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Study Group: Semiconductor Experts in GLG Member Programs (California)

Council Members in this Study Group: 235

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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John Berg

Chief Technology Officer
American Semiconductor, Inc
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

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,...

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Israel Beinglass, Ph.D.

Managing Director
ISB Ventures
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

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,...

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Linley Gwennap, Principal Analyst, THE LINLEY GROUP INCLinley Gwennap

Principal Analyst
THE LINLEY GROUP INC
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.What is a Premium Council Partner?|Premium Council Partners are leading Professional Service Firms that work exclusively with GLG.

Linley Gwennap is a principal analyst at The Linley Group, a technology analysis firm specializing in communications silicon chips. Mr. Gwennap has more than 15 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. He specializes in processors for wireless handsets and communications infrastructure. He...

James "Jim" Cantore, President & Chief Analyst, JLC Associates LLCJames "Jim" Cantore

President & Chief Analyst
JLC Associates LLC
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

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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Jim Handy, Director, Objective AnalysisJim Handy

Director
Objective Analysis
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

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...

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Richard Grenier

Independent Consultant
Independent Consultant - Richard Grenier
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Mr. Grenier is an independent Technology Consultant with over 20 years of engineering design and management experience in Semiconductor, CPU, and Systems design. Previous consulting work includes Qualcomm, Sony, Xelerated, Enigma, and IBM. Former employers include Zilog, MIPS, 3Com, Foundry Networks...

Yongmao Frank Chang, Principal Engineer, VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONYongmao Frank Chang

Principal Engineer
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Yongmao Frank Chang, Ph.D., is a senior principal engineer and project leader at Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, a company manufacturing analog and mixed signal semiconductor ICs. He specializes in optical system engineering and product specifications definition for analog and digital ASIC products....

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Steve Fanchiu, SF, Adviser, Genttix, Inc.Steve Fanchiu, SF

Adviser
Genttix, Inc.
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Steve is Adviser at Genttix, a start-up in San Jose, California, specialized in electronic green technologies: LCD display, LED, and semiconductor. Previously, he as EVP at Wieson , was responsible for overseas operations of LCD businesses, supplying branded LCD TV. He had overseen supply base in Asia...

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It's Not in the Chips

November 5, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Marvell’s new chips will bring cost of eBooks to under $100 | venturebeat.com

The largest contributor to eBook reader price is profit for the proprietary eBook vendors. The cost of chips is negligible. Marvell's commendable advances will themselves have only limited impact on eBook reader prices

Thrills and Obstacles to 3-D Television

October 23, 2009

Steve Fanchiu, SF, Adviser, Genttix, Inc.

3-D television expected to come to homes in 2010 | www.cnn.com

The technological innovation for 3-D television has been out of laboratory and prototyping stage. What does it mean to the marketplace while key players in different technologies are commencing a volume push in the consumer electronics market?

Altera to Field a MIPS core -- Not Likely

October 15, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Altera licenses 32-bit architecture from MIPS | www.eetimes.com

Altera already has a comparable processor in Nios II. This deal is likely a resolution to a threatened patent dispute.

Even 2-D Users Will Miss Nvidia's Integrated 3-D Graphics on Core i3/i5 Systems

October 8, 2009

Nathan Brookwood, Principal Analyst, Insight 64

Nvidia Escalates Feud With Intel | online.wsj.com

Nvidia's chipsets outperform Intel's when it comes to integrated 3-D graphics, but Intel's move to incorporate graphics into its Core i3/i5 CPUs leaves no room for Nvidia's integrated solution. Too bad! Windows 7's DirectCompute feature speeds up media operations on systems with AMD or Nvidia discrete...

Consumers Don't Care about Search Engine Bells and Whistles

October 7, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Google refines search results to counter Microsoft | www.businessweek.com

The search engine business has matured. Users have chosen their preferred search engine. Only gradual market share shifts are likely in the future, and generally away from the search engines that make major changes to their look and feel.

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  • Market Research Company*
  • Management Consultancy
  • Semiconductor Capital Equipment

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