Display System Consultant and Expert Witness for LCD Architecture, LCD Technology and TFT Semiconductor Technology

Technical Consultant #1605

25 years of technology achievements in display system research, development, and manufacturing.
Patent law, expert witness and technology investing related to display systems, LCD, LCoS and HT-poly TFT.
15 years experience in semiconductor technology.
Diverse skill set with research and development manufacturing experience in display systems developing many novel display architectures.
Process design and installations for microdisplay LCD foundry.
Development of LCoS (LC on Silicon), HT-poly TFT, and amorphous TFT LCD display types in LC and semiconductor device physics and modeling.
Process development for yield, test, and display performance improvement.
Solid functional background in all display types, applications, and process technologies.

Undisclosed Company, 2005 - Present

Display system architectures from optics to electronics.

Optical design and performance optimization.
Active matrix application design, new product, and business opportunity development.
Specialist in LCD display technology and architecture.

Patent law consulting / expert witness testimony.

Key technology patent interpretation. Briefs, opinions, applicability, IP landscaping and mapping, claims analysis and citation analysis for prior art.
Key technology and applicability seminars and presentations.

Contract consulting in all aspects of LC technology development.

Philips Electronics, Components Division, 1991 - 2005

Director of Special Projects, LCoS Operations Department, Germany, 2003 - 2005,

Expatriate assignment in LCoS Operations Department.
Responsible for definition of technology path for entire LCoS business line.
Directly responsible for design specific process installations in Philips Germany microdisplay LCD foundry.
Responsible for new LCoS business initiatives: 2nd semi fab sourcing and supply chain definition of specialty items; evaluation of CMOS foundry compatibility with design specific requirements and business models (TSMC, SMIC, UMC); and manufacturing capability assessments of new LC assembly contract manufacturing partners.
New product design and manufacturing: Device performance and manufacturing improvements - design for test and yield; and innovative tooling and process controls for improved LCD manufacturability and performance.

LCoS Microdisplay Systems, Briarcliff Manor, NY, 1991 - 2003

Manufacturing Engineering Manager, 2001 - 2003

Manufacturing engineering responsible for a multinational team of 8-10 engineers and technicians in a growing group for LCoS manufacturing.
Responsible for full process installation, maintenance, and testing with contract manufacturers: Hana and Varitronix.
Sourced and sponsored component innovations from external vendors and universities: Glass coatings, retarder foils, LC (Merck) and alignment layers.
Responsible for the technical direction and achievement of the entire LCoS manufacturing team: Yield improvement (problem solving); project management; process engineering, development, and modifications for yield; and failure analysis and corrective action.

Technology Manager, 1999 - 2001

Responsible for technology and new product development for entire LCoS display system.
Improved product lifetime 4x.
Developed novel test equipment development.
Defined and initiated performance improvements projects: Fast LC modes for single panel systems; and novel LC addressing techniques and system architectures.
Managed multiple external development contracts and JDAs: Merck, Rolic, Schott, University of Stuttgart, Kent State University, Hana Ohio, Philips Semicondutors and Philips Research.

Senior Member Research Staff, Research and Development, 1991 - 1999

Integral to the initiation of LCoS business group in Philips Components Division.
Developed a multi-divisional technical network which successfully introduced LCoS production (Research, Semiconductors, Components, Lighting).
Research into high performance LCD modes for single panel applications.
Experimental and theoretical (simulation) performance benchmarking for multiple LCD effects.
Developed 4x4 Mathematica based simulation with Poincare sphere propagation representation in complex birefringent media.
Technical contributions integral in the development of medium voltage semiconductor process technology enabling use of high performance LCD modes.
Discovered and published novel physical LCD behaviors integral in developing high-speed LCD display applications.

Optron Systems, Inc., Bedford, MA, Senior Research Scientist, 1990 - 1991

Principle investigator for U.S. Government SBIR contracts. Responsibilities included generating proposals and reports, monitoring daily technical progress, and budgeting.
Conducted research to advance the application of liquid crystals in electro-optic signal processing systems.
Designed and fabricated adaptive and active optics systems, neural nets, optical interconnect systems and video systems.
Responsible for concept, development, fabrication, and optimization of LCD, crystal and MEM based device prototypes.

General Electric, Research and Development, Schenectady, NY, Senior Product Engineer,1987 - 1990

Key development engineer for Aircraft Instruments using the first amorphous-silicon, active matrix, liquid crystal, flat panel display for the pilot line, worldwide.
Responsible for understanding and correcting failure of all LCD units and developing pilot line manufacturing processes to eliminate failures.
Efforts included troubleshooting a number of problems affecting display optical performance in both the TFT and LC-assembly areas.
Performed research and directed efforts in all areas of LCD's to improve overall device performance and manufacturability.

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