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Bulk and Epitaxial Crystal Growth and Characterization, LED Characterization, and Metrology
Expert is a Senior Scientist whose research is focused on bulk and epitaxial crystal growth and characterization, including the hydride vapor phase epitaxy, MOCVD, and MBE of III-nitride semiconductors. He is also an expert in bulk and epitaxial growth of…
Thin Films, PVD, Magnetron Sputtering, Reactive Sputtering
Expert received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Radio-Engineering University (Ryazan, Russia) and his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Institute of High-Current Electronics (Tomsk, Russia). Expert has four decades of wide-ranging Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) experience, particularly in reactive…
Engineering, Project Management, Corrosion Protection, Aluminium Metal Composites, Mechanical Material Corrosion
Expert is is an internationally recognized leader in the field of materials science and engineering with more than 27 years of independent research project management, teaching, and consulting. He has a blend of both industrial and academic leadership as a…
Semiconductor Back End of Line Processes, Process and Thin Films Characterization, Film Stresses and Reliability. PVD, ALD, CVD, HiPIMS
Back-End-of Line (BEOL) Integration in SRAM, Spin-Torque, Resistive Random Access Memory. PVD, CVD and ALD thin film deposition. Film micro-structure and properties. Stress-related problems in BEOL. DC, RF and HiPIMS sputter deposition. Arc evaporation. Plasma-Surface interactions. 13 years academic experience…
Carbides, Nitrides, SiAlON, Powder Synthesis & Processing, Ceramics Development & Fabrication
Technology: R&D + Engineering, Advanced Ceramics and Materials; Powders and Parts; Synthesis – processing – handling - transfer – ready-to-press feedstock – fabrication of parts – consolidation - finish - marketing. Development, processing and fabrication of fine and ultra fine…
Materials, Processes and Hermeticity Testing of Microelectronics for Aerospace and Medical Implants
He has demonstrated expertise in hermetic sealing and leak testing processes for cavity style packaged microcircuits intended for high reliability military, aerospace and Class III medical implants. He has worked as a hermeticity consultant for prominent military and aerospace companies…
Magnetron Cathode Design, Magnetic Field Modeling, PVD, Sputtering, Ion Beam Etch, Vacuum Technology
Expert has developed and supported production thin film sputtering systems and processes since 1989. He has led the development and deployment of a production PVD cluster tool used by the IC, MEMS, and magnetic memory industries. He developed one of…
Wide Band-Gap Materials, Diamond and Diamond Film, Nuclear Materials, Radiation
Expert served as a science advisor on a strategic defense initiative project called CENTARUS with the Department of Energy (DOE). He holds an unclassified DOE patent on remotely driving a solid state laser with fluorescence generated by nuclear reactions. In…
Resistance Welding, Laser Welding, Arc Welding, Ultrasonic Welding, Brazing, and Soldering
He has extensive experience in brazing starting with his PhD (Penn State) in brazing of structural ceramics. He worked on the Alumnia-Titanium system using an active braze alloy of Ag-Cu-Ti composition. Active brazing has found wide acceptance in brazing of…
Semiconductor Materials Characterization Thin Film Deposition
He has extensive experience, over 20 yrs, in the field of epitaxial deposition of III-V semiconductor materials for opto-electronic devices (InGaAsP/InGaAlAs/InP and AlGaAs/InGaP/GaAs based materials). This includes the growth of high-speed bipolar transitors, phototransistors, lasers, pin and avalanche high-speed photodetectors.…