Ron Norris
Chief Investment Officer at VentureTech Alliance LLC
Profile
Mr. Ronald C.
Norris is a Managing Member at VentureTech Alliance LLC.
Mr. Norris is based in the Seattle office of the firm.
He is a seasoned semiconductor industry professional with more than 35 years of business management experience.
Mr. Norris was formerly a Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Sales at Taiwan Semiconductor (“TSMC”), based at corporate headquarters in Taiwan.
Previously, he was the President at TSMC, U.S.A., based in San Jose, California.
Prior to TSMC, Mr. Norris served as a Vice President and General Manager at Data I/O Corporation in Redmond, Washington, where he was responsible for profit and loss management for the company's Programming Systems Business Unit.
Mr. Norris’s other positions include the Senior Vice President at Digital Systems International, Redmond, Washington; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Microchip Technology, Inc., Chandler, Arizona; and Executive Vice President at Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, Cupertino, California, where he was based in Puyallup, Washington and Tokyo, Japan.
He began his career at Texas Instruments and held several key executive management and engineering positions in both Dallas and Houston, Texas.
He holds an M.S.
in Physics from the University of Arkansas and a B.S.
in Physics from Sam Houston State University.
Ron Norris active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
VentureTech Alliance LLC
 VentureTech Alliance LLC Investment ManagersFinance VentureTech Alliance LLC (VentureTech Alliance) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California. | Chief Investment Officer | - |
Optimal Corp.
 Optimal Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Optimal Corp. Provides high signal integrity electronic design automation software. It offers 3D power, signal, and thermal integrity analysis for IC package, system-in-package, and PCB design. The firm's product PakSi-E, PakSi, and PowerGrid. It has offices in Japan, Taiwan, and the US. The company was founded in 1995 by An-Yu Kuo and Jay Gillis and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Vadium Technology Corp.
 Vadium Technology Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vadium Technology Corp. provides encryption solutions. The private company is based in Seattle, WA and has subsidiaries in United States. The CEO of the company is Rod G. Nicholls. | Director/Board Member | 05/02/2015 |
Former positions of Ron Norris
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Chief Operating Officer | - |
National Semiconductor (Maine), Inc.
 National Semiconductor (Maine), Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology National Semiconductor (Maine), Inc. develops and manufactures silicon diffused transistors and other semiconductor devices. The company was founded on October 1, 1957 and is headquartered in South Portland, ME. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Digital Systems International
 Digital Systems International Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Digital Systems International provides telecommunications equipment and supplies. Its products include cell phones and tablets, The company is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. | President | - |
| DATA I/O CORPORATION | President | - |
| TSMC (TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY) | President | - |
Training of Ron Norris
| The University of Arkansas | Graduate Degree |
| Sam Houston State University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 3 |
|---|---|
| DATA I/O CORPORATION | Producer Manufacturing |
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Electronic Technology |
| TSMC (TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY) | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 7 |
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Alphacipher Acquisition Corp.
 Alphacipher Acquisition Corp. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Alphacipher Acquisition Corp. provides encryption solutions for military and other commercial purposes. Its products include AlphaCipher, AlphaCipher iAptus, KeyGen and SDK. The company's solutions include timeless encryption, fast-real time encryption, risk reduction, secure online transactions, full accountability, automatic key management, multi point communication-custom configuration and legendry OTP security. The company was founded by Wolfgang S. Hammersmith and Elizabeth Hammersmith in 2001 and is headquartered in Tacoma, WA. | Electronic Technology |
Optimal Corp.
Optimal Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Optimal Corp. Provides high signal integrity electronic design automation software. It offers 3D power, signal, and thermal integrity analysis for IC package, system-in-package, and PCB design. The firm's product PakSi-E, PakSi, and PowerGrid. It has offices in Japan, Taiwan, and the US. The company was founded in 1995 by An-Yu Kuo and Jay Gillis and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
VentureTech Alliance LLC
VentureTech Alliance LLC Investment ManagersFinance VentureTech Alliance LLC (VentureTech Alliance) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California. | Finance |
Texas Instruments Northern Virginia, Inc.
 Texas Instruments Northern Virginia, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Texas Instruments Northern Virginia, Inc. develops and supplies semiconductor and battery management integrated circuits for portable consumer, commercial, and military applications. The firm's products include indicator integrated circuits and modules, single chip battery management, off the shelf energy management IC architecture and software suites for measurement, monitoring and analysis. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Electronic Technology |
National Semiconductor (Maine), Inc.
National Semiconductor (Maine), Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology National Semiconductor (Maine), Inc. develops and manufactures silicon diffused transistors and other semiconductor devices. The company was founded on October 1, 1957 and is headquartered in South Portland, ME. | Electronic Technology |
Digital Systems International
Digital Systems International Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Digital Systems International provides telecommunications equipment and supplies. Its products include cell phones and tablets, The company is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. | Electronic Technology |
Vadium Technology Corp.
Vadium Technology Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vadium Technology Corp. provides encryption solutions. The private company is based in Seattle, WA and has subsidiaries in United States. The CEO of the company is Rod G. Nicholls. | Technology Services |
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