Danny K. Biran
Director/Board Member at Global Semiconductor Alliance
Profile
Danny Biran is an experienced business and technology leader.
He now serves as an advisor to several private companies.
Recently Danny served as Vice President, International Division of the Israel Innovation Authority, responsible for R&D partnerships with governments, multinational corporations, and other entities world-wide.
Danny had a long career in the semiconductor industry.
Between 2005 –2016 he served as Senior VP of Marketing and Strategy, and a member of the executive staff at Altera, where he led all business units, marketing, technical services, and corporate development.
For several years during his tenure with Altera Biran served as a member of the board of directors of the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA).
Prior to Altera Danny was CEO of Silverback Systems, a privately-held company, and before that he held various leadership positions at LSI Logic and National Semiconductor.
Danny has a BSEE and an MBA from the Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Danny K. Biran active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Global Semiconductor Alliance
 Global Semiconductor Alliance Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Global Semiconductor Alliance provides information on and organizes events for the semiconductor industry in order to ensure growth and profitability of the industry. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Jodi L. Shelton. Jodi L. Shelton has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | 2009-03-09 |
Silicon Catalyst, LLC
 Silicon Catalyst, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Silicon Catalyst LLC (Silicon Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Michael Edward Noonen, Daniel Armbrust. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2019-06-30 |
Riso Capital LLC
 Riso Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance RiSo Capital LLC (RiSo Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Sri Purisai. The firm is headquartered in Saratoga, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Cybord Ltd.
 Cybord Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cybord Ltd. is an Israeli innovative software company that specializes in implementing AI and big data technology for zero-trust compliance of electronic components. The company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company's software ensures that there are no counterfeit components, high quality, no malware-tempering, and surgical traceability for electronics manufacturers. Cybord's platform enables 100%% analysis of all components placed on PCBA. The company was founded by Eyal Weiss, and the CEO is Oshri Cohen. | Consultant / Advisor | 2020-11-30 |
Former positions of Danny K. Biran
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Teramount Ltd.
 Teramount Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Teramount Ltd. is an Israeli company that offers a novel solution for connecting optics to silicon for data center, advanced computing, sensors, and other datacom and telecom applications. Teramount's office is located in an unspecified location. The company's innovative photonicplug solution provides scalable connectivity of fibers to photonic chips and aligns photonics with standard semiconductor high-volume manufacturing and packaging capabilities. The company was founded in 2013 by Abraham Israeli and Hesham Taha, with Hesham Taha serving as the CEO since then. | Consultant / Advisor | 2017-08-29 |
| ALTERA CORPORATION | Private Equity Investor | 2006-12-30 |
Silverback Systems, Inc.
 Silverback Systems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Silverback Systems, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets ethernet network acceleration processors to enable servers, workstations and storage systems to achieve performance. The company's iSNAP architecture optimizes the combination of silicon and software for multi-gigabit to 10 gigabit Ethernet for Application Servers, NAS and SAN storage solutions. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2004-12-31 |
National Semiconductor Corp.
 National Semiconductor Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| LSI Logic Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Danny K. Biran
| Tel-Aviv University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 11 |
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Altera Corp.
 Altera Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Altera Corp. operated as a global semiconductor company. The company was founded by Robert F. Hartmann, Michael Magranet, Paul Newhagen and James D. Sansbury in 1983 and was headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
National Semiconductor Corp.
National Semiconductor Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Koor Industries Ltd.
 Koor Industries Ltd. MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Koor Industries Ltd. operates an investment holding company with interests in the agrochemicals, telecommunications and electronics industries. It invests in companies which operate in the global market and international companies and focuses on large-scale investments. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Miscellaneous |
Silverback Systems, Inc.
Silverback Systems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Silverback Systems, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets ethernet network acceleration processors to enable servers, workstations and storage systems to achieve performance. The company's iSNAP architecture optimizes the combination of silicon and software for multi-gigabit to 10 gigabit Ethernet for Application Servers, NAS and SAN storage solutions. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Tadiran Communications Ltd.
 Tadiran Communications Ltd. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Tadiran Communications Ltd. manufactures and designs electronic communications and computing equipment for military and civilian applications. The firm develops reliable, battle-tested products and systems with a multitude of configurations essential for combat environments and tailors them to the needs of its customers around the world. Its products are designed for military and industrial use, which include secure high frequency field radio transmitters, portable computers, and other mobile communications systems. The company is located in Petach-Tikva, Israel. | Electronic Technology |
Global Semiconductor Alliance
Global Semiconductor Alliance Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Global Semiconductor Alliance provides information on and organizes events for the semiconductor industry in order to ensure growth and profitability of the industry. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Jodi L. Shelton. Jodi L. Shelton has been the CEO since incorporation. | Commercial Services |
| LSI Logic Corp. | Electronic Technology |
Silicon Catalyst, LLC
Silicon Catalyst, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Silicon Catalyst LLC (Silicon Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Michael Edward Noonen, Daniel Armbrust. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | Finance |
Riso Capital LLC
Riso Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance RiSo Capital LLC (RiSo Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Sri Purisai. The firm is headquartered in Saratoga, California. | Finance |
Teramount Ltd.
Teramount Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Teramount Ltd. is an Israeli company that offers a novel solution for connecting optics to silicon for data center, advanced computing, sensors, and other datacom and telecom applications. Teramount's office is located in an unspecified location. The company's innovative photonicplug solution provides scalable connectivity of fibers to photonic chips and aligns photonics with standard semiconductor high-volume manufacturing and packaging capabilities. The company was founded in 2013 by Abraham Israeli and Hesham Taha, with Hesham Taha serving as the CEO since then. | Communications |
Cybord Ltd.
Cybord Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Cybord Ltd. is an Israeli innovative software company that specializes in implementing AI and big data technology for zero-trust compliance of electronic components. The company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company's software ensures that there are no counterfeit components, high quality, no malware-tempering, and surgical traceability for electronics manufacturers. Cybord's platform enables 100%% analysis of all components placed on PCBA. The company was founded by Eyal Weiss, and the CEO is Oshri Cohen. | Technology Services |
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