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Dov Moran
Dov Moran (Hebrew: דב מורן; born July 29, 1955) is an Israeli businessman, electrical engineer, inventor, investor, and writer. He is best known as the inventor of the USB memory stick, and one of the most prominent Israeli hi-tech leaders.
Dov Moran was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, to a family of Holocaust survivors who immigrated to Israel from Poland. His father, Baruch Mintz, came from a well-off family from Krosno. The only Mintz family members who managed to survive the Holocaust were Dov's father and grandfather who began a new life in Israel. Dov's mother, Bina Gever, immigrated to Israel with her family who escaped Blonie.
His interest in high-technology was obvious from his childhood days. At the age of ten he used to order electronic components and digital watch parts from MAD magazine, with the intention to create new improved devices, however, as he later testified, no significant results were achieved. In the following years, his intellectual curiosity and talent started to lead to breakthroughs. At the age of 16 he was sent to an annual course in computers held in Tel-Aviv University. Back then, in order to write a program you needed to mark cards dedicated to that with a pen. After three months of struggling to deal with that system, he wrote his first program. His programming skills improved while he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (with honors) at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. It was during his university days that led him to decide "to start his own company.”
Moran served in the Israeli Navy for seven years and was commander of its advanced microprocessor department. Prior to becoming a businessman, Moran was an independent technology consultant in the Israeli computer industry.
Moran formed M-Systems in 1989, a pioneer in the flash data storage market. The company invented the USB flash drive (DiskOnKey), the FlashDisk (DiskOnChip) as well as several other innovative flash data storage devices. Under Moran's leadership, M-Systems grew to $US1 billion revenue within 18 years, and at the end of 2006 it was acquired by SanDisk Corp (NSDQ: SNDK) for $US1.6 billion.
Following the sale of M-Systems, Moran embarked upon the establishment of Modu, that introduced a pioneering innovative concept of a modular smartphone, which subsequently sold its patents to Google in 2011. These patents later became the basis for Google's modular phone project, called Project Ara. Following Modu's acquisition by Google, over 30 cutting-edge high-technology companies emerged, spearheaded by the former employees of Modu.
During his time at Modu, Moran also served as the chairman of Tower Semiconductor, a developer and manufacturer of semiconductors and integrated circuits. Throughout his tenure, he successfully turned around the ailing corporation, steering it towards a path of profitability. In addition, Moran assumed the role of chairman at Biomas, a prominent enterprise specializing in pharmaceutical development.
Moran has been involved with a number of inventions, mostly in the field of infrastructure technologies. He says he has filed over 40 patents and patent applications. Inventions he's been involved with include:
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Dov Moran
Dov Moran (Hebrew: דב מורן; born July 29, 1955) is an Israeli businessman, electrical engineer, inventor, investor, and writer. He is best known as the inventor of the USB memory stick, and one of the most prominent Israeli hi-tech leaders.
Dov Moran was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, to a family of Holocaust survivors who immigrated to Israel from Poland. His father, Baruch Mintz, came from a well-off family from Krosno. The only Mintz family members who managed to survive the Holocaust were Dov's father and grandfather who began a new life in Israel. Dov's mother, Bina Gever, immigrated to Israel with her family who escaped Blonie.
His interest in high-technology was obvious from his childhood days. At the age of ten he used to order electronic components and digital watch parts from MAD magazine, with the intention to create new improved devices, however, as he later testified, no significant results were achieved. In the following years, his intellectual curiosity and talent started to lead to breakthroughs. At the age of 16 he was sent to an annual course in computers held in Tel-Aviv University. Back then, in order to write a program you needed to mark cards dedicated to that with a pen. After three months of struggling to deal with that system, he wrote his first program. His programming skills improved while he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (with honors) at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. It was during his university days that led him to decide "to start his own company.”
Moran served in the Israeli Navy for seven years and was commander of its advanced microprocessor department. Prior to becoming a businessman, Moran was an independent technology consultant in the Israeli computer industry.
Moran formed M-Systems in 1989, a pioneer in the flash data storage market. The company invented the USB flash drive (DiskOnKey), the FlashDisk (DiskOnChip) as well as several other innovative flash data storage devices. Under Moran's leadership, M-Systems grew to $US1 billion revenue within 18 years, and at the end of 2006 it was acquired by SanDisk Corp (NSDQ: SNDK) for $US1.6 billion.
Following the sale of M-Systems, Moran embarked upon the establishment of Modu, that introduced a pioneering innovative concept of a modular smartphone, which subsequently sold its patents to Google in 2011. These patents later became the basis for Google's modular phone project, called Project Ara. Following Modu's acquisition by Google, over 30 cutting-edge high-technology companies emerged, spearheaded by the former employees of Modu.
During his time at Modu, Moran also served as the chairman of Tower Semiconductor, a developer and manufacturer of semiconductors and integrated circuits. Throughout his tenure, he successfully turned around the ailing corporation, steering it towards a path of profitability. In addition, Moran assumed the role of chairman at Biomas, a prominent enterprise specializing in pharmaceutical development.
Moran has been involved with a number of inventions, mostly in the field of infrastructure technologies. He says he has filed over 40 patents and patent applications. Inventions he's been involved with include: