on 03-11-2023
NanoMEMS exploits the convergence between nanotechnology and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) brought about by advances in the ability to fabricate nanometer-scale electronic and mechanical device structures. While the “Nano” aspect of this field is still in its early stages and is not expected to reach maturity until well into the 21st century, its “MEMS” aspect is a topic of much current and near-term impact in, for instance, inertial sensing, biomedicine, optical, RF/Wireless communications, and energy harvesting. In this context, we will begin this talk by discussing the fundamentals of NanoMEMS, in particular, as it relates to its most speculative and futuristic paradigms and applications, and then will focus on emerging applications that are poised to enable the exploding Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm.
Bio:
Héctor J. De Los Santos received the Ph.D. degree from the School of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, in 1989. Prior to founding NanoMEMS in 2002, he spent two years as Principal Scientist at Coventor, Inc., Irvine, CA, and eleven years at Hughes Space and Communications Company, Los Angeles, CA, where he served as Principal Investigator and Director of the Future Enabling Technologies IR&D Program. Under this program, he pursued research in the areas of RF MEMS, Quantum Functional Devices and Circuits, and Photonic Bandgap Devices and Circuits. He holds over 30 US and European patents and is the author of bestseller textbooks, including Introduction to Microelectromechanical (MEM) Microwave Systems (1999), now in Artech House' IPF® (In-PrintForever®) series, Principles and Applications of NanoMEMS Physics (Springer, 2005), and Understanding Nanoelectromechanical Quantum Circuits and Systems (NEMX) for the Internet of Things (IoT) Era, (River Publishers, 2019). His most recent book is Understanding Communications Systems Principles ― A Tutorial Approach (River Publishers, 2021).
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