Grant A Pierce, CEO

Grant A Pierce co-founded Sonics in September 1996 and has served as our chief executive officer and president since March 1997 and as chairman of our board of directors since February 1997. Prior to co-founding Sonics, Mr. Pierce served as chief financial officer and vice president and general manager for MicroUnity Systems Engineering, Inc., a digital media and communications devices company, from 1990 to 1996. From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Pierce was chief financial officer at ParcPlace Systems, a company selling object oriented software development environments. From 1984 to 1988, Mr. Pierce served as corporate controller for MIPS Computer Systems, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company. Mr. Pierce’s extensive experience also includes work at Convergent Technologies, Inc., ITT Qume and Arthur Andersen and Co. Mr. Pierce received a BS in business administration-accounting from California State University, Hayward and is a former certified public accountant.

Drew E Wingard, Ph.D., CTO

Martin M Kovacich, CFO

Martin M Kovacich has served as our chief financial officer since June 2003. From 2001 to May 2003, Mr. Kovacich served as the director of worldwide sales at the Trillium division, also known as the Networking Software Division, of Intel Corporation, after Intel acquired Trillium Digital Systems, Inc., a communications protocol software company, in 2000. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Kovacich served as the vice president, finance and chief financial officer of Trillium. From 1983 to 1997 Mr. Kovacich worked at Price Waterhouse LLP, most recently as the senior manager of the Technology Industry Group. Mr. Kovacich received a BS in accounting from San Diego State University and is a former certified public accountant.

Raymond G Brinks, Vice President of Engineering

Raymond G Brinks has served as our vice president of engineering since November 2004. From November 2003 to November 2004, Mr. Brinks was executive vice president and general manager of the SoC Division of MosChip Semiconductor. From April 2002 to November 2003, Mr. Brinks was president of Verasity Technologies, an IPSec security device company. Earlier experiences include ZF Micro Devices, where Mr. Brinks was chief technical officer/vice president, engineering from 1997 to January 2002, and International Business Machines Corporation for 15 years before that in roles of progressive responsibility, including OEM engineering manager from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Brinks received a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and an MS in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona.

Philip J Casini, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development

Philip J Casini has served as our vice president of marketing and business development since August 2004. From 1998 to August 2004, Mr. Casini was the vice president of marketing at Cradle Technologies. Mr. Casini received a BS in electrical engineering from San Diego State University and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

James V Mac Hale, Vice President of Sales

James V Mac Hale has served as our vice president of sales since November 2005. From 1989 to October 2005, Mr. Mac Hale held various positions at MIPS Technologies, and its predecessors, most recently as its vice president of Asia operations. Mr. Mac Hale received a BE in electronic engineering from the University College Dublin, Ireland and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

David L O’Brien, Vice President of SoC Design Solutions

David L O’Brien has served as our vice president of SoC design solutions since March 2005. From September 2002 to March 2005, Mr. O’Brien served as the vice president, customer support for the Tools and Technology division of PeopleSoft, Inc. From 1999 to September 2002, Mr. O’Brien served as the general manager of the Networking Software Division at Intel. Mr. O’Brien received an AA in liberal arts from Northwestern Michigan College and a BSBA from the University of Phoenix.