Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (CY) announced that it has appointed Hassane El-Khoury executive vice president of its Programmable Systems Division.
El-Khoury has run Cypress's automotive business since 2007, spearheading the company's expansion into the Human-Machine Interface and Body Electronics segments of the automotive marketplace.
The Programmable Systems Division's products include Cypress's flagship Programmable System-on-Chip products.
Dinesh Ramanathan, the Programmable Systems Division's current EVP, will leave Cypress this month to pursue an opportunity as the chief executive officer of a Silicon Valley startup.
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