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Chief Technology Officer
American Semiconductor, Inc ![]()
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,...
President
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation Americas (SMIC) ![]()
Dr. Sam Wang has been in the semiconductor industry for over 25 years and is familiar with the supply/demand situation of wafers and advanced semiconductor process technology from photolithography, fab equipment, capex, EDA, mask making, wafer foundries, testing and assembly to market trends, fab utilization,...
Mel BurksFounder / Senior Partner
Tech Quest Research, LLC ![]()
Mel Burks is with Tech Quest Research, LLC, a market research company providing consultation and in-depth analysis and reports. He is an acknowledged engineering professional within the semiconductor, test & measurement and PV sector. He held positions in semiconductor manufacturing and semi-equipment...
FormerWorldwide VP of Sales
PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC. ![]()
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...
Managing Director
ISB Ventures ![]()
Israel Beinglass, Ph.D, is President of ISB Ventures. He was until 2006, with Applied Materials, where he held various executive level positions. Currently, he is an Independent Consultant to the industry. Dr. Beinglass has over 25 years of experience in semiconductor technology, semiconductor manufacturing,...
Dieter MackowiakPrincipal
Independent Consultant (Dieter Mackowiak) ![]()
Dieter Mackowiak is a Senior Executive Advisor to global Semiconductor and Electronics companies working more than 30 years in this industry. Previously, Mr. Mackowiak was the Senior Vice President Memories and TFT-Displays at Samsung Semiconductor USA and an Executive Advisor to the President of Samsung...
Jon Peddie, Ph.D.President
JOHN PEDDIE RESEARCH![]()
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Jon Peddie, PhD, is one of the pioneers of the graphics industry, starting his career in computer graphics in 1962. After the successful launch of several graphics manufacturing companies, Dr. Peddie began Jon Peddie Associates in 1984 to provide comprehensive data, information and management expertise...
James "Jim" CantorePresident & Chief Analyst
JLC Associates LLC ![]()
James Cantore is the President and Chief Analyst at JLC Associates, a technology consulting firm. Mr. Cantore consults on technology, strategic marketing, and market intelligence to information technology, investment, high technology and semiconductor sectors. He has over 25 years of experience inthe...
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Green Jet Fuel Critical for U.S. Military & Energy Independence
November 6, 2009
Military Biofuels Key to Rid U.S. Foreign Oil Dependence | www.examiner.com
As stated in this original article, oil consumption for aircraft, ships, ground vehicles and facilities makes the U.S. Department of Defense, and namely the U.S. military, the single largest oil consumer in the world. Military biofuels are critical for lessening the country's dependence on foreignoil,...
LED Industry Continues Progress to Repalce Incandescent Light Bulb
November 2, 2009
Jerald Kolansky, Former Worldwide VP of Sales, PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Cree Demonstrates Record Breaking LED LIght Bulb | finance.yahoo.com
1. Cree and Philips are among the first LED firms to demonstrate prototypes of an LED replacement for the A19 size standard incandescent light bulb.2. There are numerous firms competing for the government prize for creating a production worthy A19 incandescent replacement.
Flash Memory Not Ready to Replace Hard Drives in Most Enterprise Applications
November 2, 2009
Jerald Kolansky, Former Worldwide VP of Sales, PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Disc Storage Gone in a Flash | www.forbes.com
1. Despite the content of this article, flash memory is not ready to replace magnetic HDD's in most enterprise applications accept where the higher performance of flash can be taken advantage of.2. Flash memory today is 4-5 times more expensive than HDD magnetic memory, and in reality this past year...
Samsung and Toshiba Continue to Dominate over 75% of NAND Flash Market
November 2, 2009
Jerald Kolansky, Former Worldwide VP of Sales, PLX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Market View -- Q3 Sales Ranking of Brand NAND Flash IC Makers | www.dramexchange.com
1. Based on Q3 sales data Samsung and Toshiba continue to hold over 75% of the NAND Flash market. The 3 other players combined ( MIcron, Hynix,, etc) only have approximately 22-23% of the NAND flash market.2. NAND Flash pricing has stabilized to the up side this quarter after almost doubling in price...
Semiconductor & Solar Manufacturing Trends
October 30, 2009
Arizona Loses More Manufacturing & Clean Energy Opportunity | www.examiner.com
As noted in this core article, many companies such as Microsemi, who decided to close semiconductor plants, were not insightful enough to capitalize on green stimulus funding in the development of new product lines to support the emerging green revolution of energy-efficient and cleaner energy components...
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Semiconductor & Component Experts | 676 |
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 16313 |
| Semiconductor Experts | 576 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 8574 |
| Semiconductor Experts (North America) | 460 |
| Semiconductor Experts in GLG Member Programs (US) | 631 |
| Semiconductor Capital Equipment Experts | 170 |
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