About Joseph Byrne

 

Joseph Byrne is a senior analyst at The Linley Group. With more than 15 years of industry experience, he is one of the industry's leading analysts covering the semiconductor market. He has published numerous reports analyzing various segments of the industry and is the coauthor of A Guide to Mobile TV Chips, Communications Silicon Market Forecast, Communications Silicon Market Share 2007, A Guide to Storage Processors, A Guide to Communications Processors, A Guide to Broadband Chips, A Guide to High-Speed Embedded Processors, A Guide to Access Processors, and A Guide to Next-Generation Wireless. Joseph has spoken at several investor forums and industry conferences, including the Multicore Expo, Gartner Semiconductor Conference, BusinessWeek IT Symposium at Comdex, Communication Design Conference, Selby Venture Partners' LP Conference, and Network Systems Design Conference.

He possesses both the deep technical understanding and business savvy necessary to deliver insightful and meaningful analyses. The technical and business press seeks Joseph's opinion, and he is often quoted in EE Times, Unstrung, Electronic Business, the San Jose Mercury News, NewsFactor Network, wire services, and other leading publications.

Before joining The Linley Group, Joseph served as a principal analyst for semiconductors at Gartner Research. He was responsible for tracking technology trends, market size, forecasts, and assessing the competitive landscape. His expertise also includes evaluating business and strategic plans, advising startups and major IC suppliers on marketing and positioning strategies, and providing insight to VCs and investment banks to support investment decisions.

Joseph led Gartner's coverage of networking semiconductors in the era of the telecom boom and bust. Thereafter, he led Gartner's coverage of computing semiconductors, including microprocessors, chipsets, and graphics processors. Through both eras, he led coverage of wireless LAN chipsets. Joseph also authored Gartner's seminal report on digital camera technology, and he covered embedded microprocessors in the late 1990s. Before serving as an analyst, Joseph held consulting positions with Gartner, Deloitte consulting, and smaller firms in the U.S. and Europe.

He began his career as a microprocessor designer for SMOS Systems, where he honed his technical skills as a principal engineer. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

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