Expert with more than thirty years of experience in all phases of design and implementation of computer semiconductor devices. Has worked in the development and production of storage technology and semiconductor devices such as SRAM, DRAM, Flash (NAND and NOR), EEPROM, and ROM memories as well as SSD. Worked at major technology companies. Managed teams to design analog and digital electronic circuits and related manufacturing processes that were also responsible for integrating these various technologies into a working product.
Formal Education
- Engineer Degree in Material Science Engineering, Stanford University
- M.S. in Material Science Engineering, Stanford University
- B.S. in Material Science and Engineering, Ben-Gurion University
Career Highlights
- Independent consultant in various aspects of semiconductor technology and manufacturing for more than twenty five years
- While at a leading semiconductor company, established processes in a newly purchased fab, developed their newest analog process, installed its production in a new foundry and managed the relationship
- Managed consolidation of test chip development at a major technology company through the building of a company-wide standard test chip library, thereby reducing the time to build test chips by 60%
- Participated in the development of early EEPROM technology with particular emphasis on reliability aspects such as charge retention and cycling endurance
- Named inventor on six issued U.S. patents, including one for a nonvolatile DRAM cell technology
Expert Qualifications
- Testifying expert witness for the defendant in a patent infringement suit brought by Intellectual Ventures
- Deposed on behalf of Research in Motion in an Inter Parties Review at the U.S. PTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Testifying expert on DRAM memory technology in Hynix v. Rambus in litigation before the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
Patent infringement cases in semiconductors—particularly memory technology (DRAM, Flash, EEPROM) and circuit design. They've testified in Intellectual Ventures litigation, PTAB reviews, and the Hynix v. Rambus DRAM case in Europe.
What is this expert's technical background?
Stanford-trained in Material Science Engineering (M.S. and Engineer degree), plus a B.S. from Ben-Gurion. Thirty years in chip design at Intel, AMD, and Maxim; another 25 years as an independent consultant. They hold six U.S. patents, including one for nonvolatile DRAM.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
Memory technology is their core—DRAM, Flash (NAND/NOR), EEPROM, SRAM, ROM, and SSD. They also understand analog and digital circuits, embedded systems, and how these integrate into finished products.
- Analog circuits
- Digital circuits
- Embedded systems
- Flash (NAND/NOR)
- DRAM/SRAM/EEPROM
- Precision resistors and capacitors
- Semiconductors
- U.S. District Courts
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- European Commission