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Electronic Product Development
Expert (pronounced road-re-an) has designed analog circuits that measure current or voltage signals from temperature, pressure, flow, and conductivity transducers. He has designed isolated, 4-20 mA current loop transmitters. The analog circuits provide inputs to or outputs from microprocessor-based controllers.…
Electrical Ceramics, Ceramic Capacitors, Ceramic Processing, Ferroelectrics, Piezoelectrics,
Expert has 50 years of experience in ceramic processing and properties of electrical ceramics, including capacitors,multilayer ceramic capacitors, insulators, dielectrics, inductors, resistors, thermistors, sensors, transducers, varistors, superconductors, and thin-layer capacitors. He has 10 years of industrial experience and 36 years…
Product Development, PDM, Pro/Engineer, CAD
Expert has worked on many engineering projects. He has been a user of AUTOCAD since versions 2.5 to 13. He is well versed in custom programming C-shell, Perl, Unix, LISP, menu development, and general use. His experience has included work…
Electronics and Programming
C PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE. Expert writes C and C++ programs using Borland C under DOS. Applications include programs to test or operate interface devices, to control communications links, to send and receive data, to perform functional tests of electronic products, and…
Magazine Record Heads, Media and Drives
A significant portion of Expert's career has been spent on hard disks and hard disk technology, including both particulate and metallic magnetic coatings. His experience includes the magnetics of disk coatings, their testing and measurement, and the head disk interface.…
Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and High-Technology Light Sources, Turnkey Operations, etc.
Expert has devoted a significant portion of his career to the development of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) devices, equipment, and processes. These include: placement, cleaning, solder reflow equipment, components, component design, component packaging for automatic placement, and processing of the…
Semiconductor Device Process
Electronic Device Reliability; Semiconductor Device Reliability A major focus of Expert's research over the past two decades has been on the reliability issues in semiconductor devices; in particular, high-field effects, hot-carrier effects, and ionizing radiation effects. His research in this…
Power Electronics, Power Supplies
Expert is familiar with the characteristics of power semiconductor devices, and their relative strength and limitations as they are applied to power conversion equipment. His expertise also includes the non-destructive testing of devices to determine the failure mode and to…
Laser Physics and Applications
Expert has over 45 years of extensive experience in the design, modeling, fabrication, and operation of lasers, using them for measurements and other applications and with laser safety. He is familiar with all types of lasers including excimer lasers, Nd:YAG,…
Solid State Electronics, Electromagnetics
Expert has expertise in technologies, and in technology forecasting and technology management. Expert aids inventors, technologists, and high-tech start-up companies develop and position their technology assets for maximum economic benefit. He has extensive experience with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other…