Eric Rothdeutsch

ERIC ROTHDEUTSCH, a Senior Analyst and Senior Vice President with
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc., draws upon his years of
experience and education in science, business and intellectual
property law to analyze the semiconductor companies. For more
than 13 years, he held sales positions with companies such as
Synopsys, Cypress Semiconductor and Analog Devices. He earned his
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Science from
Pennsylvania State University. He holds his MBA from Drexel
University. He also specialized in intellectual property law at
George Mason, where he received a JD degree. He comes to FBR from
Robertson Stephens, where he was a Managing Director in the
Semiconductor and Computer Hardware Equity Research Group. He
began his financial services career as a Vice President of Global
Securities and Economics with Merrill Lynch.