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Victor, NY - April 2, 2008 - Privately-held New Scale
Technologies, Inc. today announced the addition of Dr. Peter
Loeppert and Dr. Stefan Thomke to its
board of directors.
Dr. Peter Loeppert has a 30-year record of successful
development and commercialization of microelectronic products.
Currently vice president of research and development at Knowles
Acoustics, he led the development and commercialization of Knowles’
SiSonicTM silicon microphone.
He also created the first MOS-based microphone circuits now used in
80% of all hearing aids. He has prior integrated circuit (IC)
product development and commercialization experience with Monolithic
Sensors, Gould Electronics Corporate Research Laboratory and
McDonnell Douglas. He holds a Ph.D. and MS in Electrical Engineering
from Purdue University, and BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science from Iowa State University. He has published
numerous papers and holds 15 patents for microelectronic circuits,
devices and processes.
Dr. Stefan Thomke leads courses on technology & operations
management, product development, R&D and innovation management, and
operations strategy -- both at Harvard Business School and in
individual company programs in the United States and abroad.
Currently the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business
Administration at Harvard Business School, he serves as faculty
chair of the MBA Required Curriculum, faculty co-chair of the
doctoral program in Science, Technology and Management (S,T&M) and
faculty chair of an executive education program that helps business
leaders revamp product development processes for greater competitive
advantage. Dr. Thomke has prior experience in electronics and
semiconductor fabrication, and with McKinsey & Company in Germany.
He holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering, a SM degree in
Operations Research, a SM degree in Management from the MIT Sloan
School of Management, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering
and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
where he was awarded a Lemelson-MIT doctoral fellowship for
invention and innovation research.
"We are very excited about the knowledge and experience that Peter
and Stefan bring to the board," said New Scale CEO David Henderson.
"In particular, we look forward to drawing on Peter’s expertise as
we continue the rapid development and commercialization of our
SQUIGGLE micro motion technology and to Stefan’s contributions as we
continue to rapidly expand our operations."
About New Scale Technologies
New Scale Technologies (www.newscaletech.com) creates disruptively small
motion systems based on our patented piezoelectric SQUIGGLE® motor, the world’s
smallest linear motor. This ultrasonic motor is smaller, more precise, less
expensive, more robust and more power-efficient than other micro motors. We
create complete motion systems integrating SQUIGGLE motor technology with
supporting electronics (ASICs) developed in partnership with austriamicrosystems (www.austriamicrosystems.com).
New Scale’s micro motors and micro-actuator modules enable design engineers
to create smaller products including mobile phone cameras, electronic locks and
intelligent fasteners, nano-scale fluid control including lab-on-a-chip systems,
medical devices including miniature drug pumps and endoscopes, optics and
imaging systems, automotive modules, lasers, aerospace and defense systems,
cryogenic and MRI-compatible instruments, and consumer electronics including
micro fuel cells.
SQUIGGLE is a registered trademark of New Scale Technologies, Inc.
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