Jim Handy
Director, Objective Analysis
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
Jim Handy is a Director at Objective Analysis, a market research company. He has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry in the areas of memory manufacturing and sales. Mr. Handy is the author of "The Cache Memory Book" and also holds a patent. He has expertise in DRAM, SRAM, NAND and NOR flash, EPROM, EEPROM, mask ROM, FRAM, PRAM, OUM, and MRAM. Mr. Handy is knowledgeable about products and services from Samsung, SanDisk, Toshiba, Hynix, STMicroelectronics, Micron, Intel, Spansion, Sharp, SST, Macronix, Winbond, Catalyst, Microchip, Elpida, Qimonda, Nanya, Powerchip, ProMOS, Etron, Symetrix, Ramtron, IDT, GSI, Lexar, Kingston, Viking, and SMART Modular. Previously, Mr. Handy has served as an Analyst for Gartner Dataquest and Semico. Also, he has held marketing and design positions at Intel, National Semiconductor, and Infineon. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2006 - present
- Director, Objective Analysis
- 2002 - 2006
- Director of Nonvolatile Memories, SEMICO RESEARCH CORP.
- 1991 - 2000
- Chief Analyst, Gartner Dataquest
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Jim Handy(?)
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Samsung and Numonyx See PRAM-PCM as Next Winner
October 3, 2009
Jim Handy, Director, Objective Analysis
Samsung upbeat about PRAM market | www.digitimes.com
Flash memory will hit the end of its life in the next few years.Samsung and Numonyx are betting that phase-change memory, PRAM or PCM, will fill the void to become flash's successor.Other companies, Spansion, Macronix, SST, Sharp, and Hynix, have not disclosed their plans, but Intel, Toshiba, and Micron...
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The NOR Flash Market is Headed for Big Changes
June 10, 2009
Jim Handy, Director, Objective Analysis
SST Strengthens Management Team by Appointing Bertrand F. Cambou as President | www.marketwatch.com
With Spansion moving away from their Wireless business they will have to grow by taking share from other embedded companies like SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc), Winbond, Macronix, ISSI, and others. This will also impact long-time rival Numonyx, the merger of Intel's and STmicroelectronics'...
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Samsung-SanDisk Deal Good for Both Companies
June 10, 2009
Jim Handy, Director, Objective Analysis
SanDisk, Samsung ink patent cross license, flash supply agreements amidst memory industry turmoil | www.edn.com
SanDisk has renewed its license agreement with Samsung on terms that are more agreeable to Samsung although less profitable for SanDisk. The royalty rate is still higher than the industry norm, though, which has negative implications to companies who are not yet SanDisk licensees, like Micron...
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Time is Ripe for Some Consolidation
March 6, 2009
Jim Handy, Director, Objective Analysis
Where chip industry is headed today | www.mercurynews.com
The stage is set for consolidation in the semiconductor industry. The firms that will be hit hardest with this are those that make commodity products in low-growth markets. In particular this will impact Samsung, Hynix, Micron, Qimonda, Elpida, Powerchip, and Nanya.
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GLG Study Groups with Jim Handy(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Semiconductor Experts in GLG Member Programs (California) | 235 |
| Semiconductor Experts in GLG Member Programs (US) | 636 |
| Flash Memory Experts | 108 |
| Semiconductor Pricing Trend Experts | 122 |
GLG Live Meetings with Jim Handy(?)
Recent Seminars
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October 7, 2008 | New York
GLG Symposium: (NYC) Seminar on SSDs in the Enterprise