Petersen is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is a Life Fellow of the IEEE in recognition of his contributions to “the commercialization of MEMS technology”. He was awarded the prestigious IEEE Medal of Honor in 2019 as well as the IEEE Simon Ramo Medal in 2001 for his contributions to MEMS. Petersen has published over 100 papers, and has been granted over 35 patents in the field of MEMS. Today, he spends most of his time helping and mentoring such companies.ĭr. The Band is an angel investment group which mentors and invests in early stage, high-tech, start-up companies. Petersen joined the Silicon Valley Band of Angels, where he now co-chairs the HardTech group. in 1982, NovaSensor in 1985 (now owned by Amphenol), Cepheid in 1996 (acquired by Danaher in 2016), SiTime in 2004 (now listed as SITM on NASDAQ), Profusa in 2008 (still private), and Verreon in 2009 (acquired by Qualcomm). Petersen has co-founded six companies in MEMS technology, Transensory Devices Inc. This paper is the most frequently referenced work in the field of micromachining and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). Petersen established a micromachining research group at IBM from 1975 to 1982, during which he wrote the review paper “Silicon as a Mechanical Material,” published in the IEEE Proceedings (May 1982). In 1975, he received a PhD in EE from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kurt Petersen received his BS degree cum laude in EE from UC Berkeley in 1970.
“MEMS: the Transition from “Four-Letter-Word” to Trendy”” The HardTech Group, Silicon Valley Band of Angels
The Jack Keil Wolf Lecture in Electrical and Systems Engineering 2021 Jack Keil Wolf Lecture
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