Parshant Kumar

Background

About Parshant Kumar

ExperienceMore than 15 years of proven experience in developing solutions in the different areas of Semiconductors- RFICs/MMIC based on Si, GaAs, and GaN on Si/ SiC substrate devices, MEMS/BioMEMS, E-field, and optical sensors for brain-sensing and stimulations, thermoelectric power generation devices for space applications, solutions for hardware anti-tamper, reliability, and radiation hardening. Patents- 10. Collaborated with Universities and Labs to successfully develop prototypes and products. Transfer the know-how or processes to vendors for low-rate production or transfer process from LABs to full productionMentor the staff and individual, Inventor and innovator, and Influencer Expertise and knowledge • Electron Cyclotron Plasma system design and development for CMOS design and fabrication • Integrate RIBE etch to develop CMOS devices and characterization with a partner with Semiconductor Complex Limited of India • HEMT and MEMS • Micro and Nanofabrication and Testing of Micro/Nanosystem• Developed processes for Si/diamond/polymer-based semiconductors and MEMS devices • AlGaAs based rf resonators and ICs – Supervise mechanical and electrical engineers to develop prototypes - DAFRPA NEMS program - 2002- 2006• Si-based ICs hardening and reliability and MEMS • Diamond-based gyroscope - MRIG DARPA program • Metal, Silicone, and Polyurethane climbing system - DARPA program –From prototype to Production - Low rate production at Draper 2007- 2016 • Optical Neuro probes- OPTRODE program (DAPRA)- 50 um diameter and 3 mm long fibers on the wafer and released from wafer to be flexible for the red and blue light to stimulate neuron and communication • Wireless stimulation of neurons using 1.2 mm x 0.5 mm particle size device -Developed and low rate production for AHA for clinical trial • PDOT based Organic transistor for drug detection - Design, developed and tested • Supply Chain Hardware Integrity for Electronics Defense (SHIELD)- DARPA -Mechanical fragility to the CMOS devices to protect the electronics - 2014- 2019• Anti-Temper Solution Development – Product-specific as well as general chemically amplified solution to defeat FIB attacks for reverse engineering solutions • MRNA: Developed BeTe thermoelectric-based energy harvester for space applications