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Power Electronics · Semiconductors · Go-to-Market

Engineering Insight. Market Impact.

Power electronics, semiconductor applications, and technical market expertise from Kevin Parmenter, President of Pins Out Engineering.

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Industry experience
40+ yearsElectronics & semiconductors
IEEE
Senior MemberInstitute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
APEC 2009
General ChairApplied Power Electronics Conference
PSMA
Past PresidentPower Sources Manufacturers Association

Pins Out Engineering

Where Technical Expertise Meets Market Execution

Pins Out Engineering is an electronics consulting firm led by Kevin Parmenter, focused on technology, marketing, sales, and applications.

Kevin has worked both sides of the design-in: as a design engineer in medical and military electronics, and as an applications engineering and technical marketing leader at semiconductor and power companies. Understanding the circuit and understanding the market — that pairing is the foundation of the firm.

Career includes

  • Taiwan Semiconductor
  • Excelsys Technologies
  • Exar
  • Freescale Semiconductor
  • Fairchild Semiconductor
  • Primarion
  • ON Semiconductor
  • Motorola Semiconductor
  1. Director, Field Applications Engineering, North AmericaTaiwan Semiconductor
  2. VP, Applications Engineering, AmericasExcelsys Technologies, now part of Advanced Energy
  3. Director, Advanced Technical Marketing, Digital PowerExar Corporation
  4. Global Product Applications & New Product DefinitionFreescale — Analog, Mixed Signal and Power Division
  5. Senior Director, Field Applications Engineering, AmericasFairchild Semiconductor
  6. Past President & General ChairPSMA · IEEE APEC 2009

Areas of Expertise

Four disciplines. One engineering point of view.

From device physics to the sales call, Kevin’s experience spans the full path a semiconductor product takes to reach a design engineer’s board.

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Power Electronics & Semiconductor Applications

Industry knowledge across power technologies, semiconductor devices, applications, and electronic systems.

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Field Applications & Technical Support Strategy

Experience connecting engineering organizations, suppliers, and customers through effective technical support.

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Technical Sales & Go-to-Market Strategy

Engineering-informed approaches to technical sales, marketing, customer engagement, and market positioning.

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Industry Intelligence & Technical Communication

Technical analysis, market commentary, thought leadership, and technical industry communication.

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Articles & Insights

Published where engineers read.

Columns, market outlooks, and technical features on power devices, mil-aero systems, and the business of selling technology to engineers.

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Meet Kevin

Kevin Parmenter

President, Pins Out Engineering

An IEEE Senior Member with more than 40 years in the electronics and semiconductor industry, Kevin has led applications engineering and technical marketing teams, served as president of the Power Sources Manufacturers Association, chaired the industry’s leading power electronics conference, and today writes Kevin’s Korner for EEWorld Online.

  • IEEESenior Member
  • BSEEPurdue University
  • BSBusiness Admin., Colorado Technical University
  • PSMAPast President
  • APEC2009 General Chair
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