Philip Stephanou, Ph.D.
Co-Founder, Harmonic Devices, Inc.
Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010
Allen 101X 4:00–5:00pm
Abstract:
Electromechanical frequency control components such as quartz crystals
and surface or bulk acoustic wave (SAW or BAW) devices are ubiquitous as
signal processing elements in electronic communication, computing and
information technology systems. Billions of these components are
manufactured annually to sate the global needs of the commercial,
industrial, and defense sectors. Contemporary demands for low-cost,
highly-integrated portable wireless communication solutions provide the
greatest incentive in terms of potential technological, economic and
social impact to continue innovating passive electro-acoustic devices
such as oscillator crystals and bandpass filters. This talk will review
the evolution of and current state-of-the-art in MEMS resonators and
introduce Harmonic Devices Inc., a startup company founded to
commercialize thin-film piezoelectric RF MEMS technology.
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