Study Group: Semiconductor Experts (North America)

Council Members in this Study Group: 460

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Michael Cote

President
The Cote Collaborative

Michael Cote is an Independent Telecommunications Consultant and Principal of the Cote Collaborative. He specializes in enterprise mobility, sales and distribution strategy, online strategy, smart phones, and customer care and billing. Mr. Cote has over 15 years of sales, marketing, and operational...

Mark Fendley

Continuous Improvement Manager
BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC

Mark Fendley is the Continuous Improvement Manager for BMW Manufacturing, based in South Carolina. Mr. Fendley has over 11 years of executive experience with BMW and over 20 yrs of experience in Asian and European OEM manufacturing, supplier development, and engineering. He has expertise in Tier One...

Michael Horsch Fizz

Senior Advisor
FCI Inc.

Michael Horsch Fizz is a Senior Advisor at FCI, a company providing system integration and strategy consulting services. Mr. Fizz specializes in monitoring and predicting industry trends coupled with quantitative and qualitative reviews of technology vendors. Tech Sectors include unified computing,...

John Berg

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,...

Douglas Hall

Principal
RTF, LLC

Douglas Hall is the sole proprietor of RTF, LLC, where he provides consulting, market research, and training services to the automotive industry. Previously, he was the Vice President of Lear Corporation's General Motors Division from 2003 until January 2006. Mr. Hall was responsible for all profit/loss...

Jacob Larsen

VP, Global Operations and Business Transformation
Alcatel-Lucent - CC

Jacob Larsen is the Vice President, Global Operations and Business Transformation at Alcatel-Lucent. He oversees the company's global real estate portfolio across all practice areas including sales, R&D, manufacturing, and logistics. Post-merger, he coordinated the consolidation of Alcatel's and Lucent's...

Hong Jiang

President and Chief Executive Officer
HJ Solutions, LLC

Hong Jiang, PhD, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of HJ Solutions, a technology consulting firm. Dr. Jiang is an expert on LTE, WiMax and China 3G. Dr. Jiang has over 10 years of experience in wireless technologies including LTE and WiMax. Previously, she was the Founder and Chief Technology...

Sam Wang

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,...

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LCD TV panel continues its low power march

November 6, 2009

Analysis by:Munisamy Anandan, Former President & Managing Member, ORGANIC LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Analysis of: [FPDI] LCD Panel Power Consumption Keeps Dropping | techon.nikkeibp.co.jp

(1) Power consumption of LCD in TV going down will be a concern for OLED TV and plasma TV.(2) This news of low power consumtion is welcome for LEDs for their market growth(3) The power consumption will continue to go down because LED is till marching towards high efficacy.

Magna Will Find Better Targets for Their Attention and Their Cash

November 6, 2009

Analysis by:Mark Fendley, Continuous Improvement Manager, BMW MANUFACTURING CO., LLC

Analysis of: Magna Ends Hunt for Automaker, Eyes Suppliers | www.autonews.com

Magna may have risked alienating certain customers, especially in regards to component technology development, if they had succeeded with the Opel partial purchase.Magna is developing good partnerships in the growth segments of electronic, software, sensor, battery, and power management, so a growing...

Hollywood Internet Movie Download Sites - Still Looking for a Business Model

November 6, 2009

Analysis by:Steven Harnsberger, President, SHI Digital

Analysis of: (Hollywood) Industry Slowly Embracing New Media | www.hollywoodreporter.com

Good article - the ugly truth about digital movies on the web is that no stand alone digital video content service makes money today, not CinemaNow (Sonic Nasdaq SNIC), Amazon, Vudu, or BlockBuster. The business model is missing, the revenue share small and the demand absent.Many have tried and failed...

Lightspeed Venture Partners – Creating an advanced technology SSD Consortium

November 5, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of: Link_A_Media Secures $18 Million in Series C Funding | www.google.com

After reviewing the latest funding of Link-a-Media, a two year start-up focusing on data recovery for both HDs and SSDs, Lightspeed Venture Partners seems to have the vision to provide funding for the most advanced technology needed for building the next generation of SSDs. Chris Schaepe, managing...

Optical disc drives being replaced by flash memory in computers?

November 4, 2009

Analysis by:Thomas Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates

Analysis of: PC makeover: slimmer profile, no DVD drive | www.mercurynews.com

Many PC makers are not including optical drives, especially for laptops and netbooks. Leaving out optical drives is being done not to reduce cost but to allow slimmer laptop and netbook computers. Flash memory with built in programs and entertainment content are now on the market in USB as wellas...

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