NACSA

LED technology development leads to tremendous new applications and exciting opportunities in recent years.   Despite fundamental improvements in the performance of light output, many problems designers are facing today remain very challenging, such as new materials, power efficiency, heat control, process technology, packaging, and etc.  As NACSA’s previous LED events have been well received, we have invited two distinguished speakers in this seminar. M.W. Lui, a proponent of LED technology, will introduce to you ever expending world of LED, from backlighting of cell phones, tablets, monitors and TVs to PICO projectors and automobile headlamps; from flashlights to light fixtures for your home, office, building, and street. Dr. Ernest Demaray, a senior Silicon Valley scientist, inventor, and executive, will open the Pandora’s Box of challenges surrounding the use of the light inside the solid to provide light for us in the world. By walking down the winding paths further, we discover unexpected, surprising opportunities to overcome the difficulties, and find new ways hidden today.

We cordially invite aspiring professionals to join us at this very interesting technical seminar. Take the opportunity to learn more about the industry trend and its outlook, and mingle with other professionals and entrepreneurs.

Date: Sunday, Sept 18, 2011

Place: San Jose library, Cambrian branch

1780 Hillsdale Ave San José, CA 95124

Admission: Free. Seating is limited, please RSVP online at http://goo.gl/wlwSw

Agenda:

1:15pm – 1:30pm
Registration
1:30m – 3:50pm Presentations

Ever Expanding World of LED Applications

M.W. Lui, Product Marketing Manager, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors

The Dilemma of Solid State Lighting, Part I

Dr. Ernest Demaray, Founder and President, Antropy

3:50pm – 4:30pm Networking

Speaker Bios:

M.W. Lui, Product Marketing Manager, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors

With a wealth of experience in the semiconductor field for over 20 years, M.W. Lui is a guru and teacher of LED technology.  Having background in semiconductor packaging and working with wire bonding process, it was an easy transition for him over to LED product development in the 90’s.  Mr. Lui also had developed multiple passive OLED displays and launched successfully into products as Product Engineering Manager.  When the evolution of LED technology expanded into Solid State Lighting, Mr. Lui was integral part of the team in catching the beginning of this wave.  Mr. Lui expanded his role later to better know the markets and customers for a few years as Technical Sales Manager.  Most recently, he is Product Marketing Manager for Visible LED products at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, responsible for camera flash, video displays, and LED chip business.

Ernest Demaray, Ph.D., Founder and President, Antropy

Seasoned President & CEO, Dr. Ernest Demaray has more than 40 years experience in semiconductor, energy conversion and storage industries. Dr. Demaray is the lead inventor and author/co-author of more than 100 patents worldwide. His first patented invention is the adherent ceramic barrier coating that is on the hot section blades and vanes of every turbine engine in the world. Ernest has a reputation for original solutions to major industrial problems. He has shipped hundreds of millions of dollars of new product revenue. Ernest was the Senior Director of Product Development at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Group where he developed and shipped the industry’s first cluster tools. He was the Senior Director and General Manager of Applied Komatsu PVD Division and shipped similar ground breaking vacuum deposition equipment to jump start flat panel TFT-LCD manufacturing.  Dr. Demaray was the founder, CEO and President of Symmorphix Inc., now a legendary thin film Silicon Valley technology company. He led it through successful acquisition and the spin out of several current companies, including a ground breaking solid state energy storage company.