Jim McGregor

Principal Analyst

Jim is the founder of TIRIAS Research, one of its Principal Analysts, and a respected technology industry strategist and marketer. Jim’s expertise lies in the ability to effectively develop successful product and corporate strategies that are aligned with his clients’ goals and resources. He achieves this through in-depth analysis of industry forces (technical trends and innovations, changes in usage patterns, new business models, competitive forces, etc.) and environmental factors (economic conditions, government regulations, spectrum limitations, etc.).

Jim has over 30 years in the high-tech industry in just about every function impacting product development and corporate strategies, such as semiconductor manufacturing, systems engineering, product marketing, marketing communications, brand management, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and sales. In addition, Jim has worked for some of the industry’s leading semiconductor and embedded systems companies, including Intel, Motorola, ON Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics, and General Dynamics Space Systems.

Since becoming an industry analyst and In-Stat’s Chief Technology Strategist, Jim has advised companies and government bodies throughout the technology value chain on the direction of the market, the industry players, and strategies to succeed. Jim is also a highly visible analyst who speaks at industry events, contributes regular articles to EE Times, and has been sourced and quoted in over 125 business and industry media and publications around the world.