Dickinson’s career includes executive roles in sales, marketing and operations at leading companies such as National Semiconductor, SCS/Mentor Graphics, Transwitch, S3 and Cygnus/Red Hat. As VP worldwide sales at graphics chip supplier S3, Dickinson helped grow the company to $500 million in revenue, establishing the company as the fastest growing company in Silicon Valley at the time. Most recently, Dickinson was COO at Artisan Components, Inc., a leading provider of physical IP products where he oversaw exponential revenue growth and the company’s acquisition by ARM Holdings.