OSSD Meeting
February, 2005
"Nano-Porous Silicon: Commercial Applications
in Life Sciences and Communications"
Hus Tigli of Silicon Kinetics
Highly-tailored
nano-porous structures can be created on doped silicon substrates by electro-chemical
etching. While such structures first sparked interest because of their photoluminescence,
other applications not involving photoluminescence may prove to be more commercially
viable. Hus Tigli will describe several such applications in optical detection
of biomolecules and their interactions, and in devices for optical communications.
Tigli will also cover the basics of the etching process, and discuss challenges
in getting from science to commercial products.
Speaker:
Hus Tigli is President & CEO of Silicon Kinetics, a biotech tools company, and
CrossFiber, a telecom equipment company, both spun-off from Trex Enterprises.
Previously, Tigli took OMM, a San Diego start-up building MEMS-based optical switches,
from R&D to an-IPO-ready company. In his earlier 18 years at Raychem, Tigli ran
businesses with revenues of $5 million to $900 million, all based on applications
of materials science for novel components for industrial, electronics and telecommunications
industries. Tigli holds a BS and MS in chemical engineering from Columbia and
an MBA from Harvard.
