Technology >> Analyst Interviews >> June 13, 2011

Key Themes In Analog & Mixed-signal Semiconductors – Tore Svanberg – Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

Svanberg, Tore
Tore Svanberg is an Analyst and Managing Director at Stifel Financial Corp. He joined Stifel with the acquisition of Thomas Weisel Partners LLC in 2010. Mr. Svanberg is a Managing Director in the Technology group, covering semiconductors with a focus on analog, connectivity and processor semiconductors. He has been an analyst for 22 years and has been recognized for his work by The Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” Analyst Survey. Prior to joining Thomas Weisel Partners, he was a Senior Analyst and Managing Director at Piper Jaffray. He began his career as an Analyst at Robertson Stephens. Mr. Svanberg is a graduate of Franklin University, Switzerland, where he earned a B.A. in International Relations. He also holds an M.A. in International Policy Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California. Profile
TWST: You cover both analog and mixed-signal semiconductors. What are the differences between the two subsectors?

Mr. Svanberg: The key difference is that mixed signal is defined as a combination of