Technology Guide

I am an independent market researcher in the field of PC semiconductors (aka InQuest Market Research). My emphasis is on technology and product strategies rather than on numbers or market share (which is the emphasis of most other market researchers). I provide analysis on product strategies, new technologies and system architectures to many of the major semiconductor makers. I cover graphics, multimedia, CPUs, DRAM, chipsets, etc. I deliver this analysis to my customers via extensive reports (100-300 pages) and through consulting.

Prior to establishing InQuest, I spent about a decade in the roles of Strategic Marketing Manager or Director of Marketing for several different semiconductor manufacturers in the Silicon Valley. I have worked at LSI Logic, Mosel-Vitelic, VLSI Technology, and a few others.

Tom and I became acquainted in the Fall of 97 at Microprocessor Forum and at Comdex. We quickly observed in each other a common approach to our work, and have since been looking for opportunities to work together.

My contributions to Tom's Hardware Guide will tend toward architectural analysis and analysis of new technologies. I usually focus on stuff that doesn't exist yet or hasn't matured yet. In the process, I may do some testing of existing hardware, but not to the extent that Tom does.