Age: 53
Nationality: British
www.arm.com

ARM was created a decade ago to promote a microprocessor developed by Acorn, a leading supplier of desktop computers to British schools.

Acorn folded but under Saxby's leadership ARM has gone on to become a global tech company with a market cap of about $8.6 billion. ARM designs chips and then licenses the architectures to chip makers.

The firm controls an estimated 80% of the global market for chips for mobile handsets, and also sells chip designs for use in cars, wireless local area networks and digital subscriber line modems, which expand the capacity of ordinary phone lines.

The company has also announced designs for audio and video chips and chips that work with the Java programming language, widely used in small portable devices.

ARM reports that its sales and earnings are flourishing but it has taken a beating in recent months like other high-tech stocks. And the company faces more competition.

The vision thing: "We are designing the blueprint for the digital age."

Forward Spin: Saxby wants his company to design chips that can be implanted inside the human body to restore lost motor function.

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