Mr. Thomas O'Brien

Owner, DIGITAL AMPLIFIER COMPANY


          What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Member of the Technology Council

Request a consultation with Thomas O'Brien

Council Member Biography

Thomas O'Brien is the Founder and President of Digital Amplifier Company, a designer and producer of Class D digital amplifier products based on proprietary patented technology. He has over 18 years of experience in the design of analog and digital audio, consumer apps, and industrial applications. He holds six patents, three patents in the digital amplifier field, and received the very first Dolby Certification for a PC software based DVD player. He is experienced in digital audio coding including Dolby, DTS, SRS, MP3; and the associated licensing of these technologies. He is familiar with AM and FM radio, digital (HD Radio) and analog (with RDS, RBDS), as well as satellite (XM and Sirius). He is familiar with Apple iPod and iPhone and related products (docks, including iTunes Tagging). Previously, he co-founded Sycom Technologies (later called Digital5), where he was responsible for producing personal digital voice recorders. He is also a member of IEEE and AES. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

1996 - Unspecified
Owner, DIGITAL AMPLIFIER COMPANY

GLG NewsSM Analyses by Thomas O'Brien

Opinions and analyses expressed in G+ Insights are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.


GLG News is now G+ Insights

G+ is a community for professionals, academics and entrepreneurs to connect through online discussions and in-person meetings. You will continue to see G+ Insights (formerly GLG News) here as well as on the G+ website, where you can share and discuss the G+ Insights you read.

Paradigm Shift in Storage, SSD and HDD

October 13, 2008

TDK Crams 260 GB Into 1.8-inch HDD, Sets a New Density Benchmark | gizmodo.com

Soon, there will a paradigm shift in storage.  This shift is as much driven by economics as by technological developments.  The uses of large storage in some devices will become prevalent and change our view of memory forever.

Sony PS3 Price Drop

July 30, 2007

Sony slashes PS3 price tag by $100 | www.cnn.com

When comparing PS3 to Wii and XBOX, PS3 comes out a winner.  PS3 can catch up, and it's likely short term.  PS3 attributes make it a real winner.

GLG Live Meetings with Thomas O'Brien(?)

Thomas O'Brien has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.

View all GLG Live Meetings in Technology, Media & Telecom