Jack C. Carsten
Chairman at Toolwire, Inc.
Profile
Jack Carsten is a semiconductor industry veteran with 25 years of venture experience.
Prior to forming Horizon Ventures in 1999, Jack managed Technology Investments, a seed investment firm in Los Altos, California.
The fund focused on the formation of seed stage information technology firms, building their management teams and organizing syndicates of professional investors.
Before founding Technology Investments in 1991, Jack was a General Partner at U.S.
Venture Partners in Menlo Park, California - a $750M venture capital partnership managing a broad portfolio of medical, retail and information technology investments.
Prior to U.S.V.P., Jack was a Senior Vice President of Intel Corporation who from 1975 to 1987 helped them to grow from a $35M startup to revenue of over $2.5B.
Originally hired as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, he was named as the first head of the Microprocessor Group.
Subsequently, Jack was named Senior Vice President for the Components Group, responsible for all semiconductor manufacturing and engineering.
Prior to Intel, he was a Division Manager at Texas Instruments for their MOS and TTL Divisions.
Jack is a founder of the "Band of Angels" investment club and of the Valley Medical Center Foundation.
He holds a B.A.
degree in Physics from Duke University.
Jack C. Carsten active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Theta Microelectronics, Inc.
 Theta Microelectronics, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Theta Microelectronics, Inc. provides radio frequency integrated circuits design services. It provides radio frequency integrated circuits for mobile and fixed wireless connectivity and video applications. The firm serves the mobile computing, imaging, multimedia, and communications markets. The company was founded by Yannis Tsividis and Yannis Papananos in 1994 and is headquartered in Coppell, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
HVVi Semiconductors, Inc.
 HVVi Semiconductors, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology HVVi Semiconductors is a fabless semiconductor company located in Phoenix, Arizona that manufactures high performance silicon RF power transistors. The company’s patented HVVFET™ is an impressive transistor architecture that combines high current density with high voltage operation. The transistor structure greatly reduces device parasitics which results in frequency performance greater than 10 times that of other vertical transistors, and has superior gain, linearity and ruggedness over bipolar transistors. In 2008, HVVi launched its first product families for the pulsed RF transistor market. Pulsed RF transistors are used in a variety of applications such as military/avionics, medical, and industrial technologies. These markets have been historically served by bipolar transistor technology, and LDMOS has made little penetration due to reliability issues. HVVi is poised to disrupt bipolar’s hold on the market due to the HVVFET’s superior gain, linearity, and ruggedness performance improvement over bipolar. | Director/Board Member | - |
Spectra Linear, Inc.
 Spectra Linear, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Spectra Linear, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets timing circuits. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2009-07-29 |
Toolwire, Inc.
 Toolwire, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Toolwire, Inc. provides experiential learning solutions. It develops virtual learning labs for higher education and corporate customers that offer online skill and competency building in a broad range of subject areas, including business, health care, law, applied science, and information technology. The company was founded by David James Clarke IV in 1999 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. | Chairman | - |
Former positions of Jack C. Carsten
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Horizon Ventures LLC
 Horizon Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Horizon Ventures LLC (Horizon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jack C, Carsten and John E. The firm is headquartered in Palo Altos, California. | Founder | 2023-12-30 |
Technology Investments
 Technology Investments Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1991 by Jack Carsten, Technology Investments is a venture capital firm located in Los Altos, California. | Founder | 2011-12-31 |
| INTEL CORPORATION | President | 1987-12-30 |
Band of Angels LLC
 Band of Angels LLC Investment ManagersFinance Band of Angels LLC (Band of Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in California. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Jack C. Carsten
| Duke University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
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| INTEL CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 10 |
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iWatt, Inc.
 iWatt, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology iWatt, Inc. engages in provision of semi-conductor products. The company founded on March 18, 1999 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Horizon Ventures LLC
Horizon Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Horizon Ventures LLC (Horizon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jack C, Carsten and John E. The firm is headquartered in Palo Altos, California. | Finance |
Theta Microelectronics, Inc.
Theta Microelectronics, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Theta Microelectronics, Inc. provides radio frequency integrated circuits design services. It provides radio frequency integrated circuits for mobile and fixed wireless connectivity and video applications. The firm serves the mobile computing, imaging, multimedia, and communications markets. The company was founded by Yannis Tsividis and Yannis Papananos in 1994 and is headquartered in Coppell, TX. | Electronic Technology |
Technology Investments
Technology Investments Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1991 by Jack Carsten, Technology Investments is a venture capital firm located in Los Altos, California. | Finance |
HVVi Semiconductors, Inc.
HVVi Semiconductors, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology HVVi Semiconductors is a fabless semiconductor company located in Phoenix, Arizona that manufactures high performance silicon RF power transistors. The company’s patented HVVFET™ is an impressive transistor architecture that combines high current density with high voltage operation. The transistor structure greatly reduces device parasitics which results in frequency performance greater than 10 times that of other vertical transistors, and has superior gain, linearity and ruggedness over bipolar transistors. In 2008, HVVi launched its first product families for the pulsed RF transistor market. Pulsed RF transistors are used in a variety of applications such as military/avionics, medical, and industrial technologies. These markets have been historically served by bipolar transistor technology, and LDMOS has made little penetration due to reliability issues. HVVi is poised to disrupt bipolar’s hold on the market due to the HVVFET’s superior gain, linearity, and ruggedness performance improvement over bipolar. | Electronic Technology |
Spectra Linear, Inc.
Spectra Linear, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Spectra Linear, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets timing circuits. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Discera, Inc.
 Discera, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Discera, Inc is a timing and clock oscillator firm utilized proprietary MEMS (micro-electrical mechanical system) resonator and packaging processes which offered the lowest power oscillators on the market. The company was founded in 2001 and was headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
NuCORE Technology, Inc.
 NuCORE Technology, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology NuCORE Technology, Inc. develops digital and analog imaging chips for digital still and video cameras. It offers software, hardware, and support services to enable camera manufacturers get products to the market. The company was founded in May 1997 and is headquartered in Waukesha, WI. | Electronic Technology |
Band of Angels LLC
Band of Angels LLC Investment ManagersFinance Band of Angels LLC (Band of Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in California. | Finance |
Toolwire, Inc.
Toolwire, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Toolwire, Inc. provides experiential learning solutions. It develops virtual learning labs for higher education and corporate customers that offer online skill and competency building in a broad range of subject areas, including business, health care, law, applied science, and information technology. The company was founded by David James Clarke IV in 1999 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. | Technology Services |
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