News: Press Release: March 13, 2008

Ron Edgerton Named New President and CEO of iWatt, Inc.

March 12, 2008 – Los Gatos, CA – iWatt, Inc., a leader in digital power IC and Systems products and technology, announced today that effective immediately Ron Edgerton will assume the position of President and CEO of the company.

Mr. Edgerton previously served as CEO at SigmaTel.  While under his direction, SigmaTel became a market leader in MP3 and high-end PC audio codecs and developed into a diversified mixed signal company.  Prior to SigmaTel, he participated in several start-ups as an officer and/or consultant.

Mr. Edgerton has also held the positions of General Manager at Kodak Digital Medical, CFO at Cyrix and Telinq Systems, and various marketing and financial roles at Northern Telecom and other companies.

Mr. Edgerton holds a Bachelors of Business Administration and an MBA in Finance from Western Michigan University.

“iWatt has enormous potential based on providing patented, “green” power semiconductor and module solutions to the cell phone, computer and other industries” said Edgerton.  “Intelligent, dynamic power management solutions will play a key role in meeting the worldwide demand to lower power consumption in a cost-effective manner.”

 

About iWatt, Inc.
iWatt, Inc. is a power control IC company that designs, develops and markets semiconductor and power system products for the computer, communication, consumer and industrial market segments. The company's patented digital control and power system architecture expertise raises the bar in power supply price/performance metrics. iWatt is currently working with market leaders in the computing, telecom, networking, flat panel display and portable device markets to develop high density, high value AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies. iWatt is based in Silicon Valley with headquarters in Los Gatos, CA, with offices in Fort Collins, CO; Taipei, Taiwan; Shenzhen, China; and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.iwatt.com or call iWatt at (408) 374-4200.

Press Contact
Doyle L. Slack
Director, Corporate Marketing
408-385-1947
dslack@iwatt.com

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