Floriberto Lima is appointed as the new president and CEO. Floriberto Lima is 36 years old and earned a MBA degree from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, in 2008, and an MSc in Electronics and Systems by the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, in 2001.

Between 2000 and 2007 he was responsible for the creation and development of the Chipidea’s Power Management Group. In the years 2008 to 2009, Floriberto was responsible for Chipidea’s Power Management Marketing.

Floriberto Lima was born in Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal, and lives in Lisbon. He is married and has two children.

He will work closely with Dr. Marcelino Santos, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of SiliconGate, to bring the new power management solutions to market.

SiliconGate’s co-founder Margarida Sousa, started as President and CEO of SiliconGate at its creation in 2008. She will continue as SiliconGate's Executive Vice President and deputy to CEO.

"Now with Floriberto aboard, SiliconGate is ready to move forward aggressively beyond our research and development stage," said Dr. Marcelino. "To grow this start-up into a world-class company, Floriberto will be instrumental in establishing the right partnerships and driving SiliconGate’s technology into strategic market areas."