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Eric R. Fossum
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Born and raised in Connecticut, he
received his B.S. in Physics and Engineering from Trinity College in Hartford
and the Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science from Yale University. He was
a member of Columbia University’s Electrical Engineering faculty from
1984-1990. In 1990, Dr. Fossum joined the NASA Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology and managed JPL’s
image sensor and focal-plane technology research and advanced development.
While at JPL, he invented the CMOS active pixel sensor (APS) camera-on-a-chip
technology and led its development and subsequent transfer of the technology
to US industry. Dr. Fossum co-founded Photobit
Corporation in 1995 to commercialize the technology and served in several top
management roles including CEO. In late
2001, Photobit was acquired by Micron Technology Inc. From 2005-2007, he was
CEO of Siimpel Corporation developing MEMS-based camera modules with
autofocus and shutter functions for cell phones. He has worked as a
consultant for various companies and law firms for intellectual property
matters and for research and development. He currently serves as a technical
consultant for Samsung Electronics. Dr. Fossum has published over 250
technical papers, holds over 140 U.S. patents, and is a Fellow Member of the
IEEE. He is a co-founder of the International Image Sensor Society (IISS).
Dr. Fossum has received Yale’s Becton Prize and the National Science
Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award. For the invention of the
CMOS active pixel image sensor he has received the NASA Exceptional
Achievement Medal, the Photographic Society of America's Progress Medal,
Royal Photographic Society's Progress Medal and the IEEE Andrew Grove Award. Contact: Eric at this web address. Extended
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