Dado Banatao is the managing partner of Tallwood Venture Capital. With his past experiences as an entrepreneur, Dado provides Tallwood with a unique perspective. As an engineer, he is credited with developing several key semiconductor technologies and is regarded as a Silicon Valley visionary. As an investor, he has a keen sense of trends and opportunities involving technology solutions for computing and communications.

Prior to forming Tallwood, Mr. Banatao was a venture partner at the Mayfield Fund. He has co-founded three technology startups, S3 (SBLU), Chips & Technologies (INTC), and Mostron. He has also held positions at National Semiconductor, Seeq Technologies, Intersil, and Commodore International. In 1997, he was honored with the prestigious Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award sponsored by Ernst & Young, Inc. Magazine, and Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services.

Mr. Banatao serves as Chairman for SiRF Technology (SIRF) and current Tallwood portfolio companies. He also served as Chairman and led investments in Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), Acclaim Communications, acquired by Level One (INTC), Newport Communications, acquired by Broadcom (BRCM), Cyras Systems, acquired by Ciena (CIEN), and Stream Machine, acquired by Cirrus Logic (CRUS). He holds a B.S.E.E., cum laude, from the Mapua Institute of Technology in the Philippines and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Stanford University.

Michael L. Canning is a veteran with 20 years' executive management experience in the semiconductor industry, with a track record for driving innovation, rapid revenue growth, and product expansion. During this time, Mike pioneered the "fabless" manufacturing model, a concept now in use by the majority of semiconductor companies. As a founding executive at Cirrus Logic Inc., he contributed to the company's success as the fastest-growth semiconductor start-up, with revenues growth from zero to $1.1 billion in ten years. At Cirrus, Mike served as president and CEO of the company's Mass Storage Company, where he was responsible for $400 million in revenues. Mike also served as president and CEO of Stream Machine Company, a digital video compression company, where he raised $33 million in funding, and later arranged a successful acquisition by Cirrus Logic.

Mohan Gyani joins the Board of Directors as the CEO & Chairman of the Board of Roamware, Inc., a Silicon Valley private company that provides value added services to over 180 wireless services operators in over 70 countries. Mr. Gyani contributes 27 years of telecom and wireless industry experience to his role as a member of SiRF's Board. He is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Wireless Mobility Services, where he led the company's domestic voice and data mobility businesses, focusing on improving operating results, building out a new nationwide GSM network, and accelerating growth. Previously, he was head of Strategy and Corporate Development and a member of the Board of Directors for Vodafone AirTouch PLC. Prior to its merger with Vodafone, Mr. Gyani was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AirTouch Communications, where he played a major operational and strategic role in the company's growth from an IPO to a $70 Billion global company in five years. Mr. Gyani graduated from San Francisco State University in 1978 with an M.B.A. in Finance, and earned a B.A. in Business Administration from San Francisco State University; where he graduated in 1973, Summa Cum Laude.

James M. Smaha has served as one of SiRF's directors since October 2000. Upon retiring in 1989, Mr. Smaha served as an independent consultant, including with S3 and interWAVE Communications International Ltd., a telecommunications company. Prior to 1989, Mr. Smaha served as President and Executive Vice President of the Semiconductor Group of National Semiconductor Corporation from 1983-1989. Mr. Smaha holds a B.A. in mathematics from the University of Maine.