John Berg
Chief Technology Officer , American Semiconductor, Inc
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
John Berg is the Chief Technology Officer of American Semiconductor, which designs and fabricates low power, high performance IC's for military and aerospace applications. Mr. Berg has subject matter and business acumen around the entire semiconductor supply chain, including design, products, EDA tools, IP, front end fabrication and capital equipment, back end test and assembly, and IC end-markets. At Cypress, John was the Managing Director of the Programmable Logic Business Unit, which competed with Altera and Xilinx, and was the foundation of the PSoC product line. Cypress acquired Sunpower while John was at Cypress; this allowed John to obtain knowledge of the solar market. Mr. Berg had worked at Zilog where he was responsible for design and technology for the company's 8-bit & 32 bit micro controller business, as well as technology for its DSP products. John has done due diligence in semiconductor M&A, and was an expert witness for semiconductor IP and business litigation. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2005 - present
- Chief Technology Officer , American Semiconductor, Inc
- 2004 - 2005
- Chief Operating Officer, Transfer Devices
- 2003 - 2004
- Vice President, NANTERO, INC.
- 1998 - 2003
- Managing Director, Cypress Semiconductor
- 1990 - 1998
- Vice President, Zilog
- 1980 - 1990
- Director, Standard Microsystems
- 1978 - 1979
- Board Memeber, Focused Photonics,Inc.
- 1976 - 1978
- General Partner, 24th Street Partners, LLC
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Agilent Technologies and Varian: Good Deal
July 28, 2009
John Berg, Chief Technology Officer , American Semiconductor, Inc
Agilent to Buy Varian for $1.5 Billion | online.wsj.com
Agilent Technologies Inc. agreed to acquire Varian Inc. for about $1.5 billion. This acquisition will expand Agilent's product portfolio in the industrial and life sciences markets and will give Agilent entry to the NMR, imaging, and vacuum technology fields. This is another major step in Agilent's...
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Sun Microsystems and Oracle: Perfect Together?
July 20, 2009
John Berg, Chief Technology Officer , American Semiconductor, Inc
Sun Holders Approve Oracle Deal | online.wsj.com
The shareholders of Sun Microsystems $7.4 billion takeover. Will the be buyer's delight or buyer's remorse for Oracle? Are the winners Oracle's shareholders or Sun Microsystems' competitors?
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Applied Materials: The new 800 pound gorilla in Solar
July 9, 2009
John Berg, Chief Technology Officer , American Semiconductor, Inc
Applied jumps to top of solar equipment rankings | www.eetimes.com
Applied Materials is the largest equipment provider of photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing equipment in 2008, its first full year in the market, according to market research firm VLSI Research Inc. Although this revenue includes its 2007 HCT acquisition's reveue, Applied has gained...
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Spansion: A Titanic in Disguise?
July 6, 2009
John Berg, Chief Technology Officer , American Semiconductor, Inc
Spansion names fourth CFO in less than five months | www.siliconbeat.com
When a company replaces a CFO, it is important to look at the new individual's background to determine whether the company has placed a knowledgeable hand on the corporate financial rudder.
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GLG Study Groups with John Berg(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Power Semiconductors Experts | 17 |
| Semiconductor Experts in GLG Member Programs (California) | 235 |
| Semiconductor Experts in GLG Member Programs (US) | 636 |
| Microprocessor Experts | 150 |
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