Clyde 'Kip' M. Brown, Jr.
Mr. Brown has over 35 years experience in the semiconductor and electronics industry with GTE Sylvania, Siliconix, Intersil, Sage Enterprises, Raytheon, Fairchild, Mosel-Vitelic, Micrel and The Engineering Consortium Group. Mr. Brown has also served as an independent consultant and expert witness in semiconductor technologies, with emphasis in analog mixed signal design and process engineering and has lectured and taught courses in analog and integrated circuit design at UC Berkeley and Cogswell Polytechnical College. Mr. Brown has designed and fabricated numerous mixed signal ASICs using CMOS, Bipolar, BiCMOS and DMOS technologies. He has unique experience in low voltage CMOS and Bipolar applications including medical devices and hearing aids, on-chip optical sensors and sensor interfaces and has designed and developed circuitry used in over 30% of the hearing aid market worldwide. Mr. Brown has also designed and developed a full line of high voltage mixed signal "Smart Power" products, which received the "Top 100 products" award. Mr. Brown has testified as an expert witness in numerous high technology semiconductor litigation matters involving analog mixed signal, CMOS, Video IF circuitry, CCFl inverters, Power MOS devices, microprocessors, and semiconductor device design and process engineering. He has also served as a court appointed neutral arbitrator in complex technology. Mr. Brown has 10 US patents in semiconductor technology and is a member of NSPE/CSPE, IEEE, IMAPS (Past Chapter President), American Academy of Audiology and the International Hearing Society. He has received Bachelor`s and Master`s degrees in Applied Science Electronics from Portland State University in 1967 and 1968, respectively. View Full CV

Jack D. Grimes, Ph.D.
Dr. Grimes has over 35 years experience in the computer, Internet and video graphics industries with ServiceHub, Visa International, ICVerify, Taligent, Mass Microsystems, Intel, IT&T, and Tektronix. Mr. Grimes has also served as an independent consultant and expert witness in Internet commerce, Java, ASP, Unix, NT, scalability, security and payments, data security, chip cards, credit and debit cards, SET and ACH methods, computer graphics and TV video platforms, video capture and overlay systems, video display devices, ASIC design, compressed video, digital satellite TV technologies, and various internet platform architectures. He has developed Internet technology architecture with wireless data to SMS and browsers for mobile phones, chip card technology for Visa with internet payment systems, object-oriented applications for IBM, Apple and HP, video peripherals and graphic ASIC`s. Dr. Grimes has testified as an expert witness in numerous patent cases involving payment systems, computer systems and displays, e-commerce, automated trading systems, ASIC`s, LCD panel controllers, remote image capture, wireless technology, 3D graphics, CRT monitors, power saving circuits, and video display and graphic systems. Dr. Grimes has testified in numerous ITC, Markman and Federal patent cases and has published many articles in the aforementioned technologies. He received BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University in 1965, 1968 and 1970, respectively and a MS degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oregon in 1981. View Full CV

Stephen B. Heppe, Ph.D.
Dr. Heppe has over 25 years experience in the area of communications engineering with General Electric Space Division, Stanford Telecommunications, Telenergy and the Insitu Group. Dr. Heppe has also served as an independent consultant and expert witness in satellite communications, GPS/cellular and radio technologies, CATV user interfaces, cell networks, GSM and Voice over IP (VoIP). He has developed aircraft avionics, including data radios, GPS navigation, satellite communications, video processing, RF transmission and sensors and flight control, as well as VHF radio communications protocol for aircraft networking, spectrum engineering for satellite communications (Globalstar), mobile satellite systems and various space based Government systems including Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS), the Strategic Defense System (SDS), spaced based radar (SBR), Milstar, NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system (TDRSS), various naval satellite systems and the network for the US Air Force Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSOC). Dr. Heppe is familiar with GPS position and velocity determination for aircraft, spacecraft and ground vehicles, differential GPS and automatic dependent surveillance (ADS), navigation accuracy determination, flight testing hardware and software and protocol development and signal processing. Dr. Heppe has testified in numerous patent cases and in an ITC matter. He has published several articles and holds 2 US patents in the aforementioned technologies. He received a BSEE degree (Computer Science emphasis) from Princeton University in 1977 and his MS and Ph. D. degree in Electrical Engineering (Communications emphasis) from George Washington University in 1982 and 1989, respectively. View Full CV

Michael J. Potel, Ph.D.
Dr. Potel has over 35 years experience in the Computer and Software industries with Taligent, Apple Computer and the University of Chicago. Dr. Potel has also served as an independent consultant and expert witness in Internet commerce, Java, Internet software, User Interfaces, 3D Imaging, personal computing, object-oriented systems, computer graphics, software IP and various operating systems. He has developed products with Java and C++ class libraries, tools and component based groupware, Apple Computer-Macintosh products, OS, QuickTime, QuickDraw, TrueType, AppleScript, MAC ROM`s, multimedia products and Apple II, graphics cards, video, sound and speech cards and chips, RISC, Apple MIDI interface and various systems applications. Dr. Potel has been an expert witness in numerous patent cases involving graphics projection systems, 3D graphic and video processors, printer halftone dithering technology, web servers, e-commerce, browsers, 2D and 3D in CAD systems, Java databases, WEB authoring systems, wireless messaging and email protocols, object-oriented software development tools, game systems graphics, WAP/WML Internet and object technology, video interfaces and Internet image displays. Dr. Potel has testified in numerous Federal patent cases, Markman hearings, and has published many articles and journal publications in the aforementioned technologies. He received a BS in Mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1970, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Information Sciences from the University of Chicago in 1971 and 1977, respectively. View Full CV

David A. Wilson, Ph.D.
Dr. Wilson has over 35 years experience in the Computer and Software industries with Portal Software, Sun Microsystems, Apple Computer, Xerox, SRI International, Hewlett-Packard and IBM. Dr. Wilson has also served as an independent consultant and expert witness in Java technologies, object-oriented programming, XML/SOAP web services, C , Smalltalk, Objective-C, Microsoft NET technologies, distributed computing including COBRA and Java RIM, graphical user interfaces (GUI), software development practices, processes, reuse, frameworks and design patterns, artificial life technologies, genetic algorithms, visual programming languages, digital cameras and ultrasonic imaging systems for medical diagnostics. He has developed software products including a dataflow-based visual programming language for doing complex numeric and financial calculations, two C++ applications frameworks, various Java tools for managing billing systems, a Java-based prototype of an automated teller machine, a real-time UV visible spectrophotometer and numerous real-time ultrasonic imaging systems for medical diagnostics. Dr. Wilson has testified as an expert witness in numerous patent cases involving visual programming languages, nuclear medicine software, data mining software, telecommunications billing systems software and traffic systems software and has published many articles and journal publications in the aforementioned technologies. He received a BS in Engineering Physics from Cornell University in 1965, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Physics from Stanford University in 1967 and 1970, respectively. View Full CV

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This expert has a strong skill base in Integrated Circuit and System Design with a proven track record in CMOS digital and mixed signal designs, Integrated Circuit layout, and, Integrated Circuit debugging from his 31 years of experience. He is a patent holder and is an experience expert witness with numerous expert witness assignments including deposition and trial testimony.

• ASIC Design
• Consumer Electronics
• Integrated Circuit Design
• Legal Consultant
• LSI & VLSI Design
• Microprocessor Architecture
• Reverse Engineering
• Video Display Controllers

1106
Expert provides analytical and experimental insights into complex electrical and physical phenomena. He specializes in systems analysis with primary strength in Reliability studies and Thermal analysis. His work in these areas has broken new ground in advancing the state-of-the-art in electrical and mechanical systems for aircraft, missiles, nuclear power plants, and commercial electronics. He is an experienced expert witness with numerous expert witness assignments including deposition and trial testimony

• Reliability Engineering
• Electrical Reliability
• Mechanical Reliability
• Thermal Analysis
• Systems Analysis
• Mathematical Analysis
• Environmental Testing
• Structural Dynamics
• Noise and Vibration
• Hydraulic Flow Analysis
• Kinematics

1125
This expert has over 30 years experience in the fields of computer graphics and medical instrumentation. He is a prolific inventor with numerous patents as well as authoring many books and technical papers. In addition to his direct industry experience, this expert has also been a consultant in his field for 20 years, including the past 10 years as a litigation support consultant.

• 2D and 3D Computer Graphics
• Digital Signal and Image Processing
• Graphics and Video Controller Chips
• Audio and Video Processing
• Video, Audio and Image Compression
• Diagnostic Medical Instrumentation
• Pattern Recognition
• Graphical User Interfaces
• Multimedia televisions, set-top boxes, computers

1162
This expert has over 30 years of experience in engineering, the majority spent with General Electric in the design and manufacturing of washing machines and consumer appliances. He held numerous supervisory and safety positions with responsibilities including product testing, safety, quality reviews, and adherence to manufacturing specifications. His experience includes an MBA, a licensed professional engineer in Kentucky, providing depositions as an expert witness for GE, representing GE on an industry & government energy standards committee for clothes washers, and consulting for the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers.

• Clothes Washers
• Refrigerators
• Consumer Appliance Product Design
• Product Safety
• Laundry, Dishwashing & Cooking Products

1196
Twenty-seven years with primary focus on PC and embedded systems product development. Specialized skills in operating systems and system software, cross-platform system software, computer platform and microprocessor architecture, consumer electronics, and project management/planning. Significant experience leading product development teams, as a consultant, and as an expert witness in support of technical litigation.

• Operating Systems
• Embedded Systems
• Computer System Architecture
• Microprocessor Architecture
• Software Design and Development
• Non-Volatile (Flash) Memory
• Power Management
• Wireless Networking

1262
Expert has over thirty-five years of technical, business and intellectual property rights experience in digital imaging, video and audio. In the 1970`s and early 1980`s, he was one of the leaders in the digital imaging field, performing extensive work in areas of compression, real-time processing, real-time display, image enhancement, and others. Applications included reconnaissance imaging, medical imaging, earth resources management and videoconferencing. This work anticipated much of the technology being used in contemporary consumer digital video systems. He has in-depth experience of the commercial history and when key parts of technology were first developed and published. Expert has held many leadership roles in standards development: including MPEG, MPEG1 standard; instigator of successful effort to make MPEG2 the market standard for digital TV over proprietary competitors in the US and national competitors in Europe and Japan; MPEG4; AVS Subgroup. He is an expert in all major audio-video standards. MPEG audio (Layer I, II, mp3, AAC), Dolby AC3, MPEG video (1, 2, 4), H.264, Windows Media 9 (VC-1), and AVS. He is also an expert in DVD standards, including formatting, navigation and authoring. Expert has authored over twenty technical papers, two book chapters and two patents in digital video processing, display, and compression. He is an experienced patent litigation expert with deposition and court experience. He is a patent holder with a Ph.D. in Physical Electronics.

• Real-time Processing and Display
• Image and Video compression (MPEG)
• Imaging/Video Systems Architecture
• Imaging/Video Chip Architecture
• Video Compression Algorithms
• Reconnaissance Imaging
• Medical Imaging
• Earth Resources Imaging

1274
Expert received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University. After a two year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, he joined the Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory at M.I.T. as a research physicist. In 1987 he assumed a faculty position at a major university. Expert has published nearly 170 refereed liquid crystal related articles, and holds several patents. He is a past membership secretary and now an executive board member of the International Liquid Crystal Society, and serves on the editorial board of the journal Liquid Crystals. His own research centers on electro and magneto-optic phenomena in liquid crystals and complex fluids, with particular emphasis on symmetry, optical, and interfacial phenomena. Expert has experience as an expert in patent litigations.

1280
Expert has over thirty years of experience in electrical engineering, optical engineering, and metrology engineering. His activity has included designing and developing RF and microwave products for clients. Products designed include 5.8GHz short-range radar transceivers, 2.4GHz wireless video devices, GSM and DCS cellular telephone RF front-end, 900 and 2.4GHz high-dynamic range receivers for WAN applications, 900 MHz automatic meter reading transmitters, receivers, and transceivers, 400MHz short-range transmitters and receivers for keyless entry and property location, and wide variety of smaller RF design projects including expert witness assignments. Expert holds two patents is published and has prior expert witness experience.

• Radio frequency engineering
• Microwave engineering
• Analog engineering
• Power conversion engineering
• Communications systems eng.
• Product development
• Circuit board and box design
• Test and measure

1302
Expert has a background in mathematics and computer programming; he is an experienced consultant in the areas of casino game analysis, and online casino software.

• Casino Games
• Evaluation of Table and Electronic Games
• Statistics, Mathematics, and Odds
• Casino Game Analysis
• Online Casino Software
• Slot Machines
• Optimal Player Strategy
• House Edge
• Programming Languages (C++, Java, Fortran, Perl, UNIX, Pascal) using Visual C++, Visual J++, and Focus

1312
Expert has over thirty years of technical and managerial experience in Engineering, Research and Development, Product, Marketing, Business Development, Operation, Supply Chain and Manufacturing Management for Semiconductor Devices and Electronic Systems. Credited for the creations of, first in its class, products such as Novus Calculators, Atari Video Games, and Amiga Multimedia Computers. Co-Founded two leading product companies with ACC Microelectronics famous for its PC Single-Chip Solutions and Auctor well known for its handheld and portable devices. Consulted three high-tech start-up companies in the Silicon Valley and coached the management on the sub-micron chip developments for Network Switch, 10-Gbits Ethernet, and Voice Processing. Supported litigations in patent infringements, contract disputes, and reverse engineering. Performed the prior-art analysis and IP validations. Developed extensive business knowledge and relationship in the Asia-Pac and Greater China Regions. The latest personal professional attentions have been focused on IP development and application, SOC (System-On-Chip) design, and Semiconductor Nano-Technology deployment.

• Semiconductor Devices Technology
• ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Design
• ASSP (Application Specific Standard
• Product) Architecture
• Chip (also known as Integrated Circuit) Design Platform and Tool
• Chip Package and Test Development
• IP (Intellectual Property) Development and Validation
• PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Design
• Personal Computing System
• Video Game System
• Graphic and Display Engine
• Voice and Audio Processor
• Multimedia Technology
• Power Management Technology
• Product Life Cycle Management
• Off Shore Outsourcing Operation

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Expert holds a Ph.D. in geography, and has prior litigation support experience. His area of expertise includes research in computer graphics and human computer interaction. Teaching computer graphics, data structures, programming languages, and user interface design.

• Applied Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Graphics
• Data Structures
• Digital imaging
• Human Computer Interaction
• Java, C, C++, ADA
• Multi-Media
• Object Oriented Paradigms
• Programming Languages
• User Interface Design

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This expert is an industry consultant and a patent holder. He has a M.S. in Electrical Engineering and has been working for the past 35 years in different industries related to consumer products. he is an experienced expert witness with numerous expert witness assignments including deposition and trial testimony .

• Consumer Communications
• Consumer Electronics
• Consumer Game Design
• Electronic Board Games
• Electronic Toys
• Postal Meter Technology
• Telecommunications
• Video Game Architecture & Technology

1376
Expert has over 20 years of experience in electronic system design. His academic experience includes teaching Computer Architecture and Systems at Princeton and Stanford. His industrial experience includes development in both Integrated Circuit and Systems-level technologies. He has extensive litigation support experience including deposition experience. He has a Ph.D., Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon Univ. and holds multiple patents.

• Computer Architecture
• Consumer Electronics
• Multi-media/Graphics
• Embedded Systems
• Personal Computer Systems
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

1378
Expertise is in computer systems and electronic circuits. The breadth of this expertise spans computer hardware and software and many other products that utilize electronic circuits. Expert has been creating computing products for over twenty five years. Among these are computer I/O systems, video on demand systems, storage subsystems, computer controlled equipment, and high speed timing circuits. Expert legal consulting services include: expert witness, evaluating products for infringement issues, product testing to investigate root causes of failure and unit to unit variations, and assisting with technical language to accurately respond to interrogatories.

• Computer design and architecture, PC to Mainframe
• Operating systems, applications, programming languages
• Assembly language, firmware, microcode, drivers
• I/O systems, storage systems, Networking protocols (TCP/IP, etc)
• Processors, chipsets, controllers
• Real time control systems
• Digital circuit, analog circuit, and mechanical design
• Technical analysis and strategic planning
• Hardware and software evaluation, test plan creation and execution
• System performance and capacity measurements
• Logic analyzer and oscilloscope measurements
• Signal fidelity measurement
• Patent review
• Manufacturability and quality review

2009
This consultant has over 30 years of development and batch manufacturing experience both hands-on as well as leading a team of engineers. Development of DC plasma displays as early as 1970s and batch manufacturing of DC plasma display. Development of vacuum fluorescent displays and batch manufacturing. Development of vacuum based devices and mass manufacturing. Development of Liquid Crystal Displays based on Twisted Nematic mode and batch manufacturing that won First Prize in R&D Excellence category from the Electronic Industries Association of India. Research and Development of new processes for full color AC plasma display. Novel flat fluorescent lamp design from concept to completion for LCD backlighting and batch manufacturing of flat fluorescent lamp that resulted in winning R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. Development of a consumer based compact fluorescent lamp from concept to completion that underwent manufacturing trials in Matsushita Electric in Osaka Japan. Development of full color field emission display, with innovative processes, that yielded QVGA prototype for US Army and Air Force. The work has been recognized with company`s President Award. Development of full color Microdisplay based on OLED technology from front end to back-end processes and batch manufacturing. The product is on the market for 3D video games application. Several patents and publications have been obtained during the course of 30 years of experience. Has prior expert witness experience.

• Plasma display
• Liquid Crystal Display
• Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Display
• LCD Backlight
• Field Emission Display
• Compact fluorescent lamp

2011
This consultant has been involved in the emerging and converging information and interactive technology industries since 1971 in a variety of business, policy and technology analysis roles. He has focused on the applications and services enabled by digital, broadband and interactive media platforms for residential and enterprise deployments, including local information services.. He edited and published industry newsletters and reports about the development of interactive content, including marketing and advertising and their relationships to distribution technology. He has conducted extensive research on business development and customer acceptance of new telecom/media technologies. His company has provided research and analytical services to organizations and business groups including telecommunications carriers, technology (hardware and software) providers, financial institutions, publishing, entertainment and media companies and non-profit organizations plus an array of start-up ventures. He has also been an advisor to and developed programs for the University of Southern California`s Entertainment Technology Center, The Museum of Television and Radio and the American Film Institute`s Enhanced Television Workshop. He has contributed editorial analysis to many information technologies and media services publications. He has served as an expert witness in various cases.

• Interactive media content and applications
• Distribution technology for residential and enterprise info services
• Cable TV, telephone company and broadcasting "new media" initiatives
• Public policy affecting media technology
• Consumer marketing of info services
• Consumer electronics devices
• Convergence and competition of telecom and media services
• Online industry history and business development.
• Interactive advertising

2052
Consultant technical background includes study and hands-on experience in building, maintaining, and analyzing electrical devices and electronic systems such as: remote control devices, security and alarm systems, wireless microphones, carrier-current transmitters, sound and public address systems, computer and data processing equipment, radio and television equipment, automotive electronics, tape recorders, cellular telephones, and video surveillance devices. Consultant has contributed to a variety of legal matters all based on electrical devices and electronics technology including: electric shock, electrical wiring, surveillance monitoring, lightning damage, audio and video recording, radio broadcasting, traffic radar and lidar, voice identification, electronic circuitry, pocket paging systems, patent questions involving electronic devices, vehicle accident reconstruction, automobile control systems, telephone communication, and industrial machinery.

• Electrical Equipment Malfunctions
• Automotive Electronics
• Radio Communication
• Radar/Lidar
• Wireless Telephones
• Audio & Video Recording
• Security & Alarm Systems
• Consumer Electronic Devices

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This expert has over 20 years of industry experience in electrical engineering, product and system design, secure circuits and software, digital logic, microprocessor and microcontroller program development, firmware disassembly, patent analysis, and reverse engineering. He has extensive litigation support experience and holds numerous patents.

• Reverse Engineering of Software and Hardware
• Television
• Access Control Systems
• Internet Technologies
• Cameras
• Computer and Circuit Technologies
• Test Equipment
• RF and IR Remote Controls
• Barcode Scanners
• Blood Glucose Meter
• Remote Billboard Lighting System
• Home Automation Control
• Automotive Electronics
• Electronic Control Modules (ECM)

2237
This expert has over 40 years experience in the optical media industry. In addition, this expert has over 20 years experience as a consultant and litigation support expert.

• Optical Industry
• CD and DVD Technologies
• Optical Media
• Optical Drives

2241
This expert has been either a Disc Jockey/News Director/Traffic Anchor/Special Features Editor or Video DJ for just about every popular music format. Her work includes, creating radio station imaging and positioning, while supporting all day parts & air shifts as on air talent. She has facilitated numerous creative resource and problem solving workshops to assist radio stations and clients in their promotional and commercial needs.

• Post Production and Technical Audio Engineering
• Analog and Digital Workstations including: RCS, Audio Vault, Sound Forge, Adobe Audition/Cool Edit Pro/Cool Edit 2000, Simian, VoxPro, Short Cut 360, Orban Audicy, Sonic Foundry, and DGS
• Digital Editing, Design, Mixing, Duplication and File Management