| Stanley Shanfield | |
| Field: | Physics |
| Work Institution: | Charles Stark Draper Laboratory |
| Known For: | Semiconductor device fabrication and optical electronics |
Stanley Shanfield serves as a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff and Technical Director of Advanced Hardware Development at the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a post he has held since 2003. He is the holder of seven patents and has led teams responsible for inventing and manufacturing new technologies in the fields of semiconductor device fabrication and optical electronics.[1]
Following his graduation from the University of California, Irvine, where he received a B.S. in Physics in 1977, Stanley Shanfield went on to complete a Doctoral degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD, 1981).
As a newly graduated physicist he became a staff scientist and later senior scientist with Spire Corporation of Bedford, Massachusetts, a manufacturer of renewable energy photovoltaics (1981–1984). In 1985 he joined Raytheon Corporation, serving for seven years as Section Manager for Semiconductors. His work there focused primarily on designs for integrated circuits. In 1992 he was promoted to Laboratory Manager, overseeing the invention of a pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor. In 1996 he became Manager, Semiconductor Operations, a post he held for three years before a two-year stint as Vice President of Operations at AXSUN Technologies of Bedford, Massachusetts. There he oversaw the development and production of the company's micro-electromechanical (MEM) Fabry-Perot optical filter. As a result of this work Dr. Shanfield was awarded patents for semiconductor processing and control electronics. In 2001 he joined Clarendon Photonics (Newton, Massachusetts) as Director, Packaging & Integration, a post he held until 2003. There he invented a new semiconductor technology for optical add-drop multiplexers. His research at Draper Labs, where he began work in 2003, has resulted in the invention of an ultra-miniature electronics fabrication technology, a newly designed precision MEMS-based[2] gyroscope and associated ASIC (application specific integrated circuit), the development of a miniaturized power source, and the technology and manufacturing process for a semiconductor-based low phase noise oscillator. He currently consults throughout the world as an expert in these matters through Rubin/Anders Scientific, Inc.[3]
Dr. Shanfield's undergraduate and graduate school careers were marked by several distinctions. Besides attending college on full scholarship, graduating Cum Laude and being elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he won the prestigious U.C. Regents Award for outstanding research project (1975).[4]
US Patent 5223458 - Passivation layer and process for semiconductor devices https://patents.google.com/patent/US5223458Method of coating semiconductor devices that prevented parametric shift in electrical performance. Solved key processing problem.
US Patent 4440108 - Ion Beam Deposition Apparatus https://patents.google.com/patent/US4440108Design of equipment for deposition of thin films in the presence of ion bombardment. System produced thin films of interest for mechanical, electrical and optical properties and was sold as an equipment product.
US Patent 6525880 - Integrated Tunable Fabry-Perot filter and Method of Making Same https://patents.google.com/patent/US6525880 Design and method for fabricating very small, very high performance variable optical filter using semiconductor fabrication technology. In current use in fiber optical networks, chemical sensors, and 3-D medical imaging applications.
US Patent 4440108 - Boron Nitride Films and Process of Making Same https://patents.google.com/patent/US4440108Ion assisted deposition of ultra-hard cubic boron nitride films for semiconductor and machine tool applications. Significant use in both areas.
US Patent 4526673 - Coating Method https://patents.google.com/patent/US4526673Method for deposition of thin films used in semiconductor device fabrication. Method based on direct control of the kinetics of thin film deposition.
US Patent Application 2007/00254411 - Systems and Methods for High Density Multi-Component ModulesMethod for fabrication of electronic modules using multiple thinned integrated circuits, patterned multi-level interconnects, passive electronic components, and sensors
US Patent Application 2009/TBD - Devices, systems, and methods for controlling the temperature of resonant elementsDevices and systems for achieving low phase noise crystal oscillators using unique low power thermoelectric structures