful entry into the PC market. He was part of the teams which developed the 80286, 80386 and managed the 80486 microprocessors.
Mr. Nayyerhabibi holds a Master of Science Degree in Information and Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Founders' Biographies 2-3
Dr. Zino Chair
Vice President of Marketing & Co-Founder of Cortina Systems
Zino Chair, a co-founder of Cortina Systems, has been VP of Marketing & Business Development since 2001. Zino has provided leadership in establishing Cortina Systems as a key semiconductor partner to major OEMs in the market, which enabled Cortina to become the lead company in the IC infrastructure market from the home to the core of the network. Zino has been one of the main people to help Cortina raise the over $200M equity financing that enabled Cortina to acquire 4 companies, including the Intel Optical Networking Division.
Prior to Cortina Systems, Zino ran Cisco Systems' metro Ethernet marketing team, which created the first RPR metro switch. He joined Cisco Systems as part of the StratumOne Communications acquisition. Zino co-founded StratumOne, which developed the first 10G data framer in the market. Zino was also instrumental in creating Auroranetics Semiconductors, which was acquired by Cisco in 2001.
Zino has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and networking industry. At Nortel Networks, Zino created the DOCSIS business unit, which was spun-off from Nortel as part of a merger with Antec Corporation called Arris. Arris is now a leading system company in the broadband access market and is traded in the public market. In AT&T Bell Labs, Zino focused on Architecture and Standards in the 5ESS/1PSS development team.
Zino received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University and also attended the executive program at the London Business School while at Nortel Networks.
Vice President of Marketing & Co-Founder of Cortina Systems
Zino Chair, a co-founder of Cortina Systems, has been VP of Marketing & Business Development since 2001. Zino has provided leadership in establishing Cortina Systems as a key semiconductor partner to major OEMs in the market, which enabled Cortina to become the lead company in the IC infrastructure market from the home to the core of the network. Zino has been one of the main people to help Cortina raise the over $200M equity financing that enabled Cortina to acquire 4 companies, including the Intel Optical Networking Division.
Prior to Cortina Systems, Zino ran Cisco Systems' metro Ethernet marketing team, which created the first RPR metro switch. He joined Cisco Systems as part of the StratumOne Communications acquisition. Zino co-founded StratumOne, which developed the first 10G data framer in the market. Zino was also instrumental in creating Auroranetics Semiconductors, which was acquired by Cisco in 2001.
Zino has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and networking industry. At Nortel Networks, Zino created the DOCSIS business unit, which was spun-off from Nortel as part of a merger with Antec Corporation called Arris. Arris is now a leading system company in the broadband access market and is traded in the public market. In AT&T Bell Labs, Zino focused on Architecture and Standards in the 5ESS/1PSS development team.
Zino received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University and also attended the executive program at the London Business School while at Nortel Networks.
Founders' Biographies 3-3
Hojjat Salemi
CTO/Vice President of Engineering
Hojjat Salemi is one of three Cortina Systems founders, which started in October 2001. The vision of the company was to build a successful fab-less semiconductor company providing solutions for Ethernet connectivity for the Metro and Core networks. In his current role as Vice President of Engineering, Hojjat manages a worldwide team. His teams architect, design and validate ASSPs from concept to production. One of Cortina's key competitive advantages is our strong analog technology and Hojjat has grown the mixed signal technology team by three fold.
Prior to founding Cortina Systems, Hojjat was the CTO of Skystone, a fab-less semiconductor company specializing in Telecom interfaces for datacom systems based in Ottawa, Canada.
Before Skystone, Hojjat held technical and management roles in companies focused on delivering high revenue products. At Mitel, Hojjat's team evaluated and recommended acquisitions of ASSPs that provided Voice over ATM functions. At Fitel-PMX, Hojjat's team developed ISDN multiplexers for the Japan market. At NewBridge Networks, Hojjat architected TDM scalable switches.
Hojjat began his career at Nortel (Bell Northern Research), where he worked for 10 years.
Hojjat's undergraduate and graduate studies were at Ottawa University, where he graduated with honors with a Bachelor and Masters of Engineering.
CTO/Vice President of Engineering
Hojjat Salemi is one of three Cortina Systems founders, which started in October 2001. The vision of the company was to build a successful fab-less semiconductor company providing solutions for Ethernet connectivity for the Metro and Core networks. In his current role as Vice President of Engineering, Hojjat manages a worldwide team. His teams architect, design and validate ASSPs from concept to production. One of Cortina's key competitive advantages is our strong analog technology and Hojjat has grown the mixed signal technology team by three fold.
Prior to founding Cortina Systems, Hojjat was the CTO of Skystone, a fab-less semiconductor company specializing in Telecom interfaces for datacom systems based in Ottawa, Canada.
Before Skystone, Hojjat held technical and management roles in companies focused on delivering high revenue products. At Mitel, Hojjat's team evaluated and recommended acquisitions of ASSPs that provided Voice over ATM functions. At Fitel-PMX, Hojjat's team developed ISDN multiplexers for the Japan market. At NewBridge Networks, Hojjat architected TDM scalable switches.
Hojjat began his career at Nortel (Bell Northern Research), where he worked for 10 years.
Hojjat's undergraduate and graduate studies were at Ottawa University, where he graduated with honors with a Bachelor and Masters of Engineering.
Digital Home Processors Product Family
Digital Home Processors Product Family
The vast improvements in corporate and access networks over the last decade have been the driving force behind the global economy. Consumers are at the forefront of the next wave of economic expansion. The digitization of the world continues to deepen as more and more images, sounds, and videos convert to digital data that can be stored, shared, manipulated, and transmitted. Due to this digitization and accompanied by the advances made in communication technologies, the digital home revolution is born. This revolution will fundamentally change the way people manage, use, and share data, by driving the interaction between all digital devices conceivable, be it a PC, a cell phone, a PDA, or an entertainment device.
Cortina Systems, Inc. (Cortina™) brings networks closer to consumers by creating solutions that include low-cost, high-performance, and highly programmable network processors. These network processors manage and deliver:
Broadband router and gateway functions
Content sharing and streaming
Network storage, backup, and encryption
Multiple content-rich, high bandwidth, data streams
Target Applications
Cortina Systems® network processors are designed for high performance applications (see Figures 1, 2, and 3) such as:
Router Gateways
Wireless Access Points
Network-Attached Storage (NAS)
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
Triple-Play-Capable Customer Premise Telecommunication Equipment
The vast improvements in corporate and access networks over the last decade have been the driving force behind the global economy. Consumers are at the forefront of the next wave of economic expansion. The digitization of the world continues to deepen as more and more images, sounds, and videos convert to digital data that can be stored, shared, manipulated, and transmitted. Due to this digitization and accompanied by the advances made in communication technologies, the digital home revolution is born. This revolution will fundamentally change the way people manage, use, and share data, by driving the interaction between all digital devices conceivable, be it a PC, a cell phone, a PDA, or an entertainment device.
Cortina Systems, Inc. (Cortina™) brings networks closer to consumers by creating solutions that include low-cost, high-performance, and highly programmable network processors. These network processors manage and deliver:
Broadband router and gateway functions
Content sharing and streaming
Network storage, backup, and encryption
Multiple content-rich, high bandwidth, data streams
Target Applications
Cortina Systems® network processors are designed for high performance applications (see Figures 1, 2, and 3) such as:
Router Gateways
Wireless Access Points
Network-Attached Storage (NAS)
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
Triple-Play-Capable Customer Premise Telecommunication Equipment
PON Product Family
PON Product Family
PON Product Family Cortina offers a complete PON system-on-chip solution with very high density, scalability, and price and performance ratio. Cortina’s complete system solution integrates all the functions implemented between ONU chips located at customer premises and OLTs at the central office. It embeds multiple components in a single chip including SerDes, on-chip memory for ONU, and microprocessors for intelligent control and management. It also incorporates multi-layer protocol functionality and packet processing into a single chipset.
PON Product Family Cortina offers a complete PON system-on-chip solution with very high density, scalability, and price and performance ratio. Cortina’s complete system solution integrates all the functions implemented between ONU chips located at customer premises and OLTs at the central office. It embeds multiple components in a single chip including SerDes, on-chip memory for ONU, and microprocessors for intelligent control and management. It also incorporates multi-layer protocol functionality and packet processing into a single chipset.
PDH Telecom Product Family
PDH Telecom Product Family
Cortina Systems produce T1/E1/J1 technology that provides the foundation from which DSL, PDH, SDH, and ATM technologies deliver narrowband and broadband applications using the existing infrastructure. The Telecom components product line consists of Short Haul Line Interface Units (LIU), Long-Haul T1/E1/J1 LIUs, and T1/E1/J1 framers.
Cortina Systems produce T1/E1/J1 technology that provides the foundation from which DSL, PDH, SDH, and ATM technologies deliver narrowband and broadband applications using the existing infrastructure. The Telecom components product line consists of Short Haul Line Interface Units (LIU), Long-Haul T1/E1/J1 LIUs, and T1/E1/J1 framers.
FEC/OTN Product Family
FEC/OTN Product Family
Cortina Systems' family of optical components enable networking equipment manufacturers the ability to create standards-based products with shorter time-to-market and reduced development costs. Developers can use these opto-electronic components to build optical network solutions to meet a variety of high-bandwidth requirements in SONET/SDH, Optical Transport Network or Ethernet networks.
Cortina Systems' family of optical components enable networking equipment manufacturers the ability to create standards-based products with shorter time-to-market and reduced development costs. Developers can use these opto-electronic components to build optical network solutions to meet a variety of high-bandwidth requirements in SONET/SDH, Optical Transport Network or Ethernet networks.
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