O’Donoghue holds a BA in accounting and economics and an MBA from the University of Arkansas. He is the chairman of the International Section for the American Society of Association Executives, and a volunteer member of several professional societies (e.g., Project Management Institute, Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals). For the past four and a half years, O’Donoghue has been implementing strategic alliance programs worldwide for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based American Society for Quality.

(July 27, 2004) San Jose, Calif.&#8212The Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) recently announced that fabless company funding sequentially increased 62 percent year-over-year (YoY) in Q2 2004. FSA made this announcement with the release of its Q2 2004 Fabless Fundings report. Forty-five fabless companies generated $543.7 million in investments in Q2 2004, compared to 27 in Q2 2003, totaling $335.4 million.