Study Group: Semiconductor Evaluators (North America)
Council Members in this Study Group: 78
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
- Paul Massie
Director of Operations
StrataScale, Inc.
Paul Massie is the Director of Operations at StrataScale, a cloud or managed hosting provider. He is responsible for the customer facing IT infrastructure and applications, as well as customer support. Previously, he was the CIO of Genesis Microchip,...
- 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,...
- Jerald Kolansky
Former Worldwide 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....
Steven HarnsbergerPresident
SHI DigitalSteven Harnsberger is the President at SHI Digital, a full time consultancy in online video and digital distribution of movies. From 2004-2008, he has served as the Vice President, Strategic Business Development at Sonic Solutions, a company specializing...
Jon PeddiePresident
JOHN PEDDIE RESEARCHJon 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...
GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
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Cypress Continue To Improve PSOC Family Performance
November 16, 2009
Analysis by: Jerald Kolansky, Former Worldwide VP of Sales,Cypress Introduces New PSOC 1 Device With Enhanced Analog Performance | finance.yahoo.com
1. Cypress Semiconductor has introduced PSOC 1 devices with enhanced analog performance. This should help with the adoption of these devices in touch screen phones, appliances, automotive applications, etc.2. Over the last few years Cypress has obtained hundred of design wins with it's PSOC family of devices and has obtained design wins with at least 5 of the leading cell phone manufacturers.
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Potential TSMC Entry into LED Market Could Effect Current Supplier Base
November 16, 2009
Analysis by: Jerald Kolansky, Former Worldwide VP of Sales,TSMC Looks at Solid State Lighting Market | www.eetimes.com
1. Per this article and other commentary in SEA, it appears that TSMC is going to invest $46M in setting up a product line to make LED's for the lighting market.2. The $46M to be invested in setting up this line represents a substantial sum of money that could benefit equipment manufacturers such as Aixtron and Veeco.
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Cree Adds Additional Manufactuing Capacity in China
November 12, 2009
Analysis by: Jerald Kolansky, Former Worldwide VP of Sales,Cree Buys Huge LED Plant in China | triangle.bizjournals.com
1. Cree's purchase of a large facility in China to manufacture both chips and components is a strong sign that Cree believe that its surge in business will continue in the future.2. The Chinese LED market is a significant one with the Chinese government subsidizing the cost of LED fixtures. In addition, many of the Cree's U.S. based lighting customers are manufacturing in China.3. The article says chip manufacturing and not phosphor deposition which is critical IP in manufacturing white LED's.
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"Green" LED Lighting Continues to Replace Tradional Lighting Technologies
November 12, 2009
Analysis by: Jerald Kolansky, Former Worldwide VP of Sales,Starbucks Goes Bonkers for LED Lighting | seekingalpha.com
1. Starbucks is just one of a number of commercial business's which are converting their lighting to LED Lighting.2. Starbucks has selected GE for this lighting application in an attempt to become more "Green" and at the same time save on energy costs. 3. LED fixtures are generally still too expensive for most home applications, but the cost is beginning to come down as lighting class LED become more efficient, and the manufacturing costs come down the cost curve..
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Vast small hard drives fuel new consumer applications and smaller computers
November 8, 2009
Analysis by: Thomas Coughlin, President,Toshiba Introduces Two 1.8-Inch Hard Disk Drive Families for Both High Performance and Long Battery Life in Mobile Computing Applications | www.earthtimes.org
After its merger with Fujitsu, Toshiba is now the largest manufacturer of mobile hard disk drives (HDDs) (2.5 inch and 1.8 inch HDDs). Toshiba is also the largest manufacturer of 1.8-inch HDDs and the company has just introduced a HDD in this form factor with 320 GB storage capacity. This 2-disk 1.8-inch drive offers the highest storage capacity in such a small package and will enable more consumer and mobile computer applications
Members in this Study Group include these company types:
- Individual/Small Consultancy
- Semiconductors - Analog/Mixed Signal
- Market Research Company*
- Manufacturer's Rep
- Independent Consulting Firm
- Semiconductor Foundry
- Distributor
- PCB Manufacturer
- Original Equipment Manufacturer
- Networking Equipment Manufacturer
- Semiconductors - Communications
Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:
- President
- Principal
- Engineer
- Director
- Sales Engineer
- Consultant
- Chief Executive Officer
- Product Development Manager
- Chief Technology Officer
- Product Development Director
Related Study Groups
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Semiconductor Evaluators | 100 |
| Semiconductor & Component Experts | 676 |
| Semiconductor Experts (North America) | 460 |
| Semiconductor Experts | 576 |
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 16437 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 8640 |
| Semiconductor Pricing Trend Experts | 122 |
| Microcontroller Experts | 129 |
GLG Live Meetings with this Study Group's Leading Experts (?)
March 20, 2009 | Hong Kong
GLG Seminar: (Hong Kong) Economics of the DRAM IndustryFebruary 24, 2009 | Boston
GLG Seminar: (BOS) Demand Trends for Streaming VideosNovember 12, 2008 | New York
GLG Seminar: (NYC) Colliding Technologies on the Computing Landscape-Intel, AMD, and NvidiaWebcast: Internet Video and the Threat to Pay TV and Video Rental (2:00PM EDT/11:00AM PDT)
09/30/2009