Ron Reedy
Ron Reedy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ronald E. Reedy |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Education | UC San Diego US Naval Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Technology executive Electrical Engineer Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Peregrine Semiconductor Silicon on sapphire |
Ronald Reedy is an American businessman, scientist and researcher. In the semiconductor industry, he advanced silicon on sapphire (SOS) and CMOS technology.[1][2]
Education[edit]
In 1969, Reedy graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis with a BSEE. He then earned a MSEE degree from Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. In 1983, he received his Ph.D. in EE & Applied Physics from UC San Diego.[3][4]
Career[edit]
Reedy began his career at the NOSC (US Naval Ocean Systems Center) where he worked on silicon CMOS processing. In 1988, Reedy along with NOSC colleagues Mark Burgener and Graham Garcia published a research paper in IEEE Electron Device Letters that proved that SOS films thinned to 100 nm were suitable for application to high-performance down-scaled CMOS circuitry.[5] It was with this advancement that Reedy decided to commercialize the technology. Their research findings were instrumental to the industry and have since been cited in 13 IEEE research papers and 58 patents.[6]
In 1990, Reedy co-founded Peregrine Semiconductor to commercialize the advanced technology. Peregrine became a fabless chip designer[7] that was publicly traded on the NASDAQ[8] until the company was acquired by Murata in December 2014 for $471 million.[9][10] Reedy served as the company's founding CEO and the company's CTO [11] before retiring in early 2015. Reedy now holds the title of CTO emeritus of Peregrine Semiconductor.[12]
In 2016, Reedy came out of retirement and founded Skeyeon, the first company based on placing a satellite constellation in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) for the earth imaging market. There are numerous benefits to operating in VLEO that are not available in higher altitude LEO and GEO orbits, where most satellites and the International Space Station operate, including inherently higher satellite performance; substantially lower launch and operating costs; and creating self-cleaning orbits essentially solving the significant problem of space debris. Skeyeon has developed technology enabling VLEO operation for many different applications, and is actively developing its first satellites for launch.
Reedy sits on the Council of Advisors for UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering and its Gordon Leadership Center.[2][13]
Over the course of his career, Reedy has been listed as an inventor on dozens of patents.[14] Many of those patents are related to advancements in silicon on insulator, silicon on sapphire and CMOS.
Awards and recognition[edit]
In 2011, Reedy and co-founder Mark Burgener were awarded the IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award for Emerging Technologies for their contribution[15]"to make silicon on sapphire (SOS) technology commercially feasible for wireless communications."[16] The IEEE Noble award is presented annually to individuals who made a significant contribution to emerging technologies.[17][18]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Love, Janine (May 31, 2011). "What's up with silicon on sapphire?". EE Times. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ a b Stephens, AnnaMaria. "Sapphire and Silicon". Triton. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Perfecting RF CMOS: How Peregrine Pioneered RF SOI". San Diego IEEE Website. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Gordon Engineering Leadership Forum - Ronald Reedy". Gordon Center UCSD YouTube Channel. Gordon Center UCSD. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ Burgener, Graham; Reedy, Ronald E.; Burgener, M.L. (Jan 1988). "High-quality CMOS in thin (100 nm) silicon on sapphire". IEEE Electron Device Letters. 9 (1): 32–34. Bibcode:1988IEDL....9...32G. doi:10.1109/55.20404. S2CID 33232225.
- ^ See 'Cited by' section of Burgener, Reedy & Burgener 1988
- ^ Bigelow, Bruce (Nov 22, 2010). "Peregrine Semiconductor Files for IPO". Xconomy. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Bigelow, Bruce (August 7, 2012). "After Persevering for 22 Years, Peregrine Semiconductor Marks IPO". Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Scouras, Ismini (25 August 2014). "Murata to Buy RF IC Vendor Peregrine for $471M". EE Times. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Murata Completes Acquisition of Peregrine". Compound Semiconductor. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Gokey, Malarie (Oct 16, 2013). "Mobile.Pro Exclusive: Peregrine's Ron Reedy Talks Radio Chips and Smartphones". Mobile.Pro. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ "Co-Founder Ron Reedy Retires". Peregrine Semiconductor Newsroom. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Council of Advisors". UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Results of Search in US Patent Collection db for: Reedy-Ronald-E". US Patent & Trademark Office, Patent Full Text and Image Database. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Mark L. Burgener and Ronald E. Reedy, Champions of Sapphire Intergrated [sic] Circuit Technology, to Receive 2011 IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award for Emerging Technologies". IEEE News Release. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award for Emerging Technologies Recipients". IEEE website. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Blyler, John (Summer 2011). "Noble Award Honors Low-Power RF Technology". Chip Design. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Peregrine's co-founders to receive IEEE award for Emerging Technologies". Semiconductor Today. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
External links[edit]
- UCSD Gordon Center Ron Reedy speaking at the Gordon Engineering Leadership Forum