Summary
Paul Pickering is a Research Director specializing in semiconductor components with over three decades of electrical engineering experience and a decade in focused industry research leadership. He leads a team at Omdia covering power, industrial, automotive, MCU, MEMS & Sensors, and LED markets, translating device-level technology trends into actionable market insights. His background spans applications engineering, product marketing, and web-based software, giving him a rare combination of technical depth and go-to-market savvy across analog, digital, power management, and avionics domains. Paul has hands-on experience defining mixed-signal automotive products and has authored widely read technical content for industry leaders, bridging engineering and communications. Based in Mesa, Arizona, he pairs rigorous market forecasting with practical product knowledge informed by direct customer engagement and EMC/embedded-systems work. Outside of semiconductors he performs professionally as a musician, a detail that underscores his creativity and ability to perform under pressure.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics/Electronics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics/Electronics at Royal Holloway, University of London
Newcastle RGS
English, French