Eliyahu Ayalon

Mr. Ayalon served as chairman of our board of directors from November 2002 to February 2004 and has served as a member of our board of directors since November 1999. Mr. Ayalon also served as our chief executive officer from November 1999 to January 2001. He currently is the chief executive officer of E.E. Ayalon Assets Ltd. Mr. Ayalon served as president and chief executive officer of DSP Group, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed fabless semiconductor company, from April 1996 until April 2005 and from January 2007 to July 2009. Mr. Ayalon also served as a member of the board of directors of DSP Group from April 1996 to May 2013 and as the Chairman of the board of directors of DSP Group from January 2000 to June 2013. Mr. Ayalon is a director and chair of the audit committee of the board of directors of BioView Ltd., a biotech company listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, a member of the board of governors of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and a member of the board of governors of the University of Ariel in Israel. We believe Mr. Ayalon’s qualifications to sit on our board include his senior leadership experience gained from serving in executive positions at high technology and semiconductor companies, his involvement with research and academic institutiotas, his deep understanding of our company, his industry and technical expertise of the semiconductor industry and his board experience at public and private companies within the semiconductor industry.