Jim Walker
Research VP ,Gartner Inc.

Jim Walker is a vice president of research in Gartner Dataquest, where he is part of the Worldwide Semiconductor Manufacturing group within the Semiconductors unit. His areas of focus are semiconductor packaging, assembly, MEMS and nanotechnology. He holds memberships in the Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE), MicroElectronic Packaging and Test Engineering Council (MEPTEC) and the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC).

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Walker was the cofounder and vice president of marketing for Hana-USA, an IC outsourcing packaging and assembly services company. Before that, at National Semiconductor, Mr. Walker performed various roles including serving as surface mount (SMT) packaging, marketing and strategy manager. Earlier in his career, while at Dexter Electronic Materials and E.I. DuPont, he performed research, development, quality assurance and technical service, using polymeric materials for adhesive, composite, aerospace, electronic and semiconductor applications. A founding member of the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA), Mr. Walker served at the national level as secretary, treasurer and then president in 1990. Mr. Walker also serves on the advisory board of MEPTEC and Surfect Technologies, Inc., a MEMS and nanotech materials/equipment company.