SiliconBeat

Wow, that was fast. Henry Nothhaft, who was named chief executive at Tessera Technologies in  August after serving on its board as vice chairman, scored a 10 percent raise after less than five months on the job.

Nothhaft was originally granted a salary of $455,000 according to his employment agreement dated Aug. 5, along with an option grant for 375,000 shares and a restricted stock grant for 40,000, and he’s eligible for a pro-rated year-end bonus.

Last week, the board of director’s compensation committee OK’d raises for several executives, including Nothhaft, who will get an extra $45,000 a year in 2009, boosting his salarly by 9.9 percent to $500,000 next year.

The company’s new chief financial officer, Michael Anthofer, also was granted a raise for next year after being on the job less than three months, but his is a relatively modest 3.4 percent increase from $290,000 to $300,000 a year.

The company’s former CEO and still chairman, Bruce McWilliams, who made $6 million exercising options in 2007,  will continue to be paid an annual salary of $455,000, even though he’s no longer the chief.