Pixim Inc. appoints Thomas Ayers vice president of engineering and Dr. Justin Reyneri chief scientist
September 6, 2007
From: Source Security
Pixim
Inc., a leading provider of image sensors and processors for enterprise
security cameras, announced that it has appointed Thomas Ayers to the
position of vice president of engineering and promoted Dr. Justin
Reyneri to chief scientist. Both Mr. Ayers and Dr. Reyneri will join
forces to develop and implement next-generation Pixim chipsets across
applications for the dynamically growing security camera industry.
Pixim chipsets are already incorporated into the world's leading
surveillance cameras, currently in more than 100 security camera models
that ship to more than 60 countries worldwide.
"With the success of our products worldwide, the demands on our
engineering resources continue to grow," said Joe Montalbo, CEO of
Pixim. "Tom will be a valuable member of the executive team, providing
technical direction to the company, while his vast experience leading
engineering teams and servicing the customer will allow us to scale
even quicker to meet growing market needs."
Ayers will manage Pixim's sensor, silicon, and firmware development and
develop new products for next-generation video security cameras.
Ayers brings an in-depth knowledge of video systems and a proven track
record of successes with more than 15 years executing complex,
multidisciplinary projects at a variety of leading semiconductor
companies. Most recently, Ayers served as vice president of engineering
at Broadlogic, developing breakthrough video-processing mixed signal
products. Prior to that, Ayers held the position of vice president of
hardware engineering for Believe, where he built and managed their
advanced 3D graphics engineering team.
To further enhance Pixim's focus on meeting the market's diverse needs,
Dr. Reyneri has been promoted to chief scientist. Dr. Reyneri joined
Pixim, shortly after its founding, as director of software. In this
role, he made numerous contributions to Pixim's renowned core patented
intellectual property and was a prime driver of Pixim's software,
sensor and ASIC technologies. Dr. Reyneri brings more than 25 years
experience in electrical engineering and software design, including
embedded system design, DSP, ASIC and FPGA architectures, and EDA tool
development, as well as experience in entrepreneurial ventures, to
Pixim.
Teamed with Ayers, Dr. Reyneri will address the next frontier in
security cameras and continue to define Pixim's roadmap, as it develops
image sensing and processing products for security cameras serving the
new realm of applications and vertical markets, including retail,
casinos, transportation, and video analytics.
"Justin's promotion to chief scientist is commensurate with his great
contribution to the company and his clear vision for future
enhancements," notes Joe Montalbo. "His vision and experience will spur
migration of Pixim's wide dynamic range (WDR) image capture and
processing competencies to next-generation offerings that target new
markets and users."
Renowned and respected across the video security industry for its award
winning Digital Pixel System® (DPS) technology, Pixim has set the
industry standard for wide dynamic range (WDR). Pixim's DPS technology
converts light to a digital signal directly at the point of capture in
the image sensor to deliver consistently excellent image quality and
colour rendition 24/7, however challenging lighting and temperature
conditions may be.
