R Strain
Consulting
In
July,
1999, I left National Semiconductor through retirement. That
change opened the door to both consulting and travel.
As a consultant, it
is my intention to provide support in the area of integrated circuits,
from
basic technology through applications. My experience has been
broad, so
I will
lay claim to a holistic approach to any problem. Until the
end of June,
2000, I
was an Advisor to National
Semiconductor
in support
of their Wafer Foundry activities. I am currently working
with the Nif/T New
Business Architects on two specific projects, one an IP based
start-up. My
other clients
have included a wafer foundry, a new memory technology company,
attorneys involved in an international
trade
secret and patent action, attorneys addressing a patent trolling case,
and a Santa Clara based IC manufacturer.
Some
topics in my history follow:
I was an
active participant in the development of Charge Coupled Devices.
I have been involved
in memory products
from a
number of different aspects, including product development, product
management
and business analysis.
I was project manager
for a
state-of-the-art wafer
fab in Nagasaki,
Japan.
In order to guide
technology research
choices, I
was co-author of a ten-year outlook for key IC markets.
My last activities at
National involved
technical
liaison with several active foundries, ranging from linear bipolar
technologies
to advanced CMOS and FLASH technologies.
Because I been an active inventor,
my understanding of patents and trade secrets has been tapped for a
variety of legal cases.
Over my professional
career, I have been
the
inventor or co-inventor responsible for a total of 31 U. S.
patents.
A
traditional resume is included here, to give
more details
to the truly interested.
If
you wish to contact me, use bob@rstrain.com
