Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 26, 1998

David O’brien – Elantec Semiconductor Inc (elnt)

DR. DAVID O'BRIEN has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company since September 1987 and served as Chief Financial Officer since August 1997 and previously from August 1995 to December 1995. From 1982 to September 1987, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Precision Monolithics, Inc. ('Precision Monolithics'), a semiconductor company. From 1979 to 1982, he was Vice President of Engineering and Senior Vice President of Operations at Precision Monolithics. Previously, Dr. O'Brien was employed by Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation from 1973 to 1979, where he served in several managerial positions in engineering and operations. Dr. O'Brien holds a B.S. degree in physics and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Swansea, United Kingdom, and a M.B.A. degree from the University of Santa Clara, California. Profile
TWST: Could you please give us a brief overview of Elantec, your

history, products, services, customers?

Mr. O'Brien: We're an analog company. We focus on the high-speed analog

market, and