Technology >> Analyst Interviews >> March 21, 2005

OUTLOOK FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT: MEHDI HOSSEINI – FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP INC

Mehdi Hosseini joined Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP in August of 2010 as the Senior Analyst covering the semiconductor manufacturing - capital equipment, foundries, outsourced assembly/test - and clean tech sectors. Prior to this, Mr. Mehdi was a Senior Vice President at FBR Capital Markets where he led FBR's semiconductor manufacturing and clean tech research. He started his research career at CIBC Oppenheimer in early 1999, before joining SoundView Technology Group in mid 2000 to focus on the semiconductor manufacturing and EDA sectors. In addition to his equity research experience, Mr. Mehdi has more than five years of direct industry experience in the semiconductor industry, having worked at National Semiconductor Corporation in multiple capacities. Mr. Mehdi earned his B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Florida, and his MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with an overview of your semiconductor coverage at

this point?

Mr. Hosseini: I cover semiconductor manufacturing at FBR, which entails

companies that either make the