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Electronic Design and Development
Expert has designed and developed for manufacture linear photodiode array, line-scan CCD and CCD area array-based cameras--either cryogenic or thermoelectric (Peltier) cooled, or uncooled. He helps clients by reviewing their application or existing designs and then recommends optical sensors and…
Semiconductor Technology
Since 1960, Expert (pronounced rye-chowdree) has made extensive contributions to materials and semiconductor technology. During his early years with Westinghouse, he conducted pioneering work in the areas of silicon epitaxy, selective epitaxy, and polysilicon. He has made significant contributions in…
Electronic Reliability & On-Chip ESD Protection
Expert currently works on predicting the electric breakdown of silicon dioxide gate dielectric. He is knowledgeable of the electric breakdown characteristics of silicon and air. Additionally, he has studied the effects of electric field on the reliability of semiconductor devices.…
Power Electronics, Controls and System Design
Expert has experience as a design engineer in the field of power conversion. He has designed conventional PWM inverters for motor drives as well as developed prototype resonant DC link converters. He has designed driver circuits for bipolar transistors, IGBTs…
Photovoltaics
PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY SYSTEMS. Expert has expertise in all aspects of photovoltaics, including technology analysis and forecasting, PV powered products, market assessment, economics of PV systems, and manufacturing of PV modules. Expert conducts workshops, seminars, and…
Power Electronics and Switched Mode Power Supplies
Expert has spent a large part of his career developing products in technical leadership positions in the general category of power electronics. He is a member of the IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Society and has attended and presented papers and…
Semiconductor Devices, Testing and Product Engineering, Marketing and Administration
Expert has spent most of his career in the semiconductor device and process technology areas. His experience is wide, with exposure to germanium and silicon discrete to large scale silicon integrated devices in the sub-micron regime. An area that is…
Powder Metallurgy, Magnetic Alloy
Since 1980, Expert has been instrumental in the development of new magnetic alloys, their processing, improvement in their properties, and preparation of specifications for their usage. He has also assisted in marketing these materials and recommending their usage for new,…
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…