Robert Lowry's Education, Experience, Publications, and Patents
Education
B.S. degree in Chemistry. M.S. degree in Inorganic Chemistry.
Experience
32 years in semiconductor manufacturing, including 10 years as Senior Scientist responsible for corporate Analytical Services Laboratory.8 years as independent consultant to more than a two dozen clients in the microelectronics and medical device industries.
Selected Recent Publications/Presentations -- Author or co-author of the following:
“Examining internal gas compositions of a variety of microcircuit package types & ages with a focus on sources of internal moisture”, SPIE Photonics West, 7206-01, January 24-29, 2009, San Jose, CA.
“Gas Analysis of Hermetically Sealed Enclosures”, IMAPS 2008, Providence, RI.
“Hydrophobicity”, Minnowbrook Microelectronics Conference, 2006.
“Tin -- Back to the Future”, Minnowbrook Microelectronics Conference, 2005.
“Critical Surface Properties by Microdroplet Contact Angle”, Minnowbrook Microelectronics Conference, 2004.
“Analysis of Volatile Gases in Hermetic MEMS Enclosures”, ISTFA Desk Reference Supplement, 2002.
“Reducing Top-of-Die Plastic Delamination by Assuring Pre-Mold Cleanliness of Die Surfaces”, Proc. ISTFA, 2000.
“Sources and Control of Gases Hazardous to Hermetic Electronic Enclosures”, IEEE Trans. Elect. Pack. Mfg., 1999.
“Evaluation of the Resistance of Individual Silicon Die to Cracking”, Proc. ISTFA, 1998.
“Identifying Plastic Encapsulant Materials by Pyrolysis IR Spectrophotometry”, Proc. ISTFA, 1998.
Patents -- Inventor or co-inventor of the following:
Measuring moisture content of hermetic semiconductor devices, 4,272,986
Enhancing silicon etching of alkali hydroxide by addition of positive valence impurity ions, 4,781,853; 4,859,280
Bonded wafer processing, 5,362,667; 5,517,047; 5,728,624
Bonded wafer processing with metal silicidation, 5,387,555; 5,569,620; 6,909,146
Radiation hardened dielectric for EEPROM, 5,808,353; 6,130,172
Bonded wafer processing with oxidative bonding, 5,849,627
Decapsulating method and apparatus for integrated circuit packages, 6,054,012; 6,457,506
Laser decapsulation method, 6,335,208; 7,166,186; 7,316,936
Hydrophobic Circuit Board Coating of Electrotransport Drug Delivery Devices -- Pending
Method for gettering solvent vapors from sealed microelectronic enclosures -- Pending
Clients
Able Coil and Electronics |
INO |
TJ Green Associates |
Alza Corp. |
International Resistive Company |
Triquint |
Boeing |
Intersil Corp. |
United Brands Company |
Bosch |
LaBarge |
Vacuum Energy |
| Cirtec Medical |
Los Alamos National Labs |
Vectron |
| Cochlear, Ltd. |
Lucent |
Vishay |
| Compound Photonics |
Magnetatech |
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Controlled Semiconductor |
Microcircuit Laboratories, LLC |
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| Crossfiber |
Micropac |
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| Datadot, Inc. |
NASA |
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| Daylight Solutions |
Powertech |
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Fairchild Semiconductor |
Rambus |
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Gennum, Inc. |
Retina Implant AG |
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| Gizmo Beverages, LLC |
Setpoint Medical |
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Harris Corp. |
Silicon Light Machines |
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HKI |
Smiths Aerospace |
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| Hybrid Design Associates |
Solitron Devices |
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Expert Witness and Subject Matter Expert, support to counsels on the following matters
- IP dispute regarding integrated circuit plastic package decapsulation
- Materials analysis dispute regarding composition of pressurized cylinder gases
- Electronic device authenticity dispute regarding transistors purchased through distributor channels
- IP dispute regarding in-situ gettering of harmful gases in micromechanical device structures
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