Bringing an extensive history of executive management, Roberts will leverage his 34 years of operations, manufacturing and industry experience to lead SemiSouth’s manufacturing operations. Prior to joining SemiSouth Roberts was founder and managing director of Eyzon Consulting and CEO of Teravicta Technologics, a provider of RF switching. He was the Chief Operating Officer of Layer-N Networks and Colorado Microdisplay. In addition, he served as the Senior VP of Worldwide Operations at Cirrus Logic, a supplier of high-precision mixed-signal analog components and embedded processors, Vice-President of Operations for Crystal Semiconductor and Director of Engineering for Advanced Micro Devices. Roberts received his BS degree from the University of Texas at Arlington.

"Kenney brings a unique combination of startup experience and extensive manufacturing expertise to SemiSouth,“ said Vess Johnson, SemiSouth’s President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are all very excited about Kenney joining our team," Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer Dr. Jeffrey B. Casady explained. "This is a very exciting time for SemiSouth. Kenney is a very strong addition to the team and will help us drive our manufacturing operations to the next level. We have produced the world’s most advanced SiC JFETs and epitaxy in our fab and we are working aggressively to grow the business and increase our presence in the market."

About SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc.

Founded in 2000, with headquarters in Austin, Texas and manufacturing in Starkville, Mississippi, SemiSouth is a privately held silicon carbide (SiC) based semiconductor company. As an industry leader in the development and manufacture of SiC electrical components and materials for high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management applications, SemiSouth provides discrete power devices, and SiC epiwafers. SiC-based semiconductor devices offer significant advantages over competing products based on silicon and other semiconductor materials for power management applications.