Solution. However, a successful product is not only a good idea, it must also bring practical benefits to users and customers. Nathanson’s philosophy is: “If you really want to develop a product that is meaningful to users, you need a partner.” Nathanson advises electronics engineers and physicists, especially with system experts.
Lifelong obsession with electronics
Nathanson has always been interested in electronics and transistor technology. As a kid, he experimented with power supplies and light bulbs and burned a lot of fuses. Later, from a friend who likes recording technology, he learned a lot about the tube, microphone and Hi-Fi system. Eventually, he turned his hobbies into a career. After Carnegie earned his PhD in electrical and electronic engineering, he began his career at the Westinghouse Electrical Research Lab outside Pittsburgh. He works in a research group that supports Westinghouse Electronic Systems, which also develops many projects for the US Department of Defense.
In 1965, at the age of 29, he was arranged by his boss, Dr. William E. Newell, to develop a miniaturized tuning method for integrated circuits. The solution at that time was neither small enough nor provided the required quality. Nathanson’s goal is to develop a miniaturized mechanical resonator.
Nathanson recalled: “The new solution must be low cost, can be produced using existing IC manufacturing technology, and also have input and output circuits. It is to find a replacement for the existing large, low quality LC Solutions for resonant circuits. I worked with our technician Robert Wickstrom to develop, design and demonstrate the first resonant gate transistor, registered the first patents for it, and then put it into sample production. The MEMS we developed The device is the first integrated circuit with removable micro-electro-mechanical components. “
Nathanson’s invention of MEMS did not make him rich, because he invented MEMS as an employee of Westinghouse Electric. However, his career in the electronics field was also dazzling. He became the chief scientist responsible for electronic device research at Westinghouse Research Labs. During this role, he created many innovative defense technology solutions for Westinghouse Electric and Northrop Grumman, and Northrop Grumman later acquired the research group.
Nathanson said, “Inventing MEMS gave me a lot of freedom and allowed me to do other research throughout my career.” In 2001, he became the MEMS Industry Group (MIG, now the MEMS & Sensor Industry Group). The founder,