Richard A. Blanchard, Ph.D.
Dr. Blanchard has over 35 years experience in the semiconductor and electronics industries, with Fairchild Semiconductor, Supertex, Siliconix, IXYS Corporation, Failure Analysis Associates (Exponent), IP Managers and SVEWG. Dr. Blanchard has also served as an independent consultant and expert witness in semiconductor technology, and a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Foothill College. Dr. Blanchard was previously Principal Engineer and Engineering Manager of the Electrical & Electronic Division of Failure Analysis (Exponent) Associates, where he was employed for seven years. As Division Manager, he performed numerous forensic tests and analysis of electronic and electrical systems and of semiconductor devices. These were often subject to legal disputes, particularly those involving intellectual property rights. Dr. Blanchard has testified in court and served on numerous occasions as an expert witness on technologies that include MOS, MOSFET & bipolar device technology; semiconductor device physics; microchip fabrication & analysis; electronic systems; electrical & electronic failures; ESD & EOS failures; semiconductor device/integrated circuit assembly & packaging; CMOS, DMOS & BiCMOS; power IC`s & power electronics; printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing; semiconductor process & control. In addition, he has served as an arbitrator and a "Special Master" to the court. Dr. Blanchard has published several books and numerous articles on semiconductor technology and devices. He holds more than 130 US patents on semiconductor technology and is a member of the IEEE, the Electrostatic Discharge Society, and the International Micro-circuits and Packaging Society. He received his BSEE and MSEE degrees from MIT in 1970 and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1982. View Full CV

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

Krishna Shenai, Ph.D.
Dr. Shenai has over 30 years of combined industry, research, academic, consulting and entrepreneurial experience with COMSAT Labs, General Electric Corporate R&D Center, Intel Corporation, The University of Wisconsin Madison, The University of Illinois - Chicago, Utah State University and the University of Toledo. Dr. Shenai has also served as an independent consultant for over 50 Fortune-2000 companies worldwide, and has testified in court on several occasions as an expert witness on matters related to intellectual property litigation. His expertise covers the physics and technology of semiconductor devices and integrated circuits used for signal and power processing, semiconductor manufacturing, low-power mixed-signal and RF/microwave electronics, power semiconductor devices and power electronics, power management, renewable energy and smart power grid, sensors and wireless communication networks, environmental sensing and ecosystem monitoring, medical devices and biomedical instrumentation, robotic surgery, and electronics system failure and reliability. He is a named inventor in 12 issued US patents and over 40 international patents, and has authored or co-authored over 350 peer-reviewed publications of which more than 100 are in IEEE journals. He has edited 3 books and contributed to 8 book chapters. He is a Fellow of IEEE, a Fellow of AAAS, a Fellow of IETE (India), a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Electron Devices Society, and a member of the Yugoslavian National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Shenai received his Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics from Indian Institute of Technology - Madras in 1979, a MSEE degree from The University of Maryland - College Park, MD in 1981, and his Ph.D. degree in EE from Stanford University in 1986. View Full CV

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Expert has a Ph.D. in engineering and over twenty years experience at the senior levels of management in large and small high technology companies and universities. He has lectured and authored publications on engineering management and many aspects of electric power technology, and has five patents. He is an experienced and well-regarded expert in engineering management and electric power fallen conductor detection technology. He has consulted on twenty-five court cases involving personal injury, and cases involving property damage from fire and electrical outages, including device operation. He has experience with live deposition and trial testimony.

• Electric Power Systems
• Energy Conservation Systems
• Power System Operations
• Instrumentation of Energy Systems
• Microcomputer Applications
• Fallen Conductor Detection Technology
• Engineering Management
• NASA Space Station Electric Power
• Electric Utility Systems
• Technology Transfer Programs
• High Frequency Current
• Analysis of Electric Faults
• Electric Power Safety
• Electric Power Risk Management

1041
Expert has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and has over 30 years of experience with power electronics. Currently a Professor in Electrical Engineering and an Endowed Chair in Power Electronics, he has worked previously in industry at the EPRI Power Electronics Applications Center as a Chief Scientist and later Distinguished Scientist, and at General Electric Corporate Research & Development as a Research Electrical Engineer. His research interests span the entire spectrum of power electronics and specifically involve power converters for clean power systems, AC drives, microcomputer control, sensorless control, EV/HV drives, as well as expert system, fuzzy logic and neural network applications in power electronic and drives. He has published more than 170 papers, and holds 21 US patents. He has authored/edited six books in power electronics and one has been used as a graduate level text in many universities around the world. The expert has prior expert witness experience.

• Power Electronics
• Motor Drives
• Converters
• Wind Generation
• Solar/Photovoltaic Systems
• Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network Power Applications
• Energy System Components
• Digital Circuits
• AC, Hybrid & Electric Vehicles

1051
This expert is an industry consultant to the computing industry and is an experience expert witness with numerous expert witness assignments including deposition and trial testimony.

• BIOS
• Firmware
• Internet Design Tools
• JAVA
• Multimedia Software
• PC Software
• PCMCIA Software
• Power Management Software

1084
Expert has over 25 years of specialized experience in electromagnetic systems for industry, academia, and government. His professional background includes high performance electric machines of all types: motors, actuators, sensors, and transformers; switchgear; magnetic levitation; power electronics and power systems; robotics; force feedback devices and haptics; electromagnetic shielding and eddy currents; and plasmas and radar. He is recognized as an innovative technologist who has published widely and given numerous successful presentations on new technologies at professional meetings and educational forums. His work has resulted in several issued patents.

• Electric machines: motors, actuators, sensors, and transformers
• Robotics
• Plasma physics
• Radar
• Magnetic levitation
• Power electronics and power systems
• Force feedback and Haptics
• Electromagnetic shielding
• Eddy currents

1117
Expert has been a member of IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) AdCom, past Chairman of PELS Educational Affairs Committee, past Chairman of IEEE-IAS Industrial Power Converter Committee and past chairman of the IEEE Myron Zucker Student-Faculty Grant program. He was the General Chair of IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference. He also serves on the editorial board of several technical journals and is the associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. He is a Fellow of IEEE, an IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and Vehicular Technology Society Distinguished Speaker, IEEE Industry Applications Society and Power Engineering Society Distinguished Lecturer. He is an experienced expert witness with numerous expert witness assignments.

• Electronics
• Solid State Power Systems
• Power Electronics
• Motor Drives
• Specialized Power Systems
• Control Systems
• Energy Storage Systems
• High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Power Transmission
• Applications of Microcomputers to Power Control
• Pulsed Power Systems
• Electric Hybrid Vehicles
• High Voltage Engineering
• Electrical Failures and Hazards
• Advanced Vehicle Power and Propulsion Systems

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This expert, a university professor, has primary research interests that include advanced converters for power supplies, motor drives, power quality issues, active power filter development, utility interface issues, and "Clean Power" converter designs. He holds four US patents and has licensed two new technologies to the industry. He is the lead developer of the Fuel Cell Power Systems Laboratory and Power Quality Laboratory at a major university and is actively involved in many projects with industries while engaged in teaching, research and consulting in the area of power electronics, motor drives, power quality and clean power utility interface issues. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas.

• Converters for Fuel Cells, Microturbines, Solar/Wind Energy
• Active Power Filters
• Power Electronic Systems
• Power Supplies
• Motor Drives
• UPS systems
• Electronic Ballasts

1189
Mr. Keller has more than thirty years of experience in power electronics and analog circuit design. Market areas range from spacecraft power supply design on the Mars Viking Lander to designs that went into production for the Sega Saturn video game and the Apple Newton AC adapter. Specific experience includes the following environments: Spacecraft, Military, Commercial and Industrial Power Supply, and High Voltage Power Integrated Circuits.

• AC Adapter Technology
• Battery Charger Design
• PC Power Supply Analysis
• Power Line Communications Technology
• Power Supply Technology
• Power System Design
• Switching Power Supply Technology
• Uninterruptible Power Sources (UPS)

1265
For the past 39 years Expert has had a record of successful leadership, project management, marketing and team building. His experience includes conceptual engineering, project management and scheduling, preliminary and final design, cost estimating, equipment specification, construction management and testing of, high-voltage substations, transmission, distribution, hydroelectric, fossil fueled and nuclear power plants, high-rise buildings, hospitals, government and agency facilities and major electric mass transit projects. In addition to design, he has an extensive background in defining and evaluating power supply interconnection plans, projecting power and energy requirements, and preparing load-flow, short-circuit, and voltage-drop studies. He also provides expert testimony in cases related to design, construction and operation of electrical utility systems. Expert has worked with significant experience in electrical utility design and construction in the United Kingdom with the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) and in the United States with public and private utilities and consulting engineers. He was a Senior Authorized Person with the CEGB and a Chartered Engineer in the U.K. for several years. His work with large U.S. utilities included material, equipment, and construction specification; construction supervision, start-up, operation and maintenance of substations, transmission, and distribution facilities at voltages up to 400kV; as well as design and construction engineering for fossil fueled and nuclear generating facilities. Expert has been responsible for directing the work of experienced design teams specifically dedicated to the planning, design, and construction engineering for substation and switchyard facilities and equipment. He has worked pm projects with a range of voltage levels from 480V to 765,000V.

• High Voltage Power Plants
• High Voltage Transmission
• Fossil Fuel Power Plants
• Nuclear Power Plants
• Electric Utility Systems
• Real-Time Control Systems
• Automatic Control and Monitoring of Power Systems
• System Engineering
• Energy Management Systems

1267
Expert has over 30 years experience in power electronics, including expertise in grounding, shielding, EMI, and EMC. This includes, but is not limited to, grounding and shielding of equipment for electrical safety and signal integrity in a complex electromagnetic facility environment. His experience also extends to Plasma Electrode Pockels Cell technology, used in high-energy lasers necessary for Inertial Confinement Fusion research. This R&D effort led to demonstration and deployment of the world`s largest optical switch enabling multi-pass laser amplifiers which apertures up to 40 cm and switching 10 kilojoule optical pulses on nanosecond time-scales. His designs are a core component of National Ignition Facility, a 2 Megajoule ICF laser now under construction. Expert has authored over twenty technical papers, two book chapters and two patents in digital video processing, display, and compression. He has worked on more than 50 cases, been deposed more than 20 times and testified in 4 trials. He is a patent holder with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.

• Electrical Forensic Engineering
• Shocks
• Electrical Equipment Failure
• Electric Power
• Photonics
• RF and Microwaves
• Plasma Devices
• Lasers
• Pulse Power
• High-Voltage
• Material Science
• Microelectronics
• Microfluidics
• Vacuum Systems

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Broad background in industrial R&D environment as well as academic and government lab experience. Results and team oriented. Widely recognized expertise in the fields of electrolytic capacitors and aluminum anodic oxidation. Skilled in managing the interface between the marketing and technology disciplines. Abreast of current research and market trends to support Application / Technology Roadmapping efforts. His additional expertise is available on demand. Expert well published holds a Ph.D. in Physics and multiple patents. He has prior litigation experience including deposition testimony.

• Passive components
• Capacitors
• Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
• Aluminum & Tantalum Oxides & Materials
• R&D Methodology

1353
Expert holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. He is a patent holder well published and has prior litigation support experience.

• Capacitor
• Battery

1363
Expert is an experienced electronic design engineer with expertise covering a wide range of power electronic technology including the attendant design of digital and analog circuits, magnetic devices and feedback control loops. He has demonstrated skills in establishing objectives, problem identification and solution, and addressing groups. Expert s a patent holder and has prior litigation experience.

• AC/DC Power Design
• Digital & Analog Circuit Design
• EMI Filter Design
• Feedback Control Loops
• Noise Suppression
• Power Electronics
• Switching Amplifiers
• Transformer Design

1379
Expert has professional experience in several overlapping technologies: computerized devices and equipment, industrial controls, automation, computer hardware and software, electronics and electrical & electronic engineering. He is a patent holder and has prior litigation support experience.

• Computers & Computerized Devices
• Industrial Controls & Automation
• SCADA & Telemetry Systems
• Computer Forensics
• Low Voltage Power Distribution & Control
• Intellectual Property
• Accidents & Damages
• Engineering Management
• Commercial Disputes
• Deposition & Trial Testimony - Qualified in US Federal Court

2002
This is an expert that has made major scientific contributions in primary and secondary lithium batteries, lithium-ion batteries, liquid and polymer electrolytes, polymer batteries, rechargeable sodium batteries, and battery materials synthesis and characterization. His pioneering work in the 1980`s on organic liquid electrolytes and secondary lithium batteries, and in the 1990`s on polymer electrolytes has contributed significantly to the development of rechargeable lithium and lithium-ion battery technologies. He and his colleagues were one of the first research groups to develop a practical rechargeable lithium battery in the early nineteen eighties. His recent efforts have involved materials research and engineering development of large lithium-ion batteries for aerospace and stationary applications, safety studies and applications of lithium-ion batteries, and battery technology overview and assessment studies.

• secondary lithium batteries
• lithium-ion batteries
• liquid and polymer electrolytes
• polymer batteries
• rechargeable sodium batteries
• battery materials synthesis and characterization

2068
This expert has a PhD and has 30 years experience in developing, manufacturing and applying battery technologies for industrial, utility, telecommunications, automotive, medical and consumer markets. She has in-depth experience in and knowledge of lead-acid batteries as well as broad understanding of other power storage technologies, such as lithium and nickel batteries, electrolytic capacitors, and other electrochemical devices.

• Power Storage
• Battery Technology
• Electrochemical Devices

2082
This expert is a professor co-founder of a company. He received a Ph.D. from Purdue University and the Bachelor`s and Master`s of Science degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics (Letters), and serving as a Member-at-Large and Historian for the IEEE Power Electronics Society Administrative Committee. His interests within power electronics include integrated circuit and passive component design, electric drives, automated modeling of magnetic devices, hybrid energy systems, and energy harvesting. On these subjects, he has published about thirty journal papers, more than fifty conference papers, one book chapter, and two patents. He has expert witness experience.

• Power electronics
• Electric machines
• Power management
• Renewable energy
• Solar power
• Electric drives
• Electromechanics and actuators
• Electric energy systems

2090
This expert has 35 years of combined experience in R&D, Industry, graduate level teaching and technical consulting. His work covers various types power and high voltage semiconductor devices and ICs, intended primarily for high voltage, high speed or microwave applications. His work resulted in over 50 patents and 50 technical articles in the fields of semiconductor devices and ICs, RF/microwave applications, transient circuit protection, lighting, etc. He has expert witness experience.

• Semiconductor Device Physics
• Power Semiconductor Devices (FET)
• Power ICs
• RF/Microwave Semiconductor Devices
• Semiconductor Processing
• Semiconductor subscontracting

2091
An experienced professional with 20 years in engineering practice, research and leadership, bringing innovative technologies to market. Expertise includes the design and development of portable power equipment technologies, engineering of net shape and near net shape manufacturing systems, product prototyping and development technologies and tooling systems, CAD/CAM etc. He is also an accomplished inventor with considerable experience developing and licensing intellectual properties to many firms in North America, Europe, and Asia. He is an experience expert witness with numerous expert witness assignments including deposition and trial testimony.

• Internal combustion engines
• Portable power applications
• Four cycle engine prod. systems Net shape manufacturing systems
• Metal foundry technologies
• Rapid Prototyping methods
• Rapid Tooling systems & CAM
• Computer aided design (CAD)
• Discrete Component Design
• User Experience Design

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This expert runs a consulting company that offers product development, consultation, training, test, design and manufacturing services. His specialties are state of the art electronic components comprised of ceramic and glass composites, metal alloys, polymers and polymer composites. This expert has over 38 years experience, 5 patents, and 25 publications. Materials background extends into substrate processes including Direct Bond Copper, dielectrics and materials systems for microwave and high frequency VLSI applications, materials formulation, reliability of materials and components, composites for electronics including MMC AlSiC, microsphere, glass and ceramic composites.

• Materials, Process and Analysis
• Physics of Failure of Electronic Materials Systems through Thermal and Mechanical Analysis
• Thick Film, Power, Copper to Ceramic Substrates
• Dielectric, Insulation Materials
• Metal, Ceramic, Plastic Matrix Composite Materials
• Analytical Techniques applied to Electronic Materials Systems
• Semiconductor Packaging
• MCM
• Hybrid
• Single Chip Packages
• Power Packaging
• Electronic Product Development
• Process Development, Monitoring, and Control

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This expert is an accomplished electrical engineering professional with over 25 years of experience in a broad range of electrical engineering disciplines. He is an expert in the design of high-frequency analog/RF circuits and applying that knowledge to the design of high-speed digital PC boards. He is skilled in using signal integrity analysis to ensure quality results. He possesses the latest knowledge in analog and digital technologies, simulation and analytical tools, and testing equipment.

• Analog Electronics
• Signal Integrity Analysis
• Transmission Line Analysis
• Power Integrity Analysis
• High-speed Digital Electronics
• Simulation and Modeling
• PC Audio Design
• Cables and Interconnection
• Sensors
• ADC/DAC

2296
This University Professor research focuses on computer architectures and the hardware/software interface, particularly power efficient systems, hardware-software interface issues, and power-efficient wireless networks. This expert holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and is a patent holder.

• Computer Architecture
• Hardware & Software Interfaces
• Power Efficient Systems/ Low-Power Computing
• Power-Efficient Wireless Networks

2305
This expert regularly provides analytical, forensic and design services to industrial and commercial clients with the emphasis on forensic engineering and litigation support to attorneys and insurance companies in cases involving electrical equipment. This expert has more than 35 years of experience in the technical and managerial aspects of electrical engineering system design and analysis for electric utilities and industrial facilities. He provides services to assist insurance companies and attorneys in the development and successful conduct of civil cases involving electrical equipment and systems. He has extensive experience in analyzing electrical equipment and design process failures.

• Electrical Power Engineering Consulting
• Power Generating Stations
• Industrial/Commercial Facilities
• Project Management
• Forensic Engineering
• Design Review
• Procedure/Process Review