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MEMS Technology Strategy and Product Development
Deep expertise in MEMS, microsystems, and semiconductor devices with 25 years experience. Involved in the development of over 35 products, including quantum sensors, genetic sequencing chips, and wireless sensors for the automotive market. Co-author of a MEMS product development book.…
Semiconductor Radiation, Relative Humidity, Gas Flow, Differential Pressure Sensors
Expert received his M.Sc. in Physics from the Technical Institute of Zurich (ETHZ in German) in 2002 and his Ph.D. in Physics about semiconductor silicon radiation sensors from Helsinki University in 2006. He spent his Ph.D. studies at CERN, Geneva,…
New Product Development, Lean, Six Sigma Blackbelt, Semiconductors/MEMS
Expert has had extensive process engineering experience with a variety of types of CVD reactors, including atmospheric, vacuum/thermal, and plasma enhanced. He has developed copper CVD precursors, developed low-stress/controlled stress dielectric films, and metal films. He wrote a book on…
Silicon: Processing, Defects, Devices, Silicon-on-Insulator, MEMS, Nanotechnology, and Semiconductors
Expert works in collaboration with Kayex, Adema, and other companies that grow Czochralski silicon. Expert has worked on radiation hardening of semiconductor devices since 1980. He has several patents on Rad Hardening of semiconductors. Most of his 30-year experience pertains…
Entrepreneurship, Startup Financing, Business Plan Development, Due Diligence, Cleantech, Energy Technologies, and Nanotechnology
Expert has started two early-stage cleantech companies over the past 10 years in the water treatment and building materials sectors, raising multiple rounds of venture financing and securing numerous government grants for both. He drove IP development, strategic partner identification…
Compliant Mechanisms, Flexure/Torsion Hinges, MEMS, Microsystems, and Finite Element Analysis
Expert notes that both of Castigliano's theorems are excellent tools in quantifying deformations and loads (external or reaction) of elastic bodies under small- or large-deformation modeling assumptions. He has extensively applied these theorems in finding closed-form solutions for compliances or…
Integrated Circuits, Electronics, Sensors, and Systems
Expert has 40 years' experience in integrated circuits, electronics, start-up and management. He authored 70 papers, 11 patents, 2 books, and received 2 national awards (IR-100 and Best Paper). Expert is available as a consultant and interim executive. He has…
Theoretical Physics, Acoustics, SONAR, Signal Processing, Piezoelectric
Expert has studied theoretical acoustics for the past 20 years. His work is strongly mathematical, extending beyond the wave equation to non-linear acoustics and propagation and to noise and even temperature. His work applies to a very wide range of…
Robotic Electronics Assembly
Expert has devoted a significant portion of his career to solving automated process problems. He has applied his expertise to a variety of industries. Much of his work has involved solving electronic processes and assembly automation problems. His work with…