Christopher Taylor, Director, RF & Wireless Components, provides market research and technology assistance to companies involved in high volume radio components for wireless systems including mobile phones, Wi-Fi and UWB systems. Mr. Taylor also provides consulting expertise for mergers and acquisitions and go to market strategies to clients.
Mr. Taylor’s experience includes 35 years in the semiconductor industry in digital, mixed-signal, optoelectronics, and electronic equipment and materials. Prior to Strategy Analytics, Mr. Taylor worked as a Product Marketing Manager at M/A-COM where he defined and managed the development and launch of CDMA handset transceiver ICs, RF switches, and related ICs for wireless systems. Before that, Mr. Taylor worked as the S. Korea marketing manager for Varian Semiconductor Equipment, and managed the sales and marketing activities of Applied Optronics, a semiconductor laser start-up. Prior to these positions, he was employed by GE Semiconductor as a business development analyst, and S.A.I.C., where he served as a staff scientist in electro optics technology.
Mr. Taylor holds an SM degree in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management, an MS in Physics from Ohio State University, and a BS in Physics from Pennsylvania State University.