Douglas M. Pihl
Director/Board Member at Plain Sight Systems, Inc.
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Douglas M.
Pihl is currently a Director at Plain Sight Systems, Inc. He previously served as President & CEO at NetStar, Inc. from 1992 to 1996, Chairman, President & CEO at MathStar, Inc. from 1997 to 2009, and Chairman & CFO at RocketChips, Inc. from 1996 to 2000.
He also served as a Director at Astrocom Corp.
and Vital Images, Inc. Additionally, he was Senior Vice President-Development at Apertus Technologies, Inc. from 1989 to 1990 and at Lee Data Corp.
from 1979 to 1987.
Douglas M. Pihl active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Plain Sight Systems, Inc.
 Plain Sight Systems, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Plain Sight Systems, Inc. develops digital data collection and management solutions. The company is headquartered in New Haven, CT. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Douglas M. Pihl
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
MathStar, Inc.
 MathStar, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services MathStar, Inc. designs and develops programmable logic solutions that performs digital and image signal processing. It designs semiconductor integrated circuits and chips known as field programmable object arrays which are reprogrammable based on its proprietary silicon object technology. It offers services in North America, England, France, Germany and Israel. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR. | Chairman | 30/06/2009 |
RocketChips, Inc.
 RocketChips, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Part of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., RocketChips, Inc. develops ultra-high-speed CMOS mixed-signal transceivers serving the networking, wireless, and wired telecommunications. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. RocketChips was acquired by Xilinx, Inc., part of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. from February 15, 2022 on November 10, 2000 for $227.39 million. | Chairman | 31/10/2000 |
NetStar, Inc.
 NetStar, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Part of Nokia Oyj, NetStar, Inc. is the largest provider of OEM website categorization technology and intelligence. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The company offers internet categorization and filtering solutions for the OEM market, with comprehensive coverage and partner support. NetStar's Incompass technology has been embedded into the leading URL and IP address categorization and reputation scoring solution in the OEM space since 2001. The company was founded by Duane S. Carlson. NetStar was acquired by Ascend Communications, Inc. on August 15, 1996 for $231.31 million. | President | 31/07/1996 |
| Apertus Technologies, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/11/1990 |
| Lee Data Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/11/1987 |
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Vital Images, Inc.
 Vital Images, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vital Images, Inc. provides visualization and image analysis solutions for medical professionals in clinical analysis and therapy planning . It offers software, customer education, software maintenance and support, professional services, and third-party hardware. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN. | Technology Services |
Plain Sight Systems, Inc.
Plain Sight Systems, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Plain Sight Systems, Inc. develops digital data collection and management solutions. The company is headquartered in New Haven, CT. | Electronic Technology |
RocketChips, Inc.
RocketChips, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Part of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., RocketChips, Inc. develops ultra-high-speed CMOS mixed-signal transceivers serving the networking, wireless, and wired telecommunications. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. RocketChips was acquired by Xilinx, Inc., part of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. from February 15, 2022 on November 10, 2000 for $227.39 million. | Electronic Technology |
NetStar, Inc.
NetStar, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Part of Nokia Oyj, NetStar, Inc. is the largest provider of OEM website categorization technology and intelligence. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The company offers internet categorization and filtering solutions for the OEM market, with comprehensive coverage and partner support. NetStar's Incompass technology has been embedded into the leading URL and IP address categorization and reputation scoring solution in the OEM space since 2001. The company was founded by Duane S. Carlson. NetStar was acquired by Ascend Communications, Inc. on August 15, 1996 for $231.31 million. | Electronic Technology |
| Apertus Technologies, Inc. | Electronic Technology |
| Lee Data Corp. | Technology Services |
Astrocom Corp.
 Astrocom Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Astrocom Corp. engages in the design, development, manufacture, assembly and sale of electronic products used for data communications. The company focuses on the sales and marketing of WAN Bandwidth Aggregation and WAN Fail-over devices. It is headquartered in Plymouth, MN. | Electronic Technology |
MathStar, Inc.
MathStar, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services MathStar, Inc. designs and develops programmable logic solutions that performs digital and image signal processing. It designs semiconductor integrated circuits and chips known as field programmable object arrays which are reprogrammable based on its proprietary silicon object technology. It offers services in North America, England, France, Germany and Israel. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR. | Technology Services |
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