Dr. Afarin Bellisario DSc, MS

Founder and President, Transtrategy, Inc

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Council Member Biography

Afarin Bellisario is the Founder and President of Transtrategy, specializing in commercializing technology in semiconductor and advanced materials industries. She has over 24 years of professional experience in engineering and marketing, including executive positions at Intel, Analog Devices, BBN (Verizon), Fonix, Booz-Allen and Wang. As an executive at Intel, Dr. Bellisario accomplished an $18M IP licensing deal for GSM/3G technology, established investment strategy for wireless interactive games, invested in private companies, and conducted strategic planning for Intel's xScale processor family. At ADI, she led the team to market a number of ADI's mixed signal processor families, and secured major design wins with Ericsson, Siemens, Bosch, and Olivetti. Dr. Bellisario specializes in market and business assessment, commercialization strategies, product validation, eco-system analysis, global business development, financial modeling, and ROI and valuation estimation. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

2002 - Unspecified
Founder and President, Transtrategy, Inc
2001 - 2002
VP and GM. Wireless Solution, Fonix
1997 - 2001
Sr. Investment Manager, Intel Corperation
1990 - 1997
Sr. Strategic Marketing Manager, Analog Devices

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Intel inside everything?

March 3, 2009

Intel vs. Qualcomm | www.businessweek.com

The partnership between Intel and TSMC will allow expanding Intel platform well beyond PC, notebooks and Net Books. Access to IP, will allow a set of customers who value customization consider Intel platform. In addition to access to IP and ASIC design capability, TSMC can offer Intel a lower cost manufacturing facility to compete more effectively.

One Step Forward, More to Go

March 3, 2009

Solar Power For $2 A Day | www.forbes.com

Designers in CA are using the current generation of solar technology to create smaller, easy to install and modular panels which are afforadble for younger people, even those living in rental housing. Using existing technology while eliminating large cost of installation is an mportant step to spread the utility of panels. This will allow people to experiment with solra power without haveing to lay out thousands of dollars. Solving safety and integration problems with the grid will be the next.  

LED Displays are Here to Stay

December 5, 2008

Surge in sales of LED-backlit notebook PCs | compoundsemiconductor.net

The sales of PC's with LED based displayes have surged 63% in the most recent quarter and are expected to reach 2.1 million units in 2008, capturing a 5.4% market share. The trand is expceted to continue.

Games as

August 6, 2008

No Recession for Game Console Makers | www.ecommercetimes.com

Enteratinment has always been one industry thrieving during a recession.  Today, games are the dominant form of entertainment, especially for young people.  With the sales of both hardware and software (content) at record levels, the article speculates that the expenditure on the games will be dominated by tried and true, well known titles. 

iPhone is really not a big deal

July 30, 2008

Verizon Says iPhone Has Had Minimal Impact | www.ipodobserver.com

Verizon business appears to be expanding as a result of strength in wireless and FiOS, and not be effected by iPhone.  This confirm the fundumentals of the market and trends.

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GLG Study Groups with Afarin Bellisario(?)

Study Group Name No. Members
TMT Council Members in Member Programs 18316
Technology Council Members in Member Programs 9587
Semiconductor & Component Experts 712
Semiconductor Experts in GLG Member Programs (US) 641
Semiconductor Experts 585

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