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Ron Reedy
Birth Name:Ronald E. Reedy
Birth Place:Long Island, NY
Nationality: United States
Occupation:Technology executive
Electrical Engineer
Entrepreneur
Education:UC San Diego
US Naval Academy
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

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

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.[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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Love. Janine. What's up with silicon on sapphire?. 25 January 2014. EE Times. May 31, 2011.
  2. News: Stephens. AnnaMaria. Sapphire and Silicon. 13 November 2013. Triton.
  3. Web site: Perfecting RF CMOS: How Peregrine Pioneered RF SOI. San Diego IEEE Website. 10 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Gordon Engineering Leadership Forum - Ronald Reedy. Gordon Center UCSD YouTube Channel. Gordon Center UCSD. 10 February 2014.
  5. Burgener. Graham. Reedy . Ronald E. . Burgener . M.L. . 33232225. High-quality CMOS in thin (100 nm) silicon on sapphire. IEEE Electron Device Letters. Jan 1988. 9. 1. 32–34. 1988IEDL....9...32G. 10.1109/55.20404.
  6. See 'Cited by' section of
  7. News: Bigelow. Bruce. Peregrine Semiconductor Files for IPO. 13 November 2013. Xconomy. Nov 22, 2010.
  8. News: Bigelow. Bruce. After Persevering for 22 Years, Peregrine Semiconductor Marks IPO. 13 November 2013. August 7, 2012.
  9. News: Scouras. Ismini. Murata to Buy RF IC Vendor Peregrine for $471M. 7 March 2015. EE Times. 25 August 2014.
  10. News: Murata Completes Acquisition of Peregrine. 7 March 2015. Compound Semiconductor. 12 December 2014.
  11. News: Gokey. Malarie. Mobile.Pro Exclusive: Peregrine's Ron Reedy Talks Radio Chips and Smartphones. 14 November 2013. Mobile.Pro. Oct 16, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131026030857/http://www.mobile.pro/index.php/the-radio-chip-and-the-smartphone-interview-with-peregrines-ron-reedy/. 26 October 2013.
  12. News: Co-Founder Ron Reedy Retires. 7 March 2015. Peregrine Semiconductor Newsroom. 28 January 2015.
  13. Web site: Council of Advisors. UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. 13 November 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928165609/http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/about/about_leadership/coa.shtml. 28 September 2013.
  14. Web site: Results of Search in US Patent Collection db for: Reedy-Ronald-E. US Patent & Trademark Office, Patent Full Text and Image Database. 13 November 2013.
  15. Web site: Mark L. Burgener and Ronald E. Reedy, Champions of Sapphire Circuit Technology, to Receive 2011 IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award for Emerging Technologies. https://web.archive.org/web/20140123031526/http://www.ieee.org/about/news/2011/23may_2011.html. dead. January 23, 2014. IEEE News Release. 10 February 2014.
  16. Web site: IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award for Emerging Technologies Recipients. https://web.archive.org/web/20100408000343/http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/bios/noble_recipients.html. dead. April 8, 2010. IEEE website. 13 November 2013.
  17. News: Blyler. John. Noble Award Honors Low-Power RF Technology. 28 January 2014. Chip Design. Summer 2011.
  18. News: Peregrine's co-founders to receive IEEE award for Emerging Technologies. 10 February 2014. Semiconductor Today. 31 May 2011.