SiliconBeat

Paul Uenten, the head of design engineering at Monolithic Power Systems, got a nice thank-you gift last year from his bosses for his “contributions to new product development.” In addition to his $224,000 salary and the $116,000 bonus he received last year, the powers that be picked up the $59,085 price tag of a car for him.

We put a call out to Mr. Uenten’s office Friday afternoon after noticing the detail in the company’s proxy it filed that day with the SEC. We left a voicemail asking him for details about what kind of car he got for himself but have yet to hear back.

We got a vicarious thrill Web shopping for transportation in that price range. He are three models that caught our eye: a Porsch Cayman, a Jaguar S-type, and a Mercedes SL. We’d appreciate it if any of the folks who work over at the San Jose chip company with him can let us know if we’re close.