TEXMEMS WORKSHOP II

"Commercialization Session of MEMS"

Panel Chair

Dr. Michael Mignardi (bio)
Manager of the Research & Development Component, Digital Light Processing.
Texas Instruments, Dallas TX.

Guest speakers to this session:

Steven Walsh, MANCEF

                 Diane Chang,   Applied MEMS   (abstract)
                 George Skidmore,   Zyvex           (abstract)
                 Rob Gyemant,   Trinity River CV
                 Brandon Pillans,   Raytheon
                 Andy Dewa,   Texas Instruments (abstract)
                 Busbee Hardy,   MEMScAP       (abstract)
                 Greg Magel,   Consultant
                 Joe Brown,   Suss MicroTec        (abstract)

Richard Gale, Texas Tech University (abstract)

AGENDA:

Invite the guest speakers to discuss their perspective of MEMS (10 minutes each) and present the following information:

a. Company introduction

b. Products

c. Stage of Development

i. Research

ii. Integration

iii. High volume manufacturing

1. In-house

2. Out source

d. IP position

i. Defensible

ii. Broad

iii. Building

e. Competitive advantage/disruptive technology

f. Customers

i. End user

ii. OEM

g. Market

i. Size

ii. Growth Barriers

h. No questions allowed during these presentations

i. Panel discussion to follow where we open up questions to the audience.

For more information: TexMEMSV@arri.uta.edu