Jerald Kolansky
Former Worldwide VP of Sales, PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
Jerald Kolansky was the Worldwide Vice President of Sales at PLX Technology, a semiconductor company involved in high speed interface circuits, particularly PCI express. Previously, Mr. Kolansky was a Vice President at Cree a high power LED manufacturer. Prior to this, he was the President-Sales at M-Systems, a company specializing in flash memory semiconductor business. He has over 25 years of experience in semiconductor sales and marketing of ASIC's, flash memory, wireless semiconductors, fiber optic components, imaging and navigation IC's, high brightness LED's, SOC's, and power Semiconductors. Previously, he has held the Vice President-Sales position at Hewlett Packard, Agilent Technologies, and Power Integrations, a high voltage IC company which went public in 1998. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2008 - 2009
- Worldwide VP of Sales, PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- 2007 - 2008
- Vice President, CREE, INC.
- 2003 - 2004
- President, US Sales, SANDISK IL LTD.
- 1994 - 2003
- Vice President Sales, AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- 1989 - 1993
- Vice President Sales, POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
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Cypress Continue To Improve PSOC Family Performance
November 16, 2009
Jerald Kolansky, Former Worldwide VP of Sales, PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Cypress Introduces New PSOC 1 Device With Enhanced Analog Performance | finance.yahoo.com
1. Cypress Semiconductor has introduced PSOC 1 devices with enhanced analog performance. This should help with the adoption of these devices in touch screen phones, appliances, automotive applications, etc.2. Over the last few years Cypress has obtained hundred of design wins with it's PSOC family...
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Potential TSMC Entry into LED Market Could Effect Current Supplier Base
November 16, 2009
Jerald Kolansky, Former Worldwide VP of Sales, PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
TSMC Looks at Solid State Lighting Market | www.eetimes.com
1. Per this article and other commentary in SEA, it appears that TSMC is going to invest $46M in setting up a product line to make LED's for the lighting market.2. The $46M to be invested in setting up this line represents a substantial sum of money that could benefit equipment manufacturers such as...
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Cree Adds Additional Manufactuing Capacity in China
November 12, 2009
Jerald Kolansky, Former Worldwide VP of Sales, PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Cree Buys Huge LED Plant in China | triangle.bizjournals.com
1. Cree's purchase of a large facility in China to manufacture both chips and components is a strong sign that Cree believe that its surge in business will continue in the future.2. The Chinese LED market is a significant one with the Chinese government subsidizing the cost of LED fixtures. In addition,...
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"Green" LED Lighting Continues to Replace Tradional Lighting Technologies
November 12, 2009
Jerald Kolansky, Former Worldwide VP of Sales, PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Starbucks Goes Bonkers for LED Lighting | seekingalpha.com
1. Starbucks is just one of a number of commercial business's which are converting their lighting to LED Lighting.2. Starbucks has selected GE for this lighting application in an attempt to become more "Green" and at the same time save on energy costs. 3. LED fixtures are generally still too expensive...
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GLG Study Groups with Jerald Kolansky(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Semiconductor Experts in GLG Member Programs (US) | 636 |
| Flash Memory Experts | 108 |
| Semiconductor Pricing Trend Experts | 122 |
| Data Storage Drives and Peripherals Experts | 82 |
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