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Peter McManamon - Chairman

Mr. McManamon has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2003 and was appointed chairman of our board in May 2005. He served as chief financial officer of Parthus Technologies plc from 1993 until March 2001, executive vice president of corporate development of Parthus Technologies plc from March 2001 until November 2002, a member of the board of directors of Parthus Technologies plc from 1993 until November 2002, and was one of the co-founders of Parthus Technologies plc. Since May 2005, Mr. McManamon has served as a venture partner of Atlantic Bridge Ventures, an investment company. He also serves as a director of the National Development Finance Agency, an appointment by the Irish Government.

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. Mr. Ayalon has served as president and chief executive officer of DSP Group, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, from April 1996 until April 2005 and from January 2007 to present. Mr. Ayalon also has served as a member of the board of directors of DSP Group, Inc. since April 1996 and as chairman since January 2000. Mr. Ayalon is also a member of the executive committee of the University Center of Ariel, Israel.

Zvi Limon

Mr. Limon has served as a member of our board of directors since November 1999. Since 1999, Mr. Limon has been a partner at Magma Venture Capital, a consulting and investment advisory firm. Since 2006, Mr. Limon also has been a general partner of Rimon Investment Fund, a consulting and investment advisory firm. Since 2008, he has served as a member of the board of directors of Leadcom Integrated Solutions Ltd., an Israeli public company. He served as Chairman of Limon Holdings Ltd., a consulting and investment advisory firm, from October 1993 to July 2000. Mr. Limon is a member of the board of directors of DSP Group, Inc., GVT (Holding) SA, the parent company of Global Village Telecom in Brazil and Tefron Ltd., an apparel company.

Bruce A. Mann

Mr. Mann has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2001. Mr. Mann has been a partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP since February 1987. He was a Senior Managing Director of WR Hambrecht & Co., an investment banking firm, from 1999 to 2003.

Sven-Christer Nilsson

Mr. Nilsson has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2002. He served as a member of the board of directors of Parthus Technologies plc from March 2000 until November 2002. Mr. Nilsson has been the Chief Executive Officer of RIPASSO AB since August 1999. Between 1982 and 1999 he held various positions with The Ericsson Group, the telecommunications equipment supplier, including president, Ericsson Radio Systems (Sweden), vice president, Mobile Switching Systems, executive vice president, Cellular Systems-American Standards, and, from 1998, president and chief executive officer. Mr. Nilsson also serves as a director of ASSA Abloy AB, a global locks and security corporation, and Sprint Nextel Corporation. Until March 2009, Mr. Nilsson served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swedish ICT Research AB, an industrial research institute. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the (Swedish) Public Service Broadcasting Foundation, and is also a Member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Louis Silver

Mr. Silver has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2002. He is a Principal of RP Capital Group, an alternative investment firm focused on investment opportunities in EEMEA and has served as an advisor to RP Capital Group since April 2005. From January 2005 until January 2006, he acted as a private banking consultant. From August 2002 until April 2005, he acted as a legal and business development advisor to companies and individuals. From September 1996 until June 2002, he served as an advisor and counsel to Discount Bank & Trust Company. Mr. Silver is also a member of the board of directors of DSP Group, Inc.

Dan Tocatly

Mr. Tocatly has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2004. Mr. Tocatly has served as co-chairman of FMR Computers & Software LTD., a software solutions company, since January 2002. Since September 2006, Mr. Tocatly also has been a general partner of Rimon Investment Fund, a consulting and investment advisory firm. Mr. Tocatly served as a principal at Limon Holdings Ltd., a consulting and investment advisory firm, from August 1996 to September 2001.

Gideon Wertheizer

Mr. Wertheizer has served as Chief Executive Officer of CEVA since May 2005 and joined the board of directors in January 2010. Mr. Wertheizer, has 26 years of experience in the semiconductor and Silicon Intellectual Property (SIP) industries. He previously served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the DSP business unit at CEVA. Prior joining CEVA in November 2002, Mr. Wertheizer held various executive positions at DSP Group including roles as Executive VP - Strategic Business Development, Vice President for Marketing and VP of VLSI design. Mr. Wertheizer holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Ben-Gourion University in Israel and executive MBA from Bradford University in the United Kingdom.

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