Doctor Claude VANHECKE Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Solid State Physics Member of Motorola Scientific & Technical Society Member of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineer

Science Technical Expert, Lecturer, Visiting Professor. mail: [email protected] site: http://claude.vanhecke.free.fr/

Consultant, CEO PICOCYN WORK EXPERIENCE International Patents, Alcatel /Thales. • Current generator, notably for current of the order of nano-amperes, and voltage regulator using such a generator. • 6 bits programmable VHF amplifier with a gain programmable between 2n and 2n-1 in steps of 2p where • p < n and n is the number of gain control bits.

Filing of several self-dated documents (INPI), confidential company Picocyn. • Innovative thermal systems and their associated innovative integrated circuits. • Thermal batteries for aeronautics and space (patents pending). • Networks of infrared-communicating, self-powered nodes, in satellite payload.

International Patents, Motorola / Google / Lenovo. • • • • •

Operational amplifier with fast saturation recovery. Power adaptation with linear input impedance. Operational amplifier with improved power supply sensitivity ratio and common mode rejection ratio. True subtracting transconductance amplifier. Continuously programmable side tone cancellation impedance.

List of International Publications and Conferences. • 6 bits programmable VHF Amplifier, EURO ASIC ‘91. • Energy issues in WSN for Aeronautics Applications : Harvesting and Scavenging, Power Management, Storage. • Energy Scavenging Based on Transient Thermal Gradients : Application to Structural Health Monitoring of Aircrafts, Airbus 380. • Power harvesting and management from vibrations : a multi-source strategy simulation for aircraft structure health monitoring. • Low consumption converter for ambient energy recovery combining two sources for aeronautical applications. • Multisource and Battery-free Energy Harvesting Architecture for Aeronautics Applications (IEEE).

CIRCUITS DESIGNED PICOCYN • PLL Tuned UHF Transceiver 868Mhz, BICMOS 0.4um for Geneva automobile division.

AIRBUS / CNRS • Multisource and Battery-free Energy Harvesting generator 0.35μm High-voltage CMOS. • Multisource and Battery-free Energy Harvesting generator 0.8μm smart power SOI.

ALCATEL / THALES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Design of Wireless, RF, IrDA, Optical CAN Bus, Intra-satellite FSO communicating node networks. OL phase loop from harmonic rank 9 to 15 at 1 GHz. Voltage Controlled Oscillator at 1GHz. Low Noise Amplifier at 1GHz. FETs driver + digital filter at 1Gbts/s. 6X6 analog matrix expandable to 72X72 at 1GHz. 800MHz 6X1 Multiplexer. 5-bits Programmable amplifier 0 to 32 dB with linear CAG at 600 MHz. Frequency synthesizer at 400MHz. 6-bit Programmable Amplifier 0 to 47 dB in steps of 1 dB at 400MHz. 1X7 demultiplexer at 400 MHz. 2X2 analog matrix expandable to N X P at 250MHz. Diode driver + digital filter at 250 Mbts/s. Square signal modulator and demodulator for the NTSC television system. Various analog and mixed circuits including mixers and linear amplifiers. Oscillators, amplifiers for ADC, frequency multiplier, frequency comparator, prescaler, operational amplifiers, laser diode modulator, simple digital processing.

SCHNEIDER / TELEMECANIQUE • Full-custom integrated circuit Optical and Inductive Proximity Sensor.

HPF • Mobile Phones, 46-49 Mhz and 900 Mhz bands.

MOTOROLA / SGS • • • • • • •

TCA3383 / TCA3388 : Telephone line interface (sold several billion copies in late 2011). TCA3382 : Telephone Speech amplifier. TCA3381 / TCA3385 : Telephone ring signal converter in high voltage technology, England, Sweden. TCA3384 : One chip telephone France. 68HC05 : Participation in the development of this microcontroller. Digital IC : DTMF generator, microprocessor interface, registers, memories. Analog : Audio, complex line interface, switching power supply, protection against lightning and high voltage, filters.

FUNCTION AND POSITION 01/04/2013 Retired but created a consulting company, Picocyn nanotechnology. Chief Executive Officer. I am open to all proposals of collaboration in areas of design or training in the field of microelectronics, nanotechnologies, energy recovery, harvesting, scavenging, field of radiometry, optics, thermal, connected objects, computer, webdesign.

2011 - 2013 : International Technical and Scientific Expert, Thales, France. Catégorie 3BP/3C. In charge of satellite projects of the future. • Wirelessly power supplied communicating nodes networks, RF, IrDA, Optical Bus CAN, FSO intra satellite. • Next generation and microsatellite equipment with measure systems, based on autonomous wireless communicating nodes. • Confidential projects, partnership with Thales France, Thalesaleniaspace Toulouse, Cannes. • Protocols Zigbee, miwi, dash7, specific Protocol. Piezoelectric, RF and thermal energy recovery.

2006 – 2011 : Detached at LAAS CNRS, Airbus, Thales Cannes, as technical and scientific Expert, Research associate, head of autonomous battery-less communicating nodes project, France. • Ph.D. control. Participation in Nano-Innov Conception. • Lecturer at INSA de Toulouse (2007 et 2008). • Head of integrated circuit design for the AUTOSENS project (self-powered communicating nodes networks for AIRBUS) and integrated circuits for Thalesaleniaspace Cannes. • Thermal and electrical studies of wireless autonomous nodes, for applications in aeronautics and space.

2002 – 2006 : Science & Technics Expert, THALES, Toulouse, Cannes, France. • Integrated circuit design and follow-up for applications in Space. • Film director for popularization of space applications and open days.

2001 – 2002 : Created a third party for integrated circuit design for MOTOROLA. CEO, Pechbonnieu, France. • Management and business advice and support. Senior designer Motorola, Geneva and USA, collaboration with Berkeley University.

1989 – 2001 : Head of Custom and analog RF ICs division, Alcatel, France.

• ICs Design and Internship for PH.D. and Engineers management, young engineers training.

1987 – 1989 : Head of full custom integrated circuits department, Schneider, Angoulême, France. Head of optical and induction proximity detectors project.

• Design of analog and mixted full custom integrated circuits for optical and induction proximity detectors based on CMOS – BICMOS and Bipolar technologies.

FUNCTION AND POSITION 1986 : Laboratory Director, R & D and integrated circuits departments, HPF, Bonneville, France. Head of advanced projects: Portable phones in the 46 – 49 MHz and 900 MHz bands. • In charge of agreement development with silicon vendors and Universities. • Technical advisor and trainer for new engineers.

1981 – 1985 : Telecom ICs Chief Design Officer, MOTOROLA, Head Quarter GENEVA , Suisse. • Full custom complex analog and mixed integrated circuits for European landline phones, generating several million unit sales.

1979 – 1981 : Senior ICs Product Engineer, MOTOROLA, Toulouse, France.

• Bipolar integrated circuits designer at Motorola Semiconductors, Geneva, Switzerland. • In charge of final test and wafer probe test of precision and telecom Ics. • Test program design for LTX and Teradyn test machines.

1976 – 1980 : Scientist at Compiègne Technology University, UTC, France. Contract Professor, Audio-video and Electronics division. • Education provided to engineering students and Ph.D. • Teaching Electronics, automation and audio-video to future engineers. • Responsible for research works in automatic and microprocessors, HDR.

Technical Director, Created a company for a heating and temperature regulation for heating paints. • • • • • •

In charge of pratical works and tutorials in electronic and microelectronic. Lecturer on audio-video and communication tools. Organisation of conferences with audio-video equipments. Courses for professional training and continuing education in companies around Paris, France. Professor timetable management, purchase and maintenance of technical equipment. Mangement of 5th year student projects and Ph.D.

Electronics sustem designer for industrial enterprises.

• Design of a delta modulation radio transmitter for sports medicine. • Design of high-precision thermometers and temperature regulators for HELLMA (Germany) and the Meudon Observatory (France). • Design of a speedometer for HURET Enterprise, France. • Design of a counter for tape movement and position for AMPEX. • Design of a meteorological electronic equipment. • Design of heated ski shoes, pajamas and blankets.

1975 – 1976 : Electronics lecturer.

• Teaching students for higher technical diploma in Electronics and Automation. • In charge of courses, tutorials and pratical work in analog and digital electronics.

FUNCTION AND POSITION

1975 : Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical Engineering and Solid State Physics: • Ph.D. on « La modélisation des structures logiques à injection en régime statique » in collaboration with Radiotechnique Compelec in Caen, France. • Final studies report on IIL structures in dynamic and static states.

Searcher in Solid State Physics, microelectronics, nanotechnologies, LAAS-CNRS, INSA, INP, Toulouse, France. 1973 -1974 : Master 2 : Electronics, Electrical Energy, Automatic and Computer Sciences.

• Thesis on LED process and transistors modeling.

1972 - 1973 : Master 1 of Sciences (MSc), Electronics, Electrical Energy, Automatic. Tutorial and pratical work assistant, ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France. 1971 - 1972 : Bachelor of Sciences, Student supervisor at Tarbes (1969 – 1972), France. 1969 – 1975 : Engineering student INSA, Ph.D. of Sciences, Master 2, Master 1 Licence of Sciences, DEUG Sciences, INP Toulouse, France.

Qualities • Fast minded, curious, innovative. • Rigourous, methodical, tenacious. • Forthright, sense of humour.

Other interests • Hobbies : Web page design (Sciences and Technics, Arts), Informatics, travels, culture, DIY, yoga. • Sports : ATV, squash, jogging, mountain trecking, ski, precision achery, swimming, sailing. • Art : photo, painting, architecture, art drawing, writing, music ( acoustic guitar).

Medals and Rewards • Price of excellence (higher school). Drawing prices. • Work medals : Silver, Gold and grand Gold. • 43 years active in Sciences, Technologies and audio-video.

More info in my online CV : http://claude.vanhecke.free.fr/ Email: [email protected]