Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 15, 2002

Steven Sharp – Triquint Semiconductor Inc (tqnt)

STEVEN J. SHARP, joined TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., in September 1991 as President, CEO and Director. In May 1992 he became Chairman of the Board. During the previous eight years, he had served in various roles associated with venture capital-financed semiconductor companies. In 1988-89 he was Founder and CEO of Power Integrations, Inc. Previously, he was employed for 14 years by Signetics Corp. and for nine years by Texas Instruments. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University, an MS in Engineering Science from California Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Stanford University. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a quick overview of the company, how you see

it today and what's going on?

Mr. Sharp: TriQuint builds electronic components for the communications

industry. Those