Article: Quartics Recruits CEO to Replace Founder Qureshey

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TECHNOLOGY

Irvine chip startup Quartics Inc. recruited a chief executive from Sunnyvale-based Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Mario Rivas, who headed AMD's computing solutions group, was named to the post a few weeks ago.

He replaces Safi Qureshey, who started Quartics in 2003.

The company makes chips that wirelessly link computers and cell phones to digital televisions.

Quartics is aiming to sell its chips to companies that make PCs, digital TVs, set-top boxes and graphics cards - processors that help video and other graphics download faster.

Customers include PC maker Acer Inc., which owns Irvine's ...

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