Integrated Device Technology, Inc. announced the appointment of Hyun-Sik (HS) Kim as its new vice president of sales and country manager for Korea. A sales veteran with more than 30 years in the semiconductor industry, Mr. Kim's experience covers a wide range of products and markets, including high-performance computing, automotive, mobile, consumer electronics, network communications and industrial. In addition to his extensive work in Korea, Mr. Kim has managed the Taiwan and ROA regions, implemented sale strategies across Asia and been responsible for APAC segment marketing. Prior to joining IDT, Mr. Kim served in a variety of progressive leadership roles with Maxim Integrated, where he began in 2005 as Korean country manager. He was promoted to vice president of sales and APAC segment marketing, then to vice president of sales for Korea, Taiwan, and ROA. Mr. Kim started his semiconductor career in 1986 as sales manager for Texas Instruments in Korea and subsequently held sales leadership roles at Altera and Mindspeed. Kim joined Maxim after two years as president of Uniquest, a semiconductor distributor.