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Steve Entwistle, Vice President
VP of Strategic Technologies Global Practice
Stephen is the head of the Strategic Technologies Practice where he is responsible for managing all of the research coverage of technology markets. This encompasses a number of services including; SpecTRAX, Advanced Defense Systems (ADS), RF Component Strategies (RFCS), GaAs & Compound Semiconductor Technologies (GaAs) and Handset Component Technologies (HCT).
Stephen Entwistle has enjoyed a career spanning both engineering and marketing roles with a deep understanding of the inter-relationships between the technology, product development and marketing issues in the electronics industry.
He has been with BIS Strategic Decisions and then Strategy Analytics since 1983. During this time he has carried out numerous large-scale projects focused on advanced components for clients such as Microsoft, Sun, Nokia, ARM, Bose, Vodafone, Infineon and Freescale, amongst many others. He is often invited to speak at major conferences and to author feature articles in industry journals.
Education
Stephen graduated from Bradford and Bath Universities in 1989 and 1991 with a B.Eng Honours degree and a Master of Engineering Management (M.Eng) degree. He has subsequently completed a Diploma in Marketing at Luton University to gain membership of both the IEE (Institute of Electrical Engineers) and CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing).
Experience
Stephen Entwistles experience prior to joining Strategy Analytics includes:
- sponsorship through university by GEC-Marconi Avionics with broad industrial training across the functions of a world class military systems supplier.
- development of RF ATE and microprocessor systems.
- analysing the capabilities of military companies and seeking out opportunities and business partners in commercial markets to supplement the industry wide fall-off in defence spending.
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As Director for the Advanced Semiconductor Applications Service, Eric Higham provides analysis of the dynamics and trends for processes, technologies and components in wired and wireless communications markets. His areas of research include 3G and emerging 4G wireless networks, fiber optic networks, CATV, millimeter wave communications, broadband, military radar, EW and communications applications.
Prior to joining Strategy Analytics, Eric worked in a variety of engineering, business development and marketing roles for Raytheon, Micro-Dynamics and M/A-COM. In these positions, he participated in the emergence and growth of the commercial wireless industry. Eric was most recently President and founder of Spectrum Business Development, where he developed market and product research for a variety of market applications.
After over three decades in the semiconductor field, he brings a deep understanding of the technical and market trends in the GaAs and compound semiconductor sector.
Eric holds an MSEE degree from Northeastern University in Boston, MA and a BSEE degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
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Christopher Taylor, Director
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.
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Sravan Kundojjala, Director
As the Director of Handset Component Technologies (HCT) research services at Strategy Analytics, Sravan Kundojjala provides data-driven thought leadership and insights on the semiconductor industry with a focus on mobile.
He covers processors (applications processors and basebands), semiconductor foundry, GPU and AI market dynamics. His engineering background and passion for business analysis enable him to help our clients understand and analyse the semiconductor competitive landscape, strategies and new opportunities.
Over the last 14+ years, he served various industry stakeholders, including semiconductor, device, network operator, foundry, IP, investment and law firms, and executed multiple custom research and consulting engagements.
He publishes research based on analysis of mobile semiconductor industry trends, business models, competitive landscapes, and individual company performance. He writes extensively on emerging industry issues, including opportunities for semiconductor companies in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G, and the foundry industry.
Over the years, he has delivered ground-breaking research on pertinent industry issues such as industry consolidation, intellectual property battles, and new growth opportunities for the industry. Finally, he analyses industry events such as mergers and acquisitions, product launches, investor day events, and quarterly earnings calls.
In addition to publishing proprietary insights and advising clients, Mr Kundojjala builds and maintains databases to track metrics such as unit shipments, revenues, and average selling prices for mobile semiconductor companies.
These complex databases serve as inputs for SA’s forecasts for the mobile semiconductor markets. In addition, high-profile legal battles, including the $4.5B Apple vs Qualcomm case and the $1.2B European Commission vs Qualcomm case, cited his industry-leading research on the 4G cellular chip market. Finally, numerous print and digital media organisations, including the FT, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg, Reuters, Politico, The Register UK, Le Monde, and others, have leveraged his work to deliver critical insights to investors and readers.
Before joining Strategy Analytics, Sravan Kundojjala worked as a Mixed-Signal Applications Engineer for Alliance Semiconductors, India. He was responsible for analysing, designing and writing application notes for the company’s power management products. He also had an internship in Corporate Market Research and Competitive Intelligence at ST Microelectronics, France.
Sravan Kundojjala holds a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India and an MS in Microelectronics Technology and Manufacturing Management from Ecole Nationale Supérieure Des Mines SAINT-ETIENNE, France.
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Jeffrey Mathews, Senior Analyst
Jeffrey Mathews is an Analyst for Handset Component Technologies Program within the Strategic Technologies Practice.
Jeffrey focuses on the research of the smartphone component technology domains including display, memory, camera and battery technologies and publishes reports on market size/forecast and share for component vendors.
Prior to joining SA, Jeffrey worked for IDC, where he was responsible for researching and analyzing the personal computing devices domain, providing market insights to clients and media channels.
Jeffrey graduated from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi with a BSc in Computer Science, and has a post-graduate Masters in Business Administration from Ambedkar University, Delhi.
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Wayne Lam, Director - RFWC
Wayne is the service director for RF and wireless components within TechInsights end market analysis group. He is responsible for gathering market intelligence and creation of actionable insights for clients in the field of high-volume radio components in market verticals such as cellular phones, Wi-Fi connected devices and other emerging wireless products.
Wayne has an extensive career within wireless technology research going back 15 years. He began with iSuppli as a component pricing analyst as part of the teardown discipline covering the evolution of mobile phone designs from 3G to 4G. Later, he became the principal analyst for mobile electronics with IHS Markit responsible for the entire component supply chain as the industry migrated to 5G. Wayne’s prior professional experiences includes a role as process engineer at Intel Corporation and as a technical consultant with early mobile software pioneer Symbian.
Wayne has earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California in 2007. Before this mid-career MBA, he graduated with a pair of engineering degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cornell University.
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