Founding Sponsor

received his MSEE and Ph.D. from Warsaw Technical University, Poland. He completed Executive Management Program at Stanford University. 

Janusz is considered as one of the pioneers of MEMS. He cofounded seven Silicon Valley MEMS companies: Sensym (now Honeywell), ICSensors (now Elmos/MSI), NovaSensor (now General Electric), Intelligent MicroSensor Technology (now Maxim), Transparent Networks (now Intel), LVSI (now Atmel), Jyve (now Fairchild Semiconductor), which have introduced many world’s firsts and shipped a cumulative volume of MEMS products measured in billions.  He is currently VP Development, MEMS and Sensing Solutions at Fairchild.

Bryzek has published over 250 papers, wrote sections of 4 books, organized and chaired many international conferences and has 23 issued US patents. 

Bryzek have been performing due diligence for top tier VC firms, including USVP, Mayfield, Benchmark, Morgenthaler, Panorama.  He also worked as an advisor or Board member for over 40 startups, introducing many of them to Silicon Valley VC firms and Angels..

In 1989 he was recognized as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Arthur Young.  In 1994 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Sensors Magazine and in 2003 by MANCEF.

Diamond Sponsor

portfolio of power semiconductor, discrete semiconductor, analog signal & switch, logic, and optoelectronic products serves diversified markets and applications, including mobile, computing, communications, consumer, energy conversion, LED lighting, motor control, network communications, industrial, and automotive. Their high performance semiconductor products are optimized for power sensitive and mobile applications. In addition, all manufacturing locations across Fairchild are certified to ISO/TS16949:2002 industry standards to provide consistently reliable, robust and high quality products.

Platinum Sponsors

connects businesses with Stanford University’s world-renowned faculty to study new ways for people and technology to intersect. We are the industry affiliate program to Stanford’s H-STAR Institute. We help our members explore how the thoughtful use of technology can impact a range of fields, from entertainment to learning to commerce. Together, we’re researching innovative ways for people to collaborate, communicate and interact with the information, products, and industries of tomorrow.

is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing solutions. As the world’s top MEMS manufacturer and the leading supplier of MEMS sensors for consumer and portable applications, ST intends to be a major contributor to the Trillion-Sensor’s vision. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office, at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.

Gold Sponsor

 a trusted global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services, is transforming atomic-scale engineering and partnering with customers to help them achieve successful results on every wafer. We offer market-leading solutions for plasma etch, thin film deposition, photoresist strip, and wafer cleaning that address semiconductor, MEMS, power device, and packaging applications. With corporate headquarters in Fremont, California, we maintain a network of facilities throughout Asia, North America, and Europe to meet the dynamic needs of our global customer base.

Silver Sponsors

is the global leader in providing innovative equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products. Our technologies help make innovations like smartphones, flat screen TVs and solar panels more affordable and accessible to consumers and businesses around the world.

has been dedicated to MEMS manufacturing since its founding in 2001. Based in Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan, the center of the global semiconductor technology, APM can access the mature semiconductor resources in close proximity. Through continuous efforts in MEMS innovation and commercialization, APM has developed into one of the leading MEMS pure-play foundries in the world. With extensive manufacturing experiences in MEMS sensors and actuators, APM provides foundry services to customers in automotive, consumer electronics, telecommunication, industrial, and the biomedical industries. During the last decade, APM has delivered services to these companies and launched their innovative MEMS devices. APM will continue working on their professional MEMS foundry services, and grow together with customers.

IMT was formed in 2000, specifically to produce MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) devices. IMT is ISO 9001 certified, offering complete turn-key foundry services from design through high-volume production. IMT’s 130,000 sq ft facility contains a 30,000 sq ft Class 100 clean room/fab, which is fully automated and built for volume production. IMT has 40+ customers in diverse applications, including RF and DC switching, drug discovery/delivery, biomedical implants and cell purifiers, microfluidics, inertial navigation, WSS for optical telecommunications, night vision, IR emitters, and various sensors. In addition to comprehensive front-end wafer processing, key capabilities include sub-micron photolithography, hermetic wafer-level packaging, isolated metal-filled through-wafer vias, wafer thinning/CMP, and extensive non-CMOS materials flexibility, as well as unmatched metrology, FA, and testing. Speak with an IMT representative to see how we can make your MEMS work for you.

nanoLambda is a startup company developing the apolloTM sensor, a nano spectrometer-on-a-chip. apolloTM is a noninvasive sensing platform for broad range of light, color and material sensing applications. Examples include, but not limited to, bio-chemical detection, wearable health monitoring, environment monitoring such as water contamination, LED spectrum or color temperature sensing, solar light sensing, and accurate color measurement. Potential market size could be more than a billion units per year.

is a globally recognized manufacturer of highly reliable CPD systems based in the Washington, DC metro area with global sales and service support. Over four decades of experience perfecting our technique with ground breaking design and patented firsts have created our present day technological edge. Our process delicately preserves micro & Nano 3-D structure with reproducibility. This broad spectrum capability enables success in the following applications: MEMS / Bio-MEMS / AeRoGEL / Nano Particle / Carbon Nanotubes / Graphene / MOF and WHATEVER others you can imagine. They are honored to be a member of the Sensor community and proud to be a Conference Sponsor.

Coffee Break Sponsor

invents, tests and selects materials in the laboratory that can be selected for scale-up and everyday commercial use.  Ilika’s unique process is far quicker and more efficient than traditional materials discovery processes.  Ilika uses rapid, high throughput, or combinatorial, techniques which involve the rapid synthesis of a large number of different structurally related materials in a few automated steps. 

Ilika focuses on two sectors: 
· Energy, where Ilika assesses materials for their greater capacity for energy storage and conversion efficiency, for example: all solid state or thin-film-based batteries, fuel cell electro catalysts.

· Electronics, where materials created by Ilika rapidly improve the performance and efficiency of a range of electronic components, such as digital memory devices and sensors.

Ilika’s proposition is all about speed and efficiency: speed of materials discovery, enabling rapid commercialization and efficient production. Ilika is involved in the development of materials for large, global markets addressing clear society needs.